Can you tell us about the inspiration behind 'I'm Wasted, Now Welcome to the Show' and the story it tells?

Sure. The inspiration behind the entire project, to be blunt, was years and years of pain heartache and hope amongst addiction. It tells the story of my life in sporadic flashes up to about 7 years ago when I finally got clean, stopped chasing enablers and love from the wrong woman and found love within myself.

How do you see this album fitting into the current musical landscape?

Erm, I’m not sure really, while this project wasn’t meant to be some bubble-gum pet project for tweens and it’s a very real piece of myself and at times very dark, I do feel some of the hooks could easily slip into a current chart climate with the current resurgence going on right now. the project will be what it will be and honestly, I’m just happy it was so cathartic to me and my healing process. I don’t mind if it doesn’t fit many places, I’m used to being the misfit weirdo lol.

Can you talk about any standout tracks on the album and what makes them special to you?

“Weirdo,” for sure. when the track was at its beginning, I just wanted to let people know I don’t care about their feelings on my dreams, at its core it’s a big f you to anyone who thinks they can bring me down and tell me that because I’m different that I don’t matter, or that ill never make anything of myself because I’m strange. well, I have made something of myself, I’m happy with who I am, I don’t need saving and I stand on my own two feet doing what I love for a living.

Was there a pivotal moment in your life when you decided to follow your path as a musician?

I was 10 years old when I picked up a pen and 12 years old when I headlined my own 1st show at a local pub in my hometown. from the second I was old enough to realise I could write through the trauma I suffered, that’s all I did because I knew right then nothing else could fix me other than this and myself.

How has your music evolved since you started as a singer-songwriter? What have been some key milestones in your artistic journey?

I think up until now, I was very much changing lanes until I felt confident enough to just be myself. I know that sounds so so corny and trashy, but it is truly what I struggled with for a long time. I wanted to please everyone with my music while staying true to myself and that just didn’t work, I had to choose myself and now I have I’m doing better than ever with it. crazy right, self-acceptance is gnarly.

I played the great escape festival in Brighton a few years back that was amazing, I’ve done a whole bunch of stuff with BBC around mental health and that’s so so important to me. I love the fact that I have people who feel like when there struggling, they can message me and chat until they feel better about whatever’s going on, that’s always a big W. I don’t know why I put here other than to do music so whenever that helps in any way at all that’s a major thing for me. I’m really, really excited that I’ve finally put out this album and stopped humming and hearing with it. if nothing else I can say through all of this that I had a dream I chased it and I didn’t procrastinate. that’s an achievement in itself to me.

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