The Eras Podcast: Sam Ryder - a life-changing surfing accident, punk energy and frontier soul

Abbie McCarthy sits down with singing sensation Sam Ryder to find out more about his new music and other defining moments so far. In this conversation Sam and Abbie discuss his early days performing in punk and metal bands around the world, breaking into the industry via TikTok, Eurovision, having tea with Gary Barlow and always practising gratitude. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Coming up... 00:19 Introduction 00:49 First musical memories 04:05 Early bands 05:34 Performing on the Van's Warped Tour 09:26 Close Your Eyes & recording singing demos 12:05 Band life 13:30 Surfing accident 21:44 Finding his team 24:02 Joining TikTok & finding a subculture 26:52 Virality on TikTok 29:18 Time as a wedding singer 30:27 Importance of intention 32:20 Approval from other artists 34:26 Being a self taught vocalist & performer 40:56 Playing with Queen at Wembley Stadium 42:53 Enjoying / being present in big moments 44:26 Remembering Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters 45:12 Stopping overthinking 46:33 Unseen moments at Eurovision 49:00 The honour of representing at Eurovision 51:15 Winning formula for Eurovision? 54:57 Making 'SPACE MAN' 55:57 Writing with Amy Wadge 56:56 'Tiny Riot' & empowering people through music 1:00:45 Have you 'made it'? 1:02:38 Being grounded 1:03:25 New era, new music 1:04:54 Process of finding new sound 1:06:06 Life in Nashville 1:08:09 Friendship with Gary Barlow 1:09:40 New single 'White Lies' 1:16:00 Outro & Goodbye Music produced by JMAC, Freddy Sheed & Rich Zbaraski. The Eras Podcast is a Good Karma Production, recorded at Metropolis Studios. With thanks to our amazing team: Director: Emma Hiley Producer : Joseph Murphy Creative Producer / Guest Bookings: Abbie McCarthy / Good Karma Productions Production Assistant: Ida Just Camera Op 1: Emma Hiley Camera Op 2: Alex Baily Camera Op 3: Marcus Rexford Studio Engineer: Cecilia Griffin Editor: Emma Hiley Artwork: @malkahart Follow us: Instagram @theeraspodcastuk @abbiejmccarthy TikTok @theeraspodcast @abbie__mccarthy This episode is sponsored by Gear4Music: gear4music.com #samryder #singersongwriter #eurovision #music #musicpodcast #musicinterview #musicpodcast #theeraspodcast #abbiemccarthy