Samu was actually just a guest on Sijoituskästi (Investment Cast), it was quite an interesting episode. 
In this episode, we dive into Samu Haber’s exceptional story: how a dreamer raised by a single mother and kicked out of school grew into an internationally successful artist and entrepreneur. Samu talks about his childhood, the immense significance of his mother, the years in Spain, the timeshare business, legal proceedings, and how a new direction emerged after chaotic phases. We also discuss building Sunrise Avenue, global conquest, internal band dynamics, the price of success, money, and investing.
Topics:
0:00 Intro 2:57 Samu’s youth, founding a porn shop 9:10 Kicked out of high school 13:56 Quitting ice hockey 15:48 Self-confidence 19:41 (Shady) business in Spain 46:12 The beginning of Sunrise Avenue & rejected by record labels 1:08:35 Finnish accent 1:11:48 Record deal 1:21:26 Explosion of popularity 1:31:37 How was the song revived? 1:34:37 The difficult second album 1:39:12 Firing the guitarist 1:50:55 Splitting money within the band 1:52:59 Burnout 2:03:44 Hollywood Hills 2:17:30 Second explosion of popularity 2:23:48 Earnings 2:31:41 Why did Sunrise Avenue quit? 2:46:46 Defining success 2:49:21 Case Ruisrock 2:58:03 Highest-earning artist? 3:06:17 Wealth 3:08:02 Opinion on cryptocurrencies?