With a profession spanning 15 years and the legacy of a British pop titan already set in stone, you’d be forgiven for assuming Olly Murs may be a bit too huge for his boots—he’d have each proper to be.

However, in actual fact, he’s nonetheless similar to the remainder of us. And sure, that features the awkward moments of opening his mouth when he actually shouldn’t.

The now chart-topping musician rose to fame in 2009 along with his cheeky chap persona on The X Issue, ending as a runner-up however continuing to interrupt by way of as one of many nation’s most lovable entertainers.

Now, within the latter half of 2025, contemporary off his nationwide tour and weeks after changing into a dad to 2, Olly is gearing as much as launch his eighth album, titled Knees Up.

He’s additionally basking within the glory of his newest single and the primary from the file, Bonkers, which embodies arguably his most genuine lyrics thus far.

Talking completely to Metro as he displays on his profession, Troublemaker Olly reveals how he’s mastered the artwork of merely… ‘not giving a f**okay’.

In his latest music, one excruciatingly relatable line reads: ‘The issues that I feel in me head / Are popping out my mouth as an alternative’—we’ve all been there.

So, it appeared solely proper to probe him on essentially the most ‘bonkers’ factor he’s ever stated, to which the reply would possibly shock you.

‘I do all the time say issues that I immediately remorse,’ Olly, 41, admits. ‘The one which springs to thoughts, etched in my reminiscence, is once I was in America with Wrighty (Mark Wright) and stated to a bouncer on an evening out, once I didn’t have my ID, “Why don’t you simply Google me?”

‘That was in all probability essentially the most bonkers factor I’ve ever stated, or essentially the most smug! I used to be doing it type of half-jokingly, like, effectively, I haven’t bought my ID, mate; I’m actually in my thirties.

‘I don’t assume he did (Google me). He laughed, after which we weren’t allowed in anyway.’

It’s precisely this no-filter, laddish banter that has helped Olly preserve his loyal fanbase through the years, and he’s proud to nonetheless be thought-about ‘the boy subsequent door’.

‘I’m nonetheless a little bit of a lad, actually,’ he declares. ‘I don’t assume my roots have modified an excessive amount of. Yeah, my way of life could be a bit chaotic, however any of my shut mates know I haven’t modified.

‘Strolling down the road can generally be laborious, however I nonetheless exit, I nonetheless use the Tube in London, I nonetheless use black cabs. Yeah, generally I get pushed locations, however I by no means bought sucked into the trade I’m in an excessive amount of, you understand?

‘Don’t get me incorrect, it has its perks, however my followers, my household, and everybody round me have stored me level-headed. I don’t assume I’ve ever jumped above my station an excessive amount of.’

Olly is eager for this authenticity to shine by way of on his new album, which drops on November 21.

Quizzed on what the Knees Up chapter represents, having described it as ‘Olly 2.0′, the Pricey Darlin’ hitmaker says he’s lastly releasing the music he’s ‘all the time needed’ to share.

‘The final 15 years of songs have been actually superb, and I’ve beloved all of it,’ Olly declares, having secured 5 UK primary albums thus far.

‘However this new period of Olly 2.0 is the primary time in my profession I’ve performed an album that I needed to do, not the album I feel folks need me to do.

‘It’s nonetheless me, clearly, nevertheless it’s been influenced loads by the early albums I did.’

As for the writing course of, Olly recollects having far stricter limitations to his lyrical content material in his twenties: ‘My buddy stated to me, when he first heard it, “It appears like we’re listening to you 15 years in the past, however that is you now as an grownup, mature, and never giving a f**okay.”

‘There was a time once I was writing my first album, like, “Oh my God, I can’t point out tequila!” One time, I wrote about being in a strip membership; it’s like, “Ooh, you’ll be able to’t write that!” However on this album, I used to be extra daring. I’m extra mature; I can have enjoyable.’

Not solely that, however the singer is happier than ever in his private life with spouse Amelia, producing a ‘freedom with how [he] can categorical [himself]’.

‘The whole lot in my life is so constructive proper now, and I need that to proceed, however when it comes to writing, it offers you a lot room to be playful.’

So, as he approaches 20 years within the enterprise and that golden tenth album, what precisely does the long run appear to be for Olly Murs?

Nicely, one factor’s for certain: it comes with out strain.

‘I beloved what I did again within the day, however I used to be very squeaky clear. Now, I’m a bit tough across the edges! I’ve been across the block, so I can have extra enjoyable.

‘When artists come out with their first album, there’s the strain of, is it gonna join? Are folks gonna prefer it? Are folks gonna purchase into it? After which while you’ve performed it for seven or eight years, these types of issues don’t f***ing hassle me anymore.

‘I want I might get a primary file, and I hope I do, however, on the identical time, if I don’t, I don’t care. I’ve picked up a primary earlier than.

‘I’ll be trustworthy with you, this album makes me really feel like I’m doing all of it for the primary time once more. This can be a new, contemporary begin.’

And for these eager to observe his profession for years to come back, you needn’t fear, as a result of Olly has no intention of slowing down.

‘I hope it by no means ends. I hope it continues perpetually. I simply love what I’m doing proper now. It’s given me a brand new lease of life, and it feels nice.’

Olly Murs’ new single, Bonkers, is out now. His eighth studio album, Knees Up, lands on November 21.

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