Mitch James is one of New Zealand’s most popular artists - with his music streamed over 200 million times around the world.
He’s toured the world alongside Six60, supported Ed Sheeran and just returned home after touring with Calum Scott to release his second album, patience.
In this episode we talk about his difficult teenage years and how he found his path out of darkness, getting discovered by Sony and the acoustic video that went viral, the four years of hurt leading to the release of his new album, life as a ‘professional’ busker, streaking, the joy of releasing new music and much, much more.
This was a pretty special chat. It was really raw in places and incredibly uplifting in others. It deals with themes like suicide and hitting rock bottom, and harnessing the drive and discipline to be successful. James has an incredible story to tell - and we’re really grateful he shared it in such an open, real and vulnerable way.
