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Singer-songwriter Chris Difford (Squeeze) is joined by musical guests to talk about the highs and lows of their career in this new podcast from Help Musicians. Series 4 returns on Tuesday March 19th with James Blunt. Listen to our previous episodes now and find out more at HelpMusicians.org.uk
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S5 Ep12: INTIWH - James Morrison
“That’s what I’ve always tried to lean into is playing live, writing the songs and playing them live, is mainly why I’m still doing it, you know? I never get tired of playing live. I never get tired of making stuff up and seeing where I can
S5 Ep11: INTIWH - Kelsie Watts
"It's a universal language, it really is. Even if you're not speaking the language... you know, you can sing these songs and it'd just be like a wave of emotion and they can relate to it, even if they can't understand the words you're sayin
S5 Ep10: INTIWH - Craig Armstrong
"A professor of mine said a very true thing to me. He said, you know the great thing about music Craig is that you’ll never really know anything about it" - Craig Armstrong This episode features a fascinating conversation with the multi-gen
S5 Ep9: INTIWH - Amy MacDonald
"We all take music for granted, really. But it's kind of with us through every memorable part of our lives. And to just have it as such a meaningful occupation, but to not properly support the people that make it seems absolutely crazy" - A
S5 Ep8: INTIWH - Victoria Canal
"The thing that he said that struck me most was, you don't get people's attention more by being louder... you make them want to lean in when you pull back. The moments that resonate the most are when I pull back" - Victoria Canal In this ep
S5 Ep7: INTIWH - Theodore Shapiro
"I have a very vivid memory of seeing 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' when I was nine and that was a very profound experience for me, because I loved the movie. I was very aware of what that music was doing to my experience..." - Theodore Shapiro
S5 Ep6: INTIWH - ALT BLK ERA
“Because we write in so many genres, it’s always exciting to song write. Because today it’s like, we can write a D+B song and tomorrow we can write an Emo song. So it doesn’t get boring, because there’s always a new genre that you haven’t w
S5 Ep5: INTIWH - Gary Kemp
"Back when I was a kid, I didn't want to know what Bryan Ferry's kitchen looked like, you know? I couldn't even imagine him having one... People don't want that now. Why don't they want mystique?" - Gary Kemp In conversation with Chris for
S5 Ep4: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Jade Bird
"I've had a pretty tumultuous upbringing... I was pretty scared about being too honest about it all." - Jade Bird Chatting with Chris in this episode is British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. Experiencing a difficult home life, Jade began wri
S5 Ep3: INTIWH - Abel Selaocoe
"It was alien, extremely alien. And it looked alien... with the buttons. What is this machine? What is this thing?" - Abel Selaocoe, on his brother's bassoon. For this episode, Chris welcomes a South African cellist, singer and composer, wh
S5 Ep2: INTIWH - Thom Rylance, The Lottery Winners
"I don't know who the man is that lives inside my body... but I'm so glad he turns up." - Thom Rylance. Chatting with Chris in this episode is Thom Rylance of The Lottery Winners. The indie-pop 4 piece from Greater Manchester took their cue
I Never Thought It Would Happen - with Chris Difford
Chris Difford returns with Series 5 of his hit podcast 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' - coming soon! Made in collaboration with Help Musicians, Chris is celebrating his 50th anniversary in the business, so in addition to talking to some
S4 Ep13: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Fran Healy
For a bonus episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes Travis frontman Fran Healy. Emerging from Glasgow in the mid 90s, and now in their fourth decade together, Travis were inspirational to a number of like-minded British guitar bands like Col
S4 Ep12: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Mark Knopfler
Joining Chris is Mark Knopfler, the revered singer-songwriter and a masterful guitar player, with a totally distinctive sound and style. Always fascinated with music, Mark worked as a junior reporter and studied English before finally reali
S4 Ep11: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Alan Edwards
Joining Chris for this episode is legendary PR man Alan Edwards. During his 45 years working in the music industry he's worked with the likes of David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Spice Girls, Michael Jackson, The Stranglers, Blondie, Pau
S4 Ep10: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Guy Chambers
Joining Chris today is songwriter Guy Chambers, best known for his work co-writing hits like 'Millennium', 'Angels', 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Rock DJ' with Robbie Williams. Having graduated from The Guildhall School Of Music, Guy went st
S4 Ep9: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Eddi Reader
Chris is joined by Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader for this episode, to chat about her fascinating career in music. From busking around Europe, to singing backing vocals for artists as diverse as Gang of Four, Eurythmics and Alison Moyet to f
S4 Ep8: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Corinne Bailey Rae
Chris' guest in this episode is Leeds born singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Though Corinne appeared to have success straight away with her first single, 'Like A Star', she'd already been through the painful process of having her first
S4 Ep7: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Wolfgang Van Halen
In this episode, Chris welcomes rapidly rising rock star Wolfgang Van Halen. Now fronting his own band, Mammoth, Wolfie made his stage debut at 16 playing bass alongside his dad Eddie and uncle Alec in the legendary rock band Van Halen. Lik
S4 Ep6: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Sharleen Spiteri
Chris Difford is joined in this episode by Sharleen Spiteri, the lead singer of the Glasgow band Texas, who've blended pop, rock and soul with huge success since their breakout single 'I Don't Want A Lover' back in 1989. The band have since
S4 Ep5: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Jack Cochrane
With Chris Difford for another episode of his podcast is Jack Cochrane, frontman for the West Lothian four-piece, The Snuts, a guitar driven act citing The Arctic Monkeys and The Libertines as influences. The band formed at school in 2015,
S4 Ep4: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Gabrielle
Singer-songwriter Gabrielle joins Chris to discuss her career as a music maker. The London born singer was a huge music fan growing up, loving the music she heard on the radio and TV from acts like Wham, Haircut 100, Duran Duran and Adam An
S4 Ep3: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Ron Sexsmith
On this episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes the Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith to talk about the fine art of music making. Starting his music career in a band that couldn't really play, then screaming his head off in a hard rock
S4 Ep2: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Norah Jones
Joining Chris for a chat about the fine art of music making is the amazing Norah Jones, who's released a string of albums that have constantly surprised and delighted, and which have covered a lot of ground musically; from jazz, blues and c
S4 Ep1: I Never Thought It Would Happen - James Blunt
Chris Difford is back with his charming and insightful podcast series, 'I Never Thought It Would Happen'. In this first episode in the new series, Chris chats to the ever-excellent James Blunt. James is a hugely talented and highly respecte
S4: Series 4 of 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' with Chris Difford - is coming soon!
Series 4 of the hit podcast 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' with Chris Difford is back on March 19th. We return with a joyous and eclectic guest list from James Blunt to Wolfgang Van Halen. From Norah Jones to Ron Sexsmith and all in aid
S3 Ep13: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Chris Robertson
Alongside Chris for a candid conversation about the fine art of music-making is Chris Robertson, lead singer and guitarist for Kentucky hard rockers Black Stone Cherry. The band formed in 2001 in their teens, and this bunch of musical broth
S3 Ep12: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Lauren Mayberry
Chris' guest on this episode is Lauren Mayberry, the vocalist of the critically acclaimed Scottish synth-pop act Chvrches. Ten years into their career, the band have already enjoyed an amazing ride so far, from hit singles to playing the Ro
S3 Ep11: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Olivia Dean
On this episode of his podcast Chris welcomes the exciting young singer Olivia Dean, an artist who is hugely influenced by Carol King, Paul Simon and Amy Winehouse. Olivia was raised in a house where her parents played a lot of different mu
S3 Ep10: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Andrew Lloyd Webber
For this episode of "I Never Thought It Would Happen" Chris is joined by musical theatre pioneer Andrew Lloyd Webber, a man The New York times called "the most commercially successful composer in history". Andrew inarguably changed musical
