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[25] The tour's aim was to promote the efforts of Reconciliation Australia to reduce the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians. Life is going. Bernard Fanning: Looking forward, looking back | Gold Coast Bulletin Please try again later. 2006: I wanted to impress my wife when she came to Australia so we went toUluru. In a 1998 interview, Fanning said, "I don't think I have the perfect voice or anything", and said that delivering the song's message was more important than "showing off [his] chops". He didnt expect to have an effect but he does describe the results of the federal election as a cluster (expletive). "When you're making records by yourself you are the only person that has to be pleased in the process. I saw my first gig here actually (Festival Hall in Brisbane) Duran Duran. For me, reconciliation is not about casting blame, financial compensation or bringing shame on anyone. "I've also got a bad shoulder from a surfing accident.". He was heavily influenced by [41] This relationship followed a twelve-year union Fanning had had with his previous girlfriend. He finally tosses the remote at the TV in frustration. I mean, Powderfinger was enough of a political machine for me to deal with and there were only six of us.". Bernard's paternal grandfather was John Joseph "Jack" Fanning (the son of Joseph Fanning and Mary Carey). [30], Fanning has said his favourite band is The Beatles.[31]. As the most vocal and prominent member of the band, the popularity of the group elevated Fanning as a powerful individual in the Australian music industry. It affected me a lot to witness her experiencing something so different from growing up in a European city, being somewhere with so much space. For over thirty years, the Music Awards have given songwriters and publishers that have achieved outstanding success in their fields, the chance to be honoured before their peers. While in Spain he learnt flamenco and wisely likens it to blues. Fanning married Andrea Moreno in Brisbane in February 2007. [32] Upon returning from Uluru, Fanning wrote "Black Tears", which "document[ed] a relationship gone wrong". "[27], After the disbanding of Powderfinger, Fanning moved to Madrid for 18 months with his family, where he began writing for his next solo album before moving to Brisbane in 2013. Tickets to the Monday night show are available from the . And now I think all of us do.".