FIGHTSTAR - SIMPSON DITCHES ISLAND RECORDS

SIMPSON DITCHES ISLAND RECORDS

CHARLIE SIMPSON has "torn up his contract" with his label Island Records, after the music bosses tried to force him into returning to a pop sound for his next FIGHTSTAR album. The former BUSTED star has struggled to be taken seriously as a rocker - and he has no intention of turning back now. And Simpson is even considering a complete new start in America with the band, where he hopes he can tap into the ever-growing emo-rock market. He says, "Earlier this week we decided to tear up the contract. "They wanted a pop album and we didn't. I've put so much into this band I don't want to start compromising now. "We're thinking about going to America. The market for our stuff is much bigger over there."