Joss Stone 'Fine' After Kidnap Plot; Talks New Album and Cupcake Therapy

By Nicki Gostin Posted Jun 21st 2011 09:31AM

Joss Stone has a new album coming out July 26 called 'LP1,' but unfortunately she's been in the news this week for something rather disturbing and unsavory. Two men were arrested outside her home for allegedly plotting to rob and kidnap the vivacious 24-year-old singer. Although she was instructed not to discuss details by the police, Stone did tell us that she's "fine" and sounded rather blase about the whole thing. She also spoke to us about working with Dave Stewart, going to the Royal Wedding and her (no joke) side gig baking cupcakes for her local post office to sell. They've been giving me half the profits which I find quite friendly," she says.

Tell me about your new album.
I had lots of fun making it with Dave. We went to Nashville for like six days and at that end of that jam we found an album in there which is quite cool.

It only took six days?!
Yeah it's because the bad was so tight and the studio was so brilliant. They had so many people in there making sure everything was sorted, so many brilliant people involved. Dave was like, 'Look come over here, it will take a week, we'll have a laugh. If you don't like it you don't have to use it. This band is great, I've worked with them, they've got a week free,' and I was like that sounds like fun.

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Joss Stone Snapshots

Police protect the entrance of Joss Stone's home in Cullompton, England on June 15. Two men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder, after residents reported a suspicious looking vehicle lurking. More Joss >>

Joss Stone Snapshots

Police protect the entrance as a worker adjusts the gated entrance into singer Joss Stone's house near Cullompton, England, Wednesday June 15, 2011. British police arrested two men Monday June 13, 2011, near to the house of Joss Stone in Cullompton, southwest England, on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder, after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle. Police would not say whether 24-year-old Stone was at home when the men were arrested. (AP Photo / Tim Ireland, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVE

Joss Stone Snapshots

Police secure the entrance as a worker adjusts the gated entrance into singer Joss Stone's house near Cullompton, England, Wednesday June 15, 2011. British police have arrested two men Monday June 13, 2011, near to the house of Joss Stone in Cullompton, southwest England, on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder, after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle. Police would not say whether 24-year-old Stone was at home when the men were arrested. (AP Photo / Tim Ireland, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVE

Joss Stone Snapshots

(FILES) -- A file photo taken on July 1, 2007 shows British pop singer Joss Stone performing on stage at Wembley stadium in north London, as 60 000 revellers join Princes William and Harry for the six-hour long extravaganza in memory of their late mother Diana. British police said on June 15, 2011 they had arrested two men near the home of soul singer Joss Stone on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and rob. Officers detained the men, aged 30 and 33, in Cullompton, southwest England, at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) on June 14 near the star's isolated country home and reportedly found them in possession of swords, rope and a body bag. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Joss Stone Snapshots

(FILES) -- A file photo taken on July 1, 2007 shows British Singer Joss Stone performing on stage at Wembley stadium in north London, as 60 000 revellers join Princes William and Harry for the six-hour long extravaganza in memory of their late mother Diana. British police said on June 15, 2011 they had arrested two men near the home of soul singer Joss Stone on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and rob. Officers detained the men, aged 30 and 33, in Cullompton, southwest England, at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) on June 14 near the star's isolated country home and reportedly found them in possession of swords, rope and a body bag. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images)

Joss Stone Snapshots

(FILES) -- A file photo taken on July 20, 2005 shows British singer Joss Stone performing during the Nice Jazz Festival, south of France. British police said on June 15, 2011 they had arrested two men near the home of soul singer Joss Stone on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and rob. Officers detained the men, aged 30 and 33, in Cullompton, southwest England, at 10:00 am (0900 GMT) on June 14 near the star's isolated country home and reportedly found them in possession of swords, rope and a body bag. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP/Getty Images)

Joss Stone Snapshots

FILE - British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Joss Stone performs during her concert at Coliseu in Lisbon, Portugal, in this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 15 2010. British police have arrested two men Monday June 13, 2011, near to the house of Joss Stone in Cullompton, southwest England, on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder, after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle. Police would not say whether 24-year-old Stone was at home when the men were arrested.(AP Photo/Armando Franca, file)

Joss Stone Snapshots

FILE- Singer Joss Stone is seen at the launch party for her 2007 U.S. tour, at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, in this file photo Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007. British police have arrested two men Monday June 13, 2011, near to the house of Joss Stone in Cullompton, southwest England, on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder, after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle. Police would not say whether 24-year-old Stone was at home when the men were arrested. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

Joss Stone Snapshots

CORRECTS DAY AND DATE OF ARREST - FILE - British singer Joss Stone is photographed after an interview, in this Oct. 20, 2008 file photo taken in New York. British police have arrested two men Monday morning June 13, 2011 on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder near the rural home of singer Joss Stone. Devon and Cornwall Police say the men aged 30 and 33-years old were arrested Tuesday near Stone's house in Cullompton, southwest England after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Joss Stone Snapshots

FILE - British singer Joss Stone is photographed after an interview, in this Oct. 20, 2008 file photo taken in New York. British police have arrested two men Tuesday June 14, 2011 on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder near the rural home of singer Joss Stone. Devon and Cornwall Police say the men aged 30 and 33-years old were arrested Tuesday near Stone's house in Cullompton, southwest England after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Joss Stone Snapshots

Were you intimidated working with Dave Stewart? I'm sure you grew up with the Eurythmics.
I know but no because I've known Dave for ages now but I did at first. I first met Dave when I was 16 and I was pretty much intimidated by everything. I listened to Annie Lennox all the time. My mum and dad listened to her all the time, they have good taste luckily. So yeah with Dave it was like, 'Oh my God you did that record? Wow, that's amazing.'

You sing barefoot. Do you get a lot of pedicures?
I haven't done for ages because I've been chilling at home but I love pedicures. Basically when I'm on tour I have to walk on these disgusting stages, well I don't have to, I choose to and I always give myself one at the end, I have a bucket of hot water and I just soak my feet. I don't really like to wear shoes because I get nervous I'm going to fall.

You could wear ballet flats.
I could do, that's true. Seriously when you're in the middle of a song and you can't think of anything but that emotion and then you have to worry where the wires are on the floor and the mike and I trip and fall. Imagine if I had shoes on, I'd have broken my neck by now. I'm a liability I tell you.

You went to the Royal Wedding.
I did, that was fun.

Who are you friends with?
Prince William. I haven't met Kate. I've done a lot of things for their charity and their Dad's. You meet William and Harry as you go along, they had me sing at their Mum's thing which was really, really nice. They're just lovely, they're just really friendly, funny, lovely guys. I was quite flattered actually to be invited.

You're not touring.
No, there's all kinds of things I've got to do. I've got to paint my house, got to bake, sort out my life.

Paint your house?
I have to, otherwise it'll be white forever.

You know you can hire people for that.
What's the point of decorating then? That's the fun bit.

And baking. Do you have a side business we don't know about?
Actually I give them to the post office and they sell them.

Bullsh*t!
No, not bullsh*t! (Laughs) And they've been giving me half the profits which I find quite friendly.

So if I go to buy stamps at your local post office I can pick up a Joss Stone cake?
Sometimes, if I've been home then, yeah. I go through my book and I make all these different fun things, there's loads of different cupcakes you can do and cookies and little cakes. It's just nice to come home and focus on something you're doing just for fun and other people get joy out of. Making music is very similar because you're making it for people to love, to listen to and get joy out of but it's so much more serious and emotional whereas I can come home and paint my bathroom or bake a cake and it's actually not that serious at all. If I get it wrong I chuck it in the bin or I paint over it. It's really not that deep so for me it's a little bit of therapy.

I know you can't talk about what happened, but are you alright?
Oh I'm fine, thank you though, that's very sweet. They didn't manage it so it's all good.

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Tuesday 21 June

By Mike

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Of course she's fine--nothing happened.

By mannequin

She sounds like such a sweet sweet person; the kind you could be pals with. I wish her the best of luck and will definitely check out the new album. I'd love to see more of her acting too :)
Also, those must be some incredible cupcakes.

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