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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Kid Leary joins us right now ahead of his Aussie
to On tour in November of album on ticketek. What
are you up to? Man? You'll like you're you're in
the middle of rehearsals right now.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What's uh show? Rehearsals right now? Actually?
Speaker 1 (00:15):
What are you rehearsing for?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Rehearsing for the tour?
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Are you serious?
Speaker 1 (00:18):
But he's on for the I know he's also doing
the Arias, so I thought they might have been doing
like a stage run through through the Arias or something
like that that leads in perfectly.
Speaker 4 (00:27):
Then, leroy to a comment that you made recently around perfection.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
How you said there's no such thing as perfection.
Speaker 4 (00:33):
You're currently rehearsing for all these shows coming up?
Speaker 3 (00:38):
How do you navigate that? Because if I was you.
Speaker 4 (00:41):
I would know that there's a lot of people that
are going to be watching these shows and there's going
to be a lot of potential criticism and feedback on this.
So how do you stop yourself from trying so hard
for it to be perfect, which, as you said, probably
doesn't exist.
Speaker 5 (00:55):
I think it's just going off of instincts, right, and
like just doing shit I like and making sure that
I like it, I think if I like it, and
not being swayed by like other people's opinions, because there's
always someone out there that's got something, that's got a
critique about something, you know, and that's okay.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
That's what people are entitled to, right. It is an opinion.
Speaker 5 (01:16):
So being able to be firm or my opinion and
believe in my opinion and be happy and content with that,
I think is the most important part.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
I hope you're taking notes Woods because Woods is the
biggest fansitter of all time. He's constantly got splinters up
his ass. It's true, because he's always he's always solidly
on the fence.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Do you want to share an opinion that you have?
But I like that.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
I like that, I like square ask me for an opinion.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I'm thirty six years old.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
I've never had an opinion on something, but I will
have an opinion on whatever you want me to have
an opinion on.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Oh, maybe it's best nuts to go crumble.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Oh.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
I want to keep this conversation positive. So maybe I'll
ask you who's your favorite artists of all time? Of it?
Speaker 4 (02:00):
So, so this is in the music world or artist
across all entertainment music.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Yeah, music, the Backstreet Boys.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Wow, that's awesome.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Your reaction was extraordinary.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I love that. I too, am a big Factory Boys fan. Seriously.
Speaker 4 (02:22):
I once, with my grandma, who's no longer with us,
I once wrote a letter to the Backstreet Boys. I'm
not sure what address you put down, but it was
a letter to the Backstreet Boys with a photo of me,
asking if I could become one of the boys.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Really, did they accept your offer?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
I don't think they ever saw my letter, unfortunately.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Yeah, appreciate it happens.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
It happens.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
I don't know if you if you rub shoulders with
any of the boys.
Speaker 5 (02:50):
I've actually met them before in like, we're both in
Mexico at the same time, and they're really nice.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
Wait you and anyone specifically or are they still hanging
out as the back Street Boys like we you?
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Yeah, I know they were playing as the Backstreet Boys.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
I thought you would just like walk into a bar
in Mexico the Backstreet Boys are on holiday, like.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
It would have been pretty I mean, it would have
been crazy.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Just still hanging out together, right or die? I love that, mate.
I know you went on sixty minutes the other night
talking about your mental health, which is really cool because
we talk a lot about mental health on this show,
and that's a that's a that's a huge part of
this radio show. Really I get depressed, so it's hugely
(03:36):
important for us to share what's going on with us.
And we try and do that on a like a
case by case basis, because who knows you rock up,
You're trying to do a radio show, You're trying to
be a funny preck and then all of a sudden
you're on the ground crying during songs, so largely kid
and it's really really hard. So you're gonna be really
honest about that. And I know that that's something that
(03:57):
you said that you want to be a role model
for people on Sick Humans. He said that that's important
for you sharing and kind of like working on your
mental health, because I think that's like a nice thing
to say broadly. Can you talk about specifically something that
you've really tried to work on recently and like how
you manage your way through that?
Speaker 5 (04:13):
For me, I think the whole thing about being a
role model is usually looked at as being like like
with you know these things we're talking about, like a
perfect person yeah, you've never made a wrong move.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
And that's what it means.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
Then I don't I don't want to be a role
or like maybe we like maybe we redefine what that
means because it's just not attain hard.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Has that put pressure on you?
Speaker 2 (04:33):
Of course, yeah it does.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
You know when we talk about having our own opinions
and stuff, it's also another thing. You got to just
get right with yourself too and just be like there
is a lot of pressure to whatever be a role
model or to do things perfectly, but like understanding within
myself like I'm just a guy, I'm just a human.
I'm not gonna get everything right and kind of like
being myself being okay with that because I'm also not
(04:56):
okay with not being perfect right. So I think being
able to have that acceptance in yourself, like, you know what,
I'm going to try my best, but I'm not going
to get everything right. I think like having that is
like the first kind of step.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
But you know you have that realization, man, because you're
you're twenty one.
Speaker 4 (05:12):
Yeah that is cook because Will and I are ye.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Say that's if you're twenty one, that's that's wild.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Man.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
I think another thing you said which I think is
important is that you were saying that, like it's it's
kind of like this this constant growing and changing rather
than you know, as what you mentioned before, the perfectionism
side of things. It's just like you can't ever go like, yeah, cool,
I'm done and this is it, because it's going to
change again and again and again, particularly if you're twenty one.
(05:43):
Like I can't believe House, I can't believe how steep
that is for you. Leroyd. You're touring all over the country.
Last time we're looking at you about the album. Are
you doing the ARIA Awards, You've just done the NRL.
Have you do you ever just like get to a
point where you're like, I just want to put all
this down for a little while, Like does.
Speaker 5 (05:59):
It Yeah, I'm to be honest, I'm feeling like after
this tour, I'm definitely to get into the holidays. I mean,
I've been I've been in the studio every day for
the past however long since I've been back off the road,
you know, finish an album and get things together, and
you know, it's been like every single day, like my
sleeping pattern has been throwing off like everything, you know,
(06:22):
So I think I'm definitely excited to catch a little break.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
And then the other thing with you, Laurai, even if you're
not recording or doing shows as well, when you're out
there in public as well, you're at the level of
fame where you need to remain kind.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Of somewhat switched on.
Speaker 4 (06:35):
Like I saw you dressed up for Halloween, which becomes
a very you know, public thing. People want to know
what you're dressing up as. And I see here that
you were.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
You dressed up with Justin Bieber.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Justin was Ron Stoppable, which of course is the boyfriend
of Kim Possible, and then you were Edward scissorhans and
you went you went full Scissor Hans Man.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
I just I've got a question for it.
Speaker 4 (06:59):
I always wondered when I was watching the film D
with Scissor Hands, the original with Johnny Depp.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Like, how did you take a Wii when you had
hands a scissors.
Speaker 5 (07:08):
I actually got to the party and took the hands off.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Oh yeah, once I got to the party, I took
the hands off. But I gotta be honest, it wasn't. Yeah.
Speaker 5 (07:17):
I was like, I can't, like it's impossible, you can't
like hold a drain and go to the body.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
He would have had a tough time of it.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
There's no doubt I had.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
This vision in my head of you and Justin going
to like a urinal and you being like, Justin, you
got to help me out, man.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Definitely not like definitely not. That's why I took the
hands off.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Just talking about Justin.
Speaker 4 (07:38):
Actually, kid, how much have you kind of lean on
on Justin bieber On you know, everything you're talking about
there around that perfectionism and being a role model.
Speaker 3 (07:46):
How much have you taken from him in this journey?
Speaker 5 (07:48):
I mean, he's honestly like part of the reason probably
I am kind of thinking like this a little bit.
You know, he's the man, and like, yeah, I mean
I would say I lean on him a lot, and
he has the best advice, the best you know, knowledge
when it comes to that stuff. Even just everything he's
been through it such a extreme right, What I go
(08:12):
through is like not even a tenth of what he
had to go through.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
So I think a lot of it is definitely like, yeah, it's.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Like having a having a having a big bro you
can go who's already been through everything like times Ted.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
What a great role model to have someone who's like
literally shoes and then for him to be your friend,
did it just kick off like that? Was he just like, look,
I like your music, let's hang.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
I mean yeah, he just he damned me on Instagram
and it was just like I don't know, I said
something like like love your music or something, and he
sent me a song that he that he put on
his album on Justice.
Speaker 2 (08:48):
And I think the.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
First time we hung, he invited me to the studio
to come and like listen to the album Wow. And
from there we just kind of and I think the
next time we like played Bustible at his house and
we just kind of it was just kind of like Wow,
It's kind of natural like that. From the nice we
just stayed in touch and he's just always been super
I mean, that's a really cool thing about him that's
so special is like he's just so open and welcoming
(09:11):
and very you know, always hitting me every day like hey,
how are you feeling?
Speaker 2 (09:16):
You're good?
Speaker 5 (09:16):
You know that translates to me as well, because then
I pick up on that, you know, I passed on
or like I'll check up on him, or I'll text
a friend or my brother or something, and you know
it helps you want to pass on that that type
of energy.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
So that so lovely. Yeah, that's really nice to hear. Yeah,
I could talk to you forever. I feel like we're
just getting started, but I know you've got a lot
to do. So hopefull you can catch up in person.
Because the tickets to go and see the kid LROI
onto in November are available on ticketet. You can see
him all of Australia. He's doing all the big cities.
Kicks off Gold Coast November eleven. I mean he's rehearsing
(09:51):
it right now. How's the show looking, how's the show feelings.
Speaker 2 (09:54):
I think it's feeling pretty good.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
That's good right outside. Imagine if you're like, it's actually
it's part of the ship. Good correction, good correction, mate.
It's so nice to chat again. So nice to see you.
Good to see a smile on your face. Man, Hopefully
we'll see you when you're down here.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Absolutely all right, all.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
The best, brother, Thanks so much. By all right,