Chet Faker
Chet Faker
Nicholas James Murphy, better known by his stage name Chet Faker, is an Australian electronica musician. In 2012 he issued an extended play, Thinking in Textures and signed to Downtown Records in the United States. In October 2012 he won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Thinking in Textures won Best Independent Single/EP at the Australian Independent Records Awards...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionDJ
Date of Birth23 June 1988
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryAustralia
I think you can move to everything, but with some music, you just want to sit still. That's me, anyway.
In my eyes, I think it's important that if you're doing something you're proud of and that is genuine and authentic, you have a responsibility to bring that to as many people as possible, just for the sheer reason that there are musicians out there who are manufacturing emotions that aren't genuine.
The day you stop clapping at a gig is the day your soul dies.
All my ego wants is to be sitting by a lake in Italy. It doesn't want to be backstage, warming up.
I have had a pretty hardcore crash course on living out of a suitcase. Some people take consistency in their lives for granted. When you have little to none, you discover it's kind of a nice thing.
Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.
Music to me is about being honest, and it's what I've always pictured music as. I don't see the point of expressing yourself if you are going to be cryptic about it.
I think that connection with humans is so important. Sometimes I'll do this monologue and talk to the crowd, like, 'Come on, let's really connect here.' I don't think a lot of people understand it's a two-way exchange. Some people go to a show and are like, 'Yeah, you make me feel.' That's not how it works.
Sometimes I have to deal with trolls, and I just block them. But most of the time, Twitter's heaps of fun, actually.
I think a lot of artists get confused when people like their music; they think that means people know and like them. I'm sure there's an element of truth to that, but to me, the music I make is what I'm most proud of. I prefer to focus on that and for people to focus on the music, too.
I think the most-played record in our house was the 'Big Chill' Soundtrack - so Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Otis Redding. I think that's where I got my love for a good hook, a good soul hook - really smooth and warm and from the heart.
What I like about Americans is if it's good music, that's the only thing that matters.
I love performing. The more I do it, the more I grow into it.
I just love a slow groove. I feel so comfortable in it. But I listen to a lot of fast music, a lot of techno and house.