"I'm gonna have some really good music to put out after this. All those heady emotions he encountered in Scotland - obsession, treachery, heartbreak - are great fuel for writing pop music. Nam's first single in two years, "How the Fire Started," starts with "You never gave a damn about me until I had something you needed" - a message to Rob if there ever was one."
"It was a cathartic and really funny experience to put this together. Though he got nervous asking for favors from his former castlemates, Nam found they were more than willing to lend a hand: "Rob was like, 'This is literally the least I can do.'""
"In the video, Nam and his Traitors colleagues play heightened versions of themselves with Nam leading the charge as "Eric the Vengeful." Rausch a.k.a. "Robby Bobby" is holding the Faithful captive on his ranch, where they're forced to do manual labor while looking chic. The faux-Wild West aesthetic makes for a bright change of pace for a group that spent weeks trudging through mud and rain in Scotland."
Eric Nam transformed his experience being betrayed by fellow Traitor Rob Rausch on The Traitors season four into creative material. His first single in two years, "How the Fire Started," directly addresses the betrayal with lyrics like "You never gave a damn about me until I had something you needed." For the music video, Nam recruited former castmates Natalie Anderson, Yam Yam Arocho, Ron Funches, and Maura Higgins to stage a western showdown against Rausch. The video features heightened character versions including "Eric the Vengeful" and "Robby Bobby" holding Faithful captive on a ranch. Nam describes the experience as cathartic and funny, with castmates enthusiastically participating despite initial nervousness about asking favors.
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