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Kim Churchill picks his dream dinner party guests and tells us about his starstruck moment

Kim Churchill reveals his secret crush and his special skill to Mikey Cahill

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Smiley folk dude Kim Churchill is surfing on a wave (sorry not sorry) of good will for his vibey guitar, breathy vocals and rugged good looks. After The Sun put him on radars from Canada to Cranbourne and now he’s giving us a new EP, I Am.

Churchill has recently started supporting the Love Music, Hate Racism project and is part of their Beautiful Resistance campaign. I think I speak on behalf of your inner monologue when we say “I am (impressed).”

Let’s pop him under the Cahill Grill and see what fires him up.

Real name?

Winston.

Guilty pleasure?

Cheap whiskey.

Where is home?

Inside a moment that comes and goes.

Career Plan B?

Surf instructor somewhere real nice.

Biggest annoyance?

Poorly attempted sarcasm.

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Kim Churchill is performing across the country and breathing easy next to trees.
Kim Churchill is performing across the country and breathing easy next to trees.

Earliest Memory?

Sitting a glass of orange juice on the kitchen floor when I was about four. Sorry Dad.

Your Best Quality?

Optimism.

And your Worst?

Ridiculously over-thinking things.

5 Dream dinner party guests?

Alan Watts, Mulan, Dylan Alcott, Ruby Gill and my neighbour in Newcastle, Joopy.

5 Desert Island discs?

Holly Throsby - On Night

Camille - Le Fille

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

Led Zeppelin - 4

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Advice to teenage self?

Don’t try so hard.

What did you have for breakfast today?

Weetbix and fruit.

Top of your bucket list?

Get high with Neil Young.

Biggest inspiration?

Blindboy Boatclub (currently).

Secret crush?

Amelia Meath.

Secret skill?

Mango salsa.

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

A very lucky human with a hell of a lot to be grateful for.

Starstruck moment?

Having dinner with John Paul Jones.

Career highlight?

Singing with Billy Bragg at Glastonbury.

Favourite tipple?

Whiskey

Kim Churchill tuning up before Billy Bragg shows up. Maybe.
Kim Churchill tuning up before Billy Bragg shows up. Maybe.

FUN SONGS BIT AND A REWARD FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS

Song that always makes you shake your rump and nearly split your pants and why?

Stromae - Papaoutai. He dances like a weirdo in this one and it’s majestic. He gave me the confidence to dance like a weirdo too. Though I doubt it is also majestic.

Song that is a hidden gem that not many people know about but everyone should know about and love…and how you discovered it?

Judee Sill - The Kiss. Publican of the Junkyard, Benn Quinn, showed me one night as the absolute zenith of a YouTube journey.

Song that you would gladly listen to 5 times in a row if you were stuck in an elevator for half an hour and you had to think calm thoughts?

Eric Satie - Premiere Gymnopedie.

Song to prepare you for battle, fire you the f--k up and make you feel like you were armed to teeth and why?

Woodkid - Run Boy Run. I close my eyes and it kinda tricks me into thinking I’m a warrior — which in this case would be ideal.

Song to get someone you rather fancy in the mood for luuuuuuurve?

Honne - Warm On a Cold Night.

How did you develop your creative vision?

Mistakes, mistakes and more mistakes.

HEAR: I Am (Independent) out now.

SEE: Howler, 7-11 Dawson St, Brunswick. Sat, 8pm. $34.49. h-w-l-r.com

More dates: kimchurchill.com

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mikey.cahill@news.com.au

Mikey CahillMusic/Events and Video Content

Mikey Cahill is a lively journalist covering music, comedy, events and breaking news with stories, video content and an insatiable thirst for the SCOOP. He has been with News Corp for 11 years after cutting his teeth with Inpress, J Mag, residentadvisor.net, Time Out and The Australian.

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