Rixton Rubbish One Direction Comparisons
Plus they speak about Justin Bieber's troubles
The hottest new boyband on Planet Earth, Rixton, have downplayed any comparisons to fellow British boyband One Direction.
Rixton stormed to number five in America with their debut ‘Me and My Broken Heart’ and are set to storm the UK charts when it goes on sale here next week.
Despite parallels between their global success, Rixton frontman Jake Roche says they’re a very different act from 1D.
“We just kinda do our own thing, (the comparisons) never really affects us,” Jake said.
“We’re both British music and they’re absolutely smashing it selling out Wembley and stuff like that so we’re happy for them, we’re just doing something completely different.”
Rixton are managed by Justin Bieber’s mentor Scooter Braun and also opened up about why they thing Justin is enduring so many troubles right now.
Lead singer Jake has celebrity parents, Shane Ritchie and Coleen Nolan. The band also revealed they lived at his Mum's - until it got too much: