Sam Fender Quotes

A lot of my songs are just posing questions, because I'm on a journey to find the answers myself.
As soon as I had the opportunity to wear a suit, I took it, like when I was at sixth form and had to dress smartly, I couldn't wait to get a suit on. I've always loved dressing up.
Back in the day, you could have a crap gig, and nobody would film you. Now, everybody's got an iPhone - you have a bad day, and it's going on the Internet.
Even when a Geordie is trying to be nasty, it doesn't sound that threatening.
I don't live in London. I live in the place that I sing about.
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.
I got scouted to be the dude in the video for 'Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored.'
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 love my job - I'm going to keep doing it until I die - but there's nothing more soul-destroying than having to cancel a show.
I messed around with the guitar from the age of about eight, but when I hit 13, it was the only thing I wanted from life.
I never want to co-write. People never just write a quarter of a book, do they? I don't think you can get your story across.
I put enough pressure on myself already - I can sit here and work myself into an anxiety-filled breakdown without worrying what everyone else is going to think.
I recorded 'Play God' in a shed. I don't know how we got it to sound as good as it did.
I remember specifically, for me, as a kid growing up or as a young teenager, if I ever cried or got upset in front of anybody, I would be so humiliated.
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 think I got stopped on the train once by a kid, and that was the first time I realised I had fans. He was shaking. I just reassured him that I'm an idiot and nothing special, so he didn't have to be nervous. It was very sweet.
I think I'm the last generation that remembers life before the smartphone. I'm going to be one of them old geezers going, 'You know, when I was a kid, we used to play with sticks.'
I think the best writing is full of honesty and conviction. A lot of people are afraid to reveal much of themselves.
I try my best not to be preachy.
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