"I hated being famous, Samuel Preston says. I hated, hated, hated it. After leaving Celebrity Big Brother, I was on loads of Prozac. I was in a weird space."
"Now, after years living on-off in the US, becoming a successful songwriter for hire, and surviving a near-death experience and OxyContin addiction, Preston is making a comeback with the Ordinary Boys."
"Every song [on the debut] was: don't get a job, capitalism is bad. We were a political band in our way. He hadn't really clocked it at the time."
Samuel Preston, known for his band the Ordinary Boys, hated his fame, especially after appearing on Celebrity Big Brother. He struggled with mental health issues and addiction but has since become a successful songwriter. After years away, he is returning to music with a new single, Peer Pressure, and acknowledges the political messages in his earlier work. Preston expresses no nostalgia for the mid-00s indie scene but recognizes the significance of his band's earlier songs, which critiqued capitalism and societal norms.
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