I'm always happy to re-listen to a Johnny Flynn interview, but I wouldn't call more than three years ago "recent". For a minute you had me thinking this was actually something new! I'm always amazed by how open and vulnerable he is when talking about the therapy thing & his reasons for getting into it. There are other interviews from the last 4 years where he goes even more into depth talking about it. (Sorry I can't recall which specifically.) I remember one where he talks about having to process lingering resentment towards his mother for the choice to send him away. Several times he's talked about bullying from other pupils, and real cruelty from teachers. Sounds pretty harrowing.. He's also talked about how all of that was particularly painful because of what a deeply sensitive kid he was. In one interview he sort of corrected himself after that, saying something along the lines of "well, I'm STILL a very sensitive person". Putting me in awe again of how raw and vulnerable he's able to be. (And also why he seems to try to avoid being interviewed much.) I have so much respect for this human!
Ah yes sorry Crow. It wasn’t click bait honest! I did the introduction unrehearsed and looked to use it as a practice run, but subsequent attempts proved disastrous!! So I went with it hoping that no one noticed that I said ‘recent’! Yes I’d heard a few interviews where he talks about his school days including the radio 3 one where he’s asked his favourite classical pieces. He said taking up the guitar was to rebel against playing Bach on the violin all day! Still if he hadn’t had that education would he still have made it as a folk singer/ actor? Or would he have spent his days as a lobster fisherman sailing out of Porthgain in a chunky jumper, his blonde locks blowing in the wind? Who knows!
I'm always happy to re-listen to a Johnny Flynn interview, but I wouldn't call more than three years ago "recent". For a minute you had me thinking this was actually something new!
I'm always amazed by how open and vulnerable he is when talking about the therapy thing & his reasons for getting into it. There are other interviews from the last 4 years where he goes even more into depth talking about it. (Sorry I can't recall which specifically.)
I remember one where he talks about having to process lingering resentment towards his mother for the choice to send him away. Several times he's talked about bullying from other pupils, and real cruelty from teachers. Sounds pretty harrowing..
He's also talked about how all of that was particularly painful because of what a deeply sensitive kid he was. In one interview he sort of corrected himself after that, saying something along the lines of "well, I'm STILL a very sensitive person".
Putting me in awe again of how raw and vulnerable he's able to be. (And also why he seems to try to avoid being interviewed much.)
I have so much respect for this human!
Ah yes sorry Crow. It wasn’t click bait honest! I did the introduction unrehearsed and looked to use it as a practice run, but subsequent attempts proved disastrous!! So I went with it hoping that no one noticed that I said ‘recent’! Yes I’d heard a few interviews where he talks about his school days including the radio 3 one where he’s asked his favourite classical pieces. He said taking up the guitar was to rebel against playing Bach on the violin all day! Still if he hadn’t had that education would he still have made it as a folk singer/ actor? Or would he have spent his days as a lobster fisherman sailing out of Porthgain in a chunky jumper, his blonde locks blowing in the wind? Who knows!