Define your genre in five words or less:
Alt country ‘70s pop-soaked splendor.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most?
Lately I’ve been returning to what I listened to as a kid – Mum and Dad’s Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty vinyl collection mixed with contemporaries like Dawes, Houndmouth and Shovels & Rope. I’m loving the ’70s West Coast sound and it’s come through on the new record.
Describe the best gig you have ever played.
Best gig I ever played was at the Forum supporting Old Crow Medicine Show. At the time they were my country heroes and to be on the same stage really spun me out – it was an incredible feeling, like the playing field was slowly starting to level out.
Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it?
I keep a balloon in my gig case that I blow up a couple times to warm up my voice…a crazy tip from Cindy Lauper’s bio I picked up. I don’t advise doing it on stage or you’ll just look ridiculous.
When, and why did you start writing music?
I started writing joke songs about my friends or the guys we had crushes on when I was around 13. I’m quite sure they were pretty shit songs but I guess it’s about igniting the creative spark.
How do you stop your pre-gig jitters?
I like to dabble in the Drambuie and a bit of light stretching calms the nerves. A ritual left over from my days as a dancer – contemporary dance that is…just to be clear.
What can a punter expect from your live show?
A mix of class and chaos: stellar musicianship and the intensity of rock’n’roll. The GoodLife are a band that love making music together and I like to think that translates from the stage to the audience.
When’s the gig and with who?
We are launching the new album Nobody Ever Leaves on Saturday June 28 at the Northcote Social Club with special guests Small Town Romance and Dan Parsons.
