Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people, And they're all after my blood; I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theatre, And let me out, let me out...
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The Show Must Go On is one of Leo Sayers most famous songs but these lyrics dont at all reflect how the naturalised Australian Pop superstar feels towards performing, nearly 50 years into his career.
Ahead of his March 8 performance at Horsham Town Hall as part of his Just A Boy At 70 tour, Sayer said he felt as happy and as youthful as ever on stage.
Just a Boy (is) my brand in a way. Ive still got my hair and my voice and quite honestly it works for me, this kind of attitude, he said.
It keeps me young as well. I think its... something we all need to keep going. We need to be kids forever, and thats what I do mentally Im 25. I dont think like Im 70.
Just a Boy at 70 will see Sayer journey through his entire career through song.
He and his band will perform everything from the classic hit You Make Me Feel Like Dancing to his interpretation of The Beatles Let It Be and his upcoming album Selfie, across two sets with no support acts.
This will be the second time Sayer has performed in Horsham.
He followed Australian country music stalwart Lee Kernaghan to the Wimmera in 2007 as part of the Spirit of the Bush Tour to raise money and awareness of the long-running drought.
Lee and I, at the time, were sharing the same manager and he came up with the idea, Sayer said.
I instantly jumped on board, because it was a chance for me to reach a new audience.
It was a bit of an invasion to bring my Pop and Rock into that (country music), but it worked really well, and it opened up my eyes to how much of Australia there is to discover and thats the idea behind this tour.
(The crowd) was wild. I think they were drunk before we arrived, and they just wanted to have a good time. It was a pleasure playing music for them, because they really appreciated the fact wed travelled so far to see them.
Sayer said he was surprised how people around the world projected their own meaning onto his songs. This he considers to be his greatest achievement.
Im lucky that in my life that my music has traveled so much, he said.
Particularly with the early songs, like Moonlighting, Orchard Road and One Man Band. Theyre about places that are personal to me, but I seem to have made them accessible to people from different walks of life, so they absorb my experiences into their own.
People look on me as local wherever I go.
Alexander Darling
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
