in London for 11 years, but still considered Scotland his "spiritual" home. However, Frame explained that he was not a "patriot" and considered himself a "global citizen". His opinion was that Scotland was more meaningful than square slice and plain bread, and described such stereotypical notions as "nonsense". In an August 2014 radio interview, Frame explained that following the recording of Knife, he embarked on an extended hiatus in which he "didn't really know what I was doing, to be honest." Frame said that he disappeared for three years after signing to the Warner label, while his manager communicated with Warner's representatives, who were keen to hear the next Aztec Camera album. Frame was not musically productive during this period, "lying around" smoking cannabis: [I was] contemplating the record [Love], you know, absorbing influences ... did really what you should do at that age, I think, and just wasted a lot of time, reading and listening to stuff, and travelling a bit ... As of August 2002, Frame lived in a "Notting Hill mansion-block flat" in London. He stated in March 2014 that, while he doesn't play the guitar every day, his songwriting activity has increased since the recording of Seven Dials. He owns a collection of guitars, including a 1974 Fender Telecaster and a series of "nice, big, fat" semi-acoustic guitars. Solo discography The North Star (Independiente, 1998) (UK No. 51) Surf (Redemption, 2002) (UK No. 91) Western Skies (Redemption, 2006) Seven Dials (AED, 2014) (UK No. 50) Live albums Live at Ronnie Scott's (2006) Live at The Blue Note, Osaka (2007) See also List of Scottish musicians Music of Scotland Edwyn Collins List of NME covers References External links Official website Killermont Street 1964 births Living people 21st-century Scottish male singers 20th-century Scottish male singers Scottish new wave musicians Scottish pop singers Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists Male new wave singers People from East Kilbride Scottish singer-songwriters Aztec Camera members Independiente Records artists British male singer-songwriters