The 1975 (Part 1) - Origins to Drive Like I Do

Podcast: Lyrics Of Their Life - The Music Biography Podcast · Adam Hampton

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

Before the sold-out arenas, the controversy and the chart-topping albums, they were just four teenagers blasting punk covers in a garage in Cheshire. In Part 1 of our multi-part series we uncover the raw and chaotic origin story of The 1975 and their controversial frontman Matty Healy. As we discuss what it was like for Matty growing up around rock royalty and his iconic British TV parents, we delve into his childhood obsession with Michael Jackson, his musical influences, Matty's cheeky scams he ran during his teen years which saw him expelled, his struggles with his sexuality...