Guy Sebastian's Musical Journey & Hidden Talents

0:00It's March 29th. Adelaide News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Guy Sebastian might look like a piano pro on stage, but he actually picked it up as an adult out of pure necessity. Back when he was broken uni, driving a fork lift and needing cash, he grabbed a singing teacher gig that forced him to learn keys by ear, no lessons, ever. That was over 20 years ago, right after he won the first Australian Idol, and now nearly every song he writes starts at the piano, mapping out. Cords and hooks like an orchestra in a box. These days, he's a total night out, grinding in the studio late, while prepping for his national tour and fresh off ABC's The Piano Show. He carves out quiet solo time before gigs to reset, knowing his job as giving fans two hours of escape and good vibes amid all the chaos from crew, and mates. Family means everything to him as the middle kid of four-type brothers. He'd take a bullet for any of them, and his own kids are music heads too.

1:00Especially 12-year-old Archie, with perfect pitch, killing it in his first musical theater lead. Sebastian cooks up fried rice with wake flair, slow smokes brisket, and whips up family curries from his Malaysian Indian roots. He's hooked on diverse sounds right now, from Goldford and Tom Mish to Indonesian electronic wizards Gowdive, plus neo-soul legends like Brian. Ignite that pulled him from teen drums and violin fails into R&B obsession. Binging news, politics and fantasy, like silo or Elden Ring, his last read was Holocaust Survivor Eddie Jocqueau's story on Finding Joy Through. Community Swinging by the piano reminded him life's full of hidden talents in everyday folks, urging us to pause and appreciate those untold stories while he hits the road, catches tour, and the show Sundays at 730 on ABC.