1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Tina Arena at the Riverside Theater this weekend, and Tina, 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: a very good morning. 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Smiley. How are you? 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: I very well. Can I say I grew up watching 5 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: you on Young Talent Time back then you were tiny, Tina, 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: And even then I thought you were destined to be 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: a star. 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: And what age getting your age away? 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: Maybe I am, But what a privilege to have been 10 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: part of such an iconic show. 11 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was an absolute privilege to be part of 12 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: an iconic show. It's something that taught me so much 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 2: and I think gave people so much joy in much 14 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: happier times. So yeah, looking back now, I've always looked 15 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: back very fondly, smiling. I've never not had a positive 16 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: sort of outlook on it. I've always been very grateful 17 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 2: for that experience. It was the most wonderful childhood and 18 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: apprenticeship that anyone could could ever ask for. 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: Absolutely, I know Johnny Young lives in Perth these days. 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: When you get a chance to get with Johnny this weekend. 21 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 2: I most likely will. I usually ninety nine percent of 22 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: the time when I'm in Wio do catch up with him. 23 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: Absolutely, you're celebrating thirty years since the release of your 24 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: incredible album. Don't ask did you have any inkling when 25 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: you were making that album just how big it would be? 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 2: No, No, I didn't. I knew. I knew the song 27 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 2: was I knew the songs were great. That's the only 28 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: thing that I knew at that time. I didn't really 29 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: expect that the adventure would be what it was. It 30 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: was just one of those things. I think it's probably 31 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 2: pretty safe to say I was very lucky. It was 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 2: a time. It was a time where you know, ossie 33 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: artists were really really supported on radio and in all 34 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: mediums back then, so it was a very different time. 35 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: I can still remember playing Sorrento Moon on the radio 36 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: when it was a brand new song, such a timeless song. 37 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: Do you have a favorite song from that album? 38 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 2: Tina, I don't know if I have a favorite song 39 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 2: as such. I mean, Chains is obviously the iconic piece 40 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: of music that it is. It resonated very loudly with 41 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 2: people back then, and I think it probably resonates even 42 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: louder now. 43 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: Well. Chain's recently added to the National Film and Sound 44 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: Archives Sounds of Australia Collections. Tina, congratulations, what an honor. 45 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's an amazing honor when you when it hits there, 46 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: you know that it's made a pretty massive indentation. But 47 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 2: all those you know, those songs from that radio represent 48 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 2: different feelings and different little encounters and so forth, and 49 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: they make me happy. It was as difficult to time 50 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: as it was because it was so much work, in 51 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: unbelievable work. It gave me an opportunity to learn about 52 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: so many things, not only about me husk and everything 53 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: that comes with that, but it gave me an opportunity 54 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: to learn about life. So I'm very grateful to that 55 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: body of work for having taught me and given me 56 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: the experiences that I had, and the Australian public, you know, 57 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: loving it as much as what they have and they 58 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 2: continue to do so, was only just an absolute bonus. 59 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: And Tina, you've sung and recorded in English, Italian, French 60 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: and Spanish such an incredible righte What for you is 61 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: the hardest language to sing it? 62 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: I don't know, I actually am. I'm currently in the 63 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: studio at the moment. Not anybody who really knows this, 64 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: but I'm in the studio at the moment, and I'm 65 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: recording a song in Italian and a song in Spanish. 66 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: Wow. 67 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: And I love venturing out into that world because it 68 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: is very stimulating. It gives me an opportunity to go 69 00:03:54,560 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 2: somewhere mentally and spiritually that you don't normally go in too. 70 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: So I love, I love that challenge. I just I 71 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: just do. And you know, my first language is Italian smiley. 72 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 2: I started to speak. I learned English when I went 73 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: to school when I was five years old, so that's 74 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 2: where I learned the English language. But I'm not clearly 75 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 2: a language as fan, so I you know, I just 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: I just love the challenge of it. I love the 77 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: sensibility and when you have an understanding of another language 78 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: and you're able to sing and emote in that language, 79 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: it's just the greatest gift that it can be given. 80 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: So for me, it's just like it's a tick tick 81 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 2: tick tick tick all round. 82 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: Seen you perform with the Grace Andrea Bcelli recently. What 83 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: an incredible experience that must have been. 84 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 2: He's a beautiful man. I was lucky enough to work 85 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 2: with him a long time ago. Actually, probably one of 86 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: his first adventures into Australia. If it wasn't his first, 87 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 2: it may have been actually because I think it was 88 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: twenty years ago. He is a very gentle, measured, funny, 89 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 2: intelligent kind man to work with. He's just lovely. Everything 90 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 2: about him is lovely and it's a privilege for me 91 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: to have been able to have worked with him. I've 92 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 2: sung with him now probably five or six times with 93 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 2: all the shows that we've collectively done together, and he 94 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,719 Speaker 2: was just he's just a gentleman, you know, he's a gentleman. 95 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 2: He was very gracious on stage, he was very happy 96 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: to collaborate with me on stage and we both really 97 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 2: had a beautiful time at the Sydney Cricket Ground together. 98 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: Fantastic tea. We saw you a light up the stage 99 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: it last years AFL Grand Final, alongside Katie Perry, who 100 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: we recently saw flying the space. Have you stayed in 101 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: touch with Katie and would you ever do something as 102 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: wild as that yourself? 103 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 2: Oh? Look, I don't know. I don't know. I haven't 104 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 2: been in touch with Katie since last year. She actually 105 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: is a really she's an interesting young woman. I don't 106 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 2: know her very well, but the couple of days where 107 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: I spent a few hours with her over those two days, 108 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 2: I liked the woman that I met. You know, what 109 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: you see in front of the camera is it's a 110 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 2: part of her. It's not all of her. Like all 111 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 2: of us, what you see of us singing our songs 112 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 2: or doing our work or whatever it is, is one 113 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 2: aspect of us. It's not our entirety. So she's interesting, 114 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 2: she's funny, she's quirky, she's smart. Yeah, and she went 115 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 2: to space. Good for her. Would I go? I don't know. 116 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 2: There's a lot of things I'd like to do on 117 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 2: Earth before. Perhaps I would contemplate going shooting up in 118 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,119 Speaker 2: a rocker Tina. 119 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: We are so looking forward to seeing your concert Sunday 120 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: night at the Riverside Theaters, celebrating thirty years of Don't 121 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: Ask and Tina many thanks for your time this morning, no. 122 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 2: Worries, Thank you. Smiley, come along, We'll see you there.