Will power

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

Following last year’s glitterball success with dance partner Chris McCausland, Strictly ’s Dianne Buswell reveals how she’s facing this year’s competition and why wellness is so important to her

Behind the irresistible rise of his elegant folk-pop-soul lie identity crises and recurrent rejections. A new album reveals a bolder, “bolshier” artist, but still with much to prove. “I have to keep polishing my knives,” says Michael Kiwanuka.

Some 36 years since it kickstarted his career, Ian Broudie still hasn’t got round to finishing his breakout song, Pure. The dreamy indie-pop track reached No.16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989, laying

THE X FACTOR ALUM ON MUSIC, MARRIAGE AND MORE

Whipping boys of the UK music press in the 90s, Bush know what an uphill battle feels like. Today they’re still fighting, but instead of battling the detractors, they’re prioritising improvement.