Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - BONUS: Jono and Ben Chat to Gin Wigmore!

Episode Date: August 21, 2022

Gin Wigmore joins the guys to chat about what she has been upto over the past few years upon her return to play in Aotearoa in 2023!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's wild at the moment. Like there's no water and it's just roasting. No respite. There's just no clouds, just heat. 40 degrees heat every day. Because last time I read something about you was you were in like Palm Springs or somewhere close to that, which is in like the desert near Vegas area. Is that still the case? Yeah. Well, no, no, it's not the case anymore. I left there like two years ago now because I had a little hotel out there. Yeah, we heard you had a hotel. And it comes just north of Palm Springs. Yeah, it was sick. It was this little like run-down old boutique place,

and then I zhuzhed it up, renamed it, did a whole big makeover, and then had it for like two years and then sold it. And then you sold it. What is the biggest pain in the ass about running a motel though? I imagine there's some days where you're like, oh God, I've got to unclog the shower drains. Yes. Yes.

It's all of that. It's like there was no job I didn't do or get my hands into. I think the biggest one was when you've got a real nasty customer who's just pissed. Like their life just sucks. And then they're just mean and they want to just take it out on the person that, like anybody. It's hard because, you know, like when you've come from a completely different career as well, like music where you play and everyone's kind of stoked, hopefully, most of the time when you play for them.

And then you go to a hotel and everyone's just like, their go- is just pissed off about something man this is such a different crowd tonight do people leave odd stuff in the rooms oh man we had so many things we had a um we had a nun who lived there for six months really yep and then she wanted to stay one weekend that there was no room left in the hotel, like someone had booked it for a wedding. So I just invited her to my house to stay with me. We watched The Bachelor. Oh, that's so awesome, eh, Jim? We're very excited about you coming to New Zealand. You're coming to New Zealand because you've been trying to get back here. You know, you're going to perform some gigs. And then obviously there's been this whole pandemic thing that we see everyone's sick of talking about. So it's awesome, you're going to perform some gigs. And then obviously there's been this whole pandemic thing that we see everyone sick of talking about.

So it's awesome that you're coming back March next year. You're going to be in Christchurch and the Hut as well with the Hoodoo Gurus, Sir Dave Dobbins, Stella. It's going to be pretty cool to have you back. Oh, it's going to be so fun. Honestly, like I try to get back every year and it was weird kind of not being allowed to last this year. I was like, what do you mean? I'm always going. I'm always allowed to go back to my home country.

It's going to be good. I'm leaving my babies behind in America. Who's looking after the babies? How many babies are we? How many babies? How many babies do I have now? God, I'm losing count. No, I've only got two.

They feel like six. You know, they're boys and they are like full on. It's a handful. But I've got my husband. We'll be back. He's off tour and he comes back and we cross over for one night and then I leave and then he goes back out. So it's ships in the night.

He's in a band too. He is. He is in a band. Yeah, he's in a really cool band actually. Like way more hardcore and gnarly than I will ever be. But he is. Yeah, he's cool, man. I reckon he's the greatest performer of all time.

Of all time? I mean, I'm totally biased. But yeah, he's so rad. Oh, that's awesome. Hey, because you've been in America for a while now. And I was reading last night, a few years ago, President Obama selected one of your songs in his recommended playlist of the year i mean that's pretty crazy to have obama giving you a shout out yeah you know you know you know he loves a bit of gin yeah that's awesome like do you like just

do you know about this does this get released and you're like wow i shouted that i shouted that from the rooftops that was so rad i mean mean, Barack Obama is the coolest president I reckon of all time. I don't know, I always had these visions of him and Michelle just getting down to my tunes and White House mode, you know? I'd hate to disappoint, but I don't know if you're going to be making Joe Biden's list. You don't think?

No, I don't. Am I the wrong demographic? A little hand over heart, you know? A little sultry number. One night. So many crazy things, you know? Yeah, maybe. A little sultry number. A little sultry. Was his wifey one night? So many crazy things, you know, amazing things you've done. You know, the James Bond commercial for a few years ago for Heineken.

And you're in the air. Daniel Craig's in the air, who was James Bond. Did you guys cross paths? We did. I actually pinched his coat by mistake. I was having a little sleep, a little power nap after a big day of filming Doing not very much but feeling like I was And had a little nap

In the carriage thing that we were filming in And it was cold as So cold and I saw this like luxurious Blue coat I was like I'll just use that I'll just use that as a blanket So I just pulled it over and then all of a sudden Daniel Craig was looking for his I don't know like cashmere i don't know rare louis vuitton

so yes i gave that back so we did cross paths your only your only interaction with daniel craig was awkwardly handing back his jacket has anyone seen my jacket yeah no that's uh i'm sleeping on that. No, it was cool. God, you guys are going deep dive into my, into what I've done in my life. I like it.

Well, when you were 12 years old, we understood you played for the Belmoral. Yeah. Oh my God. I found out, look, parents, parents own chemists.

I read that. Wow, you guys. First tattoo, age 14, with a fake ID. I went deep. I went deep, Jen. Oh, now I've lost it.

Now you've lost it. You made it weird. You made it creepy. Did I make it weird? We lost you. Am I back? You're back. Did I make it weird?

No one will blame you for hanging up right now, Jen. Yeah. It's like an auto filter, you know? It just blocks you out if you start saying weird shit. Okay, I'll wrap it up. I had a lot of questions. But now I'm too scared to ask them to you. Hey, Jen, we're so excited for you to come back.

We love catching up with you. It'll be awesome for Kiwis to go along and see you perform with some amazing artists. Yes, yes. Thank you so much, guys. I appreciate the shout outs and supporting the shows and all the good stuff. So thank you so much.