This recording features multi-instrumentalist Bart Willoughby in conversation with Liz McNiven. In this excerpt, he delves into the origins of his reggae rock group No Fixed Address – the first all-Aboriginal band to perform on Countdown and the first to tour overseas.

Mirroring the spirit of his groundbreaking act, the interview takes an unpolished approach. Willoughby describes the band's transitions from country and rock’n’roll to reggae through a combination of speaking, singing and guitar strumming. When canvassing his wide range of inspirations, he begins humming iconic riffs, such as Deep Purple’s ‘Smoke on the Water’ and the Beatles' 'Come Together'. The resulting energy captures the free-flowing nature of the creative process, along with the staccato nature of introspection and memory.

The interview serves as a portrait of an artist whose work has continually pushed the standards surrounding genre, performance and cultural representation in Australian music. Willoughby is a Pitjantjatjara, Mirning and Kokatha man who met the other members of No Fixed Address at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music at the University of Adelaide. At the APRA Music Awards in 2024, he received the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.