WEBVTT - Interview: Troye Sivan

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's Troye Sivan here. I'm hanging out on KISS.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey. Hey, Troye Sivan. Wonderful to speak to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, nice to talk to you. How's it going? Good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a while. How's life? Catch me up.

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<v Speaker 1>Life is really good, thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>My album comes out today, which is exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, I'm in New York at the moment, which

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<v Speaker 1>is fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. How's your haircut? Because I saw your TikTok. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And your word's not mine, but Diane Warren lesbian haircut

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<v Speaker 2>was how you described yourself. Now, have we had a

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<v Speaker 2>trim since that TikTok or are we still rocking it?

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<v Speaker 3>We've had a trim to take it more lesbian.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a rat tail.

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<v Speaker 2>That's bold. That's very bold of you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a big, long lesbian rat tail at the back.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, hey, you know what? It's your album day. You

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<v Speaker 2>can do whatever it is that you want.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Ed.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I say congrats on the album, man? I got

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<v Speaker 2>to have a listen to it early. I just, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for people who know, I've known you for so many

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<v Speaker 2>years and every time you drop a new record, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like you evolve. There's a new sound. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>consciously try to do that every time or do you

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<v Speaker 2>just find yourself carving a new path every time you

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<v Speaker 2>do an album?

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<v Speaker 1>I think I try, push myself every time. I mean, I.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the goal is, like, I want to surprise

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<v Speaker 3>myself even a little bit. You know, I think I'd

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<v Speaker 3>get a bit bored if I felt like I was

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<v Speaker 3>doing the same thing over and over again.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, I try and keep it fresh.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the album is called She's the Best. I always

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<v Speaker 2>ask this, not that I want you to choose a favourite,

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<v Speaker 2>but for someone who's time poor, because, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's got something to do. They may not have the

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<v Speaker 2>ability just to listen start to finish, but what's one

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<v Speaker 2>song you would want people to hear, if they could,

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<v Speaker 2>any song from the album?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I'm going to cheat.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to say two because there's basically like two

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<v Speaker 3>sides to the album. Like the album was very much

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<v Speaker 3>about like me on the one hand feeling very fun

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<v Speaker 3>and free and empowered and like on tour and whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>If you want a good time, there's Troy Meets World.

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<v Speaker 3>I really like that song. And then the other side

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<v Speaker 3>of my life was also then going home to the

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<v Speaker 3>hotel room and being like kind of lonely and sad.

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<v Speaker 3>And so for that side, I would listen to FF maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Now talk to me because I think from on the

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<v Speaker 2>outside looking in, being a pop star looks like it's

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<v Speaker 2>pretty fun. But are you telling me that sometimes you're lonely?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. You're just like, you know, obviously it's

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<v Speaker 3>like it almost makes it more weird because it's like, oh, yeah, amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>All of like my dreams are coming true. So why

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<v Speaker 3>do I feel kind of sad still sometimes? And I think,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, I mean like. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>it's the schedule or what, but sometimes it's like it

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<v Speaker 3>almost makes you go like more inward when things are

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<v Speaker 3>going crazy on the work side.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. And then that's not a good thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Would it be fair to say that everybody, or

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<v Speaker 2>I mean not everybody, but people have an idea of

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<v Speaker 2>what being a pop star or being famous is and

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<v Speaker 2>then sometimes when you're living it, expectations don't necessarily meet reality.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're like, oh, I feel like exactly the same person,

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<v Speaker 2>except now just more people know who I am, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm still literally the same person.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I definitely do still feel like the same

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<v Speaker 3>person a hundred percent, but I also do have to

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<v Speaker 3>say it is pretty glam.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it's quite fun.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think maybe I'm just like an inherently like

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<v Speaker 3>person who's like in my feelings a lot yeah i

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<v Speaker 3>think that would.

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<v Speaker 2>Be tell me tell me uh what's the most glam

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<v Speaker 2>thing that's happened recently uh is it was it the

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<v Speaker 2>madonna thing at the mtv awards.

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<v Speaker 3>For sure for sure yeah um yeah i got to

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<v Speaker 3>meet madonna for the first time and like she when

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<v Speaker 3>i was literally four years old the first like song

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<v Speaker 3>that i used to sing around the house was like

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<v Speaker 3>a prayer and that was like the first song that

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<v Speaker 3>my parents were like oh he's got kind of a

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<v Speaker 3>nice voice Um, so she's been like a very important

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<v Speaker 3>artist in my life. And, um, yeah, I, I literally

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<v Speaker 3>had like a comedown on the day after where I

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<v Speaker 3>was just like, whoa, I can't believe that that happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Now tell me about when you meet her, did she

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<v Speaker 2>know who you were? Or cause I can imagine she

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<v Speaker 2>would be like the president, right? Where she'd have someone

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<v Speaker 2>next to her going down. This is Troye Sivan. You

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<v Speaker 2>recently gave him permission to use one of your songs

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<v Speaker 2>in his new song. Um, or was she like very

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<v Speaker 2>like present and in the moment, you know what I'm saying?

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Cause sometimes you meet super famous people and they're just like, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even think they know where they are.

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<v Speaker 3>I was very, very prepared for her to be, um,

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<v Speaker 3>like not really knowing. And so Charlie XCX and I

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<v Speaker 3>had literally just performed at the VMAs like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>10 minutes prior and.

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<v Speaker 1>I was with Charlie.

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<v Speaker 3>So I, and then Charlie walked up to her and

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<v Speaker 3>they were talking about something and I was sort of

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<v Speaker 3>just like sheepishly standing on the side, not expecting her

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<v Speaker 3>to know anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Or realize anything, you know? And no, she saw me

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<v Speaker 1>and definitely registered in her face.

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<v Speaker 3>And she was like, oh my God, I love our song.

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<v Speaker 3>And the fact that she called it our song was

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<v Speaker 3>just like, that was sort of when I went into like,

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<v Speaker 3>my body started to like shut down. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you and then he thought to yourself don't

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<v Speaker 2>say too much but saying enough that she knows you're

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<v Speaker 2>interested but don't play it too cool because she might

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<v Speaker 2>think you're being rude right.

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<v Speaker 3>Exactly right and i kept it really chill and then

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<v Speaker 3>um i i was honestly surprised she she runs her

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<v Speaker 3>own instagram so we we like messaged afterwards and unless it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Like a very very good like gay.

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<v Speaker 3>Intern who works for her that knows how to speak

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<v Speaker 3>exactly like her. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe I'm talking to Madonna. I could be getting capped.

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<v Speaker 2>You believe you're speaking to Madonna, but there is a

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<v Speaker 2>chance it could be just a gay intern pretending to

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<v Speaker 2>be Madonna. Either way, you know what? Let's leave it

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<v Speaker 2>with you talking to Madonna. The lead track from the

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<v Speaker 2>album that we've been living with for the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks is Party, which is great. The video clip

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<v Speaker 2>is just a work of art. Congratulations on that.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to ask, it's Party in the Club, Party in... You...

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<v Speaker 2>All of the places that you've partied, were there any

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<v Speaker 2>other options that you tried to work in lyrically that

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<v Speaker 2>didn't work? Like, was there some like draft notes of

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<v Speaker 2>places to party that you're like, that doesn't quite work?

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<v Speaker 1>There definitely was.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't remember them off the top of my head,

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<v Speaker 3>but now I have this thing where I will be

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<v Speaker 3>like walking around.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be like, damn, that's a good one.

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<v Speaker 3>I should have said that. Like something as simple as

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<v Speaker 3>like party on the beach. Like that's such a good one.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely. Um, I would like to, uh, make a confession.

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<v Speaker 2>I watched your interview, uh, the other day where, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you talked about what was on your YouTube algorithm. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you and I actually could be the same person.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh really? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>B1M architecture channel. Like I'll put that, like, I'll just

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<v Speaker 2>put that on for fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my God, 100%. That's so fun. I love knowing

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<v Speaker 1>this about you.

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<v Speaker 3>I remember you made a video about this building that's

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<v Speaker 3>kind of near my house in Melbourne and I was

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<v Speaker 3>like so starstruck.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't believe it.

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<v Speaker 2>And for people who don't know, it's this guy, this

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<v Speaker 2>UK English guy who just makes videos on YouTube about

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<v Speaker 2>how they do big architecture infrastructure projects. I watched one

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<v Speaker 2>the other day about the Metro train in Sydney. I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, this is fantastic. This is great. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>who needs, who needs scripted drama when you've got just

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<v Speaker 2>YouTube channels? Yep.

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<v Speaker 3>That's like my main form of, um, I guess brain rot,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's not brain rot. Cause I feel like I'm

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<v Speaker 3>learning something.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree. I also watching like watch clips of Dyer

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<v Speaker 2>of a CEO. So, you know, if we're on this,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, I mean, I'm just sharing this with you.

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<v Speaker 2>You can tell me I'm not interested, but that's just,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, if you're in that lane, you pick up

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<v Speaker 2>Dyer of a CEO, you can learn some stuff there too.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, cool. I'll give it a go.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, how's the fragrance and the luxury lifestyle brand going?

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<v Speaker 3>It's going awesome. Yeah, we're having a really good time

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<v Speaker 3>with it. We're about to do a pop-up in New

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<v Speaker 3>York in a couple of weeks. And my sister's here

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<v Speaker 3>because it's going to be based around Sage's Rose, which

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<v Speaker 3>is like sort of our main girl at the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>She's hard to keep on the shelves, which is awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, great. Would you recommend a fragrance? You know me well.

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<v Speaker 2>What fragrance from your collection would you recommend for me?

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<v Speaker 3>I always recommend for someone first starting out, go smell

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<v Speaker 3>Luca and Sage's Rose. Those are our two like biggest,

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<v Speaker 3>people really like those ones. So give those a go.

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<v Speaker 3>But honestly, I mean, we do this thing called the

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<v Speaker 3>collection where you can smell all of them and these

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<v Speaker 3>like tiny little bottles. And they're also then really good

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<v Speaker 3>for traveling. So yeah, give that a go.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, great. I'll take that on note. When are you

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<v Speaker 2>coming home, by the way? When are you going to

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<v Speaker 2>come back to Australia? When are we going to get,

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<v Speaker 2>and when I say home, cause I know you're here

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, but like in terms of shows, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that sort of vibe. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm coming home for my own personal life in like

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<v Speaker 3>a month to be with my family over summer. And

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<v Speaker 3>then shows and stuff. I actually don't know. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>have any like touring plans planned yet, which is, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just, I'm, I'm, I have a really hard time

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<v Speaker 3>multitasking with touring and album stuff. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>people do it. Like some people will write their album

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<v Speaker 3>while they're on tour. That is like an insane, insane

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<v Speaker 3>thing that I can't imagine doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay. So we'll just say, we'll put this on the TBA, TBC,

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<v Speaker 2>watch this space. Yeah, exactly. Hey, congrats on the album.

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<v Speaker 2>Wonderful to speak to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much. Thanks. Nice to talk to you

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<v Speaker 1>as always. I'll see you soon. Smallsy, now on KISS.

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