Sam Fender tells his wealthy former classmates to ‘f*** off’ when they ask him to play at their weddings
Singer said he was called a ‘peasant’ for his working class background
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Your support makes all the difference.Sam Fender has admitted he finds it “wonderful” telling his former classmates who now ask him to perform at their weddings to “f*** off”.
The 27-year-old, who hails from North Shields, often sings in his music about his working-class background.
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Fender explained how he had been judged while attending college in the wealthy nearby town of Whitley Bay.
“There was a corner of the common room that they used to call peasants’ corner, and that’s where I used to sit,” he said.
“But they’re all asking us to play their weddings now. And I subsequently tell them all to f*** off. It’s wonderful.”
The “Hypersonic Missiles” singer said that he would stay true to his roots even now that he’s found fame, explaining: “I was left wing since I was 16, mate. I’ve hated the Tories since I was a kid. Nowt’s changed – the only thing that’s different is I’m not skint any more.
“It’s not me trying to strike up a conversation. This is my existence. I can’t write about anything other than what I am.”
Fender recently won the award for Best British Alternative/Rock Act at the 2022 Brits, joking that he’d be celebrating with “a party bus full of sausages and booze”.
Read The Independent’s review of his latest album, Seventeen Going Under, here.
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