November 22, 2023 • 7 mins
Harry Connick Jr. hits Perth in a couple of weeks and he called Clairsy & Lisa to let them know how excited he is to get to Cottesloe Beach for a dip.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
One of the most successful and charismatic men in music.
His name is Harry Connick Jr. Back live at RAC
Arena December third. Tickets are available through ticket Tech right.
They have been coming back to the West. Harry, Good morning,
Good morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
How's it going good?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Good morning. Now.
Speaker 4 (00:15):
We know you love the beaches, so I'm sure you
can't wait to get back to Perth.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
But I must warn you.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
We're having some pushing forty degree days at the moment.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
But you're from New Orleans. You'd know about the hateouldn't you.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah, Man, come on, think this is my first rodeos,
that's for sure. So how do you I love that
caddle slow Beach.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah, we know you do.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
It, isn't it magnificent?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Well, it'll be packed when you get here.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I can't wait. It's one of my favorite places in
the world. It's just got a special feeling about it.
I think part of it's nostalgic because I've been there,
you know, for so many years. But it's just, as
you know, one of the most beautiful spots on the planet.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Yeah, you're at the RC Arena December third. I love
the RS Arena as a venue to see someone like you.
I'm assuming all the favorites, any new stuff. What can
we expect.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Well, it's going to be different every night, just because
that's the way I've always kind of done it. You
just go out and kind of read the crowd and
have a good time. I'm going to be playing lots
of different songs from over the years. I'm going to
be playing some Christmas music, which is going to be
interesting in forty degrees.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
But not for us, you know, we're used to it. Yeah,
all right, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
It's weird. It's a little bit of everything.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, well, Christmas is just weird probably for you guys.
You know when they pull out the hot food when
it's thirty nine or forty degrees, you know, one hundred
plus in Perth. But it's a totally different world down.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Here, man. I know, it's so cool and I've never
experienced anything like that, so I can't wait to get there.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Well, we do it with seafood, Harry, Giant King Prawl.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
It's beautiful cray fish.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Yeah, yeah, that's how we do Christmas down under in
the heat. Now, tell us speaking about places in the
heat as well as the touring, you have a new
movie I think it's in the bag and we're just
waiting for a release date. It's called The Islander. What
can you tell us about that?
Speaker 2 (02:09):
That was a lot of fun to film. We did
it in Cyprus, which is a beautiful part of the world,
and it's a really really funny romantic comedy with kind
of a dark twist, and it was just a blast
of film that. There's a woman named Stelana Klearis who
wrote it and directed it, and she's absolutely brilliant and
I can't wait for it to come out so you
(02:30):
guys can see it.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
I can think of some worse places to film a film.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Press Harry after, really is are you getting regular? You
get scripts put on the agent's disk constantly? That is
that guy?
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well, I kind of have a pretty diverse career in
that way because some of the things are projects that
I developed. Some of them, you know, my agent will
send me. Some of them we get sent directly to
my management office. It's like all different kinds of ways
that that these things get done, which kind of keeps
it exciting. You know, you just you never know, you
(03:06):
know what's going to happen in five years. It could
be something that I've written that I'm you know, producing,
or it could be like this one. The Islander just
happened to come across my desk and I read it
and I said, wow, what's this. This looks really cool,
and you just never you never know what's going to happen,
so that that kind of keeps it fun.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
Boy, you set the bar pretty high pretty early by
doing the soundtrack for When Harry Met Sally, which scored
you a Grammy. Did you think back then that the
movie would be the iconic just megatron.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
That it became.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Well, it was pretty clear, you know, within a few
months of its release that it was hugely popular because
it's just it was. It sold so many tickets and
people all over the world side, and that it really
affected me because I went from selling, you know, a
reasonable amount of albums to a huge amount of albums
and that was all because of that success of that film.
And it was pretty cool to get all kind of developed.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Absolutely, Yeah, it went to mindstream big time, and the
rest of it might not just curious do you have
at home at your main residency, Michael Jordan like trophy
room or you're a bit more humble about it. You
got something on.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
That going well, I don't have as many trophies. It's
Michael Jordan. But my wife and I we we have
a funny thing like she'll take the awards and put
them out, and I'll put them right back in the clock.
I don't like look, man, I think it's kind of
I don't know, it just kind of weird if people
come over the house and see the awards. So we
go back and forth. I'll put them away, She'll take
them out. And this has been going.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
On for Yeah.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
This is why you have though, because it's that happy
medium of I mean, if they were all over the house, yeah,
that might look it.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
But if it's just in a room, then it's that's
fair enough. Absolutely, Like if.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
People come into that room, it's like, you know, look
at my awards. Would want people going into that?
Speaker 4 (04:52):
You just let them wander in there accidentally when they're
on their way to the toilet or something.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
You don't have to make a big fun ye.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
You will, man. That that would be where Jill comes. Yes,
I do.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
I say you know these people.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You say that people factors and I'm where do you
keep your Academy award?
Speaker 3 (05:09):
And they're like, oh, I use it as a doorstop.
It's like, you do not I don't believe you.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I wouldn't. I wouldn't do that. I definitely feel like
it's so I don't know. It just feels like when
people come over, like there's out sitting out there. It's like,
look at my account.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I don't know, I know, I know.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Well, let's talk about another one. There is Tara and
the Hollywood Walk a Fight.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Thank you very much.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
This is another huge honor which you can't hide away
in a cupboard. What actually happens on the day when
someone gets presented with one of.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
These, well, I got to tell you like that. That
one's it's hard to explain. It's different because it's so
public and it's out there, you know, on the street
and people pass it, and it's just crazy to think
that I have one of those. They we want to
present you with this, and it was just so cool.
You know. Renee Zelweger was there presented me with it.
(06:00):
She's a good friend from years ago, and I have
my wife and our daughters there, and yeah, that was
just that was just amazing. I was I couldn't believe
they gave me one of those. It was so cool.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
That is very cool. I might not just thinking about it.
I ask this amusas every now and then. There's a
Tom Hanks movie called That Thing You Do about a
sixties bank called The Wonders, and I didn't do much,
but they got one song on the radio throughout the
course of the movie. And did you have a moment?
They absolutely went nuts. The are in someone's shop and
I heard themselves on the radio. Do you remember that
moment you first heard yourself on the radio? Will As Easy?
Speaker 2 (06:30):
It's pretty amazing. I mean, you know, you go in
the studio and you make this music, and you would
hope that it would be successful, and you do what
you have to do to try to ensure that by
doing press and all kinds of interviews and stuff. But
when it actually happens, you're like, oh my gosh, like
I'm on the radio. That's me. Yeah, just an amazing feeling.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
I bet it is. Well, we'll all get to have
that amazing feeling. December three, Risi Arena. There's still a
few tickets left. I'd be getting in quick to ticket
Tek to get those. Harry Conney Jr. Caught a slower ways.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
I will be there soon with Myspito.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
On Hey, the budgie smiglers.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Okay, you're Harry.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
Say yourself this man take it. Bye Bye,
One of the most successful and charismatic men in music.
His name is Harry Connick Jr. Back live at RAC
Arena December third. Tickets are available through ticket Tech right.
They have been coming back to the West. Harry, Good morning,
Good morning to you.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
How's it going good?
Speaker 3 (00:14):
Good morning. Now.
Speaker 4 (00:15):
We know you love the beaches, so I'm sure you
can't wait to get back to Perth.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
But I must warn you.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
We're having some pushing forty degree days at the moment.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
But you're from New Orleans. You'd know about the hateouldn't you.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah, Man, come on, think this is my first rodeos,
that's for sure. So how do you I love that
caddle slow Beach.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah, we know you do.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
It, isn't it magnificent?
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Well, it'll be packed when you get here.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I can't wait. It's one of my favorite places in
the world. It's just got a special feeling about it.
I think part of it's nostalgic because I've been there,
you know, for so many years. But it's just, as
you know, one of the most beautiful spots on the planet.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Yeah, you're at the RC Arena December third. I love
the RS Arena as a venue to see someone like you.
I'm assuming all the favorites, any new stuff. What can
we expect.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
Well, it's going to be different every night, just because
that's the way I've always kind of done it. You
just go out and kind of read the crowd and
have a good time. I'm going to be playing lots
of different songs from over the years. I'm going to
be playing some Christmas music, which is going to be
interesting in forty degrees.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
But not for us, you know, we're used to it. Yeah,
all right, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
It's weird. It's a little bit of everything.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, well, Christmas is just weird probably for you guys.
You know when they pull out the hot food when
it's thirty nine or forty degrees, you know, one hundred
plus in Perth. But it's a totally different world down.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Here, man. I know, it's so cool and I've never
experienced anything like that, so I can't wait to get there.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Well, we do it with seafood, Harry, Giant King Prawl.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
It's beautiful cray fish.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Yeah, yeah, that's how we do Christmas down under in
the heat. Now, tell us speaking about places in the
heat as well as the touring, you have a new
movie I think it's in the bag and we're just
waiting for a release date. It's called The Islander. What
can you tell us about that?
Speaker 2 (02:09):
That was a lot of fun to film. We did
it in Cyprus, which is a beautiful part of the world,
and it's a really really funny romantic comedy with kind
of a dark twist, and it was just a blast
of film that. There's a woman named Stelana Klearis who
wrote it and directed it, and she's absolutely brilliant and
I can't wait for it to come out so you
(02:30):
guys can see it.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
I can think of some worse places to film a film.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Press Harry after, really is are you getting regular? You
get scripts put on the agent's disk constantly? That is
that guy?
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well, I kind of have a pretty diverse career in
that way because some of the things are projects that
I developed. Some of them, you know, my agent will
send me. Some of them we get sent directly to
my management office. It's like all different kinds of ways
that that these things get done, which kind of keeps
it exciting. You know, you just you never know, you
(03:06):
know what's going to happen in five years. It could
be something that I've written that I'm you know, producing,
or it could be like this one. The Islander just
happened to come across my desk and I read it
and I said, wow, what's this. This looks really cool,
and you just never you never know what's going to happen,
so that that kind of keeps it fun.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
Boy, you set the bar pretty high pretty early by
doing the soundtrack for When Harry Met Sally, which scored
you a Grammy. Did you think back then that the
movie would be the iconic just megatron.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
That it became.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Well, it was pretty clear, you know, within a few
months of its release that it was hugely popular because
it's just it was. It sold so many tickets and
people all over the world side, and that it really
affected me because I went from selling, you know, a
reasonable amount of albums to a huge amount of albums
and that was all because of that success of that film.
And it was pretty cool to get all kind of developed.
Speaker 1 (03:57):
Absolutely, Yeah, it went to mindstream big time, and the
rest of it might not just curious do you have
at home at your main residency, Michael Jordan like trophy
room or you're a bit more humble about it. You
got something on.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
That going well, I don't have as many trophies. It's
Michael Jordan. But my wife and I we we have
a funny thing like she'll take the awards and put
them out, and I'll put them right back in the clock.
I don't like look, man, I think it's kind of
I don't know, it just kind of weird if people
come over the house and see the awards. So we
go back and forth. I'll put them away, She'll take
them out. And this has been going.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
On for Yeah.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
This is why you have though, because it's that happy
medium of I mean, if they were all over the house, yeah,
that might look it.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
But if it's just in a room, then it's that's
fair enough. Absolutely, Like if.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
People come into that room, it's like, you know, look
at my awards. Would want people going into that?
Speaker 4 (04:52):
You just let them wander in there accidentally when they're
on their way to the toilet or something.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
You don't have to make a big fun ye.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
You will, man. That that would be where Jill comes. Yes,
I do.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
I say you know these people.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You say that people factors and I'm where do you
keep your Academy award?
Speaker 3 (05:09):
And they're like, oh, I use it as a doorstop.
It's like, you do not I don't believe you.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I wouldn't. I wouldn't do that. I definitely feel like
it's so I don't know. It just feels like when
people come over, like there's out sitting out there. It's like,
look at my account.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I don't know, I know, I know.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Well, let's talk about another one. There is Tara and
the Hollywood Walk a Fight.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
Thank you very much.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
This is another huge honor which you can't hide away
in a cupboard. What actually happens on the day when
someone gets presented with one of.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
These, well, I got to tell you like that. That
one's it's hard to explain. It's different because it's so
public and it's out there, you know, on the street
and people pass it, and it's just crazy to think
that I have one of those. They we want to
present you with this, and it was just so cool.
You know. Renee Zelweger was there presented me with it.
(06:00):
She's a good friend from years ago, and I have
my wife and our daughters there, and yeah, that was
just that was just amazing. I was I couldn't believe
they gave me one of those. It was so cool.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
That is very cool. I might not just thinking about it.
I ask this amusas every now and then. There's a
Tom Hanks movie called That Thing You Do about a
sixties bank called The Wonders, and I didn't do much,
but they got one song on the radio throughout the
course of the movie. And did you have a moment?
They absolutely went nuts. The are in someone's shop and
I heard themselves on the radio. Do you remember that
moment you first heard yourself on the radio? Will As Easy?
Speaker 2 (06:30):
It's pretty amazing. I mean, you know, you go in
the studio and you make this music, and you would
hope that it would be successful, and you do what
you have to do to try to ensure that by
doing press and all kinds of interviews and stuff. But
when it actually happens, you're like, oh my gosh, like
I'm on the radio. That's me. Yeah, just an amazing feeling.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
I bet it is. Well, we'll all get to have
that amazing feeling. December three, Risi Arena. There's still a
few tickets left. I'd be getting in quick to ticket
Tek to get those. Harry Conney Jr. Caught a slower ways.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
I will be there soon with Myspito.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
On Hey, the budgie smiglers.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
Okay, you're Harry.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
Say yourself this man take it. Bye Bye,
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