How's it going?

All good, how are you?

I am awesome. Where are you right now?

I'm in I'm in London, I'm in the UK and I'm I'm sweating so bad 'cause the humidity here is so, so, so high and I look I'm dripping wet. I'm so wet.

Do you not have air conditioning?

No, we don't we don't have it here in the UK 'cause it's never this hot. We never like we never get this kind of heat. So like when we do get it, it's like proper bad. And I'm I'm literally I'm dripping, but I'm I'm good.

You spent some time in LA, right? During quarantine?

I wish I did 'cause I I love being in LA, but just just before quarantine I was in LA um like near the start of the year, I think. Yeah, I was. And then uh I came back home. So. Yeah.

What what is like your reaction to hearing what not like what the US is specifically doing, but like just the stuff we're experiencing, were you kind of like in the UK like what the heck is happening over there?

Basically, I just keep thinking what are they doing out there so different that's making it so bad? Like, to be fair, I can't say much 'cause the UK isn't hasn't been done that great either. But I feel like the US is definitely And I think it's kinda You know You guys, you'll figure it out, I'm sure, hopefully. Fingers crossed.

Send us good vibes, really.

I will, I got you.

So you're good vibe. What's one thing you miss about LA, though? What's one thing you miss?

One thing I miss? Yeah. My, the weather. The weather, definitely. 'Cause when it's sunny out there, it's not like it's like dry heat. Here, it's that wet heat. I ain't a fan. Uh, over there is is the is the sun, um, it's the food. Oh. In-N-Out burger. Oh. Don't even start, don't even get me started on In-N-Out. It's my favorite thing ever. So, it's pretty much just In-N-Out and the sun. Yeah.

Two very good things, honestly.

Yep. Very, very good.

I'm sitting here and I'm five minutes from an In-N-Out right now. Just to just to trigger.

That makes me so mad 'cause I'm so hungry as well. And all I I could devour an In-N-Out right now. Oh, it's so good. Yeah. So good.

You, okay, so you have an album coming out?

I do. Yes, I have an album coming out called Can Anybody Hear Me?

How are you feeling about it?

Yeah, no, I'm just nervous because it's my very first one and I don't know if people will like it or not, like, you never really know. Um, and obviously, you don't want it to do bad, obviously, you want people to like it. So, there's a lot of emotions that are like kind of going through my head, but I'm also super excited. Exactly. I never I've I've always wanted to have my own album, so to have to have one coming out is like the best thing, the best feeling ever. I'm I'm super stoked.

'Cause you've released some pretty, pretty big songs that have blown up. Like, personal and you know.

Yeah. Yeah. Other songs. No, do you know what? I'm very fortunate for Personal. That was a big song and it did did pretty well, actually, especially in the US, you know? I feel like the US is super hard to crack, so hard. Yeah. Um, so you know, for Personal to do really well, that was like a big thing for me. And like that kind of like paved the way for like the rest of my like career so far, I'd say, because I've been traveling the world since that song came out. So I kind of owe it all to Personal. And there's like, look, there's like so many plaques on the wall. That's all for Personal.

That's insane. All the discs and that.

So many, you don't have any more room. I know, I know. There's more than that. That's all I could fit on the wall. That's crazy. It was pretty mad. I'm very proud of that.

What song do you think is equivalent to Personal on this album?

Ooh, that's a good question. I like that. Um, I feel like I've got a song on the album called Good Vibes. And that comes out very soon, actually. And it's super it's like a really fun song. Um, and I feel like it's really like it feels right to be singing that right now. Do you know? Hopefully, fingers crossed. It does well.

I know, we need, but we need it right now. I feel like the US would jump right on it because we're like, I mean, everyone You said to me straight away, you said you said to me, I need your good vibes. So I was like, you know, see? Yeah. Good vibes.

And what is one of the lyrics from any of the song on the album that you're like, your favorite lyric?

Oh, wow. I like your questions. These are really good. These are like they make they're making me think. Um, I've got a song on the album called London to LA, actually. It's a very personal song to me 'cause that's basically the last couple of years has been my life from London to LA. I've been going for different reasons for different people. The first line of that song is I'm I'm home, but I'm homesick for you. So it's like, I'm I'm at home in the UK, but I'm homesick, like, 'cause I want to be back out where where my heart is. That's kind of where my home is.

Is it all real life events, kind of what inspires your songs?

Yeah, I feel like it's a mix of different things. I feel like, um, sometimes it's kind of comes from personal experiences and how I feel. And then other times it's like, when I'm in a room with like another writer, you know, he or she will be like, you know, this happened to me today. And then we'll kind of like bounce off of each other and make up a scenario in our heads kind of thing, 'cause sometimes I can't always pull out like sad things that happen in my life because like, as of yet, I'm pretty happy. I'm a pretty positive guy. So like, when I'm writing sad songs That's what I'm saying. That's why Good Vibes was a good one. Whereas like all the sad ones I'm like, oh God, um, I really need to try to think of sad stuff. So, yeah. It's always different.

What do you think you'll do to celebrate when the album comes out?

Hopefully, go out and have a bit of a party. I mean, I don't do a lot of partying in the UK. I don't really, you know, I'm always working. So I feel like when the album's finally released, I can kind of relax for a second. But, um, yeah, no, I'll probably go out and celebrate with my with my only friend. which is I know, you just you two, staying in all the time. I'll have a party in the kitchen. So, I'll go out and do something. I'll definitely make it something to remember.

Yeah, for sure. 'Cause it's your first album, like, it's so precious.

That's what I'm saying, it's like my little baby. It's my little my little thing that I've been working on for for a good few years now. So I feel like I need to definitely celebrate it, you know? It's worth it.

Do you listen to it every day, like some songs, or you're like, done? You're just

So, honestly, I'm like beyond done. I'm like, I don't want to hear it again. Honestly, it's time for them to be released and let let go. Off they go into the world. Don't want to see you or hear you again. Even though I've got sing-along talk.

Who's one person that you want to listen to the album? Oh. Like, if they messaged you and were like, bro, like, I love the song, or like, I love the album. Who would you want it to be?

Um, probably probably maybe someone like Shawn Mendes. Yeah. Because I feel like he's he's my age and he's very successful and he's a very, very nice person. I've met him a good few times. And I feel like his song writing ability and his melodies are amazing. And I'd just be nice to get recognition for another male solo artist that's relatively my age. So, someone like Shawn. We'll see. We'll see.

And who's one person that you'd want to collab with? Would it be Shawn, or

If I could do anyone, uh, probably there's a girl group called Blackpink. They're a K-pop group. Um, and they're they're incredible. And they're and their music videos are insane and I just like the fact that they're from they're from Asia and they've broken into like the Western market and they're they they're doing amazing. So I feel like I'd love to one day collab with them. Yeah.

And you have millions of followers across all of your social media platforms. What would you say, like, when you hang out, like, you're going to bed, you're just hanging out at night, what do you, what app do you usually gravitate towards? To use?

Usually, do you know what? It used to be Instagram a lot, okay, but now I find myself scrolling through the deep, dark depths of TikTok. Yeah. And and YouTube, both. I mean, I find myself watching the weirdest stuff, like, really, really, really weird. Just because you watch one video and then it recommends something else and then it's like, oh, cool.

You're like, you're like, you're like.

Yeah. And then I'm like watching like, I kid you not, a couple days ago, I was watching how to walk a giraffe. Like,

Where you Why did you watch that? Why would you watch that?

Well, 'cause they have to be careful 'cause they're so tall and they hit their head sometimes, so it's got to be in like an open space. Like, it's it's so I didn't know what I was watching.

I was watching people walk big, long big giraffes. And I just thought, Jesus Christ, it's like 2:00 in the morning and I'm like, just go to sleep. Yeah. If you ever have to walk a giraffe, at least you know now. I'm I'm educated. I can do that now. So I'm out to the zoo. If this if this album doesn't do well, I'll be at a zoo somewhere. I'll be the giraffe keeper.

You literally, you're going to go apply to the zoo.

I will, I don't mind.

Oh my God. Okay, well, we can't wait for the album.

Oh, thank you so much. Thank you. I appreciate it.