Star-studded collabs
CHARLIE’S
NINE TRACK MIND
He’s worked with Hollywood’s biggest
namesincludingWizKhalifaandMeghan
Trainor–nowCharliePuthisreadytostep
into the spotlight in his own right.
YOU’VEJUSTDROPPEDYOURALBUMNINE
TRACK MIND–TELLUSALITTLEABOUTIT.
It’sbasicallyamusicalsummaryofmycrazy
life-changingyear.It’sallabouthowIwasfeeling
atthetime.There’sactuallyatracktherecalled
“LosingMyMind”,cozwhenIwroteitIactually
didthinkIwaslosingmymindwithallthis
pressuretofinishthealbum.EverytimeIhear
it I’m brought back to that moment, so yeah,
it’saverypersonalrecord.YOUR 2015 WAS HUGE, WHAT WAS
7+( +,*+/,*+7"
DefinitelylandingattheairportinLAandfinding
outIhadbeennominatedforthreeGrammy
AwardswithWizKhalifa.Inever,everthought
that would happen to me! I just choked up when
Iheardthenews.“SEEYOUAGAIN”WASONEOFTHE
BIGGESTHITSOFTHEYEAR–DID
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When they told me it would be inFurious 7,
Iknewitwouldbesomethingspecial,butIhad
no idea it would become the number one song
for three months!:+$7
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ItwaswrittenaboutPaulWalker,butthe
inspirationactuallycamefrommyfriend
whopassedawayinasimilarway.Ialways
wantedtowriteasongforhimandneverhad
achance–sowhenIwasaskedtowriteasong
for Paul, I channeled that and the lyrics kind of
justflewoutofme.WEHEARDAPRETTYFUNNYSTORY
ABOUT YOU AND ELLEN DEGENERES...
Yeah!WhenEllencalledmetoappearonher
show,Ithoughtitwasoneofmyfriendspulling
my leg, coz you don’t exactly expect Ellen
DeGenerestocallyourpersonalphone!HOWAWKWARD!WHATDIDYOUSAY
:+(1<285($/,6(',7:$6+(5"
I apologisedprofusely!Iwentbackonhershow
inJanuary–she’sagreatfriend.Iowe
it all to her, she’sthe one who
got the ball rolling for me.Nine Track Mind^
is out now.WIZ KHALIFA
“His energy is so relaxing,
whichisgreatforme
becauseI’mabitofa
nervous performer.”MEGHAN TRAINOR
“She’s such a funny girl.
She’s so confident and
she’sanabsolutegenius
with melodies.”SELENA GOMEZ
“IgottoworkwithSelena
on my new record – so I’m
excited for people to hear
it. She’s just an amazing
person.”INTERVIEWJESSICA LYNCHPHOTOGRAPHYWARNER MUSIC; GETTY IMAGES