 Kiss Me could take me. 'I do want to play stadiums and I'm not shy about that. I'm always trying to juggle that kind of ambition versus my own humility and integrity.' So there's no chance of seeing the singer in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity . . . in the near future? 'I play shows to connect with people' 'Definitely not,' he laughs. 'I have a decent head on my shoulders as to what's OK and what's not. I've met people I admire like Dave and Finneas but it doesn't faze me. 'I wouldn't say success has really changed things for me personally. I'm not the type to be in LA, or in New York and go to parties. I'm not a networker. 'While I love meeting new people, I know who my best friends are. And I've been the same since I was a child. I will neve){kind=link}
HIS debut album Without Fear topped both the UK and Ireland album charts and launched the Irish singer songwriter to the world.
Three years on and Dermot Kennedy is back, loving being back on the road and playing live with new album Sonder released next week. And for the 30-year-old, it’s about keeping it real.
“For me it’s always been about credibility,” he tells me from his hotel room in Newcastle, just hours before his acoustic gig at the city’s Boiler Shop on Tuesday. His arena tour starts next April.
He adds: “Going from album one to album two is all about trying to gauge your own ambition and figure out who you’re trying to be and what you’re trying to achieve.
“It’s always been about making the best music I can. I’m not trying to hamper my own progress in any way.