8. He Scrubbed Toilets In A Bar Before He Became A Singer
Haven't we all been there? Scrubbing toilets in some menial straight-out-of-university job singing away in our own little world wishing we could be transported from the grim looking stain in the bowel to a stage where we could just sing for a living instead? It looks like Sam actually achieved that - and we're so jealous. In 2012 the lovable guy was cleaning toilets and tending to the drinks seven days a week in a City of London bar, before walking home because he couldn't afford the tube. Three years later and he's got a multi-platinum album, he's broken America, and his gigs sell out in minutes. Talk about a change in career paths.