Mike Kerr
Happy Place
Fearne Cotton
4.7 • 15.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Mike Kerr is the lead singer and bassist of Royal Blood. As the band’s success grew, alcohol became an integral part of his life, but he’s now been sober for two years, and is thriving both personally and as a musician. In this chat with Fearne, Mike explores the new ways he’s found to release the energy and adrenaline that come with being a live performer, including running, kite-surfing, and cold-water swimming. Plus, Fearne explains why she thinks this game-changing moment in Mike’s life might be something to do with his Saturn Return…
Royal Blood’s latest album, Typhoons, is out now.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and a big welcome to Happy Place. I'm Fern Cotton and this is a space for us to |
| 0:07.8 | gently work through our messy stuff together in real time. Today I'm meeting the lead vocalist |
| 0:13.5 | and bassist of one of my favourite bands. It's Mike Kerr from Royal Blood. |
| 0:18.8 | The songwriting thing was terrifying. Like, panning a minute, I've only done this certain |
| 0:24.1 | way. What if it doesn't work? That was such a massive film. I felt like I was having |
| 0:29.7 | to relearn how to do everything. There was a long period of time where I was like, I don't |
| 0:35.0 | know who I am. Genuine identity loss because it's like starting from scratch, you have to |
| 0:41.5 | build yourself up. I didn't know how to just hang out with people or have a conversation |
| 0:46.1 | without any drinks. Oh, I cannot wait for you to hear this chat because Mike is just so |
| 0:52.5 | open and thoughtful about how he's learning to be in a rock band and be sober at the same |
| 0:58.4 | time. Turing as a musician isn't a lifestyle that naturally lends itself to sobriety, but |
| 1:04.3 | he's found some brilliant new ways of releasing all that energy and adrenaline. |
| 1:11.8 | How are you feeling today? Have a think about it. How are you really feeling? If the answer |
| 1:18.6 | is a bit flat, a bit meh, I promise you are absolutely not alone. January can feel |
| 1:26.1 | a bit difficult after the high energy of the festive period, can't it? It's so normal |
| 1:31.8 | to feel lacking in motivation and enthusiasm at this time of year. So we've curated the |
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| 2:02.6 | Place website to find out more and start a free 14 day trial today. |
| 2:10.4 | This episode is sponsored by More Than Insurance. They've partnered with Dogs for Good, a charity |
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