LISTEN: Calvin Harris - No one calls me Calvin

He told Boogie & Arlene that all his friends and family call him by his real name.

Author: MartyPublished 19th Jan 2019
Last updated 19th Jan 2019

Calvin Harris has revealed that no one calls him by his stage name. In an chat with Boogie & Arlene he told them "No one calls me Calvin." Instead his friends and family call him by his real name, Adam.

Calvin/Adam was speaking to Forth 1 about his new single with Rag 'n' Bone Man 'Giant'. He revealed that at the very start of his career, people would call him 'Calvin' but it was more like a nickname and he thought it was "horrible."

Tap PLAY below to hear his chat in full and what happened the time an ex-girlfriend called him Calvin during an argument.

The world's highest paid DJ was born Adam Wiles and this week celebrated his 35th birthday.

He also told us about how the new single with Rag 'n' Bone Man came about. He revealed that the pair didn't spend any studio time together on the single and did most of their communicating through email. He described the vocal for the song as "perfect" saying it was "an incredible email to receive."

Plus, Calvin revealed why David Guetta was quite right to be jealous of his collaboration with Sam Smith.

Check out the video to 'Giant' below and hear the song played through the day on Forth 1.

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