Jamie T 'to form covers band'

Jamie T has announced plans to form a covers band with several of his friends.

The 'Sticks N Stones' singer said that he wants to take a break from songwriting in order to focus on the as-yet-untitled side-project.

"I seem to spend a lot of time talking about starting a covers band at the moment, which I’m thinking of doing with a couple of friends," he told BBC 6 Music.

"We've done a lot of music over the past year, we've written a lot and I think we are coming to the end of a phase of that I suppose. Maybe it's time to stop writing for a bit as strange as that sounds, sometimes you need to collect your thoughts a bit before writing, so I think a covers band might be fun."

The star stated that he would be playing guitar in the band, while his friend Joe would sing. The other members of the group are yet to be revealed.

However, he added that the project would stick to playing live shows only, adding: "I don't think we'll get into the studio. I think we're just going to play some shows... I think it's just more for the sake of having fun and going out and playing it."