Kevin’s Excess tour at Hallam

By Emma Sun
KEVIN Bloody Wilson will be bringing his comedic music and easygoing attitude to the Hallam Hotel with his ‘Excess All Areas’ tour.
Each performance Kevin has done has attracted full houses, which is a good indication of just how popular he really is.
Kevin’s life mantra is ‘DILLIGAF’, which stands for ‘Do I look like I give a fuss’ and he brings that into his music.
“It reminds me that nothing’s worth stressing over,” he said.
“I also have it tattooed on my wrist. It’s the only tattoo I have.”
It is also the name of his biography, which was released late last year.
Kevin’s music is nothing short of witty, creative and blunt, and some could say that those factors, along with the language and political incorrectness are what make most of his songs so easy to relate to.
As such, it isn’t hard to see how much of a success he has been, with 17 albums under his belt, all of them going at least gold on the charts and a number which have gone platinum.
“My album ‘Kev’s Back’ has gone quadruple (the sales of the other albums) and it was the second biggest seller to Michael Jackson’s album in Australia,” Kevin said.
“I was pretty chuffed about that.”
He has also won an Aria for the album in 1987, and was also nominated in subsequent years for Best Comedy Release.
But he said the point of all his music was not for the fame and glory.
“I’m not in it for trophies or the placards; I’m here to have a good time,” Kevin said.
“I’m not out there thinking this one will go gold, I’m writing because I think my mates will laugh at it.”
Music comes naturally to Kevin, and he never stresses over lyrics for his future songs.
“You could be sitting anywhere and the song will turn up in your head,” he explained.
“You might hear a song in the radio and think it’s a nice tune. Something in the song could trigger another song for me.”
He likes to write a lot of his songs in quiet places, such as in his beach house 100 kilometres north of Perth, where he would not be bothered by traffic or people knocking on the door.
He also enjoys writing while on aeroplanes, as he spends a significant amount of his time travelling from place to place.
“It’s a time when I can put on my headphones and turn the world off and just listen to white noise,” he said.
“It’s definitely a good environment for writing.”
Kevin will be performing at the Hallam Hotel on Tuesday 15 March and Tuesday 29 March. For bookings, call 9703 1148.