DOB: 3/1/75

Place: Melbourne, Mercy Hospital (I was asleep)

Current Home: Northcote, the outer-inner suburb with all the goodvibes. (I live like a nanna)

Worst moment on stage: Called Michael Thomas Paul Thomas when we supported him. Any number of times I’ve hit my fingers and made them bleed. The shambolic drunken Tote gig.

First tape: "Flashdance" soundtrack.

First record: REM’s "Green".

First CD: The Sugargliders "Everybody’s Trying To Get There"

Seven great CDs: The Steinbecks "At Home and Abroad With The Steinbecks", Belle and Sebastian "If You’re Feeling Sinister", Art of Fighting "Wires", REM - Compilation of early albums, Joni Mitchel "Hits", Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Greatest Hits", The Aislers Set "The Last Match",

I like: Nicole Blyth. Button Badges. My bike. Cashews. Baklava. Vespas. David Attenborough. Birds. Soccer. Aussie Rules. Frisbee. Rock Climbing. Fried Vegie Breakfasts. Clapham Common. San Francisco. Melbourne. The Dalmatian Coastline. Cafe Latte. Sorbet. Friends and Family. Laotzu. Tawny Port. Franz Marc. Andy Goldsworthy. Hundertwasser. Klimpt. Dorothy Heathcote. The Weather. Swimming in the Sea. Dancing. Performing in a Rock group called The Lucksmiths.

Some books I liked: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, "The Tao of Pooh", "The Crow Road" by Iain Banks, "The Lord of the Rings" – Tolkien, "The River Why" by David James Duncan, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" by Oliver Sacks, "An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard, "Scission" by Tim Winton, "A Dangerous Love" by Ben Okri, "An Evil Cradling" by Brian Keenan

Some films: Empire of the Sun, Delicatessen, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Night On Earth (the European stories), The Shawshank Redemption. Amelie. Lord of the Rings.

Influences and Inspirations: Joni Mitchel, Billy Bragg, Belle and Sebastian, The Steinbecks, Donovan, REM, The Beastie Boys, Pavement, Ani Defranco, Marty and Mark, Fred Astereo, Elvis Costello, The Bonzo Dog Band, Nick Drake, G. Love & Special Sauce, Candle Records, Art Of Fighting, Brighteyes, Ella Fitzgerald, Kissing book, The Aislers Set, #poundsign#, My Mum, Dean Martin. Drumming – Lenny from the Dead Salesmen, Cameron from Sandro, Reni from The Stone Roses, Marty Brown from Art of Fighting, whoever played triangle on Joni Mitchel’s Paved Paradise

Favourite footballer: Andrew McLeod (yes, I barrack for the Adelaide Crows, deal with it!)