I Never Thought It Would Happen
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I Never Thought It Would Happen
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 www.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 ne...
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...
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...
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 o...
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...
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 mo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
S5 Ep1: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Bryan Adams
"I mean, you're either a creative or you're a burglar" - Bryan Adams.
Joining Chris for the first episode of his 5th series...
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, Chr...
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 to...
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 fascin...
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...
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...
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 singi...
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...
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 pla...
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 su...
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 citi...
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 mus...
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.
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 surpris...
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, Chr...
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 lis...
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 B...
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...
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...
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...
S3 Ep9: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Pauline Black
Alongside Chris this time is musical pioneer and stye icon, Pauline Black of the 2-Tone legends The Selecter. The Coventry ska band not only influence...
S3 Ep8: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Gavin Rossdale
Joining Chris this time is Gavin Rossdale, best known as frontman for the rock band Bush, a British group that managed to rack up millions of album sa...
S3 Ep7: I Never Thought It Would Happen - KT Tunstall
On this episode of his podcast Chris welcomes back singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. When Chris last spoke with KT two years ago, her future as a musicia...
S3 Ep6: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Kevin Rowland
For this episode Chris is joined by Kevin Rowland, frontman for Dexy's Midnight Runners, one of Britain's most distinctive bands. Having emerged out o...
S3 Ep5: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Skin
Joining Chris for the latest episode of the Help Musicians podcast is Skin, front woman for the British alternative band Skunk Anansie, and also a sol...
S3 Ep4: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Henry Rollins
Chris’ guest in this episode is the polymath Henry Rollins. Punk records and live shows in Washington DC galvanised Henry to head out on the road and...
S3 Ep3: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Lemar
In this episode, Chris talks to the singer-songwriter Lemar who was first introduced to music fans via the BBC television show Fame Academy. Following...
S3 Ep2: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Joan Armatrading
Joining Chris in this podcast is one of Britain’s greatest and most unique singer-songwriters, Joan Armatrading, who’s also a skilled guitarist with a...
S3 Ep1: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Kelly Jones
To kick off series three of I Never Thought It Would Happen, Chris Difford is joined by Kelly Jones, singer, songwriter and guitarist for Welsh stadiu...