S1 E15: Tom Grennan: Why I gave up football for a music career
Big Fish with Spencer Matthews
Global
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
At 21 years old, Tom Grennan shot to fame after appearing on the Chase and Status hit, All Gone Wrong. He's gone on to land a number one album, four UK top 10 singles and sell out a nation-wide tour. But Tom's journey to become one of the UK's most exciting musicians hasn't been a straightforward one. He first caught the eye as a talented footballer but turned down a scholarship in America when he was a teenager.
We talk about Tom's struggle with imposter syndrome and how being attacked and left with a broken jaw, provided the material that would open up his songwriting passion. For Tom, success is about loving and appreciating what you do, but his own competitive nature doesn't allow him to enjoy the successes he's had for long.
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| 0:36.5 | Alcohol is involved. Drugs are involved. And I think for me I've got |
| 0:43.0 | this thing called the Irish Eye. If I start, I can't stop. Hi, I'm Spencer Matthews and welcome |
| 0:53.7 | to Big Fish. |
| 0:54.8 | Join me each week as I sit down with famous CEOs, fantastic entrepreneurs, incredible designers and other famous faces to discuss what it takes to be the best. |
| 1:08.6 | At 21 years old, Tom Grennan burst onto the music scene. |
| 1:12.5 | Since then, he's landed a number one album, four top ten singles and sold out a nationwide tour. |
| 1:17.4 | He's teamed up with artists like Calvin Harris and KSI to make chart-topping hits, |
| 1:21.4 | and he's been nominated for multiple awards. |
| 1:23.7 | Tom has rapidly become one of the most exciting musicians in the UK. |
| 1:27.0 | I want to find out how he broke into one of the toughest industries and made it look easy. |
| 1:38.2 | Tom, thank you so much for joining me. |
| 1:40.5 | Thanks for asking me to be on, man. |
| 1:41.9 | It's a great pleasure. I'm a huge fan, actually, |
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