Sam Fender

I've got a band that I tour with, and they're not session musicians; they're my friends.

— Sam Fender

I messed around with the guitar from the age of about eight, but when I hit 13, it was the only thing…

— Sam Fender

I'm hopelessly addicted to Instagram.

— Sam Fender

I'm never going to overestimate the clout of my job.

— Sam Fender

It's impossible to let fame go to your head when you still live in North Shields in a flat with your mum.

— Sam Fender

I try my best not to be preachy.

— Sam Fender

When I was about 18, I started playing restaurants for £150 a night. I felt like a millionaire.

— Sam Fender

As soon as I had the opportunity to wear a suit, I took it, like when I was at sixth form and…

— Sam Fender

Back in the day, you could have a crap gig, and nobody would film you. Now, everybody's got an iPhone - you…

— Sam Fender

I remember specifically, for me, as a kid growing up or as a young teenager, if I ever cried or got upset…

— Sam Fender

I was told not to cry as a kid.

— Sam Fender

'Poundshop Kardashians' is Newcastle on a Saturday night. Nobody wears coats - it's all muscles and V-necks and fake tan.

— Sam Fender

A lot of my songs are just posing questions, because I'm on a journey to find the answers myself.

— Sam Fender

I like to write about stories and life experiences of me, the people around us, and just the things I see on…

— Sam Fender

My mam and dad were blasting Steely Dan when I was born; the music hasn't stopped since then.

— Sam Fender

I put enough pressure on myself already - I can sit here and work myself into an anxiety-filled breakdown without worrying what…

— Sam Fender

I think I'm the last generation that remembers life before the smartphone. I'm going to be one of them old geezers going,…

— Sam Fender

My brother was a drummer, and he was always, like, smashing the kit around when I was a kid, and my dad…

— Sam Fender

I recorded 'Play God' in a shed. I don't know how we got it to sound as good as it did.

— Sam Fender

Musicians - we're not doctors. We're not saving people's lives. We're not going out and changing the world. We're not coming up…

— Sam Fender

I write all my own songs, so if it goes wrong, I don't co-write anything. It's all going to fall on me.

— Sam Fender

My favourite writers are always great storytellers, like Bruce Springsteen; I adore Bruce Springsteen. I feel like he doesn't beat around the…

— Sam Fender

Music was always ever present when I was growing up, and it's continued to be the most important and intrinsic part of…

— Sam Fender

I've chronicled a time when I was 17, 18, utterly terrified that you're not gonna get anywhere with whatever you want to…

— Sam Fender

I write from the perspective of an early 20s kid who is trying to grasp an idea of what the hell is…

— Sam Fender