▁all ▁these ▁wonderful ▁instruments ▁lying ▁around . ▁I ▁would ▁never ▁go ▁to ▁bed , ▁I ▁would ▁just ▁stay ▁up ▁and ▁play ▁them . ▁What ▁really ▁got ▁me ▁into ▁playing ▁the ▁piano ▁was ▁having ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁grand ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁studio .” ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Fre eman ▁married ▁actress ▁Er in ▁C ah ill ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁C ô te ▁d ' Az ur , ▁France . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁history ▁Fre eman ▁moved ▁first ▁to ▁London . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁guitar ▁player ▁for ▁British ▁super star ▁James ▁Bl unt . ▁ ▁We ary ▁of ▁London , ▁Fre eman ▁then ▁moved , ▁carrying ▁just ▁one ▁suit case ▁and ▁his ▁guitar , ▁to ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁reading ▁the ▁book ▁East ▁of ▁E den ▁by ▁John ▁Stein beck . ▁“ This ▁Stein beck ▁book ▁was ▁so ▁insp iring , ▁because ▁it ' s ▁so ▁detailed ▁and ▁v ivid . ▁I ▁moved ▁months ▁after ▁that .” . ▁Six ▁months ▁after ▁em igr ating , ▁Fre eman ▁released ▁an ▁EP . ▁ ▁Fre eman ' s ▁music ▁came ▁to ▁attention ▁of ▁Michael ▁King , ▁founder ▁of ▁King ▁World , ▁who ▁invited ▁Fre eman ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁benefit ▁concert . ▁Contact s ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁benefit ▁brought ▁Fre eman ' s ▁EP ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁C live ▁Davis , ▁who ▁signed ▁Fre eman ▁to ▁ ▁Ar ista ▁Records ▁after ▁a ▁b idd ing ▁war . ▁ ▁Fre eman ▁says ▁he