So when did you first decide to be in theater?

Because I know Australian guys are kind of rough and tumble and you know, you go into theater and you get a lot of grief.

To be honest, probably when I was about 14.

Yeah.

It was the first time and I remember my mate Gus ringing me and he's like, mate, let's audition for the high school musical.

I was like, mate, seriously, it's rugby season, I'm not auditioning for that.

And he goes, no, no, no, we're gonna do it with a local girls high school, I'm in.

You see, I went to an all boys high school.

Okay, yeah.

Right, from the age of 10, it was just all boys.

So everyone went for the musical and you had to audition to get into it.

And the musical, I remember it, it was the Music Man.

You guys know the Music Man?

Oh, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure.

So to audition, I go to the library, I look it up and the very first song has got eight small characters, these salesmen on a train.

It's this great number, there's no singing, they're just talking acapella to the rhythm of a train.

I was like, perfect.

So I learned that, I think I'm gonna get into one of these small parts.

And I wanted it so bad, this audition, I wanted it so bad that I learned every single part.

Right, it's like eight minutes long, this thing.

And look, I was 14 when I did it and I'm now like, what am I, 28, so.

Right, yeah, so that's, yeah, yeah.

And that's a hard 28.

Boy, that's a, yeah, that's a.

I can see it's pretty rugged in Australia, as you can see.

So I'm 42, like 28, I remember every single word of that audition.

Do you want me to do it a little bit for you?

Yeah.

Do you want me to do it a little bit?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, here we go.

You have no choice.

Go, go, outta here.

Okay, so you gotta remember, I'm playing eight parts, all right, it's completely ridiculous and I'm auditioning in front of a panel.

Anyway, do you mind if I ask your drummer, what's your drummer's name?

Teddy. Hey man, can you give me like the sound of a train?

Cause it's meant to be like you're on a train, so I'm gonna.

Teddy, that's good.

Woo, woo.

Very good.

Woo, woo.

Feel free.

Let me just say it's not too fast.

This thing is.

You're getting fancy there with me, man.

It's like Civil War, I love it.

Just make an Amtrak.

Okay.

So you gotta remember, I'm playing eight parts, you'll get the, okay.

Ever met a fella by the name of Hill?

Hill.

Hill.

Hill.

Hill.

Hill, hill, hill.

He's a music man.

He's a what?

He's a music man and he sells clarinets to the kids in the town with the big trombones and the rat-a-tat drums and the big brass bass, big brass bass.

And the piccolo, the piccolo, you would have formed too with a shiny gold braid on the coat and a big red stripe on the belt.

I don't know much about that.

And I do know you can't make a living selling big trombones.

No, sir.

Mandolin picks for hats and hearing their juice up.

Nope.

The fella sells bands, boys bands.

I don't know how he does it, but he lives like a king and he dallies and he gathers and he pucks and he shines.

And when the man dances, certainly, boys.

What else?

The pipe of A.C.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

When the man dances, certainly, boys.

What else?

The pipe of A.C.

Yes, sir.

Yeah!

Ready?

Good job, man.

You got the job.

You're hired.

We'll be right here right after this.