Music was always ever present when I was growing up, and it's continued to be the most important and intrinsic part of me. It kept me from going off the rails as a kid, and it gave me rare purpose and self-confidence that I couldn't find from anything else.
— Sam Fender
I think honesty is an important thing when writing a song. If you can't sing it with conviction, then no-one else is going to believe it.
I'm not like a university-educated scholar. I just sing what I see.
I was told not to cry as a kid.
It's so surreal for us to be playing at Tynemouth Castle. It couldn't be much closer to home. I've got so many mad stories of us all running around here as kids, and it's mental that we're going to be playing at an actual castle!
I'm hopelessly addicted to Instagram.
I like to write about stories and life experiences of me, the people around us, and just the things I see on the telly without overcomplicating things.
I love my hometown, but 'Leave Fast' is the way I felt when I was 17, 18 - it's that fear that I'd never be able to do something else.
I don't trust songs that can be played at a kid's party and a club at the same time. I just don't think it's right. There's something reptilian about that.
My favourite writers are always great storytellers, like Bruce Springsteen; I adore Bruce Springsteen. I feel like he doesn't beat around the bush, and he doesn't overcomplicate things. He puts things into layman's terms and tells stories that anyone can understand.
