WEBVTT - Interview: Louis Tomlinson

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<v Speaker 1>Smalsy, now on KISS Hi, it's Louis Tomlinson, taking over

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<v Speaker 1>the Smalsy show KISS Hello mate, how you doing?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm good, how are you buddy?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm alright lad, I'm alright, long time no speak.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, where are you right now? You look like you,

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<v Speaker 2>have you just done some gymming or what's the story?

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<v Speaker 1>Do I strike you as a gym guy? Have I

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<v Speaker 1>ever struck you as a gym guy?

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<v Speaker 2>No, but it looks like you have been No, you

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<v Speaker 2>do look like you've been slightly active though this morning

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<v Speaker 2>Am I right or wrong?

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<v Speaker 1>I've only just woke up, to be fair. I'm still

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<v Speaker 1>sleeping out my eyes. But yeah, I'm all right. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>all right. Okay, good, good.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's wonderful to see you.

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<v Speaker 1>Nice to see you too, lad. Nice to see you too. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to coming over.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, we can't wait to have you. And so I

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<v Speaker 2>guess we should get it straight out of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>You're looking for an opening act.

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<v Speaker 1>I am, yeah. Yeah, really excited about that. Something we've

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<v Speaker 1>done for the last couple of tours while I've been

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<v Speaker 1>over there. And yeah, something I always like to do.

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<v Speaker 1>It's always a bit of fun. So yeah, it should

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<v Speaker 1>be nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me quickly go through it. So the tour, which

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be, how did we get here? Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's kicking off in a couple of weeks. Uh, you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking for an Aussie band or, or solo artist.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Either or to open up in, uh, each of, uh, Melbourne,

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<v Speaker 2>Sydney and Brisbane. Now this bunch of aspiring musicians who

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<v Speaker 2>are listening right now, who are like, Oh my God, shit,

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<v Speaker 2>this is my chance. This is my, this is my moment.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you looking for? What do you want?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I mean, I'd like, you know, I,

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<v Speaker 1>I've got my own festival. So it reminds me of, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>similar to that. I mean, what would, what I'm looking for?

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<v Speaker 1>Just someone who's fun. Who's going to, who's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be brave and put on a good fun live show. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but also, you know, from a point of like artistry,

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<v Speaker 1>someone who's a little bit different, a little bit interesting. Yeah. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's always fun for me to kind of watch, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>stuff that maybe isn't as down the middle. And so

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<v Speaker 1>then a little bit more alternative, watch my fans reaction

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<v Speaker 1>to that sort of stuff. So, uh, Yeah, I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see what it is. Nice.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you, but if I was you,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to look for someone who's good, but not

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<v Speaker 2>too good because you're the main act, right? Like everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>here to see me. So be good, but don't be

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<v Speaker 2>too good.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, a good support or warm them up though, lad.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be good for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, true, true, true, true. while we're talking about what

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking for for re uh uh like a support

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<v Speaker 2>act i guess you know as someone who's got a

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<v Speaker 2>as a career artist like yourself what's your big advice

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<v Speaker 2>to a young developing artist or someone who's trying to

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<v Speaker 2>have a crack for the first time i think i.

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<v Speaker 1>Think you know when you're at the start of your

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<v Speaker 1>career um it can sometimes be quite challenging to say

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<v Speaker 1>no especially you know when there's people around you who

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<v Speaker 1>maybe have opinions and might be encouraging you to encouraging

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<v Speaker 1>you to do a certain kind of thing or kind

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<v Speaker 1>of music or whatever. I think at that stage, it's

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<v Speaker 1>mostly important of just really kind of being brave and

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<v Speaker 1>kind of stick to who you are as an artist

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<v Speaker 1>and as a person. Because everyone's just trying to guess right, really,

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<v Speaker 1>in that situation. So I think you know yourself best.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think, yeah, being brave, put yourself front and

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<v Speaker 1>center and be original.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I like that. Because there is only one you.

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<v Speaker 2>Am I right? Like you can't be someone else. There's

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<v Speaker 2>only you, right? There's only one version in the world

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<v Speaker 2>of you. And that's what makes you different to everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely that, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>But I guess also too, like, I don't know about you,

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<v Speaker 2>but sometimes I shit myself. I'm like, am I worthy? Like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like when you're trying to break through, you're like,

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<v Speaker 2>hang on, am I good enough? Do you want me

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<v Speaker 2>or do you want another version of me? Because everyone,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, has that imposter syndrome a little bit into

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<v Speaker 2>your song.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, absolutely. And again, yeah, I think it's just about

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<v Speaker 1>being brave. You know, when you are inexperienced, there's many

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<v Speaker 1>experienced people around you telling you what you should do.

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<v Speaker 1>Just trust in your own gut.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely. Hey, how was your summer? What did you

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<v Speaker 2>get up to? Did you do anything fun?

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<v Speaker 1>Summer was good, yeah. Mostly touring. I think that for

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<v Speaker 1>the last, like, three or four weeks, I've just been

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<v Speaker 1>chilling out, to be honest. I've been kind of taking

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<v Speaker 1>some time post that part of the tour, which was nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Mm-hmm.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was great throughout the summer. You know, as

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<v Speaker 1>I always say, it's one of my favourite things to do.

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<v Speaker 1>So really love those shows, really cherish them. But excited

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<v Speaker 1>for us now, man. Really, really excited.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, can I just quickly say, I'm not sure where

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<v Speaker 2>you are, but that backyard is spectacular.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'd love to take claim. I'm actually at a rental,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's posh in there.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the poshest backyard. I was about to say,

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<v Speaker 2>has Louis Tomlinson got a green thumb, and has he

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<v Speaker 2>been doing that himself? That is very nice. I see

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<v Speaker 2>how it is. That's a very nice rental you've got there.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Hey, while I've got you, can we feed the

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<v Speaker 2>fans a little bit? Because I see you on TikTok

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<v Speaker 2>feeding the fans. So I think it's only.

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<v Speaker 1>I know. I never thought I'd be a TikToker, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but here I am.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened to you? Is it one of those things

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<v Speaker 2>where you do it one time and then before you

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<v Speaker 2>know it, it's like four hours have gone past and

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<v Speaker 2>you're like scrolling aimlessly and you're like, damn.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. It was like one of those things that like

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to deny for the longest time. It

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<v Speaker 1>just kept getting bigger and bigger. And then, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it gets to a point where you just look stupid

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<v Speaker 1>for not being on it. So I think I got

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<v Speaker 1>to that kind of territory. Would I say it's fun?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I don't know. It feels like a

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<v Speaker 1>whole different world, that TikTok shit, to be fair. But

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<v Speaker 1>it keeps the fans entertained, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. Well, let me quickly, I've got to ask about you.

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<v Speaker 2>Back in July, the 1D16 year anniversary happened, and you

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<v Speaker 2>went on a full ham, complete breakdown of the One

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<v Speaker 2>Direction Greatest Hits. And I don't know if you've spoken

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<v Speaker 2>about this.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's the most I've ever posted on social

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<v Speaker 1>media in one day ever, to be fair.

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<v Speaker 2>Your story, it's just line, line, line, line, line, line, line.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like either he was very bored or he got

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<v Speaker 2>into a real rhythm here and thought, I'm just going

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<v Speaker 2>to go for days. Questions for you, including but not

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<v Speaker 2>limited to Infinity. You alluded– okay. You asked the question, did.

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<v Speaker 1>We make a video clip for this?

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<v Speaker 2>Full world, mate, full world. You made a video clip

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<v Speaker 2>for that song, right?

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<v Speaker 1>We did, actually, yeah. Yeah, it turns out we did, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually spoke to the director who did that after

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<v Speaker 1>I spoke about that just to confirm. And, yeah, there

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<v Speaker 1>is something out there. There is something out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I heard the story was, and the only reason

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<v Speaker 2>anyone knows that a video clip for that song was

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<v Speaker 2>ever made was that a girl broke into the soundstage

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<v Speaker 2>and filmed you And then she leaked that on the internet,

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<v Speaker 2>but then no one ever saw the video.

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<v Speaker 1>Right. Okay. That's how people know. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>What about this one? Na, na, na, na, na from

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<v Speaker 2>the Up All Night album, peak lyricism. There was some

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<v Speaker 2>quality words there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah. Listen, there is genuinely some good lyrics across

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<v Speaker 1>some of our songs. That's just not one of them.

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<v Speaker 1>That is that.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you, did you enjoy, did you listen to, sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>did you listen to every record in full or did

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<v Speaker 2>you just go through and pick some tracks?

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<v Speaker 1>Um, no, I think I'm pretty, do you know what's funny?

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<v Speaker 1>And this feels like I've really got it in for

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<v Speaker 1>this song. I've been speaking bad about it recently, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think the only song I didn't listen to is

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<v Speaker 1>what makes you beautiful only because I've heard it so

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<v Speaker 1>many times, you know? Uh, but no, I listen, I

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<v Speaker 1>listen fully top to bottom and it's been, it's been

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<v Speaker 1>years since I've done anything like that. So, I woke up,

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like a good time to kind of celebrate.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't realise until the day that I'd woken up

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<v Speaker 1>that it was an anniversary. And then I just thought,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm fully in mood for it. So literally

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<v Speaker 1>all day, the band, everyone I worked with, they had

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to One Direction for like four hours straight.

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<v Speaker 2>I was loving it. Because I would imagine, though, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're living it, right, you would have forgotten a whole

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of the stuff that happened because it was just

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<v Speaker 2>pandemonium crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, definitely, yeah. Some of those songs that I literally, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>if I hadn't heard them, like, recently, I'd completely forgot

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<v Speaker 1>they'd existed, to be honest. So, yeah, it was cool.

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<v Speaker 1>It was nice.

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<v Speaker 2>Did the words come back to you or you were like,

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<v Speaker 2>I do not know what happens next year? Like, I

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<v Speaker 2>would have to have a lyric sheet if I was

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<v Speaker 2>to ever sing it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Bit of both, bit of both. Yeah, some that would

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<v Speaker 1>kind of catch me by surprise that I still know

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<v Speaker 1>the words and others that I literally would never be

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<v Speaker 1>able to sing it again unless I had lyrics in

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<v Speaker 1>front of me. But I've got a few of the

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<v Speaker 1>songs I had to sing.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we are very much looking forward to having you here.

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<v Speaker 2>It's only a couple of weeks away now. we're looking

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<v Speaker 2>for an Aussie act to support you, a different one

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<v Speaker 2>for Melbourne, a different one for Sydney, a different one

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<v Speaker 2>for Brisbane. This is your chance to shine. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>very often you get like a hyper, hugely passionate fan base.

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<v Speaker 2>Together in one place, some Aussie artist listening right now

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<v Speaker 2>will be able to ride your coattails to success and fame.

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<v Speaker 2>Good on them, and they can go and enter right now, yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I'm excited.

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