July 10, 2025 • 6 mins
'Stay True To Who You Are': Ed Sheeran's life changing advice to Myles Smith
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
My hard podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists and listen
live on the Free I.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Had it's what you hope you having a great drive, hone.
That is nice to meet you if you are still listening.
A lot of people have tuned out, but Miles Smith
is in the studio right now. I want to talk.
So you're about to get you. You're doing this tour
(00:37):
in Australia right finishing outcome more shows then you're getting
going on tour with Edge here and is that right?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
I will be, I will be.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
It's mad. So I heard that there's another song just
sort of come out called My First Heartbreak, right, which
is which is about your dad leaving you? Is that right?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Yeah? Yeah, it's a it's a really deep and personal
song and it took me a while to write and
it was just a part of my life from sort
of like childhood to being an adult where I sort
of wrote a story of just how my relationship with
that situation sort of grew and going from sort of
like being really confused to being really angry to sort
of being at a point of like, hey, when I
get to that point of being a father, I hope
(01:14):
I think do things differently and it sort of came
out like that and really natural, but took two years
to put out into the world because I wasn't comfortable
because some parts of my life I keep private that
far I was ready to let go.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
And did it Did it have something to do with that?
I read that it influenced the ur realizing that song.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah, I played it for Ford at his house and
you know, I played it just you and yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Yeah, well in the pub. He's got a pub in
his house, doesn't he. That is he have a tunnel
to his pub.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Is that I don't know if his public knowledge, but
I'm not saying no.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
It's awesome. It's awesome. It's real, So you're in his
private pub.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Allegedly. I played in many records that day, and that
one particularly got a bit teary, and I was like, hey, like,
this is a super important song, and you know, it's
like not every song you have to think about, ah,
this has to be on radio or this has to
do this is like sometimes songs just have a purpose
in the world, and you know, they meet people where
they need it.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
And you know, for me, that.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Was something there was a perspective that I never thought
about about how other people would respond to it. It
was always an into dialogue and so yeah, not too
long after I put it out.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
That's so nice they give you any other advice, Like,
he's obviously a great person to lend the year of
giving that these banes were at all before he's super
super famous. Did he give you other advice going into
this world and becoming super popular.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yeah, He's all about just staying true to who you are.
And I know it sounds so cliche, but I could
see how it gets difficult. But also at the same time,
I think when you're you're raised in a certain way,
and when your your values are those that you've been
given to by amazing people around you, just the more
you stick to them sort of, the better life is.
And for me, I always try to stay grounded, always
try to stay within my remit and just enjoy music
(03:00):
for the reason I got into it, and that's just
because I love it.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Yeah, right, And a good reminder with dad song for example,
that you know, even someone like you who is very grounded,
once you're in this sort of slipstream, which is looks
hectic by the way from the outside, you know, we
get a lot of people through here that your age
or younger even who sort of stardom comes really quickly
and it's very hard to keep fitting the ground. I'm
(03:23):
often reminded of like the you know, I don't know
if you can't swimming, if you've been in Australia, if
you're too scared. Sometimes poems are too scared to go
out in the water. But sometimes you get your feet
taken out from underneath you and you can't, you can't
stay standing anymore. And I'm often reminded of that watching
young artists come through here. There's often a sense of like,
she's the momentums really ripping me away right now. So
it must be nice to get confirmation from somebody who's
(03:44):
sort of you know, out there surfing, so to speak,
to be like, hey, look there are other things you
don't You don't need to get caught up in this
all the time.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
But you know what, I was just waiting for the punchline,
because so far this interview, you've been, you've been, You've
got me so many.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Times like where is this golt? Literally don't care.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
You're you're bang on with that man. And it can
be hard and it can be difficult, but I think, yeah,
you know, you guys are lovely. I'm sure that you've
had many a chance to let your egos overwhelm you.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
But why yeah, why, it's a really goodholes.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
But you know that that's why we didn't we refuse
to talk to you in the airline. Don't make guy
kind of in away from the studio miles. We've got
into a beautiful area with you. But there is a
slightly juvenile question and this is this is coming from
our junior producer, an La. So he's outside and know
he's recently had some gut issues, but she found out
(04:46):
that you had food poisoning while you're performing shows. So
after a bit of Nando's Sushi and Toronto and go on,
oh it has to yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
For me, it's like I've been playing shows since I
was like eleven years old.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Really yeah, yeah, right.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Old pubs or clubs and stuff like I remember times
I used to like be in a bar and see
like one guy like sinking a guinness looking at me like.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Shut up san in his private time, I can see you.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
I'm pretty sure it was you, but no, and then
having to convince him I was good by the end
of the night and so now that I get to
walk out in front of like thousands of people at
night and you know, being able to do the thing
I love is like, I never want that. Yeah, I
never want to miss that.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Well, Mane, it's been a pleasure talking to you, it
really has. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming
in and congratulations on all your success.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Appreciate you.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Good luck with the tour, go hard on the rider
obviously yours Sushi Sushi from Toronto. I stopped. It's great
to have you any mate. So's latest single, as we
all know, it's nice to meet you, EP a minute,
(06:04):
a moment. He's out May twenty three, brand new music
from you, Miles.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
Yes, and hopefully you guys play it just as much did.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Nice to meet you and everybody you had you You've
had your quite over the year. Miles Smith and Will
It's kiss
My hard podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists and listen
live on the Free I.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Had it's what you hope you having a great drive, hone.
That is nice to meet you if you are still listening.
A lot of people have tuned out, but Miles Smith
is in the studio right now. I want to talk.
So you're about to get you. You're doing this tour
(00:37):
in Australia right finishing outcome more shows then you're getting
going on tour with Edge here and is that right?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
I will be, I will be.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
It's mad. So I heard that there's another song just
sort of come out called My First Heartbreak, right, which
is which is about your dad leaving you? Is that right?
Speaker 3 (00:53):
Yeah? Yeah, it's a it's a really deep and personal
song and it took me a while to write and
it was just a part of my life from sort
of like childhood to being an adult where I sort
of wrote a story of just how my relationship with
that situation sort of grew and going from sort of
like being really confused to being really angry to sort
of being at a point of like, hey, when I
get to that point of being a father, I hope
(01:14):
I think do things differently and it sort of came
out like that and really natural, but took two years
to put out into the world because I wasn't comfortable
because some parts of my life I keep private that
far I was ready to let go.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
And did it Did it have something to do with that?
I read that it influenced the ur realizing that song.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Yeah, I played it for Ford at his house and
you know, I played it just you and yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Yeah, well in the pub. He's got a pub in
his house, doesn't he. That is he have a tunnel
to his pub.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Is that I don't know if his public knowledge, but
I'm not saying no.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
It's awesome. It's awesome. It's real, So you're in his
private pub.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Allegedly. I played in many records that day, and that
one particularly got a bit teary, and I was like, hey, like,
this is a super important song, and you know, it's
like not every song you have to think about, ah,
this has to be on radio or this has to
do this is like sometimes songs just have a purpose
in the world, and you know, they meet people where
they need it.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
And you know, for me, that.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Was something there was a perspective that I never thought
about about how other people would respond to it. It
was always an into dialogue and so yeah, not too
long after I put it out.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
That's so nice they give you any other advice, Like,
he's obviously a great person to lend the year of
giving that these banes were at all before he's super
super famous. Did he give you other advice going into
this world and becoming super popular.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Yeah, He's all about just staying true to who you are.
And I know it sounds so cliche, but I could
see how it gets difficult. But also at the same time,
I think when you're you're raised in a certain way,
and when your your values are those that you've been
given to by amazing people around you, just the more
you stick to them sort of, the better life is.
And for me, I always try to stay grounded, always
try to stay within my remit and just enjoy music
(03:00):
for the reason I got into it, and that's just
because I love it.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Yeah, right, And a good reminder with dad song for example,
that you know, even someone like you who is very grounded,
once you're in this sort of slipstream, which is looks
hectic by the way from the outside, you know, we
get a lot of people through here that your age
or younger even who sort of stardom comes really quickly
and it's very hard to keep fitting the ground. I'm
(03:23):
often reminded of like the you know, I don't know
if you can't swimming, if you've been in Australia, if
you're too scared. Sometimes poems are too scared to go
out in the water. But sometimes you get your feet
taken out from underneath you and you can't, you can't
stay standing anymore. And I'm often reminded of that watching
young artists come through here. There's often a sense of like,
she's the momentums really ripping me away right now. So
it must be nice to get confirmation from somebody who's
(03:44):
sort of you know, out there surfing, so to speak,
to be like, hey, look there are other things you
don't You don't need to get caught up in this
all the time.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
But you know what, I was just waiting for the punchline,
because so far this interview, you've been, you've been, You've
got me so many.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Times like where is this golt? Literally don't care.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
You're you're bang on with that man. And it can
be hard and it can be difficult, but I think, yeah,
you know, you guys are lovely. I'm sure that you've
had many a chance to let your egos overwhelm you.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
But why yeah, why, it's a really goodholes.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
But you know that that's why we didn't we refuse
to talk to you in the airline. Don't make guy
kind of in away from the studio miles. We've got
into a beautiful area with you. But there is a
slightly juvenile question and this is this is coming from
our junior producer, an La. So he's outside and know
he's recently had some gut issues, but she found out
(04:46):
that you had food poisoning while you're performing shows. So
after a bit of Nando's Sushi and Toronto and go on,
oh it has to yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
For me, it's like I've been playing shows since I
was like eleven years old.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Really yeah, yeah, right.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Old pubs or clubs and stuff like I remember times
I used to like be in a bar and see
like one guy like sinking a guinness looking at me like.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Shut up san in his private time, I can see you.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
I'm pretty sure it was you, but no, and then
having to convince him I was good by the end
of the night and so now that I get to
walk out in front of like thousands of people at
night and you know, being able to do the thing
I love is like, I never want that. Yeah, I
never want to miss that.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Well, Mane, it's been a pleasure talking to you, it
really has. Thank you. Thank you so much for coming
in and congratulations on all your success.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Appreciate you.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Good luck with the tour, go hard on the rider
obviously yours Sushi Sushi from Toronto. I stopped. It's great
to have you any mate. So's latest single, as we
all know, it's nice to meet you, EP a minute,
(06:04):
a moment. He's out May twenty three, brand new music
from you, Miles.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
Yes, and hopefully you guys play it just as much did.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Nice to meet you and everybody you had you You've
had your quite over the year. Miles Smith and Will
It's kiss
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