May 5, 2025 • 8 mins
Britt & Laura were joined by absolute superstar Alex Warren to chat about his Australian tour, how he uses music for healing, and the lyrics his wife misheard in his song.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
High Heart podcasts, heem More Kiss podcast playlist and listen
live on the free iHeart app. Now, I am so
excited to introduce you guys to the guests that we
have on today's show. Alex Warren. He's one of the
biggest singer songwriters at the moment that is absolutely blowing
up across TikTok. But also he's our number one most
(00:31):
played song here at the station currently. You guys would
know this song absolutely. It is ordinary, this song right here.
He's also known for other incredible hits like Carry You Home.
We has had over three hundred and forty five point
seven million streams so far. But the thing that I
am so excited to be able to talk to him
(00:52):
today about and also to share with you guys is
his incredible story of how Alex has come from being
he was kicked out of home, he lost his dad
when he was a teenager, his mum also passed away,
and he lived in a car and he has gone
from being a homeless to being one of the most
incredible artists of our time.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
It's really cool too and I love to see it.
His now wife moved in with him when he was
living in a car, and I think it's really cool.
It's like you loved me when I had nothing idea
and she's come along that whole journey with him to
absolute superstar status. So I'm so excited to talk to
him today. Alex, welcome to the pickup.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
We absolutely cannot wait for you to visit Australia in August.
Everyone is looking forward to it. To the fact that
I think you sold out in like two minutes. You
need to start playing some bigger venues, let me tell
you that much.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
But you've gone from living in.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Your car to absolute superstar. How has that lived up
to your expectations? Because you do hear a lot of
people say like they finally make the top, or they
reached what they thought was going to bring them happiness,
and it hasn't fulfilled what they thought. What's been your experience, It's.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Been really cool.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Honestly, it's been absolutely a blessing and I think it's
you know, I've been meeting a lot of cool people
this last few weeks and I've had a lot of
pitch few moments, so it's something where I've always dreamed
of this and it's everything I thought it would be.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Alex.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
I've been following you on TikTok for quite a while
and like second to your incredible music, is also following
along your beautiful relationship with your wife. Firstly, can you
just say her full name for anyone who hasn't heard
you say it before.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
Yeah, my wife's will name is Cobra, Holy bomk Miklanio
and Eliko, Glani Benznan and Hughes.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
It is the best name that has ever existed. That
you've been together since you were eighteen year old high
school sweethearts and now you're married. You wrote your incredible
smash hit Ordinary about your wife and about the truly
extraordinary relationship that you have. How has it changed as
you've gone from living in a car to being ridiculously famous.
(02:49):
How does your relationship change over those years.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
It's so funny. I don't think it's changed that much, honestly.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
You know, we just love to watch Great's Anatomy and
hang out with our dogs at home, and it's just
now we do it on the road. I think relationship wise,
I'm always striving to be a better husband and try
to take around more dates, and it's slowly becoming a
thing where it's so difficult to find time. Yeah, you know,
I try to mix it in. But other than that,
it's been really cool. Honestly, she comes with me everywhere
we go, so it's it's it's like we're traveling the
(03:15):
world together.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
How did you feel? Because I did see that your
wife didn't actually know the lyrics to the song you
wrote about her?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
What was she were sexy?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Did she tell us what the actual lyric was and
what she thought you were saying?
Speaker 3 (03:29):
All right, so she thought it was all my life.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
I'll do you like, I'll do it like I'll get
down and dirty.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Right right, and it's all my life. How do you?
Speaker 1 (03:39):
So?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Like, how do you?
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Because it goes into the next phrase, take my breath away,
So it's supposed to be how do you take my
breath away? It's like a sentence, but instead it's all
my life. I'll do you as I'm.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Like to be fair by work. Because the first one
is still a commitment, like you're still committing to long
term sexy time.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
You know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Is the first one your mom has to listen to.
Kova's Mom's got to hear those lyrics, And the second
one sounds a bit more romantic.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Thankfully mine's dead so she doesn't have to listen to either.
That's so true.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Yeah, Actually, do you know what I do want to
ask you about a lyric that you wrote. I might
butcher it a little bit because I'm going from memory,
but you wrote something in one of your songs about
it being your mom's first time on earth as well,
and I really resonated because I think sometimes as parents
and as kids, we can hold so much resentment for
our parents, and there was something incredibly beautiful in those lyrics.
(04:31):
Why was that such an important thing to write for you?
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Well?
Speaker 4 (04:35):
I think growing up, I grew up in a broken home.
My dad passed away and my mom.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Ended up drinking herself to death.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
And I think with that, you know, I didn't I
didn't have a mom, and I held so much honor.
I kind of was like, you know, like, you're supposed
to be my mom's supposed to be my role model.
Instead you're getting drunk and falling in a safe way.
And that was something for me, whereas like Travis drunk,
you do all these thanks and I always judged her
for it. But now that I'm you know, twenty four,
and I'm looking at having kids soon. It's something where
(05:01):
I realized I'm so over in over my head and
I have every resource possible, and I can't imagine losing
my husband and having to raise four.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Kids by myself. Yeah, and I can't imagine a stress
she was under.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
And I think that's something really important and why I
kind of wrote that song. It's like, you know, as
I'm an adult and as I'm getting closer to that,
I've realized that, you know, it was your first time
on Earth two and I'm judging.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
You for the decisions you made without being in your situation.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Why was it so important to you to share those
really personal moments in your songwriting and how has that
helped you build your audience?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
So I've had a lot of healing.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
I still have moments where I break down, crime like
that's the thing, And a lot of people kind of
asked me if it gets better, and it's a hard
question to answer, but I think with everything that I've
done and everything I've worked on and the songs that
I write, it kind of gives me perspective. But also
you can see the growth from the first song to
where I am today, And it's cool hearing people say
that my songs have helped them, but I feel like
they fail to see how the songs have helped me.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
And also this experience has helped me.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
And it's such a mind boggling thing to get behind
that I started with this writing songs about my parents,
and now I write love songs and whatnot.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
And it's cool that you know, there's people who love ordinary.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
There's people who love savu as Sea, which is a
song about my wedding, but it's the I wrote two
songs for my wedding, a song that's a love song
and a song that's morning the loss of my parents, and.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
So many people relate with both of them, and I
think that's really powerful.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
I think that's why you have come up in such
a unique new artist, because you have the most incredible voice.
But it's just not that it's the way you relate
to people as well. And I see so many people
at your concerts with signs that are like hashtag dead
Mum's Club, like dead parents Club. There's so many people
that and it's crazy because it's it links back into
your black humor. But I think that that's why so
many people relate to you, because not only are they
(06:39):
obsessed with your music, but they're obsessed with you and
your story. Were you surprised with how many fans you
had down here in Australia?
Speaker 4 (06:47):
Yeah, I was in mind bogg I couldn't tell you
if you tell we were trying to fill up a
thousand cap rooms. Yeah, and now we've gone onto arenas
and it's it's insane and it's also terrifying.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Dude, let me tell you my I mean, you have
no idea the range of your audience and your fan base,
Like we've been in your orbit for a long time.
But my five year old Marley is obsessed with you,
like you a point where I was like, how did
this even? So she came on one day from school
and she was like, Mummy, I heard the song that
I want to play at my wedding and it was
carry You Home and we put it on in the
(07:18):
car and she is five years old. I was like, yeah, well,
there's probably some therapy we need to go through for
that as well. But it's amazing and honestly, you guys
sold out in thirty seconds. Definitely need some arenas next time,
not your pavilions.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
What I will say, Alex is I know, people think
that we work in radio and we get access to tickets.
We were two people that missed out on the tickets.
So if you know anyone that can slide us in
a ticket, we'd love to come and see you while
you're here. I'll make it happen before we let you go.
Who's your dream collab? You get to perform with anyone?
Who is it?
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Uh, Miley Cyrus on the Girlfront and on the Guy Friend's.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
Got to be at I love it.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Yeah, amazing, two very tall ginger men together. It's what
we want to see in the world. There we go, Alex.
It's an absolute dream. Good luck with the tour. We're
so stoked to have you on the show. Ordinary is
such an incredible song. We can't wait to see you
and to hear from your again. Thanks for having you, guys,
and catch later, say Alie Alex
High Heart podcasts, heem More Kiss podcast playlist and listen
live on the free iHeart app. Now, I am so
excited to introduce you guys to the guests that we
have on today's show. Alex Warren. He's one of the
biggest singer songwriters at the moment that is absolutely blowing
up across TikTok. But also he's our number one most
(00:31):
played song here at the station currently. You guys would
know this song absolutely. It is ordinary, this song right here.
He's also known for other incredible hits like Carry You Home.
We has had over three hundred and forty five point
seven million streams so far. But the thing that I
am so excited to be able to talk to him
(00:52):
today about and also to share with you guys is
his incredible story of how Alex has come from being
he was kicked out of home, he lost his dad
when he was a teenager, his mum also passed away,
and he lived in a car and he has gone
from being a homeless to being one of the most
incredible artists of our time.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
It's really cool too and I love to see it.
His now wife moved in with him when he was
living in a car, and I think it's really cool.
It's like you loved me when I had nothing idea
and she's come along that whole journey with him to
absolute superstar status. So I'm so excited to talk to
him today. Alex, welcome to the pickup.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
We absolutely cannot wait for you to visit Australia in August.
Everyone is looking forward to it. To the fact that
I think you sold out in like two minutes. You
need to start playing some bigger venues, let me tell
you that much.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
But you've gone from living in.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Your car to absolute superstar. How has that lived up
to your expectations? Because you do hear a lot of
people say like they finally make the top, or they
reached what they thought was going to bring them happiness,
and it hasn't fulfilled what they thought. What's been your experience, It's.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Been really cool.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Honestly, it's been absolutely a blessing and I think it's
you know, I've been meeting a lot of cool people
this last few weeks and I've had a lot of
pitch few moments, so it's something where I've always dreamed
of this and it's everything I thought it would be.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Alex.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
I've been following you on TikTok for quite a while
and like second to your incredible music, is also following
along your beautiful relationship with your wife. Firstly, can you
just say her full name for anyone who hasn't heard
you say it before.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
Yeah, my wife's will name is Cobra, Holy bomk Miklanio
and Eliko, Glani Benznan and Hughes.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
It is the best name that has ever existed. That
you've been together since you were eighteen year old high
school sweethearts and now you're married. You wrote your incredible
smash hit Ordinary about your wife and about the truly
extraordinary relationship that you have. How has it changed as
you've gone from living in a car to being ridiculously famous.
(02:49):
How does your relationship change over those years.
Speaker 3 (02:51):
It's so funny. I don't think it's changed that much, honestly.
Speaker 4 (02:54):
You know, we just love to watch Great's Anatomy and
hang out with our dogs at home, and it's just
now we do it on the road. I think relationship wise,
I'm always striving to be a better husband and try
to take around more dates, and it's slowly becoming a
thing where it's so difficult to find time. Yeah, you know,
I try to mix it in. But other than that,
it's been really cool. Honestly, she comes with me everywhere
we go, so it's it's it's like we're traveling the
(03:15):
world together.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
How did you feel? Because I did see that your
wife didn't actually know the lyrics to the song you
wrote about her?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
What was she were sexy?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Did she tell us what the actual lyric was and
what she thought you were saying?
Speaker 3 (03:29):
All right, so she thought it was all my life.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
I'll do you like, I'll do it like I'll get
down and dirty.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Right right, and it's all my life. How do you?
Speaker 1 (03:39):
So?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Like, how do you?
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Because it goes into the next phrase, take my breath away,
So it's supposed to be how do you take my
breath away? It's like a sentence, but instead it's all
my life. I'll do you as I'm.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Like to be fair by work. Because the first one
is still a commitment, like you're still committing to long
term sexy time.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
You know what I mean?
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Is the first one your mom has to listen to.
Kova's Mom's got to hear those lyrics, And the second
one sounds a bit more romantic.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Thankfully mine's dead so she doesn't have to listen to either.
That's so true.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Yeah, Actually, do you know what I do want to
ask you about a lyric that you wrote. I might
butcher it a little bit because I'm going from memory,
but you wrote something in one of your songs about
it being your mom's first time on earth as well,
and I really resonated because I think sometimes as parents
and as kids, we can hold so much resentment for
our parents, and there was something incredibly beautiful in those lyrics.
(04:31):
Why was that such an important thing to write for you?
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Well?
Speaker 4 (04:35):
I think growing up, I grew up in a broken home.
My dad passed away and my mom.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Ended up drinking herself to death.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
And I think with that, you know, I didn't I
didn't have a mom, and I held so much honor.
I kind of was like, you know, like, you're supposed
to be my mom's supposed to be my role model.
Instead you're getting drunk and falling in a safe way.
And that was something for me, whereas like Travis drunk,
you do all these thanks and I always judged her
for it. But now that I'm you know, twenty four,
and I'm looking at having kids soon. It's something where
(05:01):
I realized I'm so over in over my head and
I have every resource possible, and I can't imagine losing
my husband and having to raise four.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Kids by myself. Yeah, and I can't imagine a stress
she was under.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
And I think that's something really important and why I
kind of wrote that song. It's like, you know, as
I'm an adult and as I'm getting closer to that,
I've realized that, you know, it was your first time
on Earth two and I'm judging.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
You for the decisions you made without being in your situation.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Why was it so important to you to share those
really personal moments in your songwriting and how has that
helped you build your audience?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
So I've had a lot of healing.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
I still have moments where I break down, crime like
that's the thing, And a lot of people kind of
asked me if it gets better, and it's a hard
question to answer, but I think with everything that I've
done and everything I've worked on and the songs that
I write, it kind of gives me perspective. But also
you can see the growth from the first song to
where I am today, And it's cool hearing people say
that my songs have helped them, but I feel like
they fail to see how the songs have helped me.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
And also this experience has helped me.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
And it's such a mind boggling thing to get behind
that I started with this writing songs about my parents,
and now I write love songs and whatnot.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
And it's cool that you know, there's people who love ordinary.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
There's people who love savu as Sea, which is a
song about my wedding, but it's the I wrote two
songs for my wedding, a song that's a love song
and a song that's morning the loss of my parents, and.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
So many people relate with both of them, and I
think that's really powerful.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
I think that's why you have come up in such
a unique new artist, because you have the most incredible voice.
But it's just not that it's the way you relate
to people as well. And I see so many people
at your concerts with signs that are like hashtag dead
Mum's Club, like dead parents Club. There's so many people
that and it's crazy because it's it links back into
your black humor. But I think that that's why so
many people relate to you, because not only are they
(06:39):
obsessed with your music, but they're obsessed with you and
your story. Were you surprised with how many fans you
had down here in Australia?
Speaker 4 (06:47):
Yeah, I was in mind bogg I couldn't tell you
if you tell we were trying to fill up a
thousand cap rooms. Yeah, and now we've gone onto arenas
and it's it's insane and it's also terrifying.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Dude, let me tell you my I mean, you have
no idea the range of your audience and your fan base,
Like we've been in your orbit for a long time.
But my five year old Marley is obsessed with you,
like you a point where I was like, how did
this even? So she came on one day from school
and she was like, Mummy, I heard the song that
I want to play at my wedding and it was
carry You Home and we put it on in the
(07:18):
car and she is five years old. I was like, yeah, well,
there's probably some therapy we need to go through for
that as well. But it's amazing and honestly, you guys
sold out in thirty seconds. Definitely need some arenas next time,
not your pavilions.
Speaker 2 (07:31):
What I will say, Alex is I know, people think
that we work in radio and we get access to tickets.
We were two people that missed out on the tickets.
So if you know anyone that can slide us in
a ticket, we'd love to come and see you while
you're here. I'll make it happen before we let you go.
Who's your dream collab? You get to perform with anyone?
Who is it?
Speaker 4 (07:48):
Uh, Miley Cyrus on the Girlfront and on the Guy Friend's.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
Got to be at I love it.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Yeah, amazing, two very tall ginger men together. It's what
we want to see in the world. There we go, Alex.
It's an absolute dream. Good luck with the tour. We're
so stoked to have you on the show. Ordinary is
such an incredible song. We can't wait to see you
and to hear from your again. Thanks for having you, guys,
and catch later, say Alie Alex
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