25 August 2008
First Person - Thirteen Tonne Theory: Life Inside Hunters and Collectors
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Mark Seymour was born into a musical family in country Victoria. They moved to Melbourne when he was young, and it was at the University of Melbourne he met the other musicians with whom he came to form Hunters and Collectors, in 1981. Over the course of the band's life they released nine studio albums, three live ones, and a number of EPs, and played to ever growing audiences both in Australia and overseas. The music continued to evolve throughout the band's eighteen year long career, eventually making the 'crossover' from edgy alternative to commercial radio hits. And all the while, the joys and difficulties of working in a democracy of blokes kept things interesting.
Please note that this episode contains strong language.
Author: Mark Seymour
Reader: Mark Seymour
Production
Abridged for radio by:
Justine Sloane-Lees
Sound engineer:
Alex Stinson
Producer:
Justine Sloane-Lees
Publication
Publisher: Penguin
