1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: It's in with her. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: We all know the story of Tones and I what 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: a superstar dance smoke. You've never seen the range. She's 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: got a new single out, Bad Child. How is she 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 2: doing in isolation? She's on the line now. Thanks for 6 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 2: joining us, Tones, Hello, how are you mate? Thank you 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: so much for coming on and having a chat. 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 3: That's okay anytime. I mean, what else are we all 9 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 3: doing at the moment. 10 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 4: I think you're in safe hands too, because I'm a 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 4: Mount Martha boy and Tommy who works on the show 12 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 4: as a Frankston boy, so we're all from the hood. 13 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: Oh my god, I'm in a little sandwich with you, guys. 14 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Get us good. 15 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 4: I like the sandwich. 16 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 2: Well, tom Luckily Tommy's not there with you because being 17 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: a Frankston boy, your purse could be it could be 18 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 2: stolen already. Tones, We've never trusted him anyway. 19 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: Tones. Are you productive? Are you productive in isolation? 20 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: Like? 21 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: Do you keep writing or has it been tough for you? 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? 23 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 3: I've been pretty productive. I've I've been writing. I took 24 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 3: the first came back from tour. I kind of took 25 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 3: the first little two weeks off and then I was 26 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 3: so bored, so I had to start putting myself on 27 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: my own schedule, which was kind of hard. 28 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 2: Can I can I ask the process that goes in 29 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: in your mind? Do you have to listen to other 30 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 2: music to be inspired tones? How does it all come 31 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 2: together your songwriting process? 32 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 3: I write, I find chords that I like, yep for 33 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: the start of the song, something that inspires me, and 34 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 3: then I focused on, like the malady being satisfying to 35 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 3: my ears, so like in terms of just the first line, 36 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 3: so like, for example, all the first lines that I 37 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 3: ever write of any song need to be different from 38 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 3: one another and need to have context in the first 39 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 3: line and need to be satisfying to me. So it's 40 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 3: like they say, oh my god, I see it the 41 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 3: way you're shine or oh your life now, couldn't mean 42 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: mad about it? Or no one almost to listen to 43 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 3: the kids these days, and I try and like make 44 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: sure the first line is wow, they start something as well, 45 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 3: It just starts something, because then that makes me motivated 46 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 3: to write the second line and the third. 47 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: And is there a short list? 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: Do you write down a lot of different ones before 49 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: you choose the one that you like to continue the 50 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 2: song with. 51 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, So usually I'll say because I'm trying to write 52 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 3: a song right now about like a song that kind 53 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 3: of describes going to festivals and like take me back 54 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 3: and kind of like a song for live music and 55 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 3: how we felt when we were in that space and 56 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 3: how we're so tired to get back out there. And 57 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 3: when I say it, I say out loud pretty much 58 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: what I want to write is I'm so excited to 59 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 3: go back there and just go have a rave or 60 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: just like dance in the sun. But then you've got 61 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 3: to put it into a way that first of all 62 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 3: isn't tacky, and then you don't want to be like 63 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 3: I want to go have. 64 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: Fun in the sun, like yeah, yeah, okay, okay, well 65 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 2: let's fit in with or will help you out here. 66 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: So okay, So you're excited to go back to festivals. 67 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: I don't know what you can maybe something like I 68 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: want to go back where the beat doesn't stop. 69 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: I want to be with my friends and off my chops. 70 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: And is that a good line. 71 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 3: To anyone that's twisting right now? This has not been 72 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: This question has just come out of nowhere, and he 73 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: has not free planned. 74 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 4: Fits because I would go, I would go, I want 75 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 4: to get off my chops. Can you help me out 76 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 4: and take off my top that it's not bad? That's 77 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 4: where i'd go. I'm sure to giving me crotch rock. 78 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 2: You like you like festival food, so you it would 79 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: be something I would like. 80 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: Guys, before we go and see tones. 81 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: Can I go get a hamburger with a lot That 82 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: would be an headline? 83 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 3: This doesn't rhyme, but take twelve dollars for a beer. 84 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 4: After I've lined up for half a year. 85 00:03:55,120 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: Oh my god, yes, I don't. That's a gift gift. 86 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: We just want to get one of these lines into 87 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: the song, and we're going to keep an eye out 88 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: for this now times. I want to ask you about that, 89 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: because a couple of years ago you were at Splendor 90 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: in the Grass and you've spoken about this. 91 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: You're you. 92 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: You were there with your friends, enjoying the bands yourself. 93 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: To be there and experiencing it as a fan, and 94 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 2: then to be up on stage within such a short 95 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: time must have blown your mind. 96 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I watched that Splendor video. I watched some of 97 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: it the other day just to look back. And when 98 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 3: anyone asks me, anyone from anywhere says to me, what's 99 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: been the biggest thing for you so far as it's 100 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 3: definitely splendor. And I think, honestly, because that was a 101 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: day where I had no expectations at all. I didn't 102 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 3: think anyone would be there to show that support when 103 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 3: you expected just nothing, and you were okay with that. 104 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: Is you know. 105 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 3: I'll never have those little, tiny expectations ever again. I 106 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 3: can't help it. Now. 107 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 2: It is Throwback Thursday on the fits En Hipper Show 108 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: today and we wanted to ask you, is there. 109 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: A throwback that you would like to do? 110 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 2: Is there anything significant, significant to your on inspiration that 111 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 2: you'd like to put on the show. 112 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 3: Well, my favorite artist is Macamore, so I would say, 113 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 3: let's put on can't hold us so we can get 114 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 3: everyone pumped up. 115 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: You've covered, didn't you? Is that true? 116 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 3: I did? 117 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: Yeah? That was your first ever cover, wasn't it. That's 118 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: the first performance you did at a pub. 119 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 3: Oh my god, I'm surprised if you guys know that. 120 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: I don't usually talk about that often, but yes, and 121 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 3: that's it. And I left the guitar to finished the 122 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 3: forty five minutes said on his own, So I was like, 123 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 3: show your hum out. 124 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 4: Wow, And this is so good because the guitarist is 125 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 4: in the studio. You're going to do it line for us? Now, Tones, Tones, 126 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 4: what blows us away? 127 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: Too? 128 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 4: Like when you found some stardom and you were discovered 129 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 4: and everybody went, oh. 130 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: My god, hang on a minute. 131 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 4: Six weeks ago, this girl was busking in Byron Bay. 132 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 4: The story gave hope to so many artists out there, 133 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 4: you know that are trying to be discovered. I mean, 134 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 4: obviously you're not just a one hit wonder and the 135 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 4: success that you just didn't luck out. You've been doing 136 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 4: what you do for years and it built to that 137 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 4: point where you were discovered. But there must be lots 138 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 4: of artists out there, you know, just hoping for that break. 139 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 4: You would have inspired buskers across the world. 140 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I haven't really thought about that on 141 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 3: such a big scale yet. I mean I've always thought 142 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 3: about Australia because I was in the busking scene. I 143 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 3: know so many buskers, but I've never actually thought about 144 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 3: that on a larger scale and other buskers, you know, 145 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: when we go or if I'm traveling or playing shows 146 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: in other cities or other countries, I never think about that. Now, 147 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 3: you know, you guys have just kind of brought that 148 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 3: to my attention, I you know does, and I honestly 149 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 3: feel like there should be. They should have so much 150 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 3: hope because already they're working so hard and they're getting 151 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: out there every day on the street, which is so 152 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 3: difficult and it can make you so anxious and feel 153 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: uncomfortable and feel like no are you're bothering the shops 154 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 3: so already that all those buskers need to know that 155 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 3: they're working way harder than those people that just go 156 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 3: to pubs and get their pay. They know they're getting paid. 157 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 3: There's somewhere where they've been asked to play. They've got 158 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 3: their own spot. No one can complain they've been booked, 159 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 3: other than going out on the street where no one 160 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: really has asked for it and just doing it. And 161 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 3: I think that I have so much respect for buskers 162 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: and they should feel like they can't do anything because 163 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 3: they're all working so hard. 164 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: I am so stoked that Rolling Stone Australia is back 165 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: and we just want to say on behalf of the 166 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 2: fits and great front cover. 167 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: That must have been a big on for your Times. 168 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's huge. I actually got the first magazine. 169 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: The other day, So what are you doing with it? 170 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: You're framing it or what are you going to do? 171 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 3: Well? I said to them, can they can they send 172 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 3: me a blown up picture of the front cover on 173 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 3: a canvas? So they've sent me that, which is my 174 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 3: like I've put it on the wall, but they've sent me, 175 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: you know, a magazine and you know that's that's going 176 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 3: to be something that I'll kick forever and look back 177 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 3: at that. And to be on the first one back 178 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,119 Speaker 3: is just amazing. It's always you always feel like it's 179 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 3: not going to be me obviously, you know, but you 180 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 3: know why not. 181 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: I know you're a basketball fan and pretty good basketballer 182 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: as well. Have you been watching the Jordan documentary? Have 183 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: you been watching the Last Dance Tones? 184 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 3: So this is the thing. I promise my roommate I 185 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 3: would wait so we could watch it together. But now 186 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 3: it's been like two weeks and my other roommates has 187 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 3: started watching it without us and keeps telling us how 188 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 3: awesome it is, and I'm about to just start watching 189 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: it on my own and I can't wait. 190 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 4: An there is a times you've got to cheat on them. 191 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 2: There's an etiquette, isn't there that you do have to 192 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 2: wait for friends and stuff. But it's like, nah, your 193 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 2: stuff it if you're not going to come to the party, 194 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: I need to watch this because everyone's talking about it. Tones. 195 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. 196 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 3: And also on a personal note, if you're listening, we're 197 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 3: in quarantine and we're roommates. 198 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: I thought you were talking to Michael Jordan. What's his name? 199 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 4: What's his name? 200 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 3: His name is Jason Bedford? 201 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 2: Okay, Jason, come on, Jason, you're in isolation, mate. You've 202 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: got so much spare time up. Leave just chuck on 203 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 2: Netflix with Tones, and I want to review from a 204 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: next time that we talk about the last dance. 205 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, amazing, thank you for that. 206 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 2: And just quickly, what is Have you got a title 207 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 2: for the festival song yet? 208 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: Or no, you haven't locked that in. 209 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 3: Oh my god, it's so hard. I haven't even thought 210 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 3: about it yet. Do you guys want to pick a name? 211 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 2: Well, do you remember festival? Do you remember Pezz's song 212 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 2: the Festival Song? That is such a good song and 213 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 2: it just sums up festival so well. The festival song's taken? 214 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: What about best of all? 215 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 4: Have had the best of all of my life? 216 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: No, no, don't go with that. Maybe what about take 217 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: me Back? Tones? Take me Back? Or is that too cheesy? 218 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 3: We also take me back and then also take me forward, 219 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 3: just not right now. We just don't like right now. 220 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 3: It could be forward either way, but. 221 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: You can't. 222 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 2: Don't wait for the beat to stop. I can't wait 223 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 2: for you to be with my friends, off my chops. 224 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 2: Don't forget that. 225 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 3: Like the lines where you guys said wait lining up 226 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 3: for twelve? 227 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know the Hamburger with a Lot yet before 228 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 2: we see Tones, Let's go get a Hamburger with a Lot. 229 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 3: You'll definitely hear in one of them, for sure. 230 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: You're the best, beautiful. 231 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 2: We love your work, Tones, Stay Happy in Isolation. The 232 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 2: new single Bad Child and Can't Be Happy All the 233 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 2: Time are out now, and thanks for joining us in 234 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 2: with