1. Tuesday – Nicole Hickman – Sam Smith – 12:30
CongratulationsSam on your first number1 hit in the UK official top charts how do you feel?
Well whenIfirstheardthe newsthat ‘The Girl’had made itto number1 I justcouldn’t believe itbecause
some of my biggestinspirations hadsongs inthe charts at the same time as mine andI was justamazedat
my luck to not onlygetthere butto be classedto be as good as some of my personal inspirations.
Is the song The Girl about someone special inyour life?
As itwas the firstsongI wrote independently Iwantedittohave a meaningtome. It isbasedon someone
but I didn’twanttomake ittoo obvious asto whoit wasto my fans but the girl its aboutisaware itis about
her.
Are there any other songs on your album that relate to this girl too?
Yes,LonelyFlightHome wasalsoabouther.
Has musicalways beenyour passion?
Yes,eversince Ican rememberI’ve sung,wrote songsandplayedvariousinstrumentsforfamilyandfriends.
Do you have inspirationin the musicindustry?
Well whenIwas youngeritwas Michael Jackson that inspiredme,butmore recentlypeoplelikeJustin
BieberandKanye Westhave influencedme through theirstylesof musicandhow theyhave bothgrownas
artiststhroughtheirrecentsongsthat have hitthe charts.
Is it Justin Bieberand Kanye Westinfluencesthathave inspiredyouto come to the UK?
Yes,I feel itisthemwhopromptedme to bringmy musicto the UK to follow intheirsuccessesoverhere
too. I am alsoeagerto start touringonce I’ve finishedandreleasedthe albumthenthe tourwill relate to
that but I will defiantlybringthe tourtothe UK as I feel Ihave such a large fanbase overhere now that the
fanswouldwantto be part of the tour too.
Do you speak to fans?
Where possible Ilove the interactionwithmyfanstosee theiropinionsonthe musicIbringoutas itkeeps
me positive thattheyare onside whenbringingoutnew music,because itisforthem. I alsomake sure I
spendtime once a weektoreadfan mail andinteracton social mediawithmyfans.
We have heard that you will be supportingCancer Research taking part in a fund raisingevent this year…
Thisa Charityclose tomy heartand I feel thatI needtogive somethingbackaseveryone istouchedbythis
disease andif mysupportfor the charityhelpsinanyway thenI will doanythinginmypowerto supportit.
We have some fan questionssentin from our social mediapage before the interviewforyou now…
Amy from Liverpool – what would your superpower be ifyou had one?
InvisibilityassometimesalthoughIlove tosee myfansI thinkitwouldbe nice tohave some time away time
fromthe publiceye to relax andgathersongideaswithoutthe pressure fromall the media.
Lauren from Ipswich – what isyour biggestfear?
That’s a trickyone but I thinkitwouldbe if people startedtonotappreciate mymusicas my musicisfor my
fansas much as it isfor me.

2. Last one from Mollyin Edinburgh – what is your favourite instrumentto play?
I would saypianoas I can go to it and loose myselfandescape fora bitwithinthe sound.Butalsowithpiano
it’sa traditionwithinourfamilytogatherforeveryoccasionaroundthe pianoand singto songsas we are
quite musical.