An intimate four-year portrait of performer Marlon Williams as he writes and records his first te reo Māori language al | dG1fbWoxeVJOd05JYnc
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00:00I can't imagine that I would have or could have done anything else than play music. It just seems inevitable
00:08I've been touring since I was in high school. You're so cute
00:22Touring is really borrowing against the bank
00:24And I've definitely not put my health first
00:31There's been time before I've gone on stage. I thought I can't talk
00:34I've got literally nothing
00:37Giving myself to the world as an expiry date. I
00:42Don't know what the game plan should be but there's no game plan that's fine
00:48I've got to try and work out a way to put myself first. It's time to calm down
00:55This is how people reconnect with where they're from
00:58I'm in the process of writing and recording an album until our Maori
01:04Never done that before
01:09The real or the language is a beautiful tool that unlocks something in me
01:15The use of the country's national language is widely embraced, but complaints are increasing
01:20It'll Maori takes one generation to lose and three to regain it
01:26How far are you willing to commit to this
01:32I want this album to be an accurate reflection of who I am what I know what I don't know
01:40With every record you hope that you're rediscovering music again
01:48What do I want I want a feature film about me see what I look like yeah
01:56Whoops