Ten bands everyone should know about:
Australian bands: Bear The Mammoth, Solkyri, Enlight, Ills, Junior Under The Moon.
International bands: From Indian Lakes, Counterparts, This Town Needs Guns, Polyenso, Turnover.
Nine food items that you need to make a kick arse dinner party:
five trays of lasagne, chow mein, pickles, mango chutney, and hummus.
Eight possessions that define you:
Brad Pitt once told me that the things you own end up owning you. Been too scared to have any possessions since.
Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape:
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Enemy, Princess Mononoke, Half Nelson, Snatch, Black Mirror, How To Grow A Planet.
Six bad habits you can’t escape:
Overworking, overworking, repeating myself, lame jokes in list format, laughing at inappropriate times, and falling into giggle loops.
Five people who inspire you:
Misha Mansoor, Elon Musk, Andre 3000, Taylor Mcferrin, E.O. Wilson.
Four things that turn you on:
Salsa, jalapenos, chilli, too much mustard.
Three goals for your music:
To have the listener captivated and immersed in the music. To have interesting and thought provoking lyrics/stories/themes/ideas. To keep it real.
Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why:
The Mars Volta playing for three hours straight and Thomas Pridgen still having ridiculous amounts of energy by the end of it. The xx in an old theatre in Toronto, probably the best live sound I’ve ever experienced.
One day left before the apocalypse and you:
Burn the tomato sauce for the five trays of lasagne that’s meant for the end of the world dinner party.
THE VALLEY ENDS play The Brunswick Hotel on Saturday November 14.
