David Farrier

There was no tonguing in our interview, but at one point they did steal and play with my oddly shaped microphone, all part of the fun in their first ever trip down under.

David Farrier, 3 News. That was one of my big hit stories.

David Farrier, 3 News. That was one of my big hit stories.

Yeah, it was an odd thing, right? Patrick Stump was a singer.

Yeah, it was an odd thing, right? Patrick Stump was a singer.

He was the sexy bassist, which is very rare in a band. And I think they would write together. That was my moment with Fall Out Boy. The other story I wanted to play was me, I guess, trying to take the piss out of the emo scene in New Zealand a little bit. Yeah, this is pretty cringe to look back on.

He was the sexy bassist, which is very rare in a band. And I think they would write together. That was my moment with Fall Out Boy. The other story I wanted to play was me, I guess, trying to take the piss out of the emo scene in New Zealand a little bit. Yeah, this is pretty cringe to look back on.

The Lost Prophets, just one of many bands at the forefront of today's modern emo movement, begging the question, what is an emo?

The Lost Prophets, just one of many bands at the forefront of today's modern emo movement, begging the question, what is an emo?

Now it's come to mean emotional. If you're an emo, you're more likely to hug your friend than give them a high five. And as for crying, not a problem. These days, emo is more commonly tied to fashion than to music, and is still a constantly changing beast.

Now it's come to mean emotional. If you're an emo, you're more likely to hug your friend than give them a high five. And as for crying, not a problem. These days, emo is more commonly tied to fashion than to music, and is still a constantly changing beast.

Now emos come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and today, on Auckland's busy Queen Street, I'm going to try and find some. Now I'd just like to reiterate that I'm talking about emos, not emus. This is an emu, a flightless yet graceful creature, the second largest bird on the planet. They reach heights of one and a half to two meters and weigh around 60 kilos. This though is an Auckland emo.

Now emos come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and today, on Auckland's busy Queen Street, I'm going to try and find some. Now I'd just like to reiterate that I'm talking about emos, not emus. This is an emu, a flightless yet graceful creature, the second largest bird on the planet. They reach heights of one and a half to two meters and weigh around 60 kilos. This though is an Auckland emo.

You can tell because of the long fringe and tight pants. They're not always alone, often moving in packs and can be identified by their Chuck Taylor shoes. As to what they listen to on their iPods, it's a point of contention for the emos and the bands themselves.

You can tell because of the long fringe and tight pants. They're not always alone, often moving in packs and can be identified by their Chuck Taylor shoes. As to what they listen to on their iPods, it's a point of contention for the emos and the bands themselves.

Emo, emu. David Farrier, three news. I was going to say, at the time, I thought that was the funniest thing ever. You coming out of the bushes was pretty... Yeah, I mean, I was trying to do like an Attenborough, you know, like a nature documentary, but like focusing on the emo, you know?

Emo, emu. David Farrier, three news. I was going to say, at the time, I thought that was the funniest thing ever. You coming out of the bushes was pretty... Yeah, I mean, I was trying to do like an Attenborough, you know, like a nature documentary, but like focusing on the emo, you know?

but i yeah to me like it was emo music was not uh style exactly like it was a lot of band t-shirts it's funny because i so i feel like that's maybe where we mainly differ like my association was more the fashion because all those bands that you did this presentation on i didn't see one fringe in there at all and that obviously came like later i assume as it morphed into the stuff that was big in new zealand at the time well the stuff that i took notice of in new zealand

but i yeah to me like it was emo music was not uh style exactly like it was a lot of band t-shirts it's funny because i so i feel like that's maybe where we mainly differ like my association was more the fashion because all those bands that you did this presentation on i didn't see one fringe in there at all and that obviously came like later i assume as it morphed into the stuff that was big in new zealand at the time well the stuff that i took notice of in new zealand

And he ended up filing these deranged reports on the 10.30 news. And we got a lot of really angry feedback from emos about that, being like, that's so offensive. From emos? From emos. Yeah, emos. I just thought I was so funny making that comparison. I thought this was the funniest thing I've ever done. I love how serious you were doing that, too. Oh, deeply. Yeah, always. Yeah, deeply serious.