I think if you truly believe that something should be that way then you should push for that.
George EzraIt's strange to think that I can go places and people want to hear my music. I guess that's all I ever wanted.
George EzraThe thing for me though, is that songs are good depending on the memories I have with them.
George EzraI think one of the worst things people can do is try and fight the people they've agreed to work with.
George EzraEven if I know that really it's not a great song, even if it's a naff song but I have a good memory of it, then to me that's a great song.
George EzraGive me one good reason why I should never make a change, baby if you hold me then all of this will go away.
George EzraI think the lesson that I learnt very early on was to listen to people you work with, because you're all in it together.
George EzraWhen I'm playing guitar, I just try and put those words into lyrics and just try a few things. It's all over the place.
George EzraWhile I was travelling and I kind of had the classic realisation - that I guess most teenagers have at some point - that time's gonna run out and that's not in my power to change that.
George EzraWhen I went travelling around Europe there was the Eurovision song contest on, and I got a bit dunk and we missed our train to Budapest the next day. Anyway, when I got back I kind of realised how many songs there were about people giving up things for somebody, so I thought I'd make a song about giving up things I don't have. These elaborate things that I don't have that I could give up to somebody, and I kind of thought there was kind of some sweet sentiment in that.
George EzraThe only thing you can ever ask for is that, like what I was saying with memories, that somehow my music can fit into somebody's memory. If it can be the soundtrack to somebody's happy days then that would be amazing.
George EzraI guess it's kind of the obvious thing for me to do 'cuz it's what I grew up listening to. The songs growing up and everything kind of seem like old music to them, but to me, it's just... good music. And of course I did grow up in England in the 21st Century and that does come into it as well.
George Ezra