Welcome to Proper Mental episode 95 with Samuel Jack, the musician and song writer behind the viral hit song, Feels Like Summer.
Samuel grew up in South Africa and is now based in London and before his music took off, he worked in high end hospitality to pay his way.
For years he juggled long, stressful shifts in kitchens with traveling for gigs and writing music and this would eventually catch up with him as his mental health declined to the point of breakdown.
In this episode Samuel and I chat about the pressures of working in hospitality and the particular lifestyle that comes with that line of work.
He takes me through his breakdown and everything that led to it and we talk about what happened as he moved out the other side and how he got well again.
We chat about his upbringing in Johannesburg and how it formed an early love of music, learning to write songs and the challenges of being a musician.
Of course, we chat about Feels Like Summer and how it feels to go viral and we chat about self-care, therapy, writing emotion driven songs and making music.
You can connect with Samuel via his website Samuel Jack | Official Website (samueljackofficial.com) or on Instagram @samueljackofficial and Twitter @samueljackmusic
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