Pete Murray’s music has been the soundtrack for many of the big moments in our lives. The singer, songwriter and guitarist is one of only a few of our artists with over a million album sales, and is often described as the quiet achiever of Australian music. In this episode Jess digs deep to find out more about the man behind the guitar who was once told he was ‘too old’ for a career in music. Pete explains why he thought his biggest album was destined to fail, and why a text message from Powdefinger turned that all around. Pete also opens up about the heartbreaking moment he lost his dad and how the depression that followed has impacted his life as a dad now. Pete has released a 'Best Of' collection of his most popular singles and is hitting the road to celebrate, details here The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today. Show Credits:Host: Jessica RoweExecutive Producer: Nic McClureAudio Producer: Nat Marshall Digital Content Producer: Amy Code See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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