Sam Ryder has convinced me we should believe in aliens

Sam Ryder says his optimism had never been tested until Eurovision (Picture: Jack Robinson)

Sam Ryder radiates positivity and unabashed optimism, so much so that he has us believing in aliens by the end of our chat together.

On the surface, UFOs are a strange topic for an interview about his newly released second album Heartland, but in reality, it fits the ethos of his music perfectly.

Years ago, while in Hawaii, Sam saw a ‘weird moving object in the skies’ which he believes was an extraterrestrial — and we’re inclined to trust him.

‘I think that believing in aliens and UFOs — and bear with me here — is wholly optimistic,’ he laughed after Metro asked about aliens.

‘It’s at a base level, a good practice for optimism in your life to believe in UFOs. Because for any society to get to a point where they can make the breakthrough of faster-than-light travel means that they have, as a society, decided to not use that technology to blow each other up.’

A surprisingly emotive position to take on something often ridiculed by wider society, but Sam’s utter enthusiasm is hard to ignore.

Sam shot to fame as the UK’s Eurovision entry in 2022 with his hit song Space Man (Picture: Gus Stewart)

‘It’s so easy to be optimistic and positive when the wind is in your sails,’ Sam told Metro (Picture: Jack Robinson)

He continued: ‘We’re in the throes of it now, it feels like any moment we could be like, “Oh, by the way, nuclear war is beginning,” you know. So, for a society to transcend the technology, go past that stage and use its collective mind to break through faster than light travel means that that society has found a way to live in harmony and peace.

‘So because of that, I think it’s completely a state of optimism to believe in aliens.’

It’s no surprise that Sam believes in the unbelievable, as he himself did the impossible in 2022 by making the UK a real contender at Eurovision.

Like an angel with perfect hair, the Space Man singer shot to dizzying heights and secured an incredible second place behind Ukraine, with a baffled British public behind him all the way.

Following his success, Sam performed at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, then sang at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, all before releasing his debut album.

Sam’s top tip for being more optimistic is to believe in UFOs! (Picture: Getty)

On August 8, the ‘biggest pub gig ever’ will see nearly 800 acts performing in pubs across the UK, including the Tiny Riot hitmaker.

‘[I wanted to] do something that felt like I was actually being purposeful that wasn’t just benefiting me,’ Sam explained of the collaboration.

‘It took me till I was 31 years old to get shot at this, and I’d been dreaming about it and never stopping working for that entire time. I didn’t take a break or put down the guitar ever.

‘I would do anything to make this work and I know there’s so many other people out there that are in the same position and are doing whatever they can just to stay in the music game that [might feel] their time is running out.’

‘We all have a responsibility to support grassroots music from people that don’t have [an] advantage.’

Sam Ryder’s new album Heartland will be released on October 17 and is available to pre-order here. New single ‘The Feeling Never Went Away’ is out now. 

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