Finally I’d found this way where I didn’t need a record label; I didn’t need to wait for some phone call to tell me, ‘Go and do it’. It’s like, I’m going to get up with a bag of CDs and an amp and my guitar and make it happen for myself. That was such a liberating feeling, and I think it was the start of everything. Passenger Read Quote
I write so much and I release so much music that I think I’m less precious about that stuff than a lot of people. Passenger Read Quote
I still have the mentality of a street musician, because I was one for five years. Every opportunity that comes my way, I feel like, ‘Absolutely, let’s do this.’ Sometimes, it’s to my detriment. But I don’t think you become successful by not saying yes to opportunities. Passenger Read Quote
Ed Sheeran is a good mate of mine, and he just flies around the place doing every single bit of promo or gig or interview, and it’s no wonder that when you combine that with immense talent that he’s playing in stadiums and arenas around the world. Passenger Read Quote
I learned classical guitar as a kid at about 7 or 8 years old. When I was about 14, I started dabbling in songwriting. That’s when I got into the folky singer-songwriter style. Passenger Read Quote
I’ve played in some pretty weird settings; busking puts you in all kinds of situations. I can tell you the most depressing gig I’ve played was in the North of England. At that time, I was playing with a band. We drove 7 or 8 hours to Carlisle to play a 600 – 700 capacity venue – 9 people showed up. Passenger Read Quote
If you go back to early folk, it’s all storytelling; that’s exactly what it is: some guy telling a story in a pub to 50 people with a guitar, you know. Passenger Read Quote
I think we’re all survivors, to be honest. I mean, some of us more than others – some of us have to survive far more horrendous things than others. It’s all relative: whatever your experience is. Passenger Read Quote
Every time you go in to make a record with the same group of musicians, the communication gets better and better. You’ve got that joint experience, and you learn with every single one that you have on top of that. Passenger Read Quote
