Jacob Brown is a 19-year-old musician from Hull, England whose breakthrough song "Anything and Everything" topped the charts for 3 weeks in December 2015. He learned to play guitar at age 8 from his father and was inspired by bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Gorillaz, Blur, Bob Dylan, and The Stone Roses in his teens. Brown describes growing up poor in a run-down housing estate in Hull, saying music saved his life and he wants his backing band of childhood friends to receive equal credit. Since entering the music industry, Brown's life has changed hugely as he meets new people, is asked to play major festivals, and experiences constant change each day.

1. Media questions, double page spread
Today we have an interviewwithHullsveryownMrJacob Brown,the 19 yearold saw his
breakthroughsong‘AnythingandEverything’topthe chartsfor 3 weeksconsecutivelyduring
December2015. But whatdoesthe New Year have forJacob? Well lastweekwe toldyoutoE-mail
us questionsyouwouldlike toaskthe youngman,and so inhisfirsteverinterview we putthemto
him.
Q: At what Age didyou learn to play the guitar?
A: I got my firstguitarwhenI was12, but I had alreadybeenplayingforyears,I thinkI wasabout 8
whenmyfathertaught me,I onlystartedoff playingoccasionallybutasI grew itbecame more
importantto me and I thinkthat’sgotsomethingtodo withthe musicI listenedtoowhenIwas
around14/15 yearsold.
Q: What bands and individualsinspiredyouwhenyou were younger?
A: Hmmm, well Istartedoff as all kidsdolisteningtomusiconthe TV,not reallyhavinganidentity,I
suppose IenjoyeditwhenbandssuchasThe RedHot Chilli Pepperswere on,alongwithother
groupssuch as the Gorrilazand Blur.WhenI reached14 I discoveredothermusicianssuchasBob
Dylanand The Stone Rosesbut these were well before mytime,Ithinktheirmusicwasthe most
inspiring,itgave me somethingtoreplicate andworkoff.I’dsayI was huge fansoff all of these but
my idolswere the ArcticMonkeys,me andthemare similar,came off an estate ina rundowncity
and didn’treallyhave muchgoingforme,butusedmusicto make my life whatitisand whatit could
be.They’re rockstars and theirlivingthe dream, Icouldonlythinkof beingontheirlevel.
Q: So you describe your home area to be poor, can you tell us more about it?
A: Well forthose that haven’tbeentoHull before it’snotexactlythe bestcity,andnoone will be
afraidto admitit,surroundedbyrundownbuildingsandstreetsitisn’tnoNew York.The estate I
livedonwascalledAnlabyRoad, andI thinkthatif I hadn’tfoundmusicthenIcouldhave endedup
inprisonor dead,musicsavedmylife.Iknow that in20 years’time I probablywon’tbe able tosee
all of myfriends,they’ll eitherbe deadorinjail,soI triedhelpingthem, mybackingbandare all my
closestfriendsfromschool,andtheyhave greatqualityandIwantthemto receive justasmuch
creditas I do,theydeserve it.
Q: How much has your life changedsince you enteredthe music industry?
A: Itschangedhugelyyouknow,eachdayI face somethingdifferentorheadingsomewhere else,
meetingnewpeople,some whoIusedtodreamof meeting,mylife justgetsbetter.WhenIstart
touringproperlythenIsuppose itmightstartto feel real.Havingalreadybeenaskedtoplaythe
Leeds& Readingfestivalisalsosomethingelse,Imeanforthe last2 yearsI’ve beenthere,inthe
crowds,and nextI’ll be upthere onstage.
Q: And finally,we know your first Albumwas solo,any surprise collaborations on the second?
A: Well,I’ve onlyjustcomingtothe termswithreleasingmyfirstone andhaven’tthoughtaboutthe
secondone yet,butof course I’ve gotsome ideasof whoI’d like toworkwith,butI suppose its
whetherthey’dliketoworkwithme tooI guess.