Teddy Swims is making waves within the song trade together with his genre-defying pitch and uncooked authenticity. As he heads into the 67th Annual Grammy Awards with a Best New Artist nomination and an nearest efficiency, the Billboard chart-topping artist at the back of “Lose Control” is embracing a transformative length in each his private {and professional} week.
Swims stated he reveals himself experiencing newfound love, celebrating his Grammy nomination and getting ready for parenthood with the leave of “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2).”
“This second album for me, it’s a whole lot of unlearning that I am doing and learning what love really is supposed to be like,” he stated.
The walk to discovering his unique expression wasn’t all the time clean. He pursued soccer and after were given into musical theater with a chum. Since after, Swims stated he has realized to include his musical skills.
“The first time I performed, I did feel like this is what I’m going to do, this is what I want to do,” he stated. “The gift is not the ability. The gift is that hunger and that desire to want to be the best that you can be.”
Swims additionally shared he virtually selected a special profession trail, and the backup he had from his father.
“I was in cosmetology school when I was 19,” he stated. “He (my dad) had told me, ‘Son, if you want to be a music man, just drop out of school and promise me you won’t go back.'”
His father despatched him a different message nearest listening to about his Grammy nomination: “I’m so proud of you, baby. I love you. And you made it all happen, son.”
“It makes me want to cry now. I love him…I love him,” Swims stated.
Along with his musical milestones, Swims is gladly expecting the arriving of a kid.
“I can’t wait to hear their voice. I am so pumped. I just hope to God they think I’m cooler than my dad, that’s all I want,” he joked.
Swims’ brochure “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2),” is now to be had. The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will wind on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. EST, 5 p.m. PST on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
