Because it has been a journey since I was a little boy and that movie feels like the start of it. That’s when I decided to call the album Storm Boy. There was a Kookaburra in the tree calling to me and I was literally writing the song as that was happening. When I wrote the song, I was sitting on the river watching a pelican swimming up and looking for a feed. In a way it is for sure! The song Storm Boy is a reference to the movie, because that was one of my favourite films when I was a kid. Is the album something like an ode to home then? ![]() Storm Boy, if I understood correctly, is taking on the Australian 70s movie classic (about a wandering young boy, who connects with an Aboriginal Man in the wilderness and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans) – you sing about hearing a Kookaburra call, who is reminding you to be back home. I guess I have found some clarity and strength and I’ve been gifted some wisdom in these last ten years. But it’s been a journey and I’ve definitely learned some strong lessons on this path. I think we embark on our spiritual journey long before we’re born. Have you found some answers to your questions? There seems to be a lot of clarity in the lyrics of Storm Boy – ‘I look into the mirror not sure who I was’ you sing on Walk Away, the opener. In interviews you said, that with the release of Spirit Bird in 2012 you have embarked on your personal, spiritual journey. He’s such a beautiful, humble guy and nice to be around in the studio and he’s just super talented. We were on the same page and really connected. He just suited the project and I felt like he got it from the very start, when we first met. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Chris Bond. In some ways some of these songs were older songs and it was nice to finally record them and to go through that process. And the United Nation’s songs I wrote separately and in between that project. Well there wasn’t really a reason for anything, these songs I’ve been writing for a long time, since Spirit Bird came out. ![]() What did it feel like recording a solo body of work again, after your collaborations with The United Nations on Nanna? And was the process of going solo a reason to loosen the rains on the production side and taking Chris Bond on board? Puh, der Mann scheint verstanden zu haben, worauf es ankommt im Leben. Wir haben mit ihm über die Entstehung seiner neuen Musik gesprochen, ihn gefragt welche Lehre der indigenen Kultur und Lebensweise seiner Meinung nach auch die westliche Gedankenwelt bereichern würde und über das Gefühl von Balance zwischen Licht und Dunkel gesprochen. Die Chance ihn am Telefon quasi virtuell zu treffen, mussten wir natürlich ergreifen – unterbrochen wurden wir dabei übrigens nur von seinem Hund, der scheinbar großen Spaß daran hatte in der Dämmerung Kängurus hinterher zu jagen. In ein paar Tagen steht die neue Platte Storm Boy in den Läden – sein erstes Solo Werk, seit 2012 Spirit Bird erschien. Freiheit, Liebe und Akzeptanz stehen diesem Mann, Typus ausgeglichener Surfer, quasi auf der Stirn geschrieben. Writer(s): Xavier RuddLyrics powered by Rudd verkörpert den Spirit Australiens wie kaum ein anderer. Before I go can I hold you close? Because your light fills up my soul And it′s hard to explain the reasons why Why I just need you by my side Framed in the doorway by the first morning light Heart was heavy Bags by his side She look over She was trying hard to hide That hollow feeling she felt inside Before I go can I hold you close? Because your light fills up my soul And it's hard to explain the reasons why Why I just need you by my side There′s time to walk away There was nothing left to say She allowed that tear to finally trickle down her face He turned and tipped his hat And said: angel now you be safe There ain't nothing and I've gonna take your place Before I go can I hold you close? Because your life fills up my soul And it′s plain to see on these lonely nights Why I just need you by my side Sometimes he tears down when it rains And you see the colours change And the rainbow guides you home Can I hold you close Because that′s the safest place I've ever known And it′s plain to see on these lonely nights Why I just need you by my side
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