1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: With the John and Ben podcast. Cheers to del Mark 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: making the world a bitter tea good mate? 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 2: How are you love in life? 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Are you in Amsterdam? 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 2: You're sorry, mate? Just so it sounds like a wild place. 6 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 3: Last time we spoke to you, obviously stumbling and but 7 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 3: massive worldwide and it was huge all over the world. 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 3: Has it really sunk in? Because I know it didn't 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 3: really happen overnight for you. It was a sort of 10 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 3: a long road to get there. But is it sunk 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 3: And now the success you've had. 12 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, absolutely. 13 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 4: I just want to make more success now and We've 14 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 4: got a lot more music coming out. 15 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 2: And I've just broken my leg, so it's a bit harder. 16 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 5: But how did you break your leg? Was it during 17 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 5: your show? 18 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 4: I was at Tomorrowland and I didn't get to actually 19 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 4: play it Tomorrowland because the day before I was going 20 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 4: with a friend next guy. I was walking to the 21 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 4: stage and then there was like a hill and I 22 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 4: tried to take a talk up to. 23 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: The stage so beat the crowd. 24 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 4: Turns out there was a reason the crowd won't because 25 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,639 Speaker 4: and I shout up my leg four places and you can 26 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 4: show you it's. 27 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: Oh and so you you went over there to play 28 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: the music festival, but you couldn't play the music festival 29 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: because you broke your league at the music festival. 30 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 4: That's all right, you know, I've got a studio and 31 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 4: so it's really fun. Yeah, that's been good. 32 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. Nice. 33 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: You're probably the most casual dude. I think. 34 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 5: You couldn't get a more laid back. 35 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: Maybe Amsterdam's rubbing off on you. 36 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,639 Speaker 5: Now obviously you've teamed up with Dean Lewis to perform 37 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 5: a song. 38 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: Now can I apologize because for years we've seen Crowded 39 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 3: House or a New Zealand band and you know Neil 40 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: finn As, you know, the front man for Crowded House. 41 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 3: But there's two OSI's one key. I don't know why 42 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 3: we've claimed this as being a New Zealand band formed 43 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 3: in Melbourne. 44 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 4: I honestly think we're all friends, you know, like, yeah, 45 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 4: that was formed in But then you know, I think 46 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 4: it's a It's just a really good band made from 47 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 4: two of the best countries in the world. 48 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, wait to look at it, that's not the 49 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: way we've been looking at it. Did you have to 50 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: ask the band's permission? And what do they think of 51 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: your version? 52 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 2: I don't actually know. Obviously I ask permission and stuff. 53 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 4: They're happy with the version, and but I haven't actually 54 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 4: talked to the band at all, so see what they 55 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 4: actually think of the version. 56 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: What would you say if we had the Finns here 57 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: right now, I'd be like, no, like, yeah, you'd be 58 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: right right, yeah, right, we could have a better radio show, 59 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: would organize that, right, did you? 60 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 3: To be honest, I didn't think of it last night, 61 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 3: and I was like, oh, we'd never get it. I mean, 62 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 3: we've had neilfin Motts maybe in our twenty years, so 63 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 3: you know, he's like New zeal with music Royalty. 64 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 5: But hey, next time, all right, we'll line that up. 65 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 3: You spent a lot of time in the Northern Territory 66 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 3: and Darwin and stuff like that, you know, and you 67 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 3: worked on You're like farms and stuff as well, and 68 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 3: then kind of wanted to give music another crack. 69 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 5: It must be kind of good to know it's kind 70 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 5: of worked out. 71 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, And you know, there was a long time when 72 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 4: I was broken stuff as well, Like even when man 73 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 4: miss first child, I was like stress and I was like, 74 00:02:58,560 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 4: what are we going to do? 75 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: Covering rent and stuff? 76 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 4: You know, So looking back now, It's like the biggest 77 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 4: blessing of my life, Like just amazing to be able 78 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 4: to support my family. And you know, if anyone needs 79 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 4: told me in the family or friends and stuff, I'm. 80 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: There for him. 81 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: I imagine when you're like, I'm gonna pursue my career 82 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: as a d J might have been a bit of 83 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 1: a hard sell for the family, was it. Mate. 84 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 4: I was in Uni startying to be a music teacher, 85 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 4: and I remember distinctively that I went up to darn 86 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 4: One because my favorite uncle lived up there. 87 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: He was a huge inspiration when I was a kid. 88 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 4: He went into an army and he was an actor 89 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 4: for a bit, you know. So two years into my 90 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 4: UNI I was like, hey, uncle Scott, I'm quitting Uni. 91 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 2: Yahs, why I'm going back to djail. 92 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 4: He no, not idiot, I don't know I am or 93 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 4: are not gods and I we're gonna make it. And now, yeah, 94 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 4: I think he's happy. 95 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Now. I thought I thought you were going to be 96 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: like I thought there's gonna be a real inspirational story 97 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: where he was like, you go and. 98 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 5: Chase your dreams. 99 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: None of my family said that. 100 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: So now we've got a bit of a treat for 101 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: you has been mentioned for whatever reason. For decades we've 102 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: believed Crowded House or a New Zealand band that Australia 103 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: stole off us. So we thought only fair that we're 104 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: still in the Australian classic and we remix it. 105 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, but we've made a version, a new version for 106 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 3: us of the Home and Away think tune with some 107 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 3: Alf Stewart, but's in between. 108 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 5: All right, Now you've listen to me, and. 109 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 3: You've listened real good. 110 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: I tell you what. 111 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: If you think you're gonna wiggle your way out of 112 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 2: this one, you better think again. Boy, give me one 113 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 2: of your flaming less. 114 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 5: Listen enough out of you. 115 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 3: I don't need your flaming left as well. 116 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 5: Bo do you reckon Sarah our debut? 117 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 2: That's perfect. 118 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 5: I always nice to catch up. Congratulations on the new single. 119 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 3: We're loving it here on the Heads with Dan Lewis 120 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 3: and hopefully we can talk to you again soon. 121 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: Thanks God, thanks for having me. I really appreciate it.