Tom Grennan lifts the lid on ‘mistakes’ and ‘battles’ he has faced on his route to stardom

HE’s been one of the UK’s best loved homegrown artists ever since his 2016 debut single Something In The Water.

But like many artists who spend their 20s growing up in the spotlight, Tom Grennan admits at times his journey to the top has been difficult to navigate.

In fact, as he counts down the weeks to the release of his fourth album Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn’t Want to Be, Tom tells Bizarre he’s finally where he wants to be.

Chatting before hitting the stage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend In Liverpool, Tom said: “I think for me this whole album sums up the past nine or ten years of getting into the music industry, and then going down different paths and having to find myself.

“I think it’s that journey of becoming a younger man.

“It’s about how I have got there from making mistakes and learning on the job basically. It’s all my life put into one album.”

He adds: “It is a positive album – it’s an album with a message in it which is it’s fine to make mistakes as you learn from them.”

The artwork on Tom’s new record shows the singer battling himself in a boxing ring – with each fighter representing the light and shade.

Tom explained: “It’s the constant battle that I have with myself. We all do.

“From 21 to 29 I think I am always battling with different things.

“I battle constantly with everything.

“If you want to listen to the lyrics and get deep with them you can.

“But if you want to move and dance and escape you definitely can too.”

Tom’s album is slated for release on August 15 and just a few weeks later he will kick off a huge tour of the UK.

Tom continued: “I’m not actually worried about performing the deep tracks on tour. As soon as the song comes out it becomes somebody else’s.

“Once I’ve written it I have got it off my chest and others then relate to it .

“I have definitely taken a different direction with the sound and stuff which might surprise people.

“But I think that is the direction I wanted to take at that time.”

After wrapping his massive set at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Tom is now looking forward to heading on holiday with his wife Danniella Carraturo and enjoying the quiet life before his work schedule kicks off again.

“I’m in a really good place, Tom added.

“There are lots and lots of exciting things in my life and things i’m really proud of.

“I am a changed man for sure. I have never been happier.”

We’re glad to hear it, Tom.

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