Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - How Cyril ended up with a broken leg at Tomorrowland

Episode Date: August 20, 2024

We chat t0 Aussie DJ Cyril! We astound him with our amazing Aussie DJ edit! How his life has changed What him and Netsky got up to at a festival... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits, with the Jono and Ben podcast. Cheers to Dilma, making the world a better tea. How you doing? Good mate, how are you? Loving life. Are you in Amsterdam? Yes I am mate. Just sort of sounds like a wild place for you to be.

Now last time we spoke to you, obviously stumbling in, blew up massive worldwide and it was huge, all over the world. Has it really sunk in? Because I know it didn't really happen overnight for you, it was sort of a long road to get there but is it sunk in now the success you've had oh yeah absolutely i just want to make uh more success now and we've got a lot more music coming out and uh i've just broken my leg so it's a bit harder but uh how did you break your leg was it during your show i was at tomorrowland and i didn't get to actually play it tomorrowland because the day before i was going on stage with a friend, Netsky. I was walking to that stage and then there was like a hill

and I tried to take a shortcut to the stage to beat the crowd. Turns out there was a reason the crowd weren't going. Because the grass was really slippery and I shattered my leg four places and I can show you. Oh, wow.

It was nice and elevated. And so you went over there to play a music festival, but you couldn't play the music festival because you broke your leg at the music festival. Yeah, it's all right. You know, I've got a studio in Amsterdam, so it's really fun. Yeah, it's been good. Yeah, nice.

You are probably the most casual dude I think we've ever interviewed. I love it. You couldn't get a more laid back individual. Maybe Amsterdam's rubbing off on you. I think it. You couldn't get a more laid-back individual. Maybe Amsterdam's rubbing off on you. I think so. Hey, now, obviously, you've teamed up with Dean Lewis to perform a song. Now, can I apologise?

Because for years, we've said Crowded House are a New Zealand band. And, you know, Neil Finn is the front man for Crowded House. But there's two Aussies, one Kiwi. I don't know why we've claimed this as being a New Zealand band formed in Melbourne. I honestly think we're all friends. Yeah, that was formed in Melbourne, but then, you know, I think it's just a really good band made from two of the best countries in the world.

Yeah, good on you. That's a great way to look at it. That's not the way we've been looking at it for decades. We're like, there's bloody Aussies that are taking this. Did you have to ask the band's permission, and what do they think of your version? I don't actually know. Obviously, I had to ask for permission and stuff. They were happy with the version,

but I haven't actually talked to the band at all, so see what they actually think of the version. What would you say if we had the Finns here right now? I'd be like, no way. Yeah, you'd be right. Yeah, you'd be right. We don't. We could have.

A better radio show would organise that, right? Yeah, that would have been a great thing to do. To be honest, I did think of it last night. I was like, oh, we're never going to. I mean, we've had Nielsen Motts maybe in our 20 years. So, you know, he's like New Zealand music royalty. But hey, next time, all right, we'll line that up. You know, you spent a lot of time in the Northern Territory and Darwin and stuff like that, you know.

And you worked on, you know, farms and stuff as well, and then kind of wanted to give music another crack. It must be kind of good to know it's kind of worked out. Yeah, 100%. And, you know, there was a long time when I was broke and stuff as well. Like even when, man, my missus had her first child, I was like stressing, I was like, what am I going to do? Barely covering rent and stuff, you know. So looking back now, it was like the biggest blessing of my life. Like like just amazing to be able to support my family and uh you know if anyone needs help in the family or friends and stuff i can i'm there for them i imagine when you're like i'm gonna pursue my career as a dj it might have been a bit of a hard sell for the family was it mate i was in uni studying to be a music teacher and I remember distinctively that I went to

Darwin because my favorite uncle lived up there he was a huge inspiration when I was a kid he went into the army and he was an actor for a bit you know so two years into my uni I was like hey uncle Scott I'm quitting uni he goes why I'm going back to DJing and he goes no you're not idiot and I said no I am I'm gonna run night goals and I'm going to make it and now yeah I think he's happy now good on you I thought you were going to be like

I thought it was going to be a real inspirational story where he was like you go and chase your dreams nah mate none of my family said that mate they said stay in uni

and now they're here Cyril now we've got a bit of a treat for you as being mentioned for whatever reason for decades we've believed Crowded House are a New Zealand band that Australia stole off us. So we thought it only fair that we steal an Australian classic

and we remix it. Yeah, done. But we've made a version, a new version for us of the Home and Away theme tune with some Alf Stewart bits in between, all right? Don't love, blame and throw me! Now you listen to me and you listen real good i tell you what if you think you can wiggle your way out of this one you better think again boy oh give me a break i

need one of your flaming lectures get in here you pair of flaming glass that's it i've had enough if you're not out of here in 10 seconds i'll throw you out your arms don't let me go I want to stay forever closer and stay home and home that's enough

out of you I don't need your flaming lip as well what do you reckon Cyril our debut

that's perfect I love how it's doing oh mate always nice to catch up congratulations

on the new single we're loving it here on the heads with. We're loving it here on The Heads with Dean Lewis and hopefully we can talk to you again soon. Thanks, guys.

Thanks for having me. I really appreciate it.