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George Ezra & Friends

002. Rag'n'Bone Man

George Ezra & Friends

Sony Music

Society & Culture, Music

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

'IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, DON'T DO IT'... Rory aka ‘Rag’n’Bone Man’ met me at his hotel in Glasgow the day after night one of two sold out shows in the cities O2 Academy. We sat down to talk about the whirlwind couple of years that Rory has found himself in the centre of along with everything that comes with having a hit record. Nearing the end of our time together Rory touched on how much he loves doing what he does and how he can’t get his head around why you wouldn’t. “If you don’t like it, don’t fucking do it.” He says. Join me for a warm and funny look into the world of Rag’n’Bone Man. This podcast was edited by Warren Borg. The animations and visuals are thanks to Oisin Griffin. A big thank you to Josh Sanger and the Closer Artists team for their help. Thanks to Rag’n’Bone Man for meeting with me. And of course, thank YOU for downloading and supporting this podcast. See you next week!

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0:00.0

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0:07.2

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0:14.9

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0:22.6

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0:52.6

Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to episode two of George Ezra and Friends, The Podcast.

0:58.0

My name is George Ezra, I'm a musician myself, I'm a singer, I'm a songwriter, I first released music back in 2014

1:06.2

and I've been very busy ever since, but that's enough about me.

1:11.9

So this week our guest is Rag and Bone Man.

1:14.8

Now when I first contacted Rory to see if he'd be interested in getting involved in the show, he said,

1:20.6

of course, but you'll have to come and see me somewhere on tour and he didn't need to say anything more.

1:27.3

I booked a train, I went up to Glasgow where he was playing a show the next day.

1:33.4

In fact he'd played a show the night that I arrived.

1:36.6

So when I went to meet him at his hotel I reckoned he had had a little drink the night before,

1:44.2

but it was brilliant, we sat down and we just lost ourselves in conversation for a few hours

1:50.6

and it was great, it was really nice, I think you're going to love this.

1:53.8

Just a quick warning that there is some strong language throughout this episode.

1:58.4

Let's go.

2:00.4

Thank you for being here today, it's amazing, we are set to give you some context at a hotel in Glasgow.

2:17.7

Yes. Have you been out today yet?

2:20.5

No, I've been in the dark and room since this morning.

2:24.6

So tonight you're playing at the academy and it's your second night you played last night.

2:29.6

How was last night?

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