February 13, 2025 • 5 mins
Air Supply's Russell Hitchcock joins Jonesy & Amanda for a chat!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jersey and Amanda jam Nation. It's hard to believe their
supply has been delivering classic hits for fifty years, some
of the most beautiful and enduring songs in the last
fifty years. So the guys are heading back to celebrate
where it all began, right here in Australia. Russell Hitchcock, Hello, how.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Are you doing good?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
So well fift We thought Graham would be there as well, Russell,
don't tell me there's been trouble.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
You know. He's on his way from the airport. There's
a really bad storm in Los Angeles right now, so
he may show up before we finish this.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
He's doing a bit of an ace freely whenever you
talk to kiss this is what would.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Happen as in traffic.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Aces are well, he's into something, but you're here, So.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Russell, take us back to It all began with you
two because you met during rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah, we met on May twelfth, nineteen seventy five, actually,
and we were there was everybody in the chorus, of course,
but we had no experience in theater or anything like that,
so we were very nervous and very green. But the
minute that we met, we clicked one of those magic
(01:11):
moments that very few people get to have in their lives.
That's been one of them for me. And it was
only about a week after we first met each other
we started to work together. And of course by the
time Superstar had ended about eighteen months later, we'd had
air Supply formed Love and Other Bruises was a big hit,
and you know, we're off and running kind of, and
(01:34):
I guess we were a bit of an overnight success
because nobody really knew who we were. But you know,
that was very heavy days for us in a great experience.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
And also the resurgence of air supply in twenty eighteen
in Deadpool, that scene when your song just comes on,
it is just so great.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Well, you know those things are, I mean, our manager
are very sequel. He kind of you know, finds that
stuff for us and we never really know when they're
coming out, because you know, he either tells us and
we forget or whatever. But that was a very pleasant surprise.
And also my daughter was at the movies watching Mister
(02:16):
and Missus Smith some years ago and Brad Pitt saying
making love it and nothing at all. She called me
from the theer and she goes dad.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
That must be a big deal.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
There was another series, another series that was quite violent,
and two or three guys were beating the crap out
of some other guy and they were playing even the
Knights are Better in the back.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Because everyone knows, you know, one air supply song, but
we just played like six or seven of them a
bit earlier in a montage. There are so many great songs.
You had hit after hit after hit.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yeah, we did in the in the early eighties, from
Lost in Love being released worldwide, we had I think
seven top five songs back to back, which was quite
unheard of in those days, apart from maybe the Beatles
and Michael Jackson, which was heady company at the time.
Of course, we had a great run, great break and
(03:13):
fortunately the fans that supported us back then. I think
we have four generations coming to see us from then
until today. So we're very happy with our career and
fifty years on the road is quite an achievement and
we're so looking forward to going back to OZ to
celebrate that landmark.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Well, this is kind of, as you say, where it
all began. Do you have any crazy memories of those days?
The Countdown years all of that. How crazy did it get?
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yeah, we were a fixture on Countdown and blessed her Molly,
he was one of our biggest supporters in the day,
went to bat for us when nobody else wanted to listen.
Donnie Sutherland at Sounds, Ray Burgers at Flashes. You know,
(04:00):
just such great support from from the TV media back then.
And of course we wouldn't have had the career in
Australia and certainly Overseas if it wasn't for the support
from those guys in the early days.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Yeah, and the outfits that you wore, like you know,
the kung Fu outfits on that particular record cover.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
We've all got.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
It was like kung Fu outfits with the r and
Williams boots. I didn't know what you're going to be.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
We played, We played a gig in Sydney called Oh
I can't remember of course, but it was We were
built with a It was a punk night, a midnight
Oil Rats banded all these other bands that you know,
full on hardcore and we came on in our white
suits and we got so much stuff thrown at us
(04:50):
and a lot of obscenities yielded us too, but we
you know, at that point we thought, you know, what
doesn't kill you makes a stronger kind of thing. But
we thought it was funny, and unfortunately the stage was
so high they couldn't get to us.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Look at you filling stadiums all around there, and look.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
At you now you're still doing it and we're so
happy to see your tickets go and sale next Friday.
For more information, head to David Roy Williams dot com.
Russell say hello to Graham for us and great to
catch up with you.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Well, thank you guys for having us and we look
forward to seeing you in Australia. And if you come
and make the show, I'll be sure and come backstage
and see we'd love to see you.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Can't wait.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Thanks all, good idea, Thank you for joining us. There,
he goes Russell Hitchcock.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
There
Jersey and Amanda jam Nation. It's hard to believe their
supply has been delivering classic hits for fifty years, some
of the most beautiful and enduring songs in the last
fifty years. So the guys are heading back to celebrate
where it all began, right here in Australia. Russell Hitchcock, Hello, how.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Are you doing good?
Speaker 3 (00:22):
So well fift We thought Graham would be there as well, Russell,
don't tell me there's been trouble.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
You know. He's on his way from the airport. There's
a really bad storm in Los Angeles right now, so
he may show up before we finish this.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
He's doing a bit of an ace freely whenever you
talk to kiss this is what would.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Happen as in traffic.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Aces are well, he's into something, but you're here, So.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Russell, take us back to It all began with you
two because you met during rehearsals for Jesus Christ Superstar.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Yeah, we met on May twelfth, nineteen seventy five, actually,
and we were there was everybody in the chorus, of course,
but we had no experience in theater or anything like that,
so we were very nervous and very green. But the
minute that we met, we clicked one of those magic
(01:11):
moments that very few people get to have in their lives.
That's been one of them for me. And it was
only about a week after we first met each other
we started to work together. And of course by the
time Superstar had ended about eighteen months later, we'd had
air Supply formed Love and Other Bruises was a big hit,
and you know, we're off and running kind of, and
(01:34):
I guess we were a bit of an overnight success
because nobody really knew who we were. But you know,
that was very heavy days for us in a great experience.
Speaker 3 (01:44):
And also the resurgence of air supply in twenty eighteen
in Deadpool, that scene when your song just comes on,
it is just so great.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Well, you know those things are, I mean, our manager
are very sequel. He kind of you know, finds that
stuff for us and we never really know when they're
coming out, because you know, he either tells us and
we forget or whatever. But that was a very pleasant surprise.
And also my daughter was at the movies watching Mister
(02:16):
and Missus Smith some years ago and Brad Pitt saying
making love it and nothing at all. She called me
from the theer and she goes dad.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
That must be a big deal.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
There was another series, another series that was quite violent,
and two or three guys were beating the crap out
of some other guy and they were playing even the
Knights are Better in the back.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Because everyone knows, you know, one air supply song, but
we just played like six or seven of them a
bit earlier in a montage. There are so many great songs.
You had hit after hit after hit.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yeah, we did in the in the early eighties, from
Lost in Love being released worldwide, we had I think
seven top five songs back to back, which was quite
unheard of in those days, apart from maybe the Beatles
and Michael Jackson, which was heady company at the time.
Of course, we had a great run, great break and
(03:13):
fortunately the fans that supported us back then. I think
we have four generations coming to see us from then
until today. So we're very happy with our career and
fifty years on the road is quite an achievement and
we're so looking forward to going back to OZ to
celebrate that landmark.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Well, this is kind of, as you say, where it
all began. Do you have any crazy memories of those days?
The Countdown years all of that. How crazy did it get?
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Yeah, we were a fixture on Countdown and blessed her Molly,
he was one of our biggest supporters in the day,
went to bat for us when nobody else wanted to listen.
Donnie Sutherland at Sounds, Ray Burgers at Flashes. You know,
(04:00):
just such great support from from the TV media back then.
And of course we wouldn't have had the career in
Australia and certainly Overseas if it wasn't for the support
from those guys in the early days.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Yeah, and the outfits that you wore, like you know,
the kung Fu outfits on that particular record cover.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
We've all got.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
It was like kung Fu outfits with the r and
Williams boots. I didn't know what you're going to be.
Speaker 2 (04:26):
We played, We played a gig in Sydney called Oh
I can't remember of course, but it was We were
built with a It was a punk night, a midnight
Oil Rats banded all these other bands that you know,
full on hardcore and we came on in our white
suits and we got so much stuff thrown at us
(04:50):
and a lot of obscenities yielded us too, but we
you know, at that point we thought, you know, what
doesn't kill you makes a stronger kind of thing. But
we thought it was funny, and unfortunately the stage was
so high they couldn't get to us.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
Look at you filling stadiums all around there, and look.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
At you now you're still doing it and we're so
happy to see your tickets go and sale next Friday.
For more information, head to David Roy Williams dot com.
Russell say hello to Graham for us and great to
catch up with you.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Well, thank you guys for having us and we look
forward to seeing you in Australia. And if you come
and make the show, I'll be sure and come backstage
and see we'd love to see you.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Can't wait.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Thanks all, good idea, Thank you for joining us. There,
he goes Russell Hitchcock.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
There
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