Born in London in 1986, Dan Smith is the frontman of Bastille. After touring pub gigs and open mic nights, Smith formed the band with Chris Wood, Kyle Simmons and Will Farquarson in 2010. Armed with global hit single Pompeii, debut album Bad Blood reached No 1 and became one of the biggest selling records of 2013. With over 11bn Spotify streams, the band have since put out four LPs, and Smith has co-written with the likes of Yungblud and Dermott Kennedy. The band are touring their debut for their 10th anniversary this summer.
This image frames me as some kind of sporty kid, when I was actually the opposite. In a horribly gendered way, my school decided that every boy had to get their official photo taken while kicking a ball, and every girl had to get theirs taken while shooting a ball into a netball hoop. Immediately after this shot was taken, I kicked the floor hard and fell over, which was embarrassing. I was so bad at sports and super self-conscious about it.
