He advised the Sodarjerker podcast: “I learned the life of Van Gogh. All the people that we think are crazy… Society killed him becuase he was in another world.

“We must be courageous or loopy sufficient for a footballer to change into an actor or an actor to change into a singer.

“I play in this big circus which is this wonderful world. They play with us so we have to play with them.”

The retired footballer insisted there are parallels between his time within the sport and his surprising profession twists and turns.

He added: “I always performed and always played. I play football, I play as an actor, now I play with music and words.

“I’m a child – I simply wish to play in entrance of individuals, to really feel this adrenaline. This is my job.”

Getting that connection from a dwell crowd is a large motivation in the case of his transfer into music.

He defined: “At the beginning I did it because I wanted to be on stage in front of people, that is what I really like.

“[In] lockdown we’ve got seen soccer with out followers. Everyone hated it. The followers are crucial half to take me even larger.”

Meanwhile, his personal father – who’s a “excellent painter” – helped push him in an artistic direction, and his interest in music came in his teenage years when he first heard The Doors.

He said: “My father is a pinter, 82 years previous. He would not promote as a result of he would not wish to, however he is an excellent painter.

“My mother doesn’t paint or make music but she is [an] artist – she spoke to animals and flowers every day.

“My father at all times offers us this sense of statement of the world: ‘Ah take a look at this mild, take a look at this color.’ “