“This must be what ‘experience’ feels like.” I just have this faith that everything will work out in the end.” He takes a second.
I’m used to freaking out and knowing that nothing makes sense until the last minute. “Almost every day I think to myself, ‘What have I got myself in for?’” he says via video call from his rehearsal space. If you couldn’t tell, this era of Years & Years is pure pop star. The leg pain is not helped by the massive, thigh-high boots he will wear on stage and the fact he has been running on a treadmill while singing to improve his stamina – a lesson he learnt from Beyoncé. “It’s a very thigh-heavy show,” he says with a laugh.
All yesterday, he was in rehearsals for Years & Years’ Night Call tour, and he is feeling it this morning. Olly Alexander has been suffering for his art.
