Ten bands everyone should know about:
The Avett Brothers, Townes Van Zandt, Leena, Patient Little Sister, Hayes Carll, Trampled By Turtles, Daniel Johnston, Therese Aune, Rattlers and The Northern Belle.
Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:
Lobsters, oysters, fresh bread, salads, heaps of sauces, chilli, garlic, at least three different varieties of cake and fruit platters.
Eight possessions that define you:
My guitar, my Slatters boots, the book Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat Zinn, music collection, my EP and album, fancy shirts, suitcase and lyric books.
Seven favourite movies/TV shows:
Searching For Sugar Man, La Vita E Bella, Dr Strangelove, Napoleon Dynamite, Breaking Bad, Peep Show and Trailer Park Boys.
Six bad habits you can’t escape:
Moving country all the time, mumbling, feeling awkward, being overly sensitive, drinking too much after shows and always playing catch up.
Five people who inspire you:
Townes Van Zandt, Jeff Tweedy, Daniel Johnston, local musicians and anyone who doesn’t go on reality TV.
Four things that turn you on:
Music that’s fun and danceable like Lykke Li or Bat for lashes, playing music live, when summer comes and my girlfriend.
Three goals for your music:
To be evolving, interesting and contribute to the music industry somehow.
Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why:
Steve Earle in Oslo, I’m a huge fan and it was amazing to finally hear and see him live. He has so much attitude and presence on stage, we were in the palm of his hand. My Morning Jacket, also in Oslo. They played for about three hours and are the most dynamic and incredible band I might had ever seen.
One day left before the apocalypse and you:
Buy some expensive and fancy ‘last day on earth clothes’, go sailing close to a beautiful beach and try and get everyone I like in the same room.
When’s the gig / release?
I’ll be releasing my album Catastrophes with my band at the Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood, on Friday August 2.
