Where does your artist name, Saint Harison, come from?
I’m from Southampton, which is nicknamed Saints. My real name’s Harison, so I just put the two together. I went through quite a lot of names in my teenage years when I wanted to be Christina Aguilera.
What is your first musical memory?
Adele’s ‘Chasing Pavements’ was the first song I heard and loved. I really connected with it when my mom and I were in a bit of a situation.
Who were some of the first artists that inspired you growing up? We read that you were into, R&B and Pop…
My dad’s side of the family, especially my grandad, was very into Motown and big voices like Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston. My mom brought me up on noughties pop music, playing songs by really powerful women such as Amy Winehouse. It was a time when these artists were coming out with big statements in their songs. Music shifted and became more honest, because artists realized that people really resonated with that. When I’m writing I sometimes question what I’m able to say, but then I remember the music I grew up listening to and how honest and inspiring it was.