The Eras Podcast: Bradley Simpson - getting personal, chicken wings & Paul McCartney's guitar

Abbie McCarthy sits down with Bradley Simpson to discuss his new chapter as a solo artist, writing in a more personal way than ever before and letting the fans pick the singles.  In this conversation Bradley and Abbie discuss his earliest musical memories, favourite moments with The Vamps, meeting his hero Dave Grohl, working with hugely respected producer Boots and his love for NYC. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Coming up... 00:17 Introduction 01:02 First solo shows 06:00 Growing up in Birmingham 07:55 First musical memories 10:29 Starting to sing 12:21 Embarking on a solo career 14:52 'Cry At The Moon' 17:30 Working with producer Boots 21:25 Reading at Transporterraum in NYC 22:43 Themes of the album 23:45 Writing in a more personal way 24:33 Aspirations & Influences 25:37 'Daisies' 27:03 Co-producing debut album 29:58 'Picasso' & 'Judas' 31:08 'Carpet Burn' 32:43 Using Paul McCartney's telecaster 34:18 Meeting Dave Grohl 36:27 Musical heroes 38:03 'Holy Grail' 40:17 Sounding board 41:39 Visuals for the project 43:26 Memories with The Vamps 48:00 Fav collaborators 48:54 Brotherly bond with The Vamps boys 51:34 Backstage antics 52:44 Bucket list 54:17 Goodbye & Outro 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 Camera Op 1: Emma Hiley Camera Op 2: Alex Baily Camera Op 3: Liam Hopper Studio Engineer: Maher Woo-Shear Editor: Emma Hiley Artwork: @malkahart Follow us: Instagram @theeraspodcastuk @abbiejmccarthy TikTok @theeraspodcast @abbie__mccarthy #bradleysimpson #thevamps #ThePanicYears #musicinterview #interview #music #TheErasPodcast