Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - BONUS: Maisie Peters On Her NZ Tour!

Episode Date: February 9, 2023

We chat to UK pop star Maisie Peters!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. She's just 22 years old and she's touring with Ed Sheeran. In fact, Ed Sheeran is her boss. She's the next big thing in music. Maisie Peters. She's playing with Ed Sheeran again tonight at Eden Park and tomorrow night as well. She joins us in the studio right now.

Great to have you here. Thank you very much. Hello. Lovely to have you here. Thank you for having me. Great name, Maisie. Thank you. much. Hello. Lovely to have you here. Thank you for having me. Great name, Maisie. Thank you. Who do we have to thank for that? My parents, my mum, my dad.

God bless Nick and Diane. They're probably not listening to this right now because it would be the middle of the night for them. But shout out to Nick and Diane. Yeah, shout out to Nick and Diane. They chose a good name. They did actually. It's a very cool name.

It was actually on the list for my daughters, Maisie. It didn't quite make the cut, but it was on the list. I will try not to take that too personally. I don't know why I brought that story up. Why did I tell that story? You've done amazingly well. You know, early 20s on tour with Ed Sheeran. You know, sold out gigs around the world.

That's pretty incredible. It is quite good, isn't it? Thank you. I just learned to tie my shoelaces by 22. So you're doing very well. Oh, you've done so well to be here then. You've really jumped up. Still fans.

Still got Velcro shoes velcro strips that's okay small steps I thought it was really cool you're like for young people embrace the cringe I think that just

like I often get asked by people what advice do you have for people that want to make music or anyone of that ilk and I'll just always say I think it's important

to not be embarrassed and just embrace things that you think are embarrassing or cringe and just put yourself out there and be proud of what you do or what you make or who you are and just go for it because you don't get anywhere not doing that. That's cool. What advice would you give to, you know, sort of two middle-aged guys being a bit beaten down by life?

Head TV shows, gone away. One of them's lost their hair. Is there any hope for those people? A lot of cringy comedy we've done over the years, you know. That's interesting. So this is just like for a friend, right? Yeah, for a friend. Yeah, for a friend, for a friend.

Cool, cool. I guess I would say like don't put all of your eggs in one basket. Have you guys, sorry, has your friends considered, you know, other avenues, farming? Other careers. Farming. Farming could be good. You don't need hair to farm.

That's the thing I've learned. Maybe I could farm some hair for myself. Potentially, yeah. I've heard that's a real thing that's coming up in the world these days. Is this first time in New Zealand? Yes, it is. So are you getting sick of everyone saying, what do you think of the place?

Because I feel like as a nation we're quite insecure and we want to know particularly from pop stars like yourself. No, I love insecure people. They're the most fun. No, I love New Zealand, genuinely. I mean, I think we have a there's a similar sense of humour

to the Brits, I think. And like, everyone's so friendly and nice. Like when I was in Wellington after the Ed show and we were just walking around town the next day and there were so many people

that were coming over and, you know, being like oh, we really enjoyed the show. But they were so polite and so respectful and nice. What did you think of the bucket fountain there? I'm not going to lie. It was really hyped up to me. And it is just a couple of buckets.

And that is slightly underwhelming. But I did go back and see it like three times. Oh, you did? You did? You know, a lot of intoxicated people just end up peeing in there. I think someone from Elijah Wood, I think Lord of the Rings I think he might have peed in there. Yeah I think so.

Good for him. We haven't washed that bucket fountain since mate. Still got it there. You guys do love your Lord of the Rings don't you?

We do. You like to keep it going. And so does Ed. Obviously you tour with Ed. He loves Lord of the Rings as well. He's got the song for The Hobbit.

He goes he's your album guy. Like is he here is he getting you a coffee because that's what the record people do right now. on the media tasks.

We wanted that you know if he's bringing you dry cleaning and all that sort of thing along. I'm going to get that definitely in motion more for the next two. I think we should really improve our menial tasks. I'm just looking here. You were born. You were only one when Lord of the Rings came out. And we're still milking Lord of the Rings.

I know. We need to give up on it. I like that you're looking at my life in relation to Lord of the Rings. No one has ever aged me by Lord of the Rings. Well, that's how we compare everyone. You're like, you're like looking at my life in relation to Lord of the Rings. No one has ever aged me by Lord of the Rings. Well, that's how we compare everyone at YouTube. You're like, you were one, you were five, you were nine. It's the only thing we do in New Zealand. It's our only barometer of ages.

Does Ed give you advice and stuff, or does he kind of let you be who you want to be? Both. He does give me advice. Also, I just sort of do my own thing, and he's just really happy for me to do that. The best piece of advice, people always ask me what the best piece of advice is

that he's given me, and it is to be really wary of tequila bottles with little hats on them, because sometimes those tequilas are the most evil. Okay, that's good advice. That's some great life advice. Yeah, I know. You guys can have it now, too.

That and farm some hair. That's what we've picked up from this one. I'm here with the big facts. Coincidentally, it's Sharon 11 years old when. That and farm some hair. That's what we've picked up from this one. I'm gonna hear about the big facts this morning. Coincidentally Ed Sheeran is 11 years old when Lord of the Rings came out. I'll let him know, I'll let him know. That's what we like to know. Do we have a question though, when you are performing on stage and you go, for example,

Wellington, I love you so much, this is the best place we've played. Are you saying that to other cities around the world? To be fair Actually the Wellington show Was really great So I did say Wellington You were really great

I will remember you forever But you meant that But I did mean it The other thing is I meant it No but I mean All of these shows In New Zealand

Have been really special Because they're so crazy And they're so far From where I normally play So it's like They're all actually Really special And I'm not just saying that

Because you're here What about radio interviews Will you remember this you know what i will remember this forever for a variety of different reasons i'm not sure if they're good but i will take it that's what we like that's what we like oh well so lovely to meet you congratulations on all your success and we can't wait to see you we're going to pop along we're going to leave after you actually so don't tell ed okay i won't no one knows maisie peters you can catch her tonight with ed sharon and tomorrow night as well