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

Sam Fender

Categorized in : Myself Questions Journey Posing

I'm not an expert on politics, but there's a bunch of bad people at the top who care about lining their own pockets before creating a society that looks after the vulnerable.

bad-people society politics people

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.

day you bad-day internet

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.

feel great understand always

Men just need to be open and not emasculate one another.

open need just men

I don't live in London. I live in the place that I sing about.

sing live place london

I'm the worst. I get on my Instagram, put up a picture of my face looking all cheekbones and blue steel, and get massive dopamine hits when I see the likes come in.

picture face looking blue

I was told not to cry as a kid.

kid cry

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.

see me life people

I'm not like a university-educated scholar. I just sing what I see.

i-see just see like

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.

think trust party time

I'm hopelessly addicted to Instagram.

hopelessly addicted instagram

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.

you honesty song believe

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.

hometown fear love way

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!

castle us mad home

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.

self-confidence me music purpose

There are a lot of challenges we are facing, like how you are supposed to react to emotional stress.

you stress emotional challenges

Me and my mates are very, very close. We all talk about our problems - especially as we've got older. But I don't think a lot of people have that.

problems think me people

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.

me upset growing-up remember

The music industry as a whole needs to genuinely make a conscious effort to look after people's physical and mental health.

look music health people

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.

die nothing job love