There is no place in the world like Australia. Not even its beautiful neighbor New Zealand.

I don't wish to be anything more or less than what I am. If this is how it is, then so be it.

Imagine someone so infatuated by a band that they have every different pressing of every album the band made. Most of the time, the only difference in the album is the matrix number or a different 'made in' notation on the back cover or label. This is enough to make some people extremely excited. Actually, much more than excited.

Contemporary bands often will do tour-only releases pressed and sold only in Australia. Crikey!

The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down.

I think to write fiction, this is just how I see it, you have to have a powerful need/desire to connect. I can't. Wanting to and not being able to has lead to a lot of misery in my life.

What does New York sound like? For me, the Charlie Parker at the Royal Roost recordings on the Savoy label are the total embodiment of the New York music experience.