Matty Healy: podcast appearances and interviews

Matthew Timothy Healy, born on April 8, 1989, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the band the 1975. Healy is recognized for his lyricism, musical eclecticism, provocative onstage persona characterized as performance art, and influence on indie pop music. Born in London and raised largely in the Cheshire village of Alderley Edge, he formed the 1975 in 2002 with his schoolmates at Wilmslow High School. After signing with independent record label Dirty Hit, the band released four extended plays before their self-titled debut studio album in 2013. This was followed by the albums I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It in 2016, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships in 2018, Notes on a Conditional Form in 2020, and Being Funny in a Foreign Language in 2022. Each album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and charted on the Billboard 200, receiving critical acclaim and featuring in numerous year-end and decade-end lists. Healy is also a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights and climate change mitigation. His songs and performances often explore themes such as internet culture, masculinity, the social and political milieu, as well as personal life and relationships. Recognized by various outlets as a spokesperson for the millennial generation and a notable figure in contemporary pop-rock, he has earned four Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards including Songwriter of the Year, and nominations for the Mercury Prize and Grammy Awards.