One of the meanings of the name Rohan is ‘ascending’, and Rohan Brooks and his fellow band members of pop/ indie band’Rudely Interrupted’ certainly have their star ascending.
I recently had the chance to catch up with Rohan for a chat while he was on the promo road for the band’s new single ‘I am alive’ and their self-titled album. We also talked about how the boys have been to Tassie a couple of times performing at the Republic Bar and their love of Tassie parklands.
As well as Tasmania the group has done some serious overseas touring including Italy, where they played in palatial surroundings with an 80-piece orchestra. In fact touring the world is second nature to the guys, having clocked up 13 international tours including a special performance as the first indie band at the United Nations in New York to celebrate world disability day. The band makes a point of not talking about their own challenges because they want the emphasis to be firmly on their music.
However the guys are inspirational to everyone who has been posed with challenges, including physical ones such as the guys have been rudely interrupted by … but interruptions do not phase these musos and as brilliant band member and ‘perfect pitched’Rory (who in fact coined the name of the band) says he’s making up time from those interruptions.
The boys have been playing together for a number of years after meeting in 2006 at Jonathan Burnside’s (Rory’s dad) barbecue.
Rohan says that in some ways because of their challenges, the boys appreciate success more than others who find it more easily.
View the clip for new single I Am Alive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QezvkbnYTGE
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Paula Xiberras
