Interview by Life Music Media
:: What track changed your life ::
Pleasure & Pain by Ben Harper, because it made me buy a lap-slide guitar.
:: What is your favourite Album ::
I can never decide between Dave Matthews Band : The Central Park Concert, and NOFX : So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes.
:: Favourite Quote ::
“Perfection is a quest, not a destination.”
:: When on tour, you can’t live without ::
My skateboard. There’s always something to do in fast food and supermarket carparks.
:: When you think of Australia, you think ::
Blues and roots and bare feet.
:: Worst thing to happen to music is ::
The demise of its perceived value due to the digital music revolution.
:: Best thing about the current music industry ::
Every authority has been questioned.
:: Biggest influence ::
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals.
:: Childhood hero ::
Fat Mike from NOFX and Fat Wreck Chords
:: When you were younger you wanted to be ::
Nollie-flipping 10-stairs.
:: Last album bought ::
The Roots : Undun.
:: First album you ever bought ::
Less Than Jake : Boarders And Boundaries.
:: First concert you went to ::
Ray Charles at Mission Estate, Napier, NZ. I can’t remember much except for being blown away.
:: Last concert you went to ::
DubFX in Wellington. My sax player played ‘Flow’ with him too!
:: Favourite current band ::
Can’t get enough of Ash Grunwald!
:: Favourite drink ::
Monteith’s Golden on tap.
:: Favourite book ::
Whichever one I’m reading at the time. I’m currently reading Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’.
:: Favourite actor ::
Bruce Willis would be the one I’d want to be. Reese Witherspoon would be the one I’d want to be with.
:: Favourite website ::
I love Facebook and I’m not ashamed of it.
:: The best boredom buster is ::
Oxy-Norm.
:: The best film you ever saw was ::
‘Unbreakable’ and ‘Water For Elephants’.
:: Best piece of advice you’ve received ::
Look for the good in everyone.
:: Your biggest aspirations ::
To make music that reaches people on a vast range of emotional levels, and inspires people to go further.
:: Best/worst gift you’ve ever given/received ::
When I was about 7, I drew my mother a picture of Doug Funny (the cartoon character) for her birthday. She didn’t even know who Doug Funny was. She didn’t let on her confusion at the time, but I can see now that it was kinda like when Homer gives Marge a bowling ball.
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