“I couldn’t really work with other people on this, so it was me, my growing synthesizer collection, software and studio,” he recalled. Like the rest of the world, Jones found himself isolated by the pandemic lockdown as he embarked on recording “Dialogue.” The dark mood of uncertainty that came with this global situation meant lyrics came later, but in the end, Jones was able to surmount the challenges presented with being a one-man band, particularly after contracting a post-vaccination case of COVID-19. The next one.is ‘Global Citizen,’ and that’s putting all those three concepts into action and believing that you can have an effect on the world as a global citizen.” And ‘Dialogue’ is what I just described-the importance of communicating towards each other. We have to work on ourselves and our behavior towards other people and ourselves as well. “‘Transform’” was about if we want to change the world and change things for the better, we have to start with ourselves. “‘Engage’ was about not just being a bystander-be involved in what’s going on around you and don’t think that you don’t have any effect on the world and your environment because you do,” Jones explained in a recent phone interview. ![]() The English musician described the story arc that has been his focus for the past seven years. It’s been that way since Jones broke onto the international music scene with his 1983 hit single “New Song” and has continued to be the case with the current four-album concept that started with 2015’s “Engage,” followed in 2019 by “Transform” and last year by “Dialogue.” The fourth album, “Global Citizen,” is set to wrap up this overarching concept album project, and could arrive as soon as this year. If synthesizers are the engine for Howard Jones’ creative drive, then positivity is the fuel.
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