On the Record with Billy Fox

The first record I owned was the Ghostbusters II theme song by Bobby Brown, if I’m correct. It was a seven-inch vinyl when I was about four. The first album I bought I think was Front End Loader – Let’s Ride I on CD. My mate put me onto them and they remain one of my all-time favourite bands ever. I’ve seen them live so many times. Legendary.

2.The Last Record I Bought

The last record I bought was Busta Rhymes – The Coming on 12-inch vinyl. I grew up on a healthy diet of hip hop. Busta is undeniable. One of my all-times. I saw him up in Queensland at a festival some years back, and it was one of the best hip hop shows I think I’ve seen. Intense energy, and the sound was enormous.

3.The First Thing I Recorded

I’ve been playing music since I was a whippersnapper. I think the first thing I recorded was a jam of my mates and I in my mate’s downstairs bedroom. We were about 16 at the time, jamming some Helmet/Metallica/Loader-inspired riffs, just geeking out, and we just recorded this track on cassette, and it sounded sweet! Huge riffage. Shouts to the fiends Benny and Ritch.

4.The Last Thing I Recorded

My latest release is ‘Avalanche’, which I wrote, recorded and produced myself. It has had a super solid reception here and overseas – a lot of love, which I’m pretty stoked about. I can’t wait to get out on the road and play to everyone! The live show is quite a huge sound, which is that connecting element you can only get at a live show.

5.The Record That Changed My Life

So many records to choose from here, but I have to mention Bob Marley – Legend. When I first heard that album – I think I was mid-teens – I listened to it from start to finish daily, time after time. I would fall asleep to it, wake up to it, it just mesmerised me. I know every song from that album so well, and every time I listen to it, it’s like getting back to the comfort of your home after a long travel. It’s just so familiar.

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