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The Assembly - Australia Season 2 Episode 2
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00:00And here we go.
00:02Lights up.
00:07So the students are from here forward?
00:09Oh, the second row.
00:10OK, cool.
00:15You ready to go, Shay?
00:16Yeah, I've been nervous.
00:17Feeling good? Yeah.
00:21Yeah, guys, guys, guys, guys, he's right there, look.
00:24He's right there.
00:28Look, are you looking?
00:31You're looking.
00:34You can say hi to everybody.
00:35Everyone, this is Guy.
00:37Hello, how are you?
00:38I'm Shay.
00:39Shay, nice to meet you.
00:41Nice to meet you.
00:42And I'm Thomas.
00:43Thomas, nice to meet you.
00:44Here's an interesting fact about me.
00:45You know when you started Australian Idol in 2003?
00:48Yeah.
00:49I was born that year.
00:50Did you vote for me?
00:51No, I was a baby.
00:54I wasn't aware about you.
00:56Of course.
00:572002.
01:002002.
01:01So you were one when I was on Idol.
01:03I was born in 2000.
01:052000s.
01:06OK, can you guys stop now, please?
01:08I'm Matthew.
01:09Matthew.
01:10I was 13 years old at the time.
01:12All right, it's getting better.
01:13We're going to get going, everybody.
01:17James, will you do the welcome for Guy?
01:20Hello, Guy.
01:22We're delighted to have you join us today.
01:24Our rules are no subject to how to bounds.
01:26No questions off the table.
01:27Anything might happen.
01:28Welcome to the Assembly.
01:30Gulp.
01:32What an intro.
01:33Three, two, one.
01:37The Assembly is back.
01:39This time, there are even more students joining Australia's only Autism Friendly Journalism Foundations course.
01:48And we're coming in from all over the country.
01:51From New South Wales.
01:52To Queensland.
01:53From Western Australia.
01:54South Australia.
01:56A little bit more enthusiasm.
01:57I've got to be enthusiastic about Canberra.
01:59And from Victoria.
02:03We'll be studying at Macquarie University.
02:06With past Assembly graduates employed behind the scenes.
02:09And Lee Sales is returning as our mentor.
02:13One in 40 Australians is on the Autism Spectrum and it's important that they're included in national conversations.
02:19We'll be interviewing some of Australia's most famous faces.
02:23To unmask the real person behind the public persona.
02:26I am so nervous.
02:27Hi, guys.
02:29You guys are very polite.
02:32Or is it early days?
02:33Yeah.
02:34If you could interview Donald Trump, what would you ask him?
02:37Wow.
02:38That's a question I didn't expect first up.
02:40Happy now.
02:42How skinny do you need to be to take off your shirt on Australian TV?
02:46Oh.
02:47Oh, wow.
02:49Very good question.
02:50Wow.
02:51We are the Assembly!
02:59I love to interview people.
03:00I always love the part of it is to be honest, essential, eloquent, impartial and straight to the point and just looking presentable and elegant.
03:12I'm passionate about advocating for women with autism because I never had that growing up.
03:13I've always wanted to be the change that I can't see.
03:22Hi.
03:23We could get a figure like Chris Hemsworth might.
03:24I don't know if he'd want to come in.
03:25But he's not filming the Avengers.
03:26Yeah, that's true.
03:27Good morning, everybody.
03:28Good morning .
03:29How are y'all doing today?
03:30Good.
03:31Good.
03:32Good.
03:33Okay.
03:34Our guest is good to see everybody working.
03:35Right now.
03:36Good morning, everyone.
03:37Good morning, everybody.
03:38Good morning.
03:40Good morning.
03:41Oh.
03:42Good morning.
03:43Oh my God.
03:44How are you doing today?
03:45Good.
03:46Good.
03:47Okay.
03:48Hello, hi Hello.
03:49You're explaining Google.
03:50No, it's true.
03:51Hello, no, pleased.
03:52Hello.
03:53Well, he's actually invited to24.
03:54You are reminded me of very much Aquí who's got one of these.
03:55One of my pleasure has picked up all their names up here.
03:56Okay, our guest who's going to be joining us this week is one of Australia's biggest music stars.
04:04He has numerous ARIA awards. He's been a judge on television music shows. Our next guest
04:14is Guy Sebastian.
04:15The real deal.
04:23Now I can see that you're all excited about that. So tell me, what do you know about Guy?
04:28Kai? The first season Australian Idol winner and he's a true legend.
04:34The winner of Australian Idol 2003 is Guy Sebastian.
04:39He sings the song choir.
04:45Very famous song.
04:46The song is about his friend dying.
05:00Definitely his love for his wife. I mean, that will always stand out.
05:04Yeah, and they've been married since they were pretty young, I think.
05:06From 2007 and their wedding anniversary is this month.
05:09Oh, there you go. You've done your research.
05:12Laura?
05:12I've grown up listening to his music. I mean, I know TV is TV, but he just seems like a really nice guy.
05:19Always wanted to meet Guy Sebastian. I'm like, whoa, I'm doing this.
05:28All right, well, we're ready to start work on our questions for Guy. Yeah, let's get into it.
05:36Before we get into the questions, you're the host of Australian Story, right?
05:42I am, yeah.
05:43I had a few ideas of other people you could do a story about.
05:50They are all actually excellent ideas.
05:52Do you want to take a photo of this so you don't?
05:54Do you know what? That would be very handy. Let me do that.
05:57Good ideas. Thanks, Thomas.
05:59Okay, tell me how you're feeling generally about doing Guy Sebastian.
06:05Matthew?
06:06I'm kind of in the spirit, so you know what? Let's go. Let's get them.
06:09Great. So you're looking forward to it?
06:11Pulsatingly.
06:12He's been in the media my whole life, so it's just kind of weird to be like,
06:15oh my God, this is kind of like a legacy person.
06:17The thing that makes me nervous about interviewing a celebrity like Guy Sebastian is that early,
06:22somebody will ask something really personal that closes him up.
06:25You've spoken publicly about waiting until marriage at the age of 27 to have sex.
06:30I'm 27 and I'm still a virgin.
06:32Sex is a super personal question. He might answer it or, again, it might shut him down.
06:36Mm-hmm.
06:36I have no idea how he's going to handle this situation.
06:40Okay, Laura.
06:42Okay, tell me what you think about the Guy.
06:43This is very intimidating that it's Guy because I love singing.
06:47Oh, but do you sing ever in front of people?
06:50At church.
06:50Yeah, right.
06:51Yeah, so similar to Guy.
06:53Okay.
06:53I've grown up playing all sorts of instruments.
06:55The flute, trombone, guitar, violin, the cello.
07:07My whole life I've struggled to connect with people.
07:11Yeah, music gives me that voice.
07:14It is my communication.
07:18This is my bedroom where I come to relax.
07:21This is Octo.
07:23I made him. I crocheted him.
07:26He, like, he's, like, the perfect squishiness.
07:30My sunflowers, they're a symbol for hidden disabilities.
07:34Having hidden disabilities myself, I find that really cool that my favorite flower also represents that.
07:42Growing up, I had no idea that I was autistic.
07:44I was very aware that I didn't fit in.
07:48And then when I was, like, 18 or 19, I, like, put on Love on the Spectrum.
07:55And all of a sudden, I was like, wait, hang on.
07:59That's me.
07:59It's just really freeing to go, I am the way I am because I'm autistic.
08:08I've still got a ways to go figuring out who I am, which, again, is where music comes into it.
08:13It helps me to express that.
08:15Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart.
08:24Sometimes it's easier to go, how are you feeling?
08:27Oh, this song is how I'm feeling.
08:30Right, Tiana.
08:31I'm hoping to build a career on singing, so I would like to ask, can I sing for you?
08:36Did you just teach yourself to sing?
08:37I taught myself how to sing in a chipmunk voice.
08:40I was obsessed with Alvin and the chipmunks.
08:42I just show Lee your chipmunk voice.
08:55That's amazing.
08:55I know, I know.
08:56I think you will really connect well to him talking about music and singing.
09:01Yeah.
09:02Think through something you've written yourself that you could share.
09:05Interviewing Guy Sebastian makes me feel extremely excited.
09:09He'd have some really good advice for aspiring young artists and singers.
09:14That drawing's fantastic.
09:16Have you drawn that from a photo or from your memory?
09:19Oh, so I used a reference photo.
09:21Would you think about showing him that as part of your question?
09:24I'm thinking of doing that, yeah.
09:26Yeah.
09:27Because I know music's an art as well.
09:30Learning about Guy Sebastian, how he uses art and his passion to want to help improve
09:35people's lives, we both understand what that's like.
09:42This is my studio.
09:45Ever since I could pick up a pencil, art has been my life.
09:50For me, art has allowed me to express who I am.
09:54As a kid, I had an auditory processing and language delay.
09:58I wasn't able to talk very well.
10:01Constantly being told that I was dumb or weird and different.
10:05So I could draw the way I was feeling and draw experiences that stressed me.
10:11Oh, it's been a life saver for me.
10:14I love it.
10:15Through here is quite a few awards.
10:18A bit of a humble brag.
10:21I got into advocacy work because I didn't really have a voice when I was young and I wanted to help.
10:31I wanted to make a difference in this world.
10:34I was the 2025 ACT Young Australian of the Year.
10:38My dream is to be able to work with community leaders to create a world that can accommodate
10:45people who are autistic.
10:47Because if we don't allow autism and neurodivergence to shine,
10:51I feel like we're missing out on so much potential.
10:53Hi, how are you?
11:01I'm good, thank you.
11:03I'm learning that everyone were either babies or not born yet when I was on Australian Idol.
11:09I was nine, so I wasn't quite a baby.
11:10Oh, you were nine. There you go.
11:11My mum is a fan.
11:13Hello, Willow's mum.
11:15My mum is also a massive fan and me too.
11:19Katie, will you do the scene setter to set our ground rules?
11:24This is a safe space.
11:26Everyone can relax and be themselves.
11:28There'll be no judgement.
11:31Please do what you need to join in.
11:33For example, fidget, move, take a break.
11:36Ask if you need anything to help you be included.
11:41Pat, you've got the first question.
11:43Oh, okay.
11:43Thanks.
11:43All right, I might not look like it, but I used to be a decent singer when I was a kid,
11:49and I even sung in a few choir groups.
11:52But I stopped when I became a teenager because I think I felt judged against masculine expectations.
11:58So have those expectations ever affected your relationship with singing?
12:02And if so, how?
12:03Definitely, yeah.
12:04Like when I was young, I'm not surprised at all.
12:07Like when I look at you, I think you look like a young John Lennon or something.
12:11Oh, well, thanks.
12:12Some people compare me to him.
12:14Really? You've got a cool look for a musician.
12:16Yeah, I remember when I was growing up in Adelaide, I loved R&B and soul music.
12:22And it wasn't really a thing that the boys did heaps, you know, singing a love song.
12:28And I remember when I first sung, I was at school in a school assembly,
12:33and I sung this song by Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey.
12:36And all I was thinking of was like, oh, am I going to get bullied?
12:40Like, are they going to think that this isn't very cool?
12:45And then when I looked up at the end of the song, all of my friends were like,
12:49dude, you can sing? What? You can sing?
12:52And some were emotional and stuff. So it was like the opposite reaction.
12:56But I decided early on to be myself, to be comfortable with that and not care about
13:01masculinity, to care about what other people think of me.
13:04Mm. Yeah, thank you. Very insightful answer as well.
13:07And your thought process reminds me of how I think a lot of the time as well.
13:11So thank you so much. Thank you.
13:14This is Kai. He's got some questions for me.
13:16Hi there, Kai. Big fan of yours.
13:18Thank you. I love your app.
13:19Take us back, actually, to the Australian Idol.
13:21How did it feel like for you being the first winner of the first season?
13:25I'll be honest, it was a bit of a shock.
13:28Shannon Knoll was the other finalist.
13:32I thought Shannon was going to win, possibly because of some prior insecurities.
13:38You know, like, I came here when I was six and a half years old.
13:40It was in the bicentenary year, 1988.
13:44And I was standing next to this, like, sheep-shearing country boy that's, you know,
13:50sings Aussie country rock, had a Southern Cross tattoo.
13:55And at the time, I do remember there was people saying,
13:57oh, Shannon, he's more the typical Aussie idol.
14:03And when you're listening to the noise of, you know,
14:05what people are saying a true Aussie is, it gets in your head a little bit.
14:09So I just thought he was just going to win by a long shot.
14:13And then suddenly there was, like, people wearing Afro wigs and camping outside my parents' house
14:19with, like, go the fro signs.
14:22And it really did change my life.
14:23Thanks so much, Guy.
14:24Pleasure. Good on you, Kai. Thank you.
14:27Thank you. Thank you.
14:31Hi, Mr. Sebastian.
14:33What a great smile.
14:35It means the world, actually.
14:37You have many accolades for your work, 69 platinum and seven gold certifications,
14:42seven ARIA awards and representing Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015.
14:48How much have you depended on your wife, Jules, however, to keep you grounded over this time?
14:53A lot.
14:54Yeah, I mean, Jules, I've known since I was 12 years old.
14:59We started out as, like, close mates and then we sung at a wedding together,
15:03because Jules sings as well.
15:05She was 20 and I was an immature 18-year-old.
15:09Like, she just never saw me as anything but just a bit of a friend who was a bit of a laugh.
15:15We had to practice for this wedding, practice this duet, and I rocked up in the suit.
15:20She opened the door, she was like, okay.
15:26Okay.
15:28A good suit will get attention when it's needed sometimes.
15:33But you look like you know that already.
15:34You've got a great suit on.
15:36Yes, Mr. Sebastian, that's absolutely emphatically right.
15:40Thank you very much.
15:41Pleasure. Thank you.
15:43Very good, Matt.
15:44Thank you, Matthew.
15:46Beck's turn.
15:47I have a lot of admiration for you and your wife, Jules, and how you look after each other
15:54and you're each other's cheerleaders. Just like my husband, he always cheers for me.
16:01He's the best thing that's ever happened to me. Sorry.
16:06Don't apologise.
16:07Um, congratulations on 17 years married this month in May, according to Wikipedia.
16:14That means it was my anniversary.
16:15Oh, no.
16:18It's your anniversary soon.
16:19Oh, my God.
16:20Oh, my God.
16:21I'm just joking.
16:22I'm just kidding.
16:23I'm just kidding.
16:24Don't do that.
16:24I'm just kidding.
16:26What advice would you have for people on how to have respectful and meaningful relationships,
16:34whether that's with a partner or just socially?
16:38I think, I think I'm just lucky.
16:41Like, I'm lucky.
16:43We're genuinely just best mates.
16:45And so I don't know how to give advice.
16:47I think you're lucky if you find that.
16:49Maybe the advice is, like, marry someone who you're really good mates with.
16:55There's so much emphasis on physical attraction and all that sort of stuff.
16:59And all of that's important, of course.
17:02I think the thing that's kept us together is just want each other to win.
17:06I've never wanted to place a limit on how big she can dream.
17:09And she's never done that to me.
17:11So, yeah, I'm lucky.
17:12You sound like you're lucky.
17:13I'm very lucky.
17:14Yeah.
17:18Timmy?
17:19Hi.
17:20Hi, Timmy.
17:21So, Sebastian, my first snack is vegan gluten-free chocolate chip cookies.
17:27Do you prefer sweet or savoury?
17:30Sweet.
17:31Sweet.
17:32Oh, yeah.
17:33Cookie monster.
17:34I am a cookie monster.
17:36I don't know if you guys remember Sizzler.
17:38It's like all you can eat.
17:39And one of the desserts was bread and butter pudding.
17:41So, as a kid, I would just, like, gorge.
17:43It's all you can eat.
17:44I'm like, ha-ha, dumping all the chocolate syrup on it.
17:47So, yeah.
17:48Sweet tooth.
17:48Okay.
17:49Thanks, Timmy.
17:50Thank you, Timmy.
17:52Oliver's next.
17:54Hi, Guy.
17:54Hello.
17:57This next one's a bit personal for us both.
18:01You've spoken publicly about waiting till marriage to have sex.
18:06I'm 27 and still a virgin.
18:08And I don't even have waiting to marriage to blame.
18:10I'm just single.
18:13So, if I can ask, did you feel any performance anxiety?
18:17Um, and how did you come to peace with your own sex timeline?
18:21I, um, you know, I think because Jules and I both grew up in the same church and we're both on that same page.
18:33It's hard.
18:33Like, it was, it wasn't easy.
18:36Like, it was really difficult.
18:38But you're right, there's always heaps of pressure and I was made to feel really weird about that.
18:43Look, I'll be honest, I would like to have sex at some point.
18:46Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:47I, uh, there are services out there if I just wanted to get it over and done with.
18:50Yeah, yeah, but it means something to you, right?
18:52I want it to mean something at this point.
18:54And that works for you, you know.
18:55So, my real advice as someone who, who did wait is don't put too much pressure on the,
19:02on that first time as well.
19:04There'll, there'll be other times after.
19:05It'll, it'll, it'll probably be over quicker than you know it.
19:09Um, so don't put too much, uh, pressure on yourself.
19:14It may happen really quickly.
19:16Uh, is, is that okay to say?
19:20Thank you, thank you.
19:23My pleasure.
19:27You guys are asking great questions.
19:29That's because we're iconic.
19:33Yes.
19:33You're a man of faith with a different journey.
19:36Mm-hmm.
19:37Do you think religion has a negative consequence of diversity and, and neodivergent people like us?
19:43Oh, straight to the tough questions.
19:46I'm so sorry.
19:47You know, faith's such a personal thing.
19:51And as a public person, you can never please everyone, right?
19:55I remember sitting in a taxi with someone who I grew up with very, very religious,
20:01in a, like a pastoral position.
20:03And there was a Muslim taxi driver.
20:06And the friend of mine was basically saying to him,
20:10oh, you need Jesus and, and you know, your religion is wrong.
20:14And, and this taxi driver was so calm and polite and sweet.
20:20It just got me really thinking in that moment of like,
20:24what sort of faith-based person do I want to be?
20:26Do I want to be someone who hasn't taken the time to understand their journey?
20:31Or do I want to be someone who tries to tell everyone else that their way is better?
20:36And, and faith is a choice.
20:38It's something that you go, look, I don't know, but I'm choosing to believe in this.
20:42When it comes to sexuality, when it comes to all of those kind of things,
20:47I think it really has to be love-based.
20:53Was that just so waffly?
20:57I think that was really good, actually.
20:58I think it was beautiful.
21:00It was a very beautiful answer, actually.
21:02You almost put tears in my eyes.
21:04Oh, thank you. Oh, that means a lot.
21:07Thank you, Katie.
21:12Um, have you ever wanted to write a musical,
21:16or if, I can't, it's okay.
21:19Keep going.
21:20We've got all the time in the world, will I?
21:25Have you ever wanted to write a musical,
21:28to write a musical, or if, if so, what would it be about?
21:32A musical?
21:32A musical.
21:33Oh, that's fine.
21:35Um, you know, during COVID, I actually sat down and started writing a musical.
21:42The working title of the town that this musical is set in is Munnton.
21:48Because there's a song, basically, it says, like, no one ever makes it out of Munnton.
21:54You know, it's so fun writing for musicals, because the visuals and the story's already
21:59here, and I'm just trying to match that to, to what I'm writing.
22:03And I love it that way.
22:04It takes a lot of the thinking out, out, and you've just got to match the scene with.
22:07Oh, I know.
22:08But I love musicals.
22:09I really want to finish that.
22:10Yeah.
22:15Sophie, it's you next.
22:16I am a singer and have written and produced a few songs that are yet to be released.
22:28Since losing most of my ability to speak, I don't get the opportunity to practice and
22:33sing as well as I could when I can.
22:36If you lost the ability to speak and sing, how do you think you would feel and react?
22:41I wouldn't even try and pretend to understand what that feels like.
22:48But I think the thing that makes you so special is you actually know and you can relate.
22:54I guess if I had to give you an answer, there would be a point, I'm guessing,
23:00where I would have to do what I can and still be creative.
23:05You know what it's like, obviously, when you've got that creative thing that's inside you,
23:10it has to come out some way.
23:12So I think we always, as creatives, find a way for that to still come out.
23:23My best dance move when nobody is watching is...
23:33Love it, love it.
23:35Can you show us your best dance like nobody is watching dance in?
23:48This one move that I always do for some reason.
23:52These shoes might be a bit grippy.
23:54All right, ready?
23:56I should have stretched.
23:57I've marked your floor, sorry.
24:08I've literally left a mark.
24:14Hi, Guy.
24:14Hello.
24:16I'm a really big fan.
24:17I appreciate you, thank you.
24:19I heard both your sons are musical.
24:28Do you hope your boys will follow you into the music industry?
24:31And what do you hope for their futures?
24:33Archie, he's 11, Hudson's my 13-year-old, he's a good singer.
24:39But then he saw his little brother, like, he's like, actually, he's a bit of a freak.
24:43He's like, freakishly talented.
24:46And I think it's sort of stopped him from singing so much.
24:50So I'm trying to encourage Honey to believe in himself again.
24:53But he's really good at sport.
24:56Whatever they do, I think for me, it's mainly about emphasising their strengths.
25:01I think that's the most important thing.
25:03And limit making them feel pressure where they feel inferior.
25:08I just don't see the point.
25:09For example, for Archie, like, his mind works in a different sort of way.
25:13And so I'm going to encourage him with those things that he gravitates to.
25:18And more so about belief.
25:20I don't want him to feel like a failure, not put heaps of pressure on him.
25:24That's lovely.
25:25I think the world puts enough pressure on kids and, yeah, people.
25:29So I think that's lovely that you're supporting them like that.
25:31Oh, thank you.
25:32Thank you so much, Guy.
25:35James S, it's your go.
25:37Hello, Guy.
25:37I have two younger brothers and we used to take sweets from the treat cupboard,
25:41eat them, and then hide the wrappers under our beds so our parents wouldn't notice.
25:45Do you have any stories like that about your brothers?
25:47Oh my gosh, yes.
25:49I grew up with three brothers.
25:52I would say blame just gets, like, passed down to the, like, younger brother all the time.
25:58So my youngest brother probably copped all the blame.
26:00I hit a golf ball through a window.
26:03And my little toddler brother, Chris, mum came running out.
26:09The kitchen window smash came running out.
26:11Who did that?
26:12I was like...
26:13Because Chris was too young to defend himself.
26:18And he was so cute.
26:20Yeah.
26:21So she's just looked at Chris.
26:22She's like, aw.
26:27James, thank you.
26:29Hi, Guy.
26:30I'm Sam.
26:31Hi, Sam.
26:31You've been a judge on both The X Factor and The Voice.
26:36So you've had to make a lot of decisions.
26:39I find it tricky to make decisions sometimes.
26:42How do you know when you've made the right decision?
26:44I think the thing about a decision is sometimes we're so scared of making one
26:51because we think there's a perfect decision to make.
26:54Mm.
26:55But there never is a perfect decision to make.
26:59And if you're happy being wrong and realise that life moves on,
27:03then it helps to get rid of the fear.
27:06But that can be tough.
27:07It can be tough.
27:08But just don't have so much fear.
27:09Mm.
27:10Because we're all going to get stuff wrong.
27:14All right, Xanthi is up.
27:16We heard quite a few sad stories on The X Factor and The Voice,
27:19the backstories.
27:20How much did a person's backstory impact your decision-making process?
27:24Me, personally?
27:25Yeah.
27:26Doesn't really make a difference.
27:28Only because, like, I love music.
27:30Like, I'm kind when it comes to what I'm listening to,
27:33but I'm also honest because you want them to get better.
27:36So more skills-based?
27:38It has to be.
27:38Yeah.
27:39It has to be.
27:39Yeah, I think it has to be.
27:40You've got to be honest.
27:41I thought I'd clear up that rumour.
27:42Yeah.
27:43Molly, you're up.
27:46Hi, Guy.
27:46Hello.
27:47You have recently talked about being fat-shamed while on Australian Idol.
27:51I have also experienced my own challenges after being publicly shamed for my weight.
27:55So I'd like to know if you could talk to your younger self,
27:58what would you say to them?
28:00And what advice would you give to me or anyone else struggling from this?
28:03Oh, that's, that's, I'm sorry you've gone through that.
28:07That's, that's really awful.
28:10What I'll say is a more broad way to approach nasty people.
28:17I remember I responded to a troll on social media and someone said something awful to me
28:22and I sent them a message back.
28:25One of my fans wrote to me and she said,
28:27Oh, Guy, I've sent you like over a hundred messages just saying,
28:32I love you and I support you and I love this song and blah, blah.
28:35I've never had a response.
28:37Yet this troll who doesn't follow you says one passing, you know,
28:42throws shade at you and gets your attention and something broke.
28:48I burst into tears.
28:49I almost felt this, this deep shame of where I was directing my energy.
28:54And our, our energy is precious. We only have a certain finite amount of it.
28:58I think it's a daily reminder to wake up and think,
29:02am I going to devote my energy to the people who love me?
29:06Or am I going to waste it on people who aren't in my corner?
29:09You are wonderful.
29:11And, uh, ignore the haters.
29:14Oh, thank you.
29:14Yeah.
29:15Do you mind if I ask for a hug?
29:16Not at all.
29:17Oh, no.
29:18No, I'm a hugger.
29:20Oh, you're a good egg.
29:25Thanks, Molly.
29:26Pleasure.
29:27Pleasure.
29:29You've made me tear up.
29:30Thomas?
29:31Hey.
29:32Hello, Guy.
29:34You've worked with Luke Fiasco for Battle Scars.
29:38Are there any other international artists you would love to work with in the future?
29:42Yeah.
29:43It's funny, when you write a song, you don't know how it's going to go.
29:46And I mean, that was my biggest song ever.
29:49And the power of a collaboration is huge.
29:53I would love to work with, I'm going to say just vocally.
29:59I would love to do a duet with Adele.
30:04That's the, I'm just going dreams here.
30:07And Ray, she's incredible.
30:10And Ed Sheeran.
30:13Do you want to pass the mic along to Shay?
30:14Okay.
30:16Hi, Guy.
30:16Hello.
30:17I am a huge fan of Australian Idol.
30:20I go to every live show with my mom and we stand in the moshpur.
30:24I was in the audience and saw you sing your song, Maybe,
30:28recently in the grand finale of Australian Idol.
30:31Yeah.
30:31What was it like for you to sing your new song and were you nervous?
30:35I don't get that nervous often, but I was weirdly nervous because like doing it on live TV
30:41for the first time, did I go all right?
30:44You were in the crowd.
30:44Yeah, I think you did all right.
30:47Yeah.
30:48Pleasure.
30:50To Finn.
30:52Hi, Guy.
30:53Hello, smooth suits.
30:54Cheers, mate.
30:55You too.
30:55So as someone who's battled depression, I have to ask, what are the main strategies you use to
31:03cope if you're feeling low?
31:06Definitely talking.
31:10Especially as a male, I think talking about mental health has become a lot
31:14more accepted and encouraged throughout the years. And I would say that there's nothing more powerful
31:24than firstly talking and talking to people you trust and love. And sometimes people feel like
31:30there's no one like that, but you'd be really surprised how many people are into your corner
31:35when you, when you do open up and then you realise that you're not alone.
31:38Yeah, just opening up for sure.
31:39Yeah.
31:40Thank you, Finn.
31:46That was the chair squeaking, I promise.
31:56Just making sure no one thinks I have flatulence.
32:02Hi, Guy.
32:03Hey, James.
32:05If you had to choose one of your songs as a soundtrack to your life, which would it be and why?
32:11Very good question. Wow.
32:16Oh my gosh. Um, it's a very difficult question. I would probably have to say before I go.
32:23That, that song, it was just written in a really difficult time of my life.
32:27So I, I was in, in this court case, right? I just needed a bit of a reminder that, that no one has
32:36power over me to decide
32:37how big I can dream or, or where I can go in life. So it's like a fight song, I guess, that I wrote during a really tough time that I go back to very often.
32:49And, uh, and the thing is people in the audience, they wouldn't even know. Um...
33:03I'm sorry. It's okay. Take your time.
33:15Can I go, Patricia? I'm so sorry.
33:17That's okay. Thank you.
33:23So this court case, right, it was in the middle of my tour. So, so I'm going from the witness box
33:31and I would get on stage and I would see fans in front of me.
33:37How embarrassing. Pull it together. It's okay. Slow it out.
33:48It was like the best and the worst in a day. Those band hits would happen.
33:54Just one more thing before I go. Go.
33:57Just big hits and lights are happening. That's the most I've ever like stood on stage and sung every word
34:04like I meant it. And, um, that song, yeah, I don't know. It just gets me.
34:11Well, thank you for that, Guy. That was very powerful.
34:16Thank you, James. Thank you. Thank you.
34:20Tiana. Okay. Hello, Guy. Hello.
34:23Uh, I want to be a singer. Can I sing for you now? And can you give me feedback?
34:27Of course. This will be a song I wrote myself. It's about a boy that I had a romantic interest in,
34:33but he didn't. So it's a way of getting over that. I might just double check the lyrics. Sorry.
34:40Oh, you can read them if you like. I do it all the time.
34:45Just as the waves wash away and reach the shore, love does the same.
34:51What goes away will hopefully come back again. Feeling too strong when it's time to let go.
34:58Oh, the pain will be hard to ignore. I'm trying to move the ocean wave,
35:06but the tide pulls me back to the last day we spoke again. Every grain of sand reminds me of you,
35:15so I'll find a way to break through.
35:23Very good.
35:25Do you have any feedback?
35:27I love how it's really poetic. Sometimes songs can be a bit like too much
35:32imagery and it never finds its center of, you know, actually knowing what the song means.
35:39But I always find the center of what you were singing. You know, your writing is matching your
35:44voice really well. Really well. Thank you so much. That means a lot from you.
35:47Yeah. Yeah, I hope to be like you one day.
35:50Oh, you can be bigger than me. You've got a dream. You've got a dream.
35:55I don't know about that. I don't know about that.
35:56You've got to dream bigger. What I mean is, is you can never limit the impact of anything. You might write a song
36:03and you don't know who needs it. I really want my songs to be able to do that for many people.
36:08Well, you touched out. Did she touch our hearts, guys?
36:11She did. She did. She did emphatically.
36:13Well done.
36:16I will also shout out to, we need to sample your click. This is how loud I can go.
36:27I can click on my quiet.
36:31Did you know you had that talent?
36:32Maybe. I used to struggle, but then I've got the hang of it now.
36:35Oh. Wow.
36:37Okay, Daniel.
36:38Hi, Guy. Hello, mate.
36:39I honestly can't believe you're right there in front of me.
36:42This is so weird, man.
36:44All right, I'm a visual artist and I use my art to get through some of the most difficult mental
36:48health challenges that I've faced in the past few years.
36:52How has music helped you get through some of the most difficult times in your life?
36:57It's definitely helped. Or sometimes you sit down and you just want to write a song about nothing and
37:06other times you need to write a song because you're just sort of pouring out feelings and things that
37:12you're going through. I love hearing that visual art has got you through so much. What sort of visual
37:19art is it? I like to do portrait art in particular. By the way, I've got something for you.
37:27I hope you like it. No way.
37:29That's you. That's amazing. I love that you've got my jawline really square too.
37:38Thank you. I know you look like. You're a legend, Dan. Thank you.
37:44Right, this means the world to me. Oh, thank you.
37:49Hello again. So I have one more question for you. I've always wanted to see you perform live,
37:55but I never got to. Would you perform for us today? And can we join you?
38:00Of course. Yeah, of course you can. I've got my guitar. Is that all right?
38:07So you ask if you can sing along? Well, I don't know.
38:12That's all right. I'll teach you guys some parts because I'll sing choir.
38:16Let's teach you guys. If you know the chorus, you can sing the chorus along with me.
38:29The rest of you can go. Oh, you can do that part. All right. You ready? Yeah.
38:34I know it's weird to say this, but I've been thinking about it lately.
38:44Reminiscing about us in Vegas, drinking like we're famous. Man, those days were crazy,
38:50but your book ran out of pages. And now I wish I never waited to tell you out of all the moments in my
38:57life. The ones I got to share with you were probably my favorite. I know you're looking down on us.
39:03I'm missing you, bro. I hope you're proud of us. At least I know you made it home.
39:08And I know you're not alone. Cause now you're singing in a choir.
39:13Now you're dancing in a crew. You ain't doing this so. We all riding with you.
39:21No one can put on your fire. Nobody filling your shoes.
39:25Someone's filling your shoes. Cause now you're singing in a choir.
39:28We all riding with you. Yeah. Very good.
39:33We fill up all our days with working and grinding just to make ends meet.
39:39Too busy to call. We'll catch up next week. And then it gets to next week. And we say maybe next week.
39:44And then before you know we are feeling old. Asking ourselves where do my friends go.
39:51So don't wait till they go home. Cause now you're singing in a choir.
39:56Now you're dancing in a choir.
40:00You ain't doing this so. We all riding with you, boo.
40:05No one can put on your fire. Nobody filling your shoes.
40:10Cause now you're singing in a choir.
40:12Sing it with a choir.
40:14We all riding with you, boo.
40:16Hey, hey.
40:17All right, break it down.
40:19Someday I know my friend. I'm gonna see you again. And when I do, you better have a part for me.
40:26You sing the melody and I'll take the harmony.
40:30Cause we ain't done making music yet. We got some more sound checks.
40:34This time we're gonna have about a million voices.
40:37Singing, dancing, party in your mansion.
40:40Cause now you're singing in a choir. Now you're dancing in a crew.
40:46We ain't doing this so. We all riding with you.
40:52No one can put on your fire. Nobody filling your shoes.
40:57Cause now you're singing in a choir. We all riding with you, boo.
41:03Yeah. Yeah.
41:10Yeah, yeah, yeah.
41:17No, no. No, no.
41:18Applaud yourselves.
41:20Applaud yourselves.
41:21You crushed that.
41:23Very cool.
41:24We were in harmony.
41:25We're perfect harmony.
41:29I just wanted to
41:31I'd say I'm sorry for the genetic question in this thing no way no it's it's a brave question for you
41:41This is just incredible and I'm gonna sample your snap
41:50Listen to the reverb you get
41:54Yeah, that it's so cool. I found this in my mom's CDs. I found the first now
42:00Oh my god, we're gonna do you sign that for her. There you go. We've got a vintage CD
42:07What's her name? Karen. Okay, so everyone step a little bit forward. Yep. Can you step a bit for shape? Thank you. Oh, beautiful
42:30Our next guest is a household name in Australia
42:41He's had a career in journalism that spanned more than 50 years
42:44He has five gold logies. It's Ray Martin
42:53Why are you so interested in exploring death? Oh, wow. Are you Australia's best journalist or it's most popular you've done your homework, haven't you?
43:00Yes
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