Louis at BBC Radio 1. Two Of Us release day.
BBC Radio 1 have, at this point, been on air in a marathon Comic Relief donation drive, and it is at the tail end of this effort, at the appointed hour of 1pm, that Louis is introduced, with his new song.
*As there are multiply hosts (Scott Mills and Chris Stark) am using BBC as a general term.
Louis: Apparently I’m your pop emergency, so I want to say thank you for that.
BBC: I’m too tired for this
Louis: You do sound like you’re slurring a bit, you do sound tired.
BBC: It’s Louis Tomlinson everyone..
Louis: How are you mate? How are you, nice to see you…
BBC: It’s been a while…I don’t get this - so you’re like a live pop emergency, then….
BBC: Your new track - I knew that we were playing it, but I didn’t know that you were going to be here.
Louis: Yeah, yeah, well here I am, here I am. How’s it been going?
BBC: Yeah….I’ve not seen you since you were in that band…
Louis: Yeah, yeah (everyone laughs)
BBC: Right, shall we play it then?
Louis: Oh, yeah, please, yeah. My new song. Yeah, that’s actually what I’m here to do, yeah, yeah.
BBC: Tell me, what is it…I can’t speak anymore, Louis
Louis: Um, it’s me new single. It’s called Two Of Us. Maybe I’ll talk about it after.
BBC: Louis, I might be too fragile to cope with this.
Louis: (laughing) That’s the first play right there, thanks for that, thank you.
BBC: Ah, just listening to the words and getting all a bit like ahhhh. What other people are saying, Alison in Preston message “Trying not to cry in the middle of a busy cafe listening to this. Well done Louis. Well done Scott and Chris, amazing radio as always, Cheers, Alison”
Louis: Ah, that’s nice, that’s nice.
BBC: Yeah, so tell us about the song. What it’s about…
Louis: So….um….some people may or may not know, I lost me mum, ah, a couple of years ago, and I wanted to…..when I released me first single on me own with Steve Aoki, called Just Hold On, it kind of had a similar sentiment in the lyric, and I’d never really had this before, in music, where I got, like, feedback on line, socially, from people who aren’t like your stereotypical fans, and saying that the lyrics really helped them. I’d never really been in a position with music like that before, y’know, I wasn’t as emotionally invested in One Direction, obviously, in something as heavy as that…
BBC: No, no, this is a much more personal thing…
Louis: Mmmm, and I think….
BBC: I mean, they had some bangers….
Louis: Yeah, well, they had big time, big time…
BBC: …but I know what you mean…
Louis: Um, yeah, and I think, um, the feeling of grief is obviously pretty universal, so I kind of wanted to make something - yeah, it’s a little bit sad at the top - but hopefully, people feel the hopefulness in it, y’know what I mean…
BBC: Yeah. I think it’s empowering…
Louis: Thank you, thank you. That’s what I’m hoping for, definitely.
BBC: We are getting loads of messages: “Louis new song has given me actual chills. Sobbing a little bit, not gonna lie. His mum would be chuffed” Do you feel emotional hearing that, out now?
Louis: That was, that was, because that’s, like, confirmation, y’know what I mean, the first play, listening to it back here in the room. Um, but actually, I’m at a place in my head, and how I’m dealing with a lot of stuff…like, when I’ve been rehearsing it, when I’ve been singing it - I’ll do a live performance of it tonight - I feel really….it feels like an accomplishment…like I’ve got through this stage of “wow, was that grief, really” …the words empower me, really. It’s not like I stand on stage, and I kind of drift off and get sad. It’s the opposite, it actually really motivates me.
BBC: I think it’s amazing today….today has been a very special day, obviously, raising money and that, with what we’re doing, but with what Greg was saying earlier, at some point today, Scott, we’ve all had a moment to just be honest, and have an honest discussion, and it’s actually amazing hearing yourself doing something very similar to what we’ve been actually trying to do today, so thank you for that.
Louis: Of course, yeah, I think it’s, y’know, I think it’s important that people have the confidence to talk about these things….
BBC: Louise has been honest, she lost her mum when she was fourteen, so she can really relate. Actually, um, in a kind of odd way, it ties up, because we were saying earlier that grief counselling is something you can actually support by donating to Comic Relief as well….
Louis: Right, mmm hmm, mmm hmm….
BBC: …because, when you think about it, like, there’s such a strain on these services because there’s a lot of people that need it….
Louis: …of course, of course….
BBC: so, um, whatever you can give, um, please - sorry I can’t talk - please, for five pounds, text the word lol to 70205. There’s so many messages coming in. Shall we play it again?
Louis: Yeah, yeah, let’s have it again.
BBC: One more time! It’s Louis Tomlinson, Two Of Us.
BBC: Oh, so you’ve set Beth off, in the library, in Derby.
BBC: (imitating Louis) Sorry Beth, love (everyone laughs). Emily’s had to pull over. Um, but she’s, like, “what a lovely man Louis is, and Scott’s tired voice is just adorable. I listen to Radio 1 every day and I feel like we are all a supportive family together. I feel so proud to be part of this. I’ve donated, and I think you should all be really proud of yourselves” Thank you. Um, I loved your mum. Should we all talk about [?] festival?
Louis: Yeah, she loved you, lad, she loved you, yeah, yeah. You had a little drink together, I think, did you?
BBC: Yeah, several, several, yeah…I think we were watching Rudimental, yeah, and it happened….
Louis: (in the softest voice) Yeah, that was nice, man, that was nice.
BBC: So, Louis, that was Two Of Us, and I’d like to say, it’s been a while since you’ve had anything out…
BBC: ...so it must feel….it must feel great to get it back on the radio, y’know…
Louis: Yeah, I was kind of just taking it in, really. I’ve been…I’ve been working towards this moment for what feels like an eternity now, um, so it’s just great to have it out there, and obviously hearing the feedback from what wonderful people is ace as well.
BBC: Are you right to stay around for a bit longer?
Louis: Yeah, man, yeah, I’m here for a bit.
BBC: Is that alright? I expect…I always expect someone to whisk you away, like…
BBC: …like, some kind of…”he’s going now, good bye”…but it looks like we’re fine…are we fine?
Louis: Yeah, we’re fine. I’m the boss (laughs)
BBC: Well, you are, you are, essentially the boss, but I’m looking at the man who might whisk you away, and he’s giving me the thumbs up, so it’s ok.
End of the main part (they go on to do some general banter after this)
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