S5 Ep12: INTIWH - James Morrison
“That’s what I’ve always tried to lean into is playing live, writing the songs and playing them live, is mainly why I’m still doing it, you...
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Each week, the singer-songwriter with Squeeze Chris Difford is joined by a music guest to talk about the highs and lows of their career. Coming soon we hear from Sting, Robbie Williams, Ruby...
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20 of 73 episodesS5 Ep11: INTIWH - Kelsie Watts
"It's a universal language, it really is. Even if you're not speaking the language... you know, you can sing these songs and it'd just be li...
S5 Ep10: INTIWH - Craig Armstrong
" A professor of mine said a very true thing to me. He said, you know the great thing about music Craig is that you’ll never really know any...
S5 Ep9: INTIWH - Amy MacDonald
"We all take music for granted, really. But it's kind of with us through every memorable part of our lives. And to just have it as such a me...
S5 Ep8: INTIWH - Victoria Canal
"The thing that he said that struck me most was, you don't get people's attention more by being louder... you make them want to lean in when...
S5 Ep7: INTIWH - Theodore Shapiro
"I have a very vivid memory of seeing 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' when I was nine and that was a very profound experience for me, because I lo...
S5 Ep6: INTIWH - ALT BLK ERA
“Because we write in so many genres, it’s always exciting to song write. Because today it’s like, we can write a D+B song and tomorrow we ca...
S5 Ep5: INTIWH - Gary Kemp
"Back when I was a kid, I didn't want to know what Bryan Ferry's kitchen looked like, you know? I couldn't even imagine him having one... Pe...
S5 Ep4: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Jade Bird
"I've had a pretty tumultuous upbringing... I was pretty scared about being too honest about it all." - Jade Bird Chatting with Chris in thi...
S5 Ep3: INTIWH - Abel Selaocoe
"It was alien, extremely alien. And it looked alien... with the buttons. What is this machine? What is this thing?" - Abel Selaocoe, on his...
S5 Ep2: INTIWH - Thom Rylance, The Lottery Winners
"I don't know who the man is that lives inside my body... but I'm so glad he turns up." - Thom Rylance. Chatting with Chris in this episode...
I Never Thought It Would Happen - with Chris Difford
Chris Difford returns with Series 5 of his hit podcast ' I Never Thought It Would Happen ' - coming soon! Made in collaboration with Help Mu...
S4 Ep13: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Fran Healy
For a bonus episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes Travis frontman Fran Healy. Emerging from Glasgow in the mid 90s, and now in their fourth...
S4 Ep12: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Mark Knopfler
Joining Chris is Mark Knopfler, the revered singer-songwriter and a masterful guitar player, with a totally distinctive sound and style. Alw...
S4 Ep11: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Alan Edwards
Joining Chris for this episode is legendary PR man Alan Edwards. During his 45 years working in the music industry he's worked with the like...
S4 Ep10: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Guy Chambers
Joining Chris today is songwriter Guy Chambers, best known for his work co-writing hits like 'Millennium', 'Angels', 'Let Me Entertain You'...
S4 Ep9: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Eddi Reader
Chris is joined by Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader for this episode, to chat about her fascinating career in music. From busking around Europe...
S4 Ep8: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Corinne Bailey Rae
Chris' guest in this episode is Leeds born singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Though Corinne appeared to have success straight away with...
S4 Ep7: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Wolfgang Van Halen
In this episode, Chris welcomes rapidly rising rock star Wolfgang Van Halen. Now fronting his own band, Mammoth, Wolfie made his stage debut...
S4 Ep6: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Sharleen Spiteri
Chris Difford is joined in this episode by Sharleen Spiteri, the lead singer of the Glasgow band Texas, who've blended pop, rock and soul wi...