“The music industry is 80 percent, 90 percent kids who are privately educated”: Sam Fender says music is “rigged” against working class

Sam Fender performing live in 2023.

Sam Fender claims that the music industry is “rigged” against the working class.

In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the UK singer/songwriter claims that the majority of professional musicians are privately educated and expresses his sadness that so many great composers may go unheard as a result.