Russ: “I’ve been around long enough to know that you catch a big song, and then it dies off and you’re on cruise control in the in-between, just kind of waiting for the next big moment. So I’m just riding the wave, trying to be more present and soaking all it all up.”
Lauv: "Even though I'm making my music out of my life experiences, I felt like I built up this whole outward persona that constantly needed more from me.”
Tom Odell: “I find it kind of excruciating to talk about with others. To talk about myself, in front of my friends, is just not within my nature. I think it’s a real outlet for me to write and sing about it and probably even talk about it in interviews.”
Sigrid: “Sucker Punch focused a lot on my relation to and relationships with other people and the wider world that I had just walked into. But How To Let Go is about the aftermath of those experiences.”
Alec Benjamin: "I think I’m still not comfortable being vulnerable, but I’m more uncomfortable, not being myself."
Flynn: "It's funny, because I feel like I was a lot more comfortable back then with those sorts of things. If someone asked me to go on the high street now and sing I'd be like, no thanks. But back then I just went for it.”
Jungle: "I think there’s an added sense of purpose in performing now. To me it feels like you’re not just going to play a gig, you’re being part of something bigger than yourself.”
Tones and I: "I don’t think I was prepared for that at all. I was bare feet on the street, being compared visually to and up against all these huge established pop stars. Once I was lined up against Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Billie Eilish for the most-streamed females right now – which went on for over a year and I couldn’t believe it.”
Rhys Lewis: "For me, when you say a problem out loud, it suddenly becomes a lot more manageable.”
The Amazons: "A lot of my mental health came down to not knowing what I was doing in my life and just kind of letting things build up. So, when it then resurfaced in Mexico I don’t think I was expecting it."
The Wombats: "I’ve never wanted to put the word depressed on something, but I feel like I’ve had a breakthrough that it’s okay to admit that and to talk about it.”
Freddy Mirayes: "My dream is to get to a point where everyone on camera or stage is seen as human."
Kenza: "I’ve found real comfort and happiness in making others feel good. If I can make someone else feel even a little bit better by taking my time to listen then I feel like I’ve made an impact on them”
Rhodes: "My audience make me feel like I’m making a positive impact"
Ashnikko: "I’ve built a character for myself to tap into for my own needs and confidence boost"
Miles Kane: "I always have a goal to aim for. I think for most people whatever you get out, you always want more, but I’m trying to get to a place now where I’m content with what is around me."
Ella Henderson: "I did all these insane things but that’s not relatable, that’s not what I wanted the album to be"
Santino Le Saint: "I think I’ve been lucky to never actually feel like I’ve wanted to quit."
Hayley Williams : "The only thing that I care about being next up is, what am I going to do with Paramore?"
Flume: “Having this time off has made me prioritise my mental health over business, whereas previously I’ve kind of always prioritised everything else above it.”
Sea Girls: "I made the right decision going to work in music, I don’t know if I’d be happy if I didn’t"
Aurora: "I wanted it to be a reminder to love yourself for who you are"
Biffy Clyro: "The last couple of years, I've been doing a lot of searching quite simply, who am I? What's my purpose...our fans have touched our lives, and we've touched a lot of people's lives. I'm really proud that we're able to honour them
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Anne-Marie: "I'm hoping this is the start of a new world"
Grace Carter: "There's no set reason I write songs. It's my time to process and take myself into feelings and do what I need to move on"
Louis Dunford: "I knew that writing would be therapeutic"
Joshua Bassett: "I feel like this year has really knocked me down"
Jordan Stephens: "I feel more confident in myself. I've marked my existence."
Scouting For Girls: “We’ve always loved these songs back since we were kids and they had a very relaxed and nostalgic feel to them. That’s why we went with them really and it was nice to kind of be transported back to that time.”
Jxdn: "My audience make me feel like I’m making a positive impact"
ASHE: "Music always has a way of being therapy. If I experience something in my life, I've got to grab it and write about it"
Inside The Industry with Isle of Wight Festival's John Giddings
S-X: "My experience with it (fame) is mad because there are two people that I’m living for, me personally and S-X"
Cassyette: "I’ve always been myself and I’ve always liked the same things as I like now. But I feel like when I was a kid, I really was always just trying to fit in."
The Script: "If I didn't have this time to myself, I don't think i'd be the person that I am"
Alfie Templeman: "At the start of this year I wasn't able to speak at all, there were days where I'd kind of just stay in bed and stare at the ceiling."
Charlotte Jane: "I got to the end of the year and I was a shell of a human"
Raleigh Ritchie? Jacob Anderson? Andy? We uncover the man behind the many names.
Birdy: "being outside in nature that’s the biggest healer if I’m feeling really stressed."
Bea Miller: "I didn’t want comparing one group to lessen the horrible things that another group has done, I never wanted that comparison to seem tasteless or offensive"
Looking Forward with Gabrielle Aplin
Nina Nesbitt: "When I heard Taylor Swift was writing her own songs on her guitar it inspired me to write my own".
Declan McKenna: "It’s important to be expressive, when I’m performing"
Chloe Moriondo: "The older I get, the more I've learned to just do whatever the hell you want. "
Royal Blood "Give yourself a little bit of self care and thought. It's normal to feel shit in these times"
Picture This: "It's always been important for us to be as open as we possibly can about our mental health"
Mae Muller: "When I was younger it took me a long time on my journey to get to the point of self-worth. Understanding that I deserve to be treated and respected"
Jake Bugg : “I think I think we can all see the light at the end of the tunnel”
Tom Grennan: "I just channeled my heartache, love, and fresh beginning into the record."
Andro: "But for me I was like this is the perfect time to get in the zone and write and produce"
The Hunna: "It's one of our favourite times being out on the road, it makes the days better"
Sports Team : "I’m really pleased to see the strides we’ve made as a country in normalising how we talk about mental health."
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