The singer-songwriter discusses why she makes music, not being smart with money – and her hatred of leaf blowers.
and is a writer, producer and actor on the movie version of Paul Kelly’s songMeg Washington: “Singing with other people is a very powerful human experience and we don’t really get to do it very much any more.”Strong agree for me. I don’t think of my music as a place to write thoughts that should be adopted by other people but, more than ever, taking time and making space to create anything beautiful, in this sociopolitical climate, feels like a vulnerable act of devotion.into a movie.
Well, the song itself is so ripe with subtext; every line in it is like the tip of an iceberg. And the song activates people’s sense of nostalgia and that bittersweet feeling of family. It also struck us that gravy is often the best part of the meal, but you make it out of leftovers. There was something lovely about these men in prison – forgotten by society in a lot of ways – deciding to make something beautiful at Christmas.
Well, I’ve also been making a slow but steady inroad into film, TV and narrative storytelling for eight years now. I’ve scored other shows as a composer. A lot of Australian musicians have other jobs. For some people, there’s a sense that if you’re not living off your music, then you’ve not really made it. I challenge that idea. If you’ve got something that enables you to have a regular, healthy and boring practice – well, that’s rock’n’roll, in my opinion.
You know, I sang in a choir for the first time in a long time recently and came out thinking, “Wow, that should be a weekly practice.”] It releases something. It does something to the soul and connects you to your humanity beyond this prism of capitalism.I believe in the teachings of Ryan Holiday. And in taking each day as an opportunity to have a small, quiet, meaningful life.
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