I Never Thought It Would Happen
Singer-songwriter Chris Difford (Squeeze) is joined by musical guests to talk about the highs and lows of their career in this new podcast from Help Musicians. Series 4 returns on Tuesday March 19th with James Blunt. Listen to our previous episodes now and find out more at www.HelpMusicians.org.uk
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
S5 Ep12: INTIWH - James Morrison
“That’s what I’ve always tried to lean into is playing live, writing the songs and playing them live, is mainly why I’m still doing it, you know? I never get tired of playing live. I never get tired…
00:30:22 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
S5 Ep11: INTIWH - Kelsie Watts
"It's a universal language, it really is. Even if you're not speaking the language... you know, you can sing these songs and it'd just be like a wave of emotion and they can relate to it, even if th…
00:27:14 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
S5 Ep10: INTIWH - Craig Armstrong
"A professor of mine said a very true thing to me. He said, you know the great thing about music Craig is that you’ll never really know anything about it" - Craig Armstrong
This episode features a f…
This episode features a f…
00:39:47 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
S5 Ep9: INTIWH - Amy MacDonald
"We all take music for granted, really. But it's kind of with us through every memorable part of our lives. And to just have it as such a meaningful occupation, but to not properly support the people…
00:36:32 |
Mon 09 Jun 2025
S5 Ep8: INTIWH - Victoria Canal
"The thing that he said that struck me most was, you don't get people's attention more by being louder... you make them want to lean in when you pull back. The moments that resonate the most are when…
00:37:04 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
S5 Ep7: INTIWH - Theodore Shapiro
"I have a very vivid memory of seeing 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' when I was nine and that was a very profound experience for me, because I loved the movie. I was very aware of what that music was doin…
00:36:10 |
Mon 26 May 2025
S5 Ep6: INTIWH - ALT BLK ERA
“Because we write in so many genres, it’s always exciting to song write. Because today it’s like, we can write a D+B song and tomorrow we can write an Emo song. So it doesn’t get boring, because ther…
00:38:34 |
Mon 19 May 2025
S5 Ep5: INTIWH - Gary Kemp
"Back when I was a kid, I didn't want to know what Bryan Ferry's kitchen looked like, you know? I couldn't even imagine him having one... People don't want that now. Why don't they want mystique?" - …
00:44:30 |
Mon 12 May 2025
S5 Ep4: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Jade Bird
"I've had a pretty tumultuous upbringing... I was pretty scared about being too honest about it all." - Jade Bird
Chatting with Chris in this episode is British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. Experien…
Chatting with Chris in this episode is British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. Experien…
00:39:16 |
Mon 05 May 2025
S5 Ep3: INTIWH - Abel Selaocoe
"It was alien, extremely alien. And it looked alien... with the buttons. What is this machine? What is this thing?" - Abel Selaocoe, on his brother's bassoon.
For this episode, Chris welcomes a Sout…
For this episode, Chris welcomes a Sout…
00:41:09 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
S5 Ep2: INTIWH - Thom Rylance, The Lottery Winners
"I don't know who the man is that lives inside my body... but I'm so glad he turns up." - Thom Rylance.
Chatting with Chris in this episode is Thom Rylance of The Lottery Winners. The indie-pop 4 pi…
Chatting with Chris in this episode is Thom Rylance of The Lottery Winners. The indie-pop 4 pi…
00:44:21 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
S5 Ep1: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Bryan Adams
"I mean, you're either a creative or you're a burglar" - Bryan Adams.
Joining Chris for the first episode of his 5th series is rock superstar, and man of many talents Bryan Adams. As well as having …
Joining Chris for the first episode of his 5th series is rock superstar, and man of many talents Bryan Adams. As well as having …
00:37:19 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
I Never Thought It Would Happen - with Chris Difford
Chris Difford returns with Series 5 of his hit podcast 'I Never Thought It Would Happen' - coming soon! Made in collaboration with Help Musicians, Chris is celebrating his 50th anniversary in the bu…
00:01:51 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
S4 Ep13: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Fran Healy
For a bonus episode of his podcast, Chris welcomes Travis frontman Fran Healy. Emerging from Glasgow in the mid 90s, and now in their fourth decade together, Travis were inspirational to a number of …
00:40:30 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
S4 Ep12: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Mark Knopfler
Joining Chris is Mark Knopfler, the revered singer-songwriter and a masterful guitar player, with a totally distinctive sound and style. Always fascinated with music, Mark worked as a junior reporter…
00:42:37 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
S4 Ep11: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Alan Edwards
Joining Chris for this episode is legendary PR man Alan Edwards. During his 45 years working in the music industry he's worked with the likes of David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Spice Girls, Mich…
00:48:27 |
Mon 27 May 2024
S4 Ep10: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Guy Chambers
Joining Chris today is songwriter Guy Chambers, best known for his work co-writing hits like 'Millennium', 'Angels', 'Let Me Entertain You' and 'Rock DJ' with Robbie Williams.
Having graduated from…
Having graduated from…
00:40:48 |
Mon 20 May 2024
S4 Ep9: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Eddi Reader
Chris is joined by Scottish vocalist Eddi Reader for this episode, to chat about her fascinating career in music. From busking around Europe, to singing backing vocals for artists as diverse as Gang …
00:40:19 |
Mon 13 May 2024
S4 Ep8: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Corinne Bailey Rae
Chris' guest in this episode is Leeds born singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae. Though Corinne appeared to have success straight away with her first single, 'Like A Star', she'd already been through…
00:43:02 |
Mon 06 May 2024
S4 Ep7: I Never Thought It Would Happen - Wolfgang Van Halen
In this episode, Chris welcomes rapidly rising rock star Wolfgang Van Halen. Now fronting his own band, Mammoth, Wolfie made his stage debut at 16 playing bass alongside his dad Eddie and uncle Alec …
00:37:03 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
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