"I'm Not Frightened Of Dying. I'm Frightened Of Never Having Lived" | West End Star Mazz Murray

Mazz Murray spent ten years as the Killer Queen in We Will Rock You and another ten as Donna in Mamma Mia. Her dad wrote songs for The Beatles. Her mum toured with the Rolling Stones. She lost her best friend Bex on tour in Russia, and her mum to cancer not long after.In this episode of Talking to the Living, Stuart Michael sits down with Mazz to trace her journey from theatre school at nine to performing for the Queen at Buckingham Palace. They cover the showbiz dynasty she was born into, the heartbreak that makes the performances land, the night Mazz asked her late best friend for a sign, and what came through the next day.If you've ever performed through grief, lost someone too soon, or wondered whether the people you've loved are still close by, this one is for you.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) Cold open: heartbreak, Killer Queen and ten years in Mamma Mia(00:01:28) Childhood in a showbiz family(00:03:25) Mitch Murray, The Beatles and the song they refused to sing(00:05:05) The mum who toured with the Rolling Stones(00:21:09) From a Goldilocks tour van to Buckingham Palace for the Queen(00:24:53) "I don't think you can portray heartbreak unless you've had it"(00:25:45) Losing Bex on tour, and Bjorn from ABBA on understanding the Winner Takes It All(00:30:11) Performing through grief, and seeing her own sadness on old recordings(00:37:15) "I Am What I Am" and the song that explains her life(00:39:09) "I'm not frightened of dying. I'm frightened of never having lived"(00:42:20) The night Bex came through, the day before Stuart messaged(00:45:00) What's next for MazzGUESTMazz Murray, West End Singer and ActressInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mazzmurray/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mazzmurray7 LISTENYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StuartMichaelPsychicSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033cMvcyuZIDuS6xRqhdPHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-to-the-living/id1896608417FOLLOW STUART MICHAELInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stuartmichaelpsychicTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stuartmichaelpsychicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/stuartmichaelpsychic