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BIZARRE: Neil finn - What They Never Told You

AI ‘art’ is boring, soulless theft – and when I see it as an artist I see red

I draw the old way – with my hand. Doing it with AI would not make me more creative, it would drain the colour out of my existence

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“It was pretty much written in a day. I knew I had something quite special. Then the next day we played it with the band and it sounded like a bag of…”: How Neil Finn created the beautiful ballad that gave Crowded House a global smash hit

"Hey now, hey now..."

MusicRadar

'Don't be fooled': Crowded House dispel fake AI news that frontman Neil Finn suffers from erectile dysfunction

Neil Finn has told Crowded House fans not to be "fooled" by a fake AI broadcast spreading a rumour about his ability to get an erection.

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Crowded House deny Neil Finn has erectile dysfunction after fake AI news report hits Facebook

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“I got to know her music pretty well, Houdini and the like. I just think she’s great and it was such a great thing to get up with her. The band were fantastic - they played it really well”: Neil Finn on how his unlikely duet with Dua Lipa came about

“My two grandsons were dancing to that music last summer,” says the Crowded House frontman

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“Give it up for Neil Finn!”: Dua Lipa sings a Crowded House classic on her Radical Optimism tour - and brings out its writer to perform it with her

Finn once said that the 1986 hit “came out fully formed”

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“Slightly unreal moment to sit with Lindsey Buckingham and see his genuine happiness for Mick to finally do his own album”: Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood reunite in the studio

The guitarist was fired from Fleetwood Mac on the eve of a a 2018 tour, with his relationship with Nicks said to be the cause – but it looks like he’s set to feature on Fleetwood’s new solo album

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‘Do we love each other? Of course’: Men Behaving Badly’s Neil Morrissey and Martin Clunes reunite

A quarter of a century on from their beloved 90s sitcom, the pair are teaming up for a travel series where they meander around France. They discuss being an odd fit in ‘lad’ culture and why getting back together took so long

The Guardian - UK

Crowded House review – Perth performance much more than a traffic jam on memory lane

With Neil Finn’s sons joining Crowded House on stage, it was clear the band hasn’t become mired in nostalgia

The Guardian - AU

“He wasn’t very nice to anybody. I could hear my mom saying, ‘Are you really going to spend the next 15 years of your life with this man?’” Stevie Nicks pinpoints the moment she knew Lindsey Buckingham had to be axed from Fleetwood Mac

Buckingham's departure in 2018 was initially reported as being due to “a disagreement over the band’s upcoming tour”

Guitar World

“I don’t think he was very happy about the situation. I would hope he might have thought, ‘Oh well, at least somebody that can write a good song has taken my part’”: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on replacing Lindsey Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac

Finn also discusses the challenge of learning the guitar and vocal parts of iconic Fleetwood Mac songs like Go Your Own Way

Guitar World

“He was not happy about the situation…”: Neil Finn talks Fleetwood Mac and stepping into Lyndsey Buckingham’s shoes

Plus the one Fleetwood Mac classic that the Crowded House frontman couldn’t play…

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Watch: Mick Fleetwood made a memorable drumming cameo appearance with Crowded House last night

Mick Fleetwood makes memorable cameo with Crowded House

MusicRadar

Crowded House review – raucous spun-sugar pop perfection

With his sons rocking solos and a bonkers cameo from Mick Fleetwood, Neil Finn’s band spreads harmonic happiness

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Newcastle Herald

Crowded House coming to Newcastle as part of national tour

The tour is in support of the band's new album.

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“I was gobsmacked. Mick Fleetwood called and said, 'We've got rid of Lindsey, would you play with us?'”: Neil Finn on joining Fleetwood Mac... but only after he'd gone through “the only audition I’ve ever done”

“I was auditioning them too: I wasn't sure it was the right thing, I was quite conflicted, but I liked the people and the welcome was universal"

Guitar World

“I was gobsmacked. I was 60 and I’d had a wonderfully diverse musical life when Mick called and said, ‘We’ve got rid of Lindsey – would you play with us?’” Neil Finn on how he ended up joining Fleetwood Mac

Neil Finn on how he ended up joining Fleetwood Mac

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Inside The Bear's memorable needle drops

Josh Senior discusses the show's soundtrack, from using R.E.M. "like a score" to Richie's big Taylor Swift moment

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Piha’s gravity-defying waters take on formerly crowded house

The inundation of Neil Finn's property in Piha suggests the council's flood risk data is giving people a false sense of security.

Newcastle Herald

Year in review: Live music makes killer comeback in 2022

2022 is the year music returned in a blaze of glory.

The Guardian - UK

‘See you on the other side’: musicians pay tribute to Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie

Neil Finn, Haim, Questlove, the Doors and Fleetwood Mac bandmates Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood among those to remember a ‘beautiful presence’

Newcastle Herald

Crowded House ride out storm for dream performance

HAS there ever been a more fitting evening for Crowded House to perform Weather With You, their seminal hit about humankind's inability to control the elements? But surely Neil Finn also needs to delve deep into that songwriting box of tricks he possesses to conjure up a sequel about riding…

Tribune News Service

Crowded House postpones North American tour due to injury

Crowded House fans will have to wait a bit longer to see the iconic iconic Australian pop-rock act in concert.

The Guardian - AU

From garage to charts: how Māori strum helped shape the sound of New Zealand

The distinctive guitar pattern informs many of the country’s biggest hits, and remains an enduring cultural touchstone

Manchester Evening News

Johnny Marr joins Crowded House on stage and stuns fans at Castlefield Bowl gig

The Smiths guitarist was a surprise star guest as Crowded House headed to Castlefield Bowl

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