Guy
has recorded The Police classic 'Message in a Bottle' for The McGrath
Foundation. Picture: news.com.au Source: news.com.au
Kate Midena, news.com.au, reports
It's been a big year for Australia's favourite Idol, Guy Sebastian.
On the back of the release of his seventh album Armageddon, Guy has achieved more number one singles than any other Australian male artist in Aussie music history - and news.com.au got to see exactly where the magic happens.
Gyprocked, wallpapered and decked out by the man himself, Guy's studio is where he recorded most of Armageddon, including the emotion-charged song Get Along, written before he and wife Jules' first child Hudson was born.
"Yeah it's a tough song to sing, I think anything that has to do with my kid makes me pretty emotional. And I guess you can't sing songs with words like ‘Dear God, Dear Soul, Dear Mohammed, Dear Mary, can we get along?' without it happening, there's just so much tied in to that.
"There's lyrics in there that people might skim over, like the second verse which says "some set fire to crosses", as in the KKK; "some fight to ride the bus they choose", that's to do with the whole Rosa Parkes incident, so the lyrics are quite interlaced with a lot of back story as well. As I'm singing them I know what I mean and that's why I tend to get emotional."
The studio also happens to be where he worked on his latest project - a charity song for The McGrath Foundation and Mount Franklin.
"We decided to record The Police classic of Message in a Bottle - which is obviously in line with the message campaign that Mt Franklin and the McGrath Foundation are running - and it meant that I could do my own spin on it, giving it an islandy, reggae type treatment. But I didn't want to change it too much. Sting is the master!
"Obviously this is supporting breast cancer, it's so common and affects so many families. I've been affected myself with family so it just makes sense for me to be involved.
"The proceeds all go to charity which is amazing - it's the first time that I've been involved in something where literally every cent that can be is donated. I'm paying for the recording of it here in the studio which means there are no costs to recoup or anything like that so it just worked for everyone."
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