Views : 392,287
Genre: Entertainment
Date of upload: Jun 29, 2021 ^^
Rating : 4.735 (588/8,304 LTDR)
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I had the pleasure of meeting Wally earlier this year. He took the to chat with me about his music and what he was working on. I swear, he is one of the nicest, most humble, down-to-earth people I've ever met. It seems crazy that he could have had it all yet he still chose to step out of the spotlight.
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Ruined his life? WTF? So he had one huge hit. So what? He's living a comfortable life doing what he wants largely due to that song. More power to him. Why the assumption that everyone who has a global hit wants to have another? On the contrary, he was smart enough to not even attempt to top the nearly two billion views (and climbing) for this song, #1 in 23 countries and tens of millions in sales with his next effort. How do you top that? I enjoy his passion and his music even if it doesn't satisfy the sad people who think you're a failure if you don't top yourself every time or do the same thing over and over.
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I respect Gotye for almost all his decisions (even avoiding new music under his name alone). He is without doubt one of the few well-known musicians perpetually preserving his roots and keeping it about the music.
I don't really like "Somebody that I Used to Know" all that much, but I'll always be grateful for it leading to one of my favorite modern artists. I really hope Wally continues to find fulfillment in his endeavors, no matter what the future holds.
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Wally de Backer, aka Gotye, was NEVER a one hit wonder. Just because he only had one hit in your country, and reached number one all around the world, he has been an award winning musician in his home country of Australia. With many hit singles and albums since the early 2000's. It always annoys me when people call an artist a one hit wonder when they're from another country and just haven't released anything overseas. Believe me I've heard the term used here in Australia for the same reason. Mainly because their song was SO HUGE that it's virtually impossible to top it.
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@linusxv181
2 years ago
Now, he's just somebody that we used to know
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