1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: At this point, is there anyone in New Zealand who 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: doesn't recognize this voice? Who doesn't know Big Wronger? The 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: singer songwriter has been dazzling us since nineteen ninety six, 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: when she released her first single. She's gone on to 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: international fame as well as the most New Zealand music 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: awards won by an individual ever. Currently, she's part of 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour, performing alongside the Lights of 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: Cold Chisel, Ice House and Everclere and Bick. Wronger is 9 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: with me this morning, Modena, Good morning. 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: Good morning, right, how are you very well? 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you so much for coming on the show. 12 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: It's lovely to have you on. 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 2: No problem, can it talk to you now? 14 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: Obviously Trump's been had his inauguration this morning, So first question, 15 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: would you have sung at his inauguration? 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: Would you have asked me? I don't think you. 17 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: Poor old Carrie Underwood got a hard time for saying yes. 18 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: But it's it'd be quite a platform. That's the tempting thing, 19 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: isn't it. 20 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: Oh? 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: No, I would. 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: I wouldn't think he would know me from a boroughflope, 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: So I don't think I have a problems even because it's. 24 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Hey, how's it. So obviously that you're out on the road, 25 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: you're on tour, you're going to be in Topoor and 26 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: we'll give people the dates and all the details soon. 27 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: But how's it going. 28 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 2: Oh, I'm having such a good time. We had our 29 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: first show in Queenstown on this weekend last weekend, and 30 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 2: I stuck around with my family. So I'm just sitting 31 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 2: here squinting into a beautiful sun overlooking the lake and 32 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: I'm really looking forward to the coming weekend. But yeah, 33 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 2: it was it was cool. It was really cool to 34 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 2: meet these guys on the road because they're all legends 35 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: and you know, they're all lovely. 36 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: You've spoken in the past about touring being not so 37 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: much a party but more military operation. If you've got 38 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: the whole family there, now it must be even more so. 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: Oh totally. Yeah. No, It's like, you know, I'm trying 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: to get on stage and someone's asking me where there's 41 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: soccer is, and it's like really so full on. But yeah, 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 2: we're just trying to hone it so that and I 43 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: keep saying to my kids, like, if you wanted to come, 44 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: you know, we've got to We've got to get better 45 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: at this. So yeah, it's cool to have them, but 46 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: there's just an extra layer of stuff to you know, 47 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 2: find and wash. 48 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: You've obviously, because I know that you've spoken in the 49 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: past about your mum being very musical and encouraging you. 50 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: She was a loud singer. Do you sing for your kids? 51 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: Do you include them in that? 52 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: I don't know. I think they just I think, you know, 53 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 2: even just on Saturday when we had the show, it 54 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: was a huge crowd. It was like fourteen thousand people, 55 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 2: and I think they were like, oh, you know, but 56 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: they just don't. They haven't quite connected that that's what 57 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: I do. They think I'm the sock finder. But so yeah, 58 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 2: it's quite cool to bring them because they kind of 59 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: get it now. But yeah, no, I don't know. I 60 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 2: don't really sing to them that much. They're quite sort 61 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 2: of they can go quite apathetic about my singing around 62 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: the house. 63 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's quite that's quite a flex to just put 64 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: them in. Hey, come and have a look at this, kids, 65 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: see what mother can do. So I've been I've been 66 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: looking back at some of the comments that you've given 67 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: in the past about you know that that inspiration and 68 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: I spoke about your mum being a lounge singer. Is 69 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: is it something that you would want, you know, your 70 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: kids to be doing in the future. Is a music 71 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: still the same, not not just an outlet, but kind 72 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: of career path that it was for you? 73 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, kind of. I mean only because I'd sort of 74 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: want to, you know, be around them and sort of 75 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 2: help them do stuff, because you know, it's just like 76 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 2: any I suppose family business where you get a bit 77 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: more of an insight if you've got someone in your 78 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: family there with you to help you. But there would 79 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: be the selfish reason. I think it's a real I 80 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: still think it's a really hard thing to do. But 81 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 2: my kids have just started learning to pay a guitar 82 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: and they just sort of did it themselves. So I 83 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: think it's about them having their own impetus to do it. 84 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: I couldn't make them or anything, but yeah, they seem interested. 85 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: Your your Spotify. I had a look yesterday getting I 86 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: think close to half a million stream monthly streams for 87 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: your music, which is fantastic. Just do you make money. 88 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: Out of that? Do I make money? I think probably 89 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: a little bit, but I don't think that's the main 90 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 2: way we make money. I mean, that's yeah, that's always 91 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 2: been a bit contentious that stuff, because streaming is a 92 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: bit stacked up against you, and you know, it has 93 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 2: been harder and harder for musicians to make money out 94 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 2: of things like that. But you know, I guess that's 95 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: the way we tour and and you know, you have 96 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: to really love doing it. You know, I still do 97 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: it because it's super fun and I can't do anything. 98 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: Else apart from fine socks. Becketts. It's lovely to have 99 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: you on the show. From Sunny Queenstown this morning, you 100 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: can see the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour performing alongside the 101 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: Lights of colchizl ice House and Everclear and Topa Or 102 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: January twenty fifth, fifty Young and January twenty sixth and 103 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: Homegown on March the fourteenth. Tickets through the Greenstone Entertainment website. 104 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: But welcome back to the show. I want to go 105 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: back in time to Sway And I know you've probably 106 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: been asked a thousand questions about this song because it 107 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: was such a popular song, but a beautiful song. I 108 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: don't know, sort of sad but also very uplifting song. 109 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: You've sweet here, Yeah, you said that you wrote it 110 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: or you've got the inspiration for the name from Ireland. 111 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: What was that about? Oh? 112 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 2: I think, yeah, I was trying to record my record there. 113 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: I think I've been signed and they sort of shipped 114 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 2: me over there to record it. Wasn't it wasn't. It 115 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: wasn't so much to do with Ireland. It was just 116 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: some graffiti I saw in Auckland. But it was just 117 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 2: someone's gotten up onto the top of a bridge, I 118 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 2: think in windhom Street. But I just remember saying how 119 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 2: did they get up there? And wright? It was really 120 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: random words way And then the song kind of wrote 121 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 2: itself quite quickly and we did record it in Ireland. 122 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: Ya are you recorded? And Iland? So someone wrote the 123 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: words way on the side of a building, you see that? 124 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: And outcomes the song. 125 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it used to happened a lot in 126 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 2: those days. We're just it was just sort of all 127 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: the stream of consciousness, I suppose writing songs and yeah, yeah, 128 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 2: it was a really easy song to write. 129 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: But yep, we spoke about the Spotify side business side 130 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: of it was that song and that album in particular. 131 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: Was that a lucrative time for you? 132 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm amazed that it's still you know, around 133 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 2: and it does still I mean, I guess it still 134 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 2: pays bills, but it's Yeah, it's an amazing what a 135 00:06:56,200 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 2: song can do, and it probably is still the you know, 136 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 2: for something to be around for over twenty years. I 137 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 2: think that's when you sort of see that it's sort 138 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 2: of around for the long haul. But it does take 139 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 2: that long and it's been kind of fun to experience that. 140 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's pretty cool. And it went gold in New Zealand, 141 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: gold in Australia. I certified gold there by Aria And 142 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: even I was watching a couple of this is probably 143 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: a couple of years ago, but watching American Pie. It 144 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: made its way onto that movie, the American movie. How 145 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: did that happen? 146 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I actually don't quite recall how it happened, but 147 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 2: I do remember living in America at the time and 148 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 2: seeing it and seeing the movie in a movie theater, 149 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 2: and that was amazing. I was only maybe nineteen, and yeah, 150 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: I was watching this movie and the song came on 151 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: and then they used it sort of sequel, and I 152 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: don't know, it just found a life of its own. 153 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 2: And actually even now, which is really amazing, as it's 154 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 2: just been covered by Amy Shark and you know, she's 155 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: sort of brought it a second second life. Thank you. So. Yeah, 156 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 2: that's what a song can do if you just you know, 157 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: it just finds. Yeah, it just finds its own way. 158 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: It's timeless, really, isn't it. 159 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's cool, very cool. 160 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: Now, are you still writing music? You're obviously still performing it. 161 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: Are you still writing it? And how do you find 162 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: the time between you know, doing all the laundry for 163 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: the kids? 164 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, between being a slave. Yeah, No, I do 165 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 2: find time, and things are getting easier now and I 166 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: still love it, and yeah, just yeah, I am. I'm writing. 167 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: I'm writing an album and recording right now and I 168 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 2: don't know. It's just still just what I do and 169 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 2: it's really enjoyable and like therapy. And yeah, I'm still 170 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 2: doing it. Hopefully there'll be something out sometime. 171 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: This year and we look forward to hearing it. But 172 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: thank you very much for being with me this morning. 173 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: Really appreciate your time and be still luck for the 174 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 1: rest of the gigs. 175 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 2: Cool, Thanks for having me. 176 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: Thank you you too. Take care. That's bit from who 177 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: is a Kiwi singer, songwriter and in fact our most 178 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 1: decorated at the New Zealand Music Awards. She's won the 179 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: most awards for an individual artists ever. Pretty impressive stuff 180 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: and what a lovely person too. She's in Queenstown at 181 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: the moment, but you can see her alongside the rest 182 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,719 Speaker 1: of the Greenstone Summer Concert Tour and Topau January twenty fifth, 183 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: Fifth Younger January twenty sixth, Homegrown March fourteenth. Get your 184 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: tickets Greenstone Entertainment's website. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, 185 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: listen live to news talks. It'd be from six am weekdays, 186 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.