It's always great to visit Taranaki; it's beautiful, and I've caught some great waves there. Xavier Rudd More Quotes by Xavier Rudd More Quotes From Xavier Rudd Do what you will while you're able, find what it is that you seek. Xavier Rudd finding-happiness finding-yourself motivational Follow, follow the sun, and which way the wind blows, when this day is done. Breathe, breathe in the air. Set your intentions. Dream with care. Xavier Rudd air blow dream For me, surfing is as close a connection I can have with Mother Nature. To surf, you're riding a pulse of energy from Mother Nature. And it's strong. It's real. It's there. And you're dancing with that. You're connecting with that. You're might be the only person in the history of the universe that connects with that particular pulse of energy. Xavier Rudd strong real mother When people connect to my work, it makes me feel great. A lot of that stuff is really deep, and when I play something and people feel what I feel, and use it in important situations in their lives, like at weddings or funerals, that's so powerful. It means I can connect with them on an important level. Xavier Rudd powerful play mean My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at Bells. I'd reckon they were solid, 6-foot days, and he'd tell me to wait on the shoulder. I'd see him coming through the barrel, and he'd just scream at me to go. I'd drop in, and he'd give me a hoot from behind - I've always loved it. Xavier Rudd good-day dad feet I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially. Xavier Rudd vacuums age young Most of my instruments are handmade. Xavier Rudd most handmade instruments It's kind of like some kind of church for me, playing live. Each show, good people from different pockets of the world come and open their soul and let their spirits mingle and dance. That energy comes up through me, and all I do is channel it; it's like a circular motion and very sacred. Xavier Rudd good me dance soul Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival of those people, for aboriginal people and aboriginal culture. Xavier Rudd survival country culture people Surf culture and surfing for me are two completely different things. Surf culture has become very - it's a very commercial, competitive thing, fashionable. With all due respect to the 'Surfer Dude' movie, I think the 'Surfer Dude' movie reflects that, reflects what surfing's become, but I come from a place where the surf industry began. Xavier Rudd think me respect culture My first instrument was my voice. I was always singing and writing melodies when I was a little kid. I just sort of taught myself whatever was around. If there were instruments around, I'd play them. I always liked the idea of not being shown but coming up with my own energetic connection to the instrument. Xavier Rudd myself my-own singing voice Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of view, you improve all the time. Not only that, but you learn how to deal with people and deal with energy in a live setting. Xavier Rudd you work time people I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows. Xavier Rudd live feel everything music I have Aboriginal roots on my father's side, and have always indentified with that spirit. I feel a lot of my music comes from that place. Xavier Rudd feel place music father The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it. I don't intend to write it for a purpose, but it comes as it comes and am proud of the way it can support change because I believe strongly in what I sing about. Xavier Rudd me music change believe I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are singing my lyrics. I don't think I'll ever lose that; I'm always appreciative every day of the support I have as an artist, because I'm not a commercial artist. Xavier Rudd day myself singing people The spirit of yidaki is like a guardian for the song and the journey of my music. Xavier Rudd music journey spirit song I was always drawn to the didgeridoo. Xavier Rudd drawn always The best wisdom comes from the hardest struggle. Xavier Rudd best hardest wisdom struggle The music industry is not set up well at all, environmentally. But I sing about what I feel, and I'm very inspired by activists and friends that I get to connect with. Xavier Rudd well feel friends music
