From Prison to Radio 1 | Hak Baker | The Sit Down (Live)

He’s just released his debut album Worlds End FM, recently played at Glastonbury, and is getting played on Radio 1 and 2. But life wasn’t always like this for Hak Baker. Here, he tells Zak and Jules the story of how he learnt to play guitar while in prison, and how he’s turned it into a successful career since coming out.
Useful organisations:
Irene Taylor Trust - irenetaylortrust.com/
Finding Rhythms - www.finding-rhythms.co.uk/
Hak’s website - hakbaker.com/
If you need mental health support:
CALM - www.thecalmzone.net/
CALM helpline - 0800 58 58 58 (open 5pm-midnight)
Samaritans - www.samaritans.org/
Samaritans helpline - 116 123 (24 hours)
MIND - www.mind.org.uk
MIND Infoline number - 0300 123 3393 (provides an information and signposting service. Open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday except for bank holidays.)
SHOUT - text for free any time on 85258 - giveusashout.org/
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0:14 - Interview with Hak Baker
31:39 - Organisations that can help
32:58 - Q&A
40:00 - Live performance

[@patwalden78]

Hak, real unique artist and a real good guy, a rare one 🎸

[@wc1alf]

Hak has done so much for me on a real one

[@ziyadalkautsar3511]

LOVELY

[@CeeJay411]

Awesome…. & then Some🙌🏾🙏🏾❤️

[@user-ql6mq3ph3c]

Amazing Interview, Well done guys. !!!

[@dd185]

Remember hak from bomb squad days, fair play to getting his life in order.

[@P.18.]

That’s crazy he was on bomb squad.. now his some cocky fella mad change.. I respect it though

[@dd185]

@@P.18. I did think the same to be honest. The change in accent like how does it happen?

[@P.18.]

@@dd185 I’m still shocked tbh.. I only discovered his song through Fifa 😂 and didn’t expect this

[@user-du4se7gx4x]

@@dd185 he’s from Isle of Dogs go round the island and everyone sounds abit cockney no matter race

[@jamesbonemusic]

Brilliant podcast, well done to you all!! 👏👏

[@caseystoner677]

man this made me want to open up

[@la-li-lu-le-lo9444]

I one hundred percent understand hak when he says he clung tightly to childish ways because of a lost essence of childhood....also the release of aggression for guys like us, i think those issues go hand and hand

[@desmond223]

Use SM58s for the podcast as well as live. You don't need to use condenser microphones for the live spoken interviews

[@trolleysnatcha]

This is sick, but as a nation we gotta stop "woop"ing like those americans do

[@ashley-fk6dp]

what is wooping

[@la-li-lu-le-lo9444]

Accept the Americanization my friend, we'll accept you lot's bleed thrus as well (😉)