EXCLUSIVE: whenever Natalie Bassingthwaighte listen his voice Over the speakers at your local mall, your first instinct is to drop everything and get as far away as you can.
It has happened more often than you think. multi-hyphenate artist and lead singer of the Australian electro-pop band Dishonest traders.
“Don’t get me wrong, if I’m in a store and one of my songs comes on, I literally want to run out of there,” he tells nine.com.au.
It’s been 20 years since Bassingthwaite’s first album with the band titled Here come the drums what was released.
The hit album was released on October 23, 2005, a year after she joined the band in 2004, and led to a period of great success for the band.
his song voodoo child became an instant hit and reached the top 10 on the charts in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Other songs on the album, including way forward, looking at you and We are coming homealso became popular.
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Now, 20 years later, those songs certainly inspire nostalgia for many, and while you may sometimes cringe at the sound of his voice on those popular records, Bassingthwaighte counts himself among them.
“I feel nostalgic about all of this,” he says.
“It’s so fun to look back and reflect. To be honest, everything is beautiful. The memories are great and yes, [I] “I wouldn’t change it for the world.”
At the time, Bassingthwaighte and her bandmates were navigating a whirlwind of success and fame that she said was “crazy.”
Looking back, he admits that they got so caught up in the chaos that they didn’t really appreciate their success.
“I felt a lot of gratitude then, but to be able to look back now – I wish we could all take stock of how amazing and great it was at the time because it was pretty extraordinary,” he says.
“I think you get lost in how busy you are and don’t really appreciate the gravity of it.
“We had a number three single in the UK and we were at the top of the charts and [our song] it was in the blood doctor who end: it was some crazy things we would do.”
He might not have been able to “stop and smell the roses” at the time, but now Bassingthwaigthe remembers it all with gratitude.
“The beauty of reaching this age and looking back [is appreciating] how amazing [it was]”she says.
Bassingthwaighte was the leader of Rogue Traders between 2004 and 2008, when she left to pursue her solo career.
The band later reunited in 2015 and now performs sporadically, and while those early years were a whirlwind, Bassingthwaighte now says they can enjoy it all.
“Now, every time we perform together it’s very exciting because there is appreciation and love for it,” he says.
“Now it’s just fun. Now we do concerts and have a great time.”
Away from his career, Bassingthwaighte recently had another big piece of news to celebrate after proposing to his partner Pip Loth.
“Pip has changed my life in so many beautiful ways,” Bassingthwaighte says of her partner, who uses they/them pronouns.
“The way they handle me and my life and what that entails. They are so grounded, sweet and loving in the way they support and care for my children and my animals.
“It seemed like a no-brainer, but before I did it I was absolutely nervous.”
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