sAm tompkins A breathtaking talent, a natural ease with almost an angelic voice, here is the perfect combo to give birth to a dazzling artist such as Sam Tompkins. The one who made himself known by busking in the streets of Brighton is now signed by a label but still remains this artist with his heart on his hand with an indescribable talent. The several videos taken by fans during his street performances allowed him to create the hype on the networks and to see his career take off. It is with a great sincerity that Sam opened his heart in this interview about his career, his inspirations and his social involvement. The young artist put forward by American influencer Amber Rose, Youtuber Zoella was also on tour with Krept & Konan. He’s now about to become one of the best British artists of his generation confides to us the start of his musical journey, his relationship with his fans and his way of living with music as a true passion. How can you describe yourself and your music to a French audience? My music is from the heart. It’s true to who I am. You can try and label it with genres, but I never am able to. The idea of what I want my music to be is something people can resonate with and understand. You may not always have experienced the same things as someone, but you can empathise and that’s what my music is.
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When did you realize you were born to sing? I don’t think I ever thought to myself that I was “born to sing”, I think it was born to inspire, and I think that realisation happened pretty late. Maybe last year, I had that thought process. I loved making music, but when I realised the responsibility that came with it, my whole life made sense. It gave me perspective and I almost felt there was a purpose. What kind of student were you younger? Have you always knew you wanted to be an artist? I wasn’t great in school. Whenever my teachers spoke to my parents, it was always; “Sam has a lot of potential, but he’s throwing it away by acting out.” However I think I did genuinely just know I was never gonna have a “normal” job. I originally wanted to be a footballer, then it was a skater and then I fell into music organically - I had always loved it and loved to sing - but, yeah, that’s what happened to be honest. You posted your first video on YouTube aged of 15-years-old... What did motivated this decision? A lot of people always say this. The whole “15 years old thing”. I actually posted my first YouTube video of me singing at 11 years old. The reason no one knows about it is because people were horrible about it at school and
