William Orbit told Soccer AM how a former girlfriend convinced him to start supporting Chelsea.
Award-winning producer is brainwashed by ex.
When you've won three Grammys it's only natural that your services as a music producer are in constant demand.
And although that's never a bad thing, it does mean there is very little time for anything else, including football as William Orbit told
Soccer AM.
Having worked alongside some of the biggest names in the business including Madonna and U2, Orbit's schedule had never allowed him to follow the beautiful game.
That is until an ex-girlfriend with a passion for Chelsea took it upon herself to brainwash him!
"My first girlfriend was a nutter about football and Chelsea in particular," he told Helen and Max. "She did everything to try and get me into the game.
"Everything was a Chelsea thing, including birthday cards and everything was blue and so forth. I resisted pretty well but I guess it kind of sunk in subliminally and recently I've found myself watching more football."
Demands
A season ticket holder at Stamford Bridge until recently, Orbit revealed he was forced to give it up because of the demands of his career.
"It wasn't really a decision; it was more down to that fact that I never get the chance to go," he said. "I'm afraid that is very much a producers lot, not a lot of time off especially on a Saturday so I just go on one offs now."
Orbit might have a knack for producing hits in the charts; however his talents within the music sphere go far beyond that.
In 2007 he composed a full orchestral suite which was performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra.
While he revealed his next project will involve Hollywood's finest. Don't worry Megan Fox isn't crossing over into the music world. Instead Orbit has been asked by Hollywood A-Lister Ralph Fiennes to produce the music for his directorial debut.
"Ralph is making a film about Coriolanus, which is a Shakespeare play that, as you know is very, very brutal," he said.
"It's not one of the greatest Shakespeare plays which is great because people aren't coming in with preconceptions. If you're doing Romeo and Juliet everyone knows the story."
"It is early stages, but it might not even have a score," he added. "It might be something that is quite unexpected and we're discussing all options, but it's Ralph's call."
