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I sat down at my favourite Indian restaurant Gymkhana to talk about the making of the music video of Sapphire with @liampethickphoto and @nicminns who I did the video with. The making of shows all the BTS and what we went through to get each shot. We filmed the whole thing over 3 weeks which must be my longest video shoot in history, but boy was it worth it. I love you India, full video on YouTube now x

Piccola Stella is such a special song, it was such a massive honour to sing it with @ultimopeterpan tonight in Rome. I’m very grateful for our friendship and to share moments like this with him. What a concert. Grazie Roma x

i first became aware of @arijitsingh music when i watched Aashiqui 2 and heard Tum Hi Ho. I was proper spellbound by his voice, the song, the scene in the movie. I checked him out, and got in touch, and said whenever you wanna sing together i’m down. he was playing london, so i went to guest with him and sing Perfect there, it was an incredible show. I played him an early version of Sapphire in the dressing room, and he instantly had ideas for instruments and melodies. We then were pen pals over email for a bit, until I was in India for tour. I said to him, we should finish this in person, and he said, please come to my home town so I can show you my home and culture. I was with my dad on tour, which is a rarity to get so much one on one time with him. Me and him got a flight to Kolkata, then a 5 and a half hour drive to his home town. We arrived, went on a barge down the river which was stunning, then got a scooty back to the studio where we finished the song. Arijit taught me Punjabi and how to pronounce it all properly, and showed me Sitar. We then had dinner, and scooted around the village to see the sunset and moon with my dad. was a proper core memory i’l always cherish with my father, and i’m honoured to have created in this way with Arijit. He’s one of the most talented humans ive ever met, and i’m so grateful he shared his talent with me for this song. The full Punjabi version we recorded will be out in a couple of weeks, but until then I’ll be drip-feeding fun videos from our time together. enjoy !

Seeing the sights in Marseille with @sopranopsy4

Sapphire was the first song i finished for Play that made me know where the album was heading. It’s why I finished the recording process in Goa surrounded by some of the best musicians in India. It was an incredible creative process. I shot the music video with @liampethickphoto and @nicminns across my India tour earlier this year, we wanted to showcase the beauty and breadth of the country and its culture. The final jigsaw piece for me was getting @arijitsingh on the record, i’ll make a post about that in a few days but it was a journey to get there and such an amazing day of music and family. Me and him have done a full Punjabi version of the song that will come out in the next few weeks, which has a lot more of him on it. This is the album version of the song, and my favourite song on the album. Hope you guys love it. Sapphire out now x

Sapphire dumpington1. On ze fun bus2. These guys were some of the best musicians I’ve ever had the pleasure of recording with3. Me and @arijitsingh having a coffee on a barge4. Permanent ink so you know the love is real5. They see me rolling6. @iamsrk, love that guy so much7. I learned bouzouki as a kid thinking it was an Irish instrument. Turns out all cultures use it8. Flash mob dance in the cafe9. Boy better know, CEO, shuhyuhmuh10. I watched bahubali in the cinema so flipped out seeing the set11. I love making music in India

First show back for Mathematics in a long time. Honestly I get so low confidence sometimes in the music I put out still, I dunno how to explain it but I feel moments like this remind me how much I love what I do, and how much these songs connect, and how much I appreciate you guys for making me feel this feeling I’ve felt on stage since I was 11. I love being on the road and sharing these moments with you. Such an incredible night and an incredible feeling, thank you for making me feel so loved Madrid. See you tomorrow x

Riding around the streets of India missing high fives. Sapphire out June 5th, 8:30am ET / 1.30pm BST / 6pm IST

Acoustic version of Azizam on all platforms now x

I wrote Old Phone jet lagged in Goa at 3am on my own before anyone woke up. When everyone got up we recorded it that day. Here’s the footage from that day, full video on YouTube now x

Mexico dumpington1. Photo king2. The wink does wonders3. A fan was on FaceTime to their mates in the gig so I got on facetime with them4. How many tacos is too many tacos5. I like this piggy6. Azizam in the bar with the Mexican band7. Taking a photo of the iPhone video-ing me8. They see me rolling9. Singing with @elenarose 10. Big sing along in the bar11. Tacos for days

Afternoon off in Mexico City, watch til the end #entourage