1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: James and Amanda jam Nation. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 2: We're always thrilled to talk with this man. He's a 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 2: good friend of ours. A legendary frontman of Australian Crawl, 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 2: one of the most iconic bands of course in the eighties, 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: but he is still rocking it as a solo artist. 6 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 2: James Rain is currently on the road with a new 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: tour called Way Out West. He's here to fill us in. 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 2: He's had a recent ankle in here, which is why 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 2: he's had to delay some of these shows. 10 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: James, Hello, Hello, good morning. 11 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: What happened to your ankle? 12 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: You feel I broke I. 13 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 3: Broke it and nothing and then I tripped over the 14 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 3: pavement in Surrey Hills in Sydney. 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: Oh, just walking along and it just and you just 16 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: tripped over. 17 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 3: No alcohol involved, just walking along, tripped over. And I 18 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 3: don't know what happened on the way down. I twisted 19 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 3: or did something stupid, but that's what I did it. 20 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 3: And I broke the river as well. 21 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: But I'm all fixed. I've been That was months ago 22 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: now and I'm all fixed. 23 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 3: Just in case in case people think, oh no, he's 24 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 3: broken his ankle, It's not going to happen. 25 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: I am fine. 26 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 4: You're fine. I read in a newspaper article about it 27 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 4: and they said that you'd had a fall. 28 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: Yes, Well, this is my theory. At what age do 29 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: you think when they say it? 30 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 3: Use me as an example, James fell over, like and 31 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 3: then you get to a point where as we say 32 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 3: we were younger, going oh, year, James had a fall. 33 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: Yes, And when you're younger and you fall over, people laugh, 34 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 2: and when you're older, people go oh wow, no, I'm 35 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: so sorry. Are you okay? 36 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: Yep? Well, when I fell over, I said, when I 37 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: was lying on. 38 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 3: The ground and I cut my hand as well, so 39 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: it's a bit of blood. 40 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: I was somehow I look up and a holder of 41 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: people going, oh you okay. I don't know how graceful 42 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: the fall was. 43 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 4: I think it would have been. 44 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: Well, your underpants intact. 45 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: Nothing clothing, no, no, that's everything. Everything, all clothing was intact. 46 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 4: Everything was fine. 47 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. 48 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 4: The last time I saw you, I went to the 49 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 4: Sting show. Evacuate man, would you let this go? 50 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: You've just because you're relaxed. 51 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 4: Yeah. Last time I saw you was that the Sting 52 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 4: show that got canceled halfway. 53 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: Well. 54 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 4: Sting had to rush off the stage because there was a. 55 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: One yeah minute. 56 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 4: But you I saw you and you killed you were 57 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 4: on fire. What a great what a great show that was. 58 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 4: And the great thing about it was Sting felt so 59 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 4: bad he gave our money back for the for the show, 60 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: and for the first time in history had actually paid 61 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 4: for a show to go and see you and Sting, 62 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 4: So I actually got my money back. 63 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: So you saw the nothing. 64 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 4: I saw the chaff. And usually, because I'm in this business, 65 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 4: I get tickets for free largely, but friends of us said, 66 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 4: we got to go and see Sting and my friends 67 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 4: and we've got it. 68 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: She's got it. 69 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 4: She's a bit sweet on you, she said, I need 70 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 4: to see James Rain with that huskiness of voice. 71 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: The huskins in the voice. Well that's good, that's good. 72 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 2: So you're you're touring, You've still got it. Let's face it, 73 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: your thanks. 74 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 3: I love when people say that. After sometimes will come 75 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 3: and go mate, you still got it? That is that 76 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 3: vaguely insulting? Yes, surprising? Oh you still got it? 77 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: What a shock. 78 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 2: You're touring with Ella Hooper? 79 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: With Ella Hooper, brilliant? 80 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 2: Have you? Have you worked much with her before? 81 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 3: No, but I've known her for quite a while as acquaintances, 82 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 3: so so anyway, I knew her anyway, so we figured 83 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: when we're doing this tour, might will take Ella as 84 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: our special guest. 85 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 2: I love Ella Hooper, though I did make that terrible 86 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: gaff when I first met her by saying hello, Heidi 87 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 2: because she was in the band killing Hide awful. She 88 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 2: must get that a lot. She was so gracious, and 89 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 2: I've met her many times since since. 90 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: She's in love James. Does she get that, HAIDI Hooper? Yeah, 91 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: she doesn't know. 92 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 4: She doesn't. That's the first time ever. That's the first 93 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 4: time she heard it many many years ago. When you 94 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 4: did weigh out a way out West, you did it 95 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 4: with James Bondell. Is James on this tour? 96 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 3: No, James is on this tour. James I think is 97 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 3: probably on his farm. But no, he's not on the street, 98 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: just me and Ella. 99 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: Does he still goddad? He might? He might be on 100 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: the poster. 101 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 4: He enunciates very well in song. I think James Bondell 102 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 4: does enunciate. No, he does, know he does. He said, 103 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 4: because you've got. 104 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: You left my job and I left my wife. 105 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 4: You know, he's very could we insult you anymore? 106 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 3: Really? This is this is the that's the opinions expressed 107 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 3: this program, not necessarily mine. 108 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 4: Well man, it's always it's great to talk to you. 109 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: I always love to talk to you. 110 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 4: Tickets are on sale now for the Way Out West tour. 111 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 4: Just go to James Rain dot com dot au. 112 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: He hasn't lost it, you know, he's still more say it. 113 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. 114 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 2: August the sixth, that's this weekend. 115 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 4: Sunday night. That's a perfect opportunity to go and see you. 116 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: That's what's that's right, that's what I'm saying. 117 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 4: And Hooper, James, James Blunder will be on his farm, 118 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 4: that's right, enunciating. 119 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: Thank you, James, Thank you both very much.