June 2, 2025 • 17 mins
Join Cheryl Lee - That Radio Chick on STILL ROCKIN' IT for news, reviews, music and interviews with some of our favourite Australian musician
Taylor Sheridan brings us directly into his world, where farm life, fatherhood, and music converge to create something uniquely authentic. Growing up on his father's mobile animal farm in Victoria's Macedon Ranges taught Taylor responsibility and connection from an early age – lessons that now infuse his songwriting with genuine emotion and purpose.
What makes Taylor's musical journey fascinating is how organically he found his way to country music. Unlike artists born into the genre, Taylor first fell in love with the soul stylings of Stevie Wonder before gradually discovering that his natural storytelling abilities aligned perfectly with country traditions. "I just write music that I like," he explains, revealing how his approach transcends genre limitations while honoring the storytelling heart of country music.
The conversation turns deeply personal as Taylor shares the inspiration behind his new single "Stories," written at a pivotal moment in his life. With fatherhood transforming his perspective and a national tour with Jimmy Barnes on the horizon, Taylor finds himself looking forward rather than backward for the first time. "Now having a daughter, it's the first time in my life where I've been looking forward to what's to come," he reveals, describing how this shift influences his creative process.
His five years touring with Taxiride provided an education in connecting with audiences through music that serves others rather than ego – experience that continues to shape his authentic performance style.
Whether discussing his ambassadorship for youth mental health through the Life Changer Foundation or reflecting on the Michael Jackson performance that changed his life trajectory at age eleven, Taylor embodies an artist committed to genuine expression and meaningful connection.
Join us for this intimate conversation with one of Australia's most thoughtful country voices as he prepares to share stages with Jimmy Barnes while navigating the beautiful chaos of new parenthood.
Listen now to discover the stories behind the storyteller.
What has Taylor Sheridan been up to lately? Let's find out!
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
That Radio Chick Cheryl Lee here.
Welcome to the Still Rocking itpodcast, where we'll have music
news, reviews and interviewswith some of our favourite
Australian musicians and artists.
Today we are speaking toAustralian country music artist
from Victoria's Macedon Ranges,taylor Sheridan, as he shares
(00:24):
his new single and video Storiesahead of a national tour with
Jimmy Barnes.
With Stories, taylor takesstock of life about to dive
headfirst into a new chapter, anew single, another run with
Jimmy Barnes and his first go atfatherhood.
He said I wanted a song thatreflects where I am right now.
(00:46):
These are the moments that willmake one hell of a story
someday.
Please enjoy our chat withTaylor Sheridan.
To catch up on podcasts fromother favourite artists, simply
go to thatradiochickcomau.
Now, what's that hat?
Speaker 2 (01:02):
you've got on, it's a big freeze.
So basically, Neil Donahoe,yeah, big thing in Victoria.
Brain cancer yeah, exactly.
So a lot of us Victorians arewearing it.
Good on you.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, I think so.
It's a great cause yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Taylor Sheridan, let's get started shall we,
let's do it.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
You're with Shirley, that radio chicken I'd like to
welcome into the Zoom room today, country musician Taylor
Sheridan.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Thanks for joining us today.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
You've got lots of things on the go at the moment.
In fact, I think I'm going tosee you here in our beautiful
town of Adelaide.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Yes, I've got two shows in Adelaide, which is very
exciting.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, you've got one at the Murray-Downer-er Duke
joint.
That's you, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (01:45):
And then you're partying, that's just me by
myself, yeah, yeah.
And then the EntertainmentCentre on Saturday and it's
going to be a big, big weekendin South Australia.
And it's nice to kick off thoseshows in South Australia too,
for a couple of reasons One,jimmy's from Adelaide and two,
my fiancée's from Adelaide to myfiancée's from Adelaide, so
I've got a big family connectionto the place.
So I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Is she?
I love that yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Well, I've spent a lot of time in Adelaide, so I'm
very fond of your little part ofthe world.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
What area is she from ?
Speaker 2 (02:15):
She's from Greenwith.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, I know Greenwith.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
We've been together for seven years and when I was
in Victoria I'd go back andforth and drive there quite a
lot.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
so yeah, I love, love , adelaide, love the whole of
South Australia really yeah,it's a good spot it is a great
spot being an Adelaidean and ofmy vintage, of course I'm a
Jimmy Barnes fan, so I boughtfront row tickets, so I'll give
you a wave oh, we'll definitelymake sure you wave out and I'll
be looking out for you.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
It's going to be an amazing show.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Yeah, but apart from that, you've been very busy with
a brand new single and videocalled Stories.
I know that you're from aVictorian country town, is it?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
called.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Kyton, kyton.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yes, If you're a local, you just drop the T.
So it's Kyton.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Right In the Macedon Ranges, which sounds absolutely
beautiful, and you grew up onyour parents' farm.
My husband's actually from afarming community in Victoria.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
I have to ask you because he'll ask me.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Crops, sheep.
What have you got on your farm?
Speaker 2 (03:17):
We've pretty much got every farm animal you can kind
of poke a stick at really.
And that's because my dad a job, he is a mobile animal farmer,
so he takes his animals toschools and to events, and so I
grew up, you know, before schoolI would feed, I'd be bottle
feeding cows and lambs and goatsand and then I'd go to school
do that thing and then I'd comehome and do it all again.
(03:39):
So it's in my blood really.
So I guess music's a little bitof a know, a bit of a sidestep.
I mean, I've loved it for sucha long time but when I was
really young it was pointingtowards that thing and then I
sort of went that way.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
So any crops.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
No, all animals.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
I love what your dad does.
That's a great concept.
It's really important,especially for city kids, that
are closer to animals.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Yeah, city kids, that is closer to animals.
Yeah, definitely, and I thinkyou know, when people haven't
had that much interaction withanimals and looking after
animals from such a young age, Ithink it makes you a little
less self-absorbed, because it'slike, well, if you don't get up
in time, these animalsliterally rely on you.
And as I've gotten older, it'sjust a part of who I am, like I
just need animals around mebecause it just feels like it's
just so familiar and it justfeels like home.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Exactly.
Was there any question aboutthere being any other type of
music other than country?
Is country music in your veins?
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Country music is something that I've kind of
grown into.
Really, I think when I startedI started, my first love was
like soul music and now I fellin love with Stevie Wonder and
like that sort of generation ofmusic when I first got into it
and then, as I've gotten older,I just found that my little
niche, especially withsongwriting, is I tell stories
(04:54):
in my music and then it justkind of has found its way into
country music.
But you know, I think for me Iinfuse a lot of different
inspirations and influences andthat's the great thing about
music is you can take yourfavorite things from every genre
, put it together and hopefullyget something new.
So for me I just write musicthat I like.
At the end of the day peoplejust go oh that's, you know,
(05:16):
that's a country song, or that'sthis song, or that's that song.
So I don't really mind whatgenre I sort of dabble in at
that time.
I just love making good music.
You are listening to StillRocking it, the podcast with
Cheryl Lee.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
It's playing one of the songs from one of the
artists that was influential inTaylor's introduction to music.
One of his favourites, stevieWonder.
Let's have Living for the City.
This is from his album NumberOnes in 2007.
Then back to find out some moreabout Taylor Sheridan's music
music tell us about the singlestories, or just quickly first,
(05:58):
though, I was actually speakingto Kevin Boric last night.
I don't know if you know him,but he's my vintage or it's
Express Party.
Boys la-Das have things movedfrom the old album to?
Everyone seems to be releasingsingles and then another single,
(06:22):
and then another single.
Is this part of a release?
Is there an album coming?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I released an album last year called Tribidor and
that was a long time in themaking.
That took me like the betterpart of five years to make, and
it was such an incredibleexperience and you feel like as
an artist you're puttingsomething together that has this
common thread.
And I do understand the singlesmarket because you know you've
(06:47):
got more content, especiallywith social media now.
Everything happens so fast andthe lifespan of a song is so
short, so people just churn outsingles, which we are in a
singles world.
But for me I think I have to beworking on something a little
bit more deeper than just a song.
You know like I think it allhas to lead to one thing.
So I've just had a baby, so I'mnot spending a lot of time at
(07:10):
the moment making an album.
I'm just waiting for the albumto kind of unravel, but there
will be an album.
I'm just waiting for the albumto kind of unravel, but there
will be an album, but probablynot in the near future.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
I'm with you, taylor.
I love the story of an album,you know from beginning to end
flipping it over part two, thewhole, you know reading all the
gatefold, is it?
Speaker 2 (07:31):
The line of notes and all that yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
All of that.
What Kevin was saying was thatit is a, you know, an instant
gratification world now, isn'tit?
Speaker 2 (07:40):
totally.
And you know the lifespan of asong is, you know, maybe eight
weeks and then you know it kindof goes out in the dozen sting.
But in saying that you knowback when people were selling
vinyl or cd's, you know likepeople would always be getting
the new.
You know like, at least nowonline it's always there.
I've got music that peoplestream now and I released it 12
(08:01):
years ago.
Yeah Well, to them it's new.
So I can see how the singlesmarket is the way to go, I think
, to be an artist.
Album is still king.
Album is still king.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Yay, I love it.
So tell us about the singlethough stories.
There's a little bit of abackground to it, isn't there?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
yeah, so stories.
So, as I said, I just become afather for the first time and
I'm just about to go on tourwith Jimmy.
I'm just hyper aware of what'sgoing on in my life right now.
I think that I'll talk aboutforever and I know that, like in
years to come, like I'll say toher hey, your your first tour,
we're on tour with Jimmy and youknow, like me, navigating
fatherhood, it just feels likeI'm someone that is very
(08:40):
nostalgic and I love the pastand I glorified, I think, a
little bit.
Now having a daughter, it's thefirst time in my life where
I've been looking forward towhat's to come.
This story is only going to getbetter and better.
So, you know, in a nutshell, Ijust wanted to put out a song
that was encapsulating how I wasfeeling, like all these
incredible stories that I've hadso far.
(09:01):
It feels like the first act,and now I'm on this other part
of my journey, it feels like thesecond act.
So it just felt like theappropriate song to have at this
time.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
And how old is your little daughter?
Speaker 2 (09:12):
She's six months old.
This is where it all begins.
Yeah, she's amazing and I justfeel so grateful.
And it it all begins yeah,she's amazing and I just feel so
grateful.
And it's already impacted mywriting so so much, and even
with the album I put out lastyear.
I'm so glad I put it out beforeshe was born because it
captures who I was before thatin that part of my life, and I'm
looking forward to what's tocome now.
I'm really interested to seehow that comes out in my music.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
I guess she's just a tiny bit young.
She hasn't shown any musicalattitude following Dad's
footsteps.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
I mean, look, I think she's a genius, but that's just
me.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
I'm sure she is genius.
My five children are allgeniuses.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Five Whoa.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Yeah, so you've got a bit of catching up to do, you
two.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Yeah, look, I think I might just stick to one for now
.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
Good on you.
Parenthood, that's the mostimportant job.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Still rocking that podcast with that radio chick,
cheryl Lee.
Here it is now let's have alisten.
Stories by Taylor Sheridan andwe're about to speak to Taylor
again shortly.
There's been some, you know,pretty snazzy people who've had
(10:18):
the pleasure of playing with youPete Murray and Vanessa Amorosi
, and now Daryl I didn't realisethis until today, actually,
that you played with Taxi Rideand toured with Taxi Ride.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
I did, I did.
I was their support act in 2015and I was doing a little bit of
touring with them around thecountry and then, all of a
sudden, one of the guys couldn'ttour anymore and they asked me
if I'd basically auditioned.
But it wasn't really anaudition, it was a gig.
I had 10 days to learn the showand I ended up touring with
them for five years.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Oh, well done.
I still feel you're all rightthen.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Look, I think they were desperate, but that's just
between you and you and me.
But no, it was.
Being in that band was likegoing to university.
I learned how to perform topeople that have attachment to
your music.
That was a really amazing thingbecause people would come up to
me after the show and say, oh,you know, I had that song at my
wedding or at my 21st, or thatreminds me of this.
(11:12):
To see people attach themselvesto those songs, you respect the
music even more.
It's not so much about you,it's just how you can present
the music best for those peopleto go on a bit of a time capsule
or whatever, and I think mywriting there's a distinct
difference between before TaxiRide and after Taxi Ride.
Right, all I can say is that Iwent to uni and hopefully I
(11:34):
graduated with flying colour,but we'll see.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Would have been a pretty big learning curve, I
guess.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Oh yeah, I was very green going into it and I played
instruments that I'd neverplayed before and also, being in
a vocal band, you know my voicecan be quite can stand out a
lot when I was with them.
I had to harmonise.
So, even learning how to dothat and manipulate my voice in
a way that you know would fitthose voices, it was just a oh.
I can't speak highly enough ofthat experience and the only
(12:01):
reason I stopped doing it was to, you know, pursue my own career
.
But you know, god, playing in aband was like a feeling that I
can't really explain.
You are listening to StillRocking it the podcast with
Cheryl Lee.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Let's hear Taxi Ride's biggest hit Creeping Up
Slowly the most played song onAustralian radio in 2002,
peaking at number six on theAustralian Aria Singles Chart.
And then we're back to saygoodbye to Taylor.
Feel the needles, the pins, getthem out of my head.
Take a chance on a room.
I've heard from a friendthere's something that's gonna
(12:38):
change.
What age did you pick up theguitar and what age did you
realise that you know music wasyour thing?
Did you have an epiphany?
Did something you fell into,grew into?
Speaker 2 (12:51):
I remember I was 11 and I was sitting at home and I
didn't really know much aboutmusic.
Grew up in a small community,you know you play footy,
basketball, cricket.
That was kind of my life.
And I remember at night the30th anniversary of Michael
Jackson's solo career came on TV.
Yeah, I watched him with hisbrothers at Madison Square
Garden.
I had no idea who he was.
(13:13):
It blew me away.
Then, when I got into music, andthen you just people would burn
me cds with like Stevie Wonderand Marvin Gaye, and then James
Taylor and and all thisincredible old school Elvis even
, and then I just really set mealight and then I felt like you
know, I wasn't very academic,but if I heard a song I could
(13:33):
pretty much sing it back to youstraight away.
Wow, so it would like thatwould stick to my brain and I
think I was trying to findsomething at that age that I
could find that was my own and Ifelt like music was that.
That.
I was like, okay, this issomething that I can actually
sort of comprehend, becausenothing else is really making
that much sense in my life, butthis is they sort of did have a
(13:54):
little bit of an epiphany likethat mich, that Michael Jackson
show set you on a path, totallyyeah.
And I still hear that music nowand it's like so deeply in my it
feels like almost spiritual,because it's changed the
trajectory of my life.
Yeah, I'm still such a fan ofit Like I still love listening
(14:15):
to new music.
I love new artists, I love oldartists.
I'm such a nerd when it comesto music history.
Yeah, I just love it.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
It's in your DNA, by the sound of it.
I think so I just also wantedto touch on Life Changer
Foundation.
You're an ambassador for thatfor youth mental health.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Thank, you for doing that.
That is a great cause also toget behind.
Thank you.
They are an organisation thatprioritise mental health in
schools, so it's like whenyou've got subjects like maths
and English and science.
Well, these guys are trying tobasically make a subject of you
know of how to maintain yourmental health and some tools on
how to be the best self, and oneof the pillars is they try and
(14:58):
get people that have followedtheir dreams or have done the
work on their own mental healthto advocate and be calling
heroes for the kids and for meas a kid.
I was a really shy kid andpretty low self-esteem.
So to be as a performer now andto work through all that, to
kind of come back to that place.
When I see these kids, theyremind me so much of myself, so
(15:21):
I just get to give back.
But in saying that, I think Iget more out of it than I
actually give.
I love being a part of it.
I love the concept of it.
It just feels like I'm doingsomething that's worthwhile.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
I agree totally, you are for sure.
I'm sure our time's nearly up.
You are absolutely flat chatfrom here right through until
December.
You're going everywhere, man,all over the place, some with
Jimmy and some on your own.
So to see when Taylor is comingto a town near you, go to
(15:52):
wwwtaylorsheridancomau.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Jump out on my Facebook, on my Instagram, and
you can see all my tour datesand there is going to be a tour
announced very soon oh, watchthis space.
That is scoop that is a scoop.
You've heard it first year.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
I will let you get on with your day.
Was there anything else at all,taylor, that you would like to
mention?
Anything important we've missed?
Speaker 2 (16:15):
I don't think so.
I think we've had a great chat.
You think you've got, you'vecovered it all pretty well.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Great, I'll see you on the 7th.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
I'll look forward to seeing you in the front row, not
tomorrow, but the day after.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
I'll be looking out for you.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
Excellent, all right.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Thank you so much for sitting down and having a chat
and sharing your time with ustoday.
Yeah, right back at See.
Ya Still rocking it.
Podcast with that radio chick,Cheryl Lee.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
Let's play the title track from Taylor's last album,
troopador.
You're with Cheryl Lee, thatradio chick.
Thank you so much for joiningme on the Still Rocking it
podcast.
Hope to catch you again nexttime.
Get out when you can supportAussie music and I'll see you
down the front.
That Radio Chick Cheryl Lee here.
Welcome to the Still Rocking itpodcast, where we'll have music
news, reviews and interviewswith some of our favourite
Australian musicians and artists.
Today we are speaking toAustralian country music artist
from Victoria's Macedon Ranges,taylor Sheridan, as he shares
(00:24):
his new single and video Storiesahead of a national tour with
Jimmy Barnes.
With Stories, taylor takesstock of life about to dive
headfirst into a new chapter, anew single, another run with
Jimmy Barnes and his first go atfatherhood.
He said I wanted a song thatreflects where I am right now.
(00:46):
These are the moments that willmake one hell of a story
someday.
Please enjoy our chat withTaylor Sheridan.
To catch up on podcasts fromother favourite artists, simply
go to thatradiochickcomau.
Now, what's that hat?
Speaker 2 (01:02):
you've got on, it's a big freeze.
So basically, Neil Donahoe,yeah, big thing in Victoria.
Brain cancer yeah, exactly.
So a lot of us Victorians arewearing it.
Good on you.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, I think so.
It's a great cause yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Taylor Sheridan, let's get started shall we,
let's do it.
Speaker 2 (01:20):
You're with Shirley, that radio chicken I'd like to
welcome into the Zoom room today, country musician Taylor
Sheridan.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Thanks for joining us today.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
You've got lots of things on the go at the moment.
In fact, I think I'm going tosee you here in our beautiful
town of Adelaide.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Yes, I've got two shows in Adelaide, which is very
exciting.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Yeah, you've got one at the Murray-Downer-er Duke
joint.
That's you, isn't it?
Speaker 2 (01:45):
And then you're partying, that's just me by
myself, yeah, yeah.
And then the EntertainmentCentre on Saturday and it's
going to be a big, big weekendin South Australia.
And it's nice to kick off thoseshows in South Australia too,
for a couple of reasons One,jimmy's from Adelaide and two,
my fiancée's from Adelaide to myfiancée's from Adelaide, so
I've got a big family connectionto the place.
So I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Is she?
I love that yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Well, I've spent a lot of time in Adelaide, so I'm
very fond of your little part ofthe world.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
What area is she from ?
Speaker 2 (02:15):
She's from Greenwith.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, I know Greenwith.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
We've been together for seven years and when I was
in Victoria I'd go back andforth and drive there quite a
lot.
Speaker 1 (02:25):
so yeah, I love, love , adelaide, love the whole of
South Australia really yeah,it's a good spot it is a great
spot being an Adelaidean and ofmy vintage, of course I'm a
Jimmy Barnes fan, so I boughtfront row tickets, so I'll give
you a wave oh, we'll definitelymake sure you wave out and I'll
be looking out for you.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
It's going to be an amazing show.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Yeah, but apart from that, you've been very busy with
a brand new single and videocalled Stories.
I know that you're from aVictorian country town, is it?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
called.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Kyton, kyton.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yes, If you're a local, you just drop the T.
So it's Kyton.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Right In the Macedon Ranges, which sounds absolutely
beautiful, and you grew up onyour parents' farm.
My husband's actually from afarming community in Victoria.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
I have to ask you because he'll ask me.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Crops, sheep.
What have you got on your farm?
Speaker 2 (03:17):
We've pretty much got every farm animal you can kind
of poke a stick at really.
And that's because my dad a job, he is a mobile animal farmer,
so he takes his animals toschools and to events, and so I
grew up, you know, before schoolI would feed, I'd be bottle
feeding cows and lambs and goatsand and then I'd go to school
do that thing and then I'd comehome and do it all again.
(03:39):
So it's in my blood really.
So I guess music's a little bitof a know, a bit of a sidestep.
I mean, I've loved it for sucha long time but when I was
really young it was pointingtowards that thing and then I
sort of went that way.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
So any crops.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
No, all animals.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
I love what your dad does.
That's a great concept.
It's really important,especially for city kids, that
are closer to animals.
Speaker 2 (04:05):
Yeah, city kids, that is closer to animals.
Yeah, definitely, and I thinkyou know, when people haven't
had that much interaction withanimals and looking after
animals from such a young age, Ithink it makes you a little
less self-absorbed, because it'slike, well, if you don't get up
in time, these animalsliterally rely on you.
And as I've gotten older, it'sjust a part of who I am, like I
just need animals around mebecause it just feels like it's
just so familiar and it justfeels like home.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Exactly.
Was there any question aboutthere being any other type of
music other than country?
Is country music in your veins?
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Country music is something that I've kind of
grown into.
Really, I think when I startedI started, my first love was
like soul music and now I fellin love with Stevie Wonder and
like that sort of generation ofmusic when I first got into it
and then, as I've gotten older,I just found that my little
niche, especially withsongwriting, is I tell stories
(04:54):
in my music and then it justkind of has found its way into
country music.
But you know, I think for me Iinfuse a lot of different
inspirations and influences andthat's the great thing about
music is you can take yourfavorite things from every genre
, put it together and hopefullyget something new.
So for me I just write musicthat I like.
At the end of the day peoplejust go oh that's, you know,
(05:16):
that's a country song, or that'sthis song, or that's that song.
So I don't really mind whatgenre I sort of dabble in at
that time.
I just love making good music.
You are listening to StillRocking it, the podcast with
Cheryl Lee.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
It's playing one of the songs from one of the
artists that was influential inTaylor's introduction to music.
One of his favourites, stevieWonder.
Let's have Living for the City.
This is from his album NumberOnes in 2007.
Then back to find out some moreabout Taylor Sheridan's music
music tell us about the singlestories, or just quickly first,
(05:58):
though, I was actually speakingto Kevin Boric last night.
I don't know if you know him,but he's my vintage or it's
Express Party.
Boys la-Das have things movedfrom the old album to?
Everyone seems to be releasingsingles and then another single,
(06:22):
and then another single.
Is this part of a release?
Is there an album coming?
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I released an album last year called Tribidor and
that was a long time in themaking.
That took me like the betterpart of five years to make, and
it was such an incredibleexperience and you feel like as
an artist you're puttingsomething together that has this
common thread.
And I do understand the singlesmarket because you know you've
(06:47):
got more content, especiallywith social media now.
Everything happens so fast andthe lifespan of a song is so
short, so people just churn outsingles, which we are in a
singles world.
But for me I think I have to beworking on something a little
bit more deeper than just a song.
You know like I think it allhas to lead to one thing.
So I've just had a baby, so I'mnot spending a lot of time at
(07:10):
the moment making an album.
I'm just waiting for the albumto kind of unravel, but there
will be an album.
I'm just waiting for the albumto kind of unravel, but there
will be an album, but probablynot in the near future.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
I'm with you, taylor.
I love the story of an album,you know from beginning to end
flipping it over part two, thewhole, you know reading all the
gatefold, is it?
Speaker 2 (07:31):
The line of notes and all that yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
All of that.
What Kevin was saying was thatit is a, you know, an instant
gratification world now, isn'tit?
Speaker 2 (07:40):
totally.
And you know the lifespan of asong is, you know, maybe eight
weeks and then you know it kindof goes out in the dozen sting.
But in saying that you knowback when people were selling
vinyl or cd's, you know likepeople would always be getting
the new.
You know like, at least nowonline it's always there.
I've got music that peoplestream now and I released it 12
(08:01):
years ago.
Yeah Well, to them it's new.
So I can see how the singlesmarket is the way to go, I think
, to be an artist.
Album is still king.
Album is still king.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Yay, I love it.
So tell us about the singlethough stories.
There's a little bit of abackground to it, isn't there?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
yeah, so stories.
So, as I said, I just become afather for the first time and
I'm just about to go on tourwith Jimmy.
I'm just hyper aware of what'sgoing on in my life right now.
I think that I'll talk aboutforever and I know that, like in
years to come, like I'll say toher hey, your your first tour,
we're on tour with Jimmy and youknow, like me, navigating
fatherhood, it just feels likeI'm someone that is very
(08:40):
nostalgic and I love the pastand I glorified, I think, a
little bit.
Now having a daughter, it's thefirst time in my life where
I've been looking forward towhat's to come.
This story is only going to getbetter and better.
So, you know, in a nutshell, Ijust wanted to put out a song
that was encapsulating how I wasfeeling, like all these
incredible stories that I've hadso far.
(09:01):
It feels like the first act,and now I'm on this other part
of my journey, it feels like thesecond act.
So it just felt like theappropriate song to have at this
time.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
And how old is your little daughter?
Speaker 2 (09:12):
She's six months old.
This is where it all begins.
Yeah, she's amazing and I justfeel so grateful.
And it it all begins yeah,she's amazing and I just feel so
grateful.
And it's already impacted mywriting so so much, and even
with the album I put out lastyear.
I'm so glad I put it out beforeshe was born because it
captures who I was before thatin that part of my life, and I'm
looking forward to what's tocome now.
I'm really interested to seehow that comes out in my music.
Speaker 1 (09:34):
I guess she's just a tiny bit young.
She hasn't shown any musicalattitude following Dad's
footsteps.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
I mean, look, I think she's a genius, but that's just
me.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
I'm sure she is genius.
My five children are allgeniuses.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Five Whoa.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Yeah, so you've got a bit of catching up to do, you
two.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Yeah, look, I think I might just stick to one for now
.
Speaker 1 (09:53):
Good on you.
Parenthood, that's the mostimportant job.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
I agree.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Still rocking that podcast with that radio chick,
cheryl Lee.
Here it is now let's have alisten.
Stories by Taylor Sheridan andwe're about to speak to Taylor
again shortly.
There's been some, you know,pretty snazzy people who've had
(10:18):
the pleasure of playing with youPete Murray and Vanessa Amorosi
, and now Daryl I didn't realisethis until today, actually,
that you played with Taxi Rideand toured with Taxi Ride.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
I did, I did.
I was their support act in 2015and I was doing a little bit of
touring with them around thecountry and then, all of a
sudden, one of the guys couldn'ttour anymore and they asked me
if I'd basically auditioned.
But it wasn't really anaudition, it was a gig.
I had 10 days to learn the showand I ended up touring with
them for five years.
Speaker 1 (10:49):
Oh, well done.
I still feel you're all rightthen.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Look, I think they were desperate, but that's just
between you and you and me.
But no, it was.
Being in that band was likegoing to university.
I learned how to perform topeople that have attachment to
your music.
That was a really amazing thingbecause people would come up to
me after the show and say, oh,you know, I had that song at my
wedding or at my 21st, or thatreminds me of this.
(11:12):
To see people attach themselvesto those songs, you respect the
music even more.
It's not so much about you,it's just how you can present
the music best for those peopleto go on a bit of a time capsule
or whatever, and I think mywriting there's a distinct
difference between before TaxiRide and after Taxi Ride.
Right, all I can say is that Iwent to uni and hopefully I
(11:34):
graduated with flying colour,but we'll see.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Would have been a pretty big learning curve, I
guess.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Oh yeah, I was very green going into it and I played
instruments that I'd neverplayed before and also, being in
a vocal band, you know my voicecan be quite can stand out a
lot when I was with them.
I had to harmonise.
So, even learning how to dothat and manipulate my voice in
a way that you know would fitthose voices, it was just a oh.
I can't speak highly enough ofthat experience and the only
(12:01):
reason I stopped doing it was to, you know, pursue my own career
.
But you know, god, playing in aband was like a feeling that I
can't really explain.
You are listening to StillRocking it the podcast with
Cheryl Lee.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Let's hear Taxi Ride's biggest hit Creeping Up
Slowly the most played song onAustralian radio in 2002,
peaking at number six on theAustralian Aria Singles Chart.
And then we're back to saygoodbye to Taylor.
Feel the needles, the pins, getthem out of my head.
Take a chance on a room.
I've heard from a friendthere's something that's gonna
(12:38):
change.
What age did you pick up theguitar and what age did you
realise that you know music wasyour thing?
Did you have an epiphany?
Did something you fell into,grew into?
Speaker 2 (12:51):
I remember I was 11 and I was sitting at home and I
didn't really know much aboutmusic.
Grew up in a small community,you know you play footy,
basketball, cricket.
That was kind of my life.
And I remember at night the30th anniversary of Michael
Jackson's solo career came on TV.
Yeah, I watched him with hisbrothers at Madison Square
Garden.
I had no idea who he was.
(13:13):
It blew me away.
Then, when I got into music, andthen you just people would burn
me cds with like Stevie Wonderand Marvin Gaye, and then James
Taylor and and all thisincredible old school Elvis even
, and then I just really set mealight and then I felt like you
know, I wasn't very academic,but if I heard a song I could
(13:33):
pretty much sing it back to youstraight away.
Wow, so it would like thatwould stick to my brain and I
think I was trying to findsomething at that age that I
could find that was my own and Ifelt like music was that.
That.
I was like, okay, this issomething that I can actually
sort of comprehend, becausenothing else is really making
that much sense in my life, butthis is they sort of did have a
(13:54):
little bit of an epiphany likethat mich, that Michael Jackson
show set you on a path, totallyyeah.
And I still hear that music nowand it's like so deeply in my it
feels like almost spiritual,because it's changed the
trajectory of my life.
Yeah, I'm still such a fan ofit Like I still love listening
(14:15):
to new music.
I love new artists, I love oldartists.
I'm such a nerd when it comesto music history.
Yeah, I just love it.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
It's in your DNA, by the sound of it.
I think so I just also wantedto touch on Life Changer
Foundation.
You're an ambassador for thatfor youth mental health.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Thank, you for doing that.
That is a great cause also toget behind.
Thank you.
They are an organisation thatprioritise mental health in
schools, so it's like whenyou've got subjects like maths
and English and science.
Well, these guys are trying tobasically make a subject of you
know of how to maintain yourmental health and some tools on
how to be the best self, and oneof the pillars is they try and
(14:58):
get people that have followedtheir dreams or have done the
work on their own mental healthto advocate and be calling
heroes for the kids and for meas a kid.
I was a really shy kid andpretty low self-esteem.
So to be as a performer now andto work through all that, to
kind of come back to that place.
When I see these kids, theyremind me so much of myself, so
(15:21):
I just get to give back.
But in saying that, I think Iget more out of it than I
actually give.
I love being a part of it.
I love the concept of it.
It just feels like I'm doingsomething that's worthwhile.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
I agree totally, you are for sure.
I'm sure our time's nearly up.
You are absolutely flat chatfrom here right through until
December.
You're going everywhere, man,all over the place, some with
Jimmy and some on your own.
So to see when Taylor is comingto a town near you, go to
(15:52):
wwwtaylorsheridancomau.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Jump out on my Facebook, on my Instagram, and
you can see all my tour datesand there is going to be a tour
announced very soon oh, watchthis space.
That is scoop that is a scoop.
You've heard it first year.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
I will let you get on with your day.
Was there anything else at all,taylor, that you would like to
mention?
Anything important we've missed?
Speaker 2 (16:15):
I don't think so.
I think we've had a great chat.
You think you've got, you'vecovered it all pretty well.
Speaker 1 (16:18):
Great, I'll see you on the 7th.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
I'll look forward to seeing you in the front row, not
tomorrow, but the day after.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (16:25):
I'll be looking out for you.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
Excellent, all right.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Thank you so much for sitting down and having a chat
and sharing your time with ustoday.
Yeah, right back at See.
Ya Still rocking it.
Podcast with that radio chick,Cheryl Lee.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
Let's play the title track from Taylor's last album,
troopador.
You're with Cheryl Lee, thatradio chick.
Thank you so much for joiningme on the Still Rocking it
podcast.
Hope to catch you again nexttime.
Get out when you can supportAussie music and I'll see you
down the front.
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