We’ve got a solo wolf here who doesn’t need a damn band to knock your teeth out. His name is Mick J. Clark, and he’s coming out of Croydon, United Kingdom, with a fire in his belly that most young punks forgot they had. The track? “I Want It More Than You.”
Mick J. Clark didn’t just sing this one. No, no. He wrote the whole damn thing—music, lyrics, every single word. He was in the producer’s chair too, getting his hands dirty. And where did he cook this up? At Martin Smith’s Music Studio, Garage Studios. You know Martin Smith? The guy from ELO, that legendary 70s band. And here’s the beauty: Mick says, “Me and Martin just knocked it out, both of us playing on it.” That’s the spirit, man. Two guys in a garage, no ego, just sweat and strings. That’s how real records get made.
So what’s “I Want It More Than You” about? Forget your love songs and your heartbreaks. This is about the beautiful game. Football. Mick J. Clark played for school teams, even the West of Kent team at 14, and was promised pro trials. Life got in the way—girls, parties, guitars—but that hunger never died. He says, “When that ball hits the back of the net there is no better feeling.” So he wrote the song. And you can feel that competitive drive in every chord. The World Cup? Yeah, that got his creative mind moving. You can hear the stadium roar in this track.
But here’s what makes Mick J. Clark stand out from the pack. He’s got a mission. He’s had songs put into schools in Croydon to help bullied kids find their voice. He works alone, like a painter suffering for his art, and he won’t let a song out until it’s perfect.
“I Want It More Than You” is a kick in the pants, a header into the top corner, and a fist pump for every underdog. This is rock and roll with a football heart. Don’t sleep on Mick J. Clark. The man wants it more. And he just proved it.