For me, surfing is as close a connection I can have with Mother Nature. To surf, you're riding a pulse of energy from Mother Nature. And it's strong. It's real. It's there. And you're dancing with that. You're connecting with… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
I feel my live shows are my music; everything blossoms from the live shows. — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
For me, surfing is as close a connection I can have with Mother Nature. To surf, you're riding a pulse of energy from Mother… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
I do pinch myself, like when shows in non-English speaking countries are sold out, and people are singing my lyrics. I don't think I'll ever lose that; I'm always appreciative every day of the support I have as an artist, because I'm not a commercial artist. — Xavier Rudd Copy Share
Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at Bells. I'd reckon they were solid, 6-foot days, and he'd tell me to wait on the shoulder. I'd see him coming through the barrel, and he'd just scream at me to go. I'd drop in, and… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share
Follow, follow the sun, and which way the wind blows, when this day is done. Breathe, breathe in the air. Set your intentions. Dream… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it.… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
The music industry is not set up well at all, environmentally. But I sing about what I feel, and I'm very inspired by activists… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
I have Aboriginal roots on my father's side, and have always indentified with that spirit. I feel a lot of my music comes from… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
Surf culture and surfing for me are two completely different things. Surf culture has become very - it's a very commercial, competitive thing, fashionable.… — Xavier Rudd Copy Share Image
