Like It Like That

Guy_Sebastian_Album_Cover.jpgHe’s just turned 28 and his music keeps getting better. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before he breaks the lucrative US market.

You’d have had to be living under a rock in Australia to have not heard of Guy Sebastian. From his rise to fame on the first season of Australian Idol to his recent, incredible, number one single Like It Like That, he’s certainly enjoyed the popularity his talent deserves.

But in the US it’s a different story. Guy recently found himself playing to a room of just eight people in a bar in New York.

I played a residency in that bar for a month, and no one had any idea who I was, but it grew from a few people to a few hundred people. The whole experience of doing that has been so satisfying. It’s been really good for my soul.

I spoke to him this morning during my radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM about the runaway success of his current single, Like It Like That, and about the album of the same name. You can hear the interview by clicking the play button of the audio player at the bottom of this post.

I had the privilege of seeing Guy in concert some time back when he toured with the likes of Steve Cropper and Donald “Duck” Dunn in his band. The respect he receives from such musical greats reinforces his reputation as an extremely talented musician, singer and performer.

I’m sure that the best is yet to come from Guy Sebastian but it’s still hard to imagine how he’s going to top his wonderful new album. It’s certainly going straight to my iPod.

If you like the single, you’ll love the album …. and it would seem we all like the single.

Guy Sebastian’s new single, ‘Like It Like That’, has reached the number one position on the National ARIA singles chart, the national radio airplay chart and it has also reached the number one position on the digital iTunes chart. This is Guy Sebastian’s fourth chart-topping single, making him the only Australian Idol participant to have achieved such a feat. This result sees Guy Sebastian as Australia’s third best single chart topper this decade after Kylie Minogue and Delta Goodrem. Guy Sebastian comes in second to John Farnham for the most number one ARIA singles in history for Australian solo male acts.

Guy will be touring Australia in February before returning to the US to let the world know just how good he is. You can keep up to date with what he’s doing at his website.



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Rodney Olsen

Rodney is a husband, father, cyclist, blogger and podcaster from Perth Western Australia.

He previously worked in radio for about 25 years but these days he spends his time at Compassion Australia, working towards releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name.

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9 Comments

  • Im really enjoying his new album! its very good really upbeat great soul/pop

    Art of Love is stunning hope you will keep playing it

  • so true what guy says at the end well done rodney one of the best interviews
    Ive heard

    Ive got the album its excellent

  • Fantastic interview Rodney. A great guy. A great talent. This album is really special. Can’t stop playing it.

  • Thanks Rodney for another fantastic interview, Glad you like the album, I love it & can’t wait for the tour in Feb.

  • What a great interview, thanks Rodney. I agree re the Memphis Tour too, I attended one where I heard several similar comments, such as “The best show I’ve seen in 20 years!” I’m really looking forward to Guy showcasing this new album, I’m sure with these songs he’ll be ripping it up on stage again! As for the album, absolutely superb sound and trax

  • Thank you for a very enjoyable interview Rodney. I totally agree with what Guy said at the end of it – it’s a pleasure to listen to a knowledgable and well-researched interview rather than one full of irrelevant questions and silly comments. Love the album and I hope it makes #1!

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