Tim Rogers
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Tim Rogers is the frontman of Australia
n rock band You Am I
. He is also a solo artist, as well as having fronted and released albums with bands The Twin Set and The Temperance Union.
, Rogers moved around a lot during his adolescence, including stints in Adelaide
and Canberra
. He later became School Captain
at his Sydney-based school Oakhill College
. He then went on to study law at the Australian National University
. It was during this time that he met long time You Am I
band mate, Andy Kent
(bass player), who originally was You Am I's sound mixer.
Rogers formed You Am I with his school friend Nick Tischler and his own older brother Jaimme Rogers in 1989, though the lineup shifted around early on, settling on Andy Kent on bass and Mark Tunaley on drums. After the recording of their first album, Sound As Ever
, Tunaley was asked to leave the band and Russell Hopkinson
joined, forming the 'classic' You Am I lineup. Second guitarist Davey Lane
— initially part of The Twin Set touring band — joined in 1999. (for more history on You Am I, see You Am I History)
Also in 1999, Tim released his first solo album, What Rhymes With Cars And Girls
. Not intended as a sign of You Am I's demise, it was simply a case of Rogers having some songs and some time to himself:
Recorded at Jen Anderson's (Weddings Parties Anything
) home studio, the album showed a mellower side to Rogers' songwriting, being predominantly a country/folk affair, rather than the raucous rock You Am I were renowned for. Tim named the backing band for the album and consequent tour The Twin Set. He later won an ARIA award
for Best Male Artist in for the album.
The initial release of You Am I's fifth album, Dress Me Slowly
also contained a bonus disc entitled The Temperance Union EP, consisting of 8 songs Tim had recorded and written, mostly solo. He took the name of the EP — based loosely on the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
— to name his backing band for his subsequent solo albums, starting with Spit Polish
in 2004.
2005 saw the release of a Temperance Union double album, Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs
, featuring various special guests including Missy Higgins
, Donna Simpson and Rebecca Barnard
.
In 2006 Rogers teamed up with long-time friend Tex Perkins
to form T'N'T, eventually releasing the album My Better Half
, an eclectic mix of acoustic originals and cover tunes. Arguably it included some of Rogers' finer solo writing, but received mixed reviews for its minimal production values and tongue in cheek covers, such as Rod Stewart
's Tonight's the Night
.
In 2007 he released his fourth solo album, The Luxury Of Hysteria
, his first credited solely to his name (though The Temperance Union do play on the album). He also created his own record label, Ruby Q, to deal with the release.
on two occasions, contributing a review of fellow musician Don Walker (musician)
's memoir Shots in March 2009 and a small non-fiction piece in December 2010.
in 1999, as well as producing the soundtrack for Dirty Deeds
, in which he also had a cameo appearance
along with the rest of You Am I. On both soundtracks, You Am I contributed several songs.
Along with You Am I's cameo in Dirty Deeds, Rogers has made various forays into acting. His first film experience was a small cameo in Jane Campion
's Holy Smoke!
. He made his television
acting debut on 28 July 2005, in an episode of ABC TV
's medical drama series MDA. He played Joel Palmer, a rock star who donated a kidney to a daughter he didn’t know he had fathered. He also acted in a Michael Weisler short film called Hunter Finkelstein, which was shown at the 2005 Melbourne International Film Festival
. He has often appeared as a guest on variety or entertainment shows such as RocKwiz
, Rove Live, Talkin' 'bout Your Generation
and The Fat
. Additionally, he appeared in sketches as "himself" in both the second series of The Micallef Program
, and in the "Be a Rock Star" episode of Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure
. Roger's latest media appearance and interview on Andrew Denton
's Enough Rope
(15 September 2008) coincided with the September 2008 launch of You Am I
's latest studio album.
In February 2009, Rogers made his professional stage debut at the Malthouse Theatre
as 'The Entertainer' in their production of Woyzeck
, directed by Michael Kantor with music by Nick Cave
and Warren Ellis
.
in an Adelaide
airport terminal
. A drunken Rogers taunted Holden with claims that You Am I were told to 'make way' (from their record label
) for new Idol winners. Holden gave Rogers the 'look' and fists flew, mostly in Holden's direction. Both parties were reprimanded by airport authorities.
At the 2004 Falls Festival
in Marion Bay
, Tasmania
, You Am I
were one of the headline bands. Tim staggered and slurred his way through the first few songs of their setlist, in between making comments about the "hippy shit" music performed by the other festival bands. After less than six songs he apologised for being an embarrassment to his mates and himself and walked off stage. Guitarist Davey Lane
tried to stop him but Rogers became aggressive and continued. Less than a week later, Rogers posted on the band website:
and:
Rogers returned to Tasmania two months later to perform in the A Day On The Green series at Tolosa Park.
, most recently playing in the Community Cup
charity match for the Annual Sacred Heart Mission, Melbourne
in 2005 and for Reclink Charity for the homeless in 2009. He is also a very vocal supporter of the North Melbourne Football Club
, joining in the fight against the Australian Football League
's push to relocate the club to the Gold Coast, Queensland
, including hosting a benefit concert called 'Roo-sistence', featuring You Am I, T'N'T as well as many other popular Australian rock bands. He is also an avid fan of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
, and performed before the 2010 NRL Grand Final.
In late 2004, he wrote an ad jingle, 'Our Time Begins Again Today', for the Australian Cricket Board
's summer ad campaign, 'Long Live The Weekend'.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJWpkPDcj2w
360F copies made by Sydney
luthier Piers Crocker, affectionately known as 'Crockenbackers'. Rogers owns 4 of the 5 Crockenbackers in existence, including a 12-string, bought after borrowing Brad Shepherd
's Fender Coronado 12-string to record Hourly, Daily
. Rogers bought his first Crockenbacker just before the recording of Hi Fi Way
, and has used them ever since. Previous to Hi Fi Way
, his main guitar was a Gibson ES-345.
He has used various guitars alongside the Crockenbackers, predominantly Fender Telecaster
s, including a '52 Reissue, a 70s Telecaster Deluxe
and a '72 Thinline Reissue
. The latter guitar was given to Davey Lane
shortly after his joining the band. During the recording of Dilettantes, Rogers also began using Fender Jazzmaster
s, using them on all subsequent tours to date alongside the Crockenbackers.
For acoustics, Rogers predominantly used a Guild JF30
dreadnought and a custom-built Piers Crocker acoustic. Recently he has made the switch to playing Cole Clark
Fat Lady acoustics, though he has also been seen with Maton
acoustics at various times.
Whilst recording Sound As Ever
, Rogers became enamoured with Lee Ranaldo
's Fender Tonemaster amp, and shortly thereafter bought one for himself, which he has used for all You Am I work from Hi-Fi Way onwards. For his work with The Temperance Union, however, he uses a Sunn
combo amp.
Rogers uses an overdrive pedal and a tremolo pedal custom made by Colin Bloxom, as well as a wah and occasionally a Route 66 overdrive/compression pedal. Tim currently users an overdrive pedal built by Ramblin' Guitars.
One of Rogers' self-confessed most important tools is his capo
:
, The Twin Set were country and folk influenced, and featured Jen Anderson (from Weddings Parties Anything
), Davey Lane
(who would shortly afterwards join You Am I
on second guitar), as well as Stuart Speed and Ian Kitney who would go on to form the rhythm section for The Temperance Union.
and Paul Kelly's
band), The Temperance Union kept the country influence of The Twin Set but added a rock'n'roll swagger to it. After the recording of Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs
Stuart Speed died and was soon to be replaced by Peter Lawler (aka Dr Pump) but never forgotten.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rock band You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
. He is also a solo artist, as well as having fronted and released albums with bands The Twin Set and The Temperance Union.
History
Originally from Kalgoorlie, Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Rogers moved around a lot during his adolescence, including stints in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. He later became School Captain
School Captain
School Captain is a student appointed or elected to represent the school.This student, usually in the senior year, in their final year of attending that school...
at his Sydney-based school Oakhill College
Oakhill College
Oakhill College is a Catholic, co-educational, secondary, day school, located in Castle Hill, New South Wales, a suburb in the Hills District of the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
. He then went on to study law at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
. It was during this time that he met long time You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
band mate, Andy Kent
Andy Kent
-Biography:Andy Kent joined You Am I in late 1991 at the age of twenty-two, replacing Nick Tischler, and joining Tim Rogers with new drummer Mark Tunaley . Kent was the band's live sound engineer prior to being asked to join the band at a performance in Canberra...
(bass player), who originally was You Am I's sound mixer.
Rogers formed You Am I with his school friend Nick Tischler and his own older brother Jaimme Rogers in 1989, though the lineup shifted around early on, settling on Andy Kent on bass and Mark Tunaley on drums. After the recording of their first album, Sound As Ever
Sound As Ever
Sound As Ever is an album by You Am I released in November 1993. It was recorded at Pachyderm Studio in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota & produced by Lee Ranaldo,...
, Tunaley was asked to leave the band and Russell Hopkinson
Rusty Hopkinson
Rusty Hopkinson is the drummer for Australian rock act You Am I.Allegedly, Rusty was an occasional drinking buddy of You Am I while with his then band, indie act Nursery Crimes, around the turn of the 1990s...
joined, forming the 'classic' You Am I lineup. Second guitarist Davey Lane
Davey Lane
David Lane, also known as Davey Lane , is an Australian musician, lead guitarist of You Am I , and frontman of The Pictures...
— initially part of The Twin Set touring band — joined in 1999. (for more history on You Am I, see You Am I History)
Also in 1999, Tim released his first solo album, What Rhymes With Cars And Girls
What Rhymes With Cars And Girls
What Rhymes With Cars And Girls is the first solo album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, and the only release featuring the backing band The Twin Set . 'You've Been So Good To Me So Far' and 'I Left My Heart All Over The Place' were released as a double-sided radio single...
. Not intended as a sign of You Am I's demise, it was simply a case of Rogers having some songs and some time to himself:
Recorded at Jen Anderson's (Weddings Parties Anything
Weddings Parties Anything
Weddings Parties Anything were an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1998. Their name came from The Clash song and musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Australian rock debut since Skyhooks' Living in the '70s.-Formation and...
) home studio, the album showed a mellower side to Rogers' songwriting, being predominantly a country/folk affair, rather than the raucous rock You Am I were renowned for. Tim named the backing band for the album and consequent tour The Twin Set. He later won an ARIA award
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association...
for Best Male Artist in for the album.
The initial release of You Am I's fifth album, Dress Me Slowly
Dress Me Slowly
Dress Me Slowly is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in April, 2001 by BMG Australia. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Clif Norrell at Q Studios in Sydney, except for "Beautiful Girl", "Watcha Doin' To Me" and "Kick a Hole in the Sky" which were...
also contained a bonus disc entitled The Temperance Union EP, consisting of 8 songs Tim had recorded and written, mostly solo. He took the name of the EP — based loosely on the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was the first mass organization among women devoted to social reform with a program that "linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity." Originally organized on December 23, 1873, in...
— to name his backing band for his subsequent solo albums, starting with Spit Polish
Spit Polish
Spit Polish is the second solo album by Tim Rogers, and the first to feature his backing band The Temperance Union. The album was released on the April 26, 2004 as a digipack, and was later re-released in a standard jewel case. A vinyl LP was also pressed for sale at gigs...
in 2004.
2005 saw the release of a Temperance Union double album, Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs
Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs
Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs is a double album by Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union. The album was released on the 29 September 2007 as a double-digipack. 'Do It Again' was released as a radio single...
, featuring various special guests including Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins
Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...
, Donna Simpson and Rebecca Barnard
Rebecca's Empire
Rebecca's Empire were an indie pop-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They released two full-length albums and two EPs in a six-year career lasting from 1994 to 2000.-History:...
.
In 2006 Rogers teamed up with long-time friend Tex Perkins
Tex Perkins
Tex Perkins is an Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many...
to form T'N'T, eventually releasing the album My Better Half
My Better Half
My Better Half is the first, and so far only, album by T'N'T, better known as Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins. Initially meant to be an EP to sell at shows, the recording process resulted in a full-length album....
, an eclectic mix of acoustic originals and cover tunes. Arguably it included some of Rogers' finer solo writing, but received mixed reviews for its minimal production values and tongue in cheek covers, such as Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
's Tonight's the Night
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
"Tonight's the Night " is a song by Rod Stewart, recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for his 1976 album A Night on the Town. The song became his second US chart topper, peaked at #5 in UK, #3 in Australia and charted well in other parts of the world as well...
.
In 2007 he released his fourth solo album, The Luxury Of Hysteria
The Luxury of Hysteria
The Luxury Of Hysteria is the fourth solo album by You Am I frontman, Tim Rogers, and his first credited solely to his name, although his backing band, The Temperance Union, do play on most tracks. The album was released on the 29 September 2007. The first single from the album, 'When Yer Sad' was...
, his first credited solely to his name (though The Temperance Union do play on the album). He also created his own record label, Ruby Q, to deal with the release.
Writing
Tim Rogers has written for Australian publication The MonthlyThe Monthly
The Monthly is an Australian national magazine of politics, society and the arts, which is published eleven times per year on a monthly basis except the December/January issue. Founded in 2005, it is published by Melbourne property developer Morry Schwartz...
on two occasions, contributing a review of fellow musician Don Walker (musician)
Don Walker (musician)
Don Walker is an Australian musician and songwriter known for writing many of the hits for Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel. He played piano and keyboard with the band from 1973 to 1983, when they disbanded. He has since continued to record and tour, both solo and with Tex, Don and Charlie,...
's memoir Shots in March 2009 and a small non-fiction piece in December 2010.
Movies, acting, TV and media
Rogers has been involved with two movie soundtracks over the course of his careerears, producing the Idiot Box soundtrack along with Nick LaunayNick Launay
Nick Launay is an English record producer and recording engineer. He is currently one of the most sought after producers in the world due to his current success with recent albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds...
in 1999, as well as producing the soundtrack for Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds (2002 film)
Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington and John Goodman and produced by Nine Films and Television, the film and television production arm of the Nine Network, owned by PBL...
, in which he also had a cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
along with the rest of You Am I. On both soundtracks, You Am I contributed several songs.
Along with You Am I's cameo in Dirty Deeds, Rogers has made various forays into acting. His first film experience was a small cameo in Jane Campion
Jane Campion
Jane Campion is a filmmaker and screenwriter. She is one of the most internationally successful New Zealand directors, although most of her work has been made in or financed by other countries, principally Australia – where she now lives – and the United States...
's Holy Smoke!
Holy Smoke!
Holy Smoke! is a 1999 Australian drama film directed by Jane Campion, who co-wrote the screenplay with her sister Anna. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was shown at the New York Film Festival and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival before being released theatrically.-Plot...
. He made his television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
acting debut on 28 July 2005, in an episode of ABC TV
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's medical drama series MDA. He played Joel Palmer, a rock star who donated a kidney to a daughter he didn’t know he had fathered. He also acted in a Michael Weisler short film called Hunter Finkelstein, which was shown at the 2005 Melbourne International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival is an acclaimed annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1951, making it one of the oldest in the World....
. He has often appeared as a guest on variety or entertainment shows such as RocKwiz
RocKwiz
RocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music, and broadcast on SBS One. It premiered in 2005.-Summary:The forty minute program airs on Saturday at 9:20 pm, and is hosted by Julia Zemiro. It is shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly...
, Rove Live, Talkin' 'bout Your Generation
Talkin' 'bout your Generation
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef....
and The Fat
The Fat
The Fat was an Australian sports based talk show television series, broadcast and produced by ABC TV.The series began on 6 March 2000, and ended on 18 November 2003....
. Additionally, he appeared in sketches as "himself" in both the second series of The Micallef Program
The Micallef Program
The Micallef Pogram is an Australian sketch comedy TV series hosted by Shaun Micallef, and written by Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, that ran from 1998 to 2001 on ABC TV. It was known as The Micallef Program in its first series, The Micallef Programme in its second series and The Micallef Pogram in...
, and in the "Be a Rock Star" episode of Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure
Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure
Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure is a six-part Australian television comedy series, starring and primarily written by Melbourne comedian Lawrence Leung and produced by Chaser Broadcasting...
. Roger's latest media appearance and interview on Andrew Denton
Andrew Denton
Andrew Christopher Denton is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program Enough Rope. He is known for his comedy and interviewing technique...
's Enough Rope
Enough Rope
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton is a television interview show originally broadcast on ABC Television in Australia...
(15 September 2008) coincided with the September 2008 launch of You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
's latest studio album.
In February 2009, Rogers made his professional stage debut at the Malthouse Theatre
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre is the resident theatre company of the Malthouse performing arts complex in Southbank, part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct....
as 'The Entertainer' in their production of Woyzeck
Woyzeck
Woyzeck is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. He left the work incomplete at his death, but it has been variously and posthumously "finished" by a variety of authors, editors and translators. Woyzeck has become one of the most performed and influential plays in the German theatre...
, directed by Michael Kantor with music by Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
and Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis (musician)
Warren Ellis is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and composer, best known for his work with Dirty Three, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman and his soundtrack scores with Nick Cave. He plays violin, piano, bouzouki, guitar, flute, mandolin, and tenor guitar...
.
Controversy
In 2003 there was an incident between Tim Rogers and Mark HoldenMark Holden
Mark Holden is an Australian singer, television personality and barrister. He was one of a panel of three judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:...
in an Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
airport terminal
Airport terminal
An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from aircraft....
. A drunken Rogers taunted Holden with claims that You Am I were told to 'make way' (from their record label
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
) for new Idol winners. Holden gave Rogers the 'look' and fists flew, mostly in Holden's direction. Both parties were reprimanded by airport authorities.
At the 2004 Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
in Marion Bay
Marion Bay, Tasmania
Marion Bay is a large bay and a bounded locality located on the southeast coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is near Dunalley in the Municipality of Sorell...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
were one of the headline bands. Tim staggered and slurred his way through the first few songs of their setlist, in between making comments about the "hippy shit" music performed by the other festival bands. After less than six songs he apologised for being an embarrassment to his mates and himself and walked off stage. Guitarist Davey Lane
Davey Lane
David Lane, also known as Davey Lane , is an Australian musician, lead guitarist of You Am I , and frontman of The Pictures...
tried to stop him but Rogers became aggressive and continued. Less than a week later, Rogers posted on the band website:
- "I fucked up and take total responsibility for my actions,"
and:
- "I've got some problems with intoxicants that I haven't dealt with in a long time and it's come back and bit me".
Rogers returned to Tasmania two months later to perform in the A Day On The Green series at Tolosa Park.
Sports fan
An avid sports fan since childhood, Rogers has been known to enjoy a game of Australian rules footballAustralian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
, most recently playing in the Community Cup
Community Cup
The Community Cup is an annual charity event held in Melbourne which features an Australian rules football match. It is noted for its cult following, celebrity appearances and media profile....
charity match for the Annual Sacred Heart Mission, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 2005 and for Reclink Charity for the homeless in 2009. He is also a very vocal supporter of the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
, joining in the fight against the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
's push to relocate the club to the Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, including hosting a benefit concert called 'Roo-sistence', featuring You Am I, T'N'T as well as many other popular Australian rock bands. He is also an avid fan of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
, and performed before the 2010 NRL Grand Final.
In late 2004, he wrote an ad jingle, 'Our Time Begins Again Today', for the Australian Cricket Board
Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
's summer ad campaign, 'Long Live The Weekend'.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJWpkPDcj2w
Guitars and equipment
Over the course of his career, Rogers has been most associated with a series of RickenbackerRickenbacker
Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker, is an electric and bass guitar manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California...
360F copies made by Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
luthier Piers Crocker, affectionately known as 'Crockenbackers'. Rogers owns 4 of the 5 Crockenbackers in existence, including a 12-string, bought after borrowing Brad Shepherd
Brad Shepherd
Brad Shepherd is an Australian rock musician. Shepherd is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and harmonica player; he has performed with several bands, especially the Hoodoo Gurus...
's Fender Coronado 12-string to record Hourly, Daily
Hourly, Daily
Hourly, Daily is an album by Australian rock band You Am I, released in July 1996. The album is Tim Rogers' portrait of Australian life, spread across 15 tracks. Themes include childhood, suburbia, and relationships...
. Rogers bought his first Crockenbacker just before the recording of Hi Fi Way
Hi Fi Way
Hi Fi Way is an album by Australian rock band You Am I, released in 1995. The album reached #1 on the local albums chart and is one of the most influential and critically acclaimed Australian albums of the last twenty years, inspiring the likes of Jet, the Vines and Wolfmother...
, and has used them ever since. Previous to Hi Fi Way
Hi Fi Way
Hi Fi Way is an album by Australian rock band You Am I, released in 1995. The album reached #1 on the local albums chart and is one of the most influential and critically acclaimed Australian albums of the last twenty years, inspiring the likes of Jet, the Vines and Wolfmother...
, his main guitar was a Gibson ES-345.
He has used various guitars alongside the Crockenbackers, predominantly Fender Telecaster
Fender Telecaster
The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...
s, including a '52 Reissue, a 70s Telecaster Deluxe
Fender Telecaster Deluxe
The Fender Telecaster Deluxe is a solid-body electric guitar originally produced from 1972 to 1981, and since re-issued by Fender in 2004 as the '72 Telecaster Deluxe.-History:...
and a '72 Thinline Reissue
Fender Telecaster Thinline
The Fender Telecaster Thinline is an electric guitar made by the Fender company. It is a Telecaster with body cavities. Designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl in 1968, it was introduced in 1969 and updated with a pair of Fender Wide Range humbucking pickups, Bullet truss-rod and 3-bolt neck...
. The latter guitar was given to Davey Lane
Davey Lane
David Lane, also known as Davey Lane , is an Australian musician, lead guitarist of You Am I , and frontman of The Pictures...
shortly after his joining the band. During the recording of Dilettantes, Rogers also began using Fender Jazzmaster
Fender Jazzmaster
The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as an upmarket sibling to the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed at jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s...
s, using them on all subsequent tours to date alongside the Crockenbackers.
For acoustics, Rogers predominantly used a Guild JF30
Guild Guitar Company
The Guild Guitar Company is a USA-based guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge, a guitarist and music-store owner, and George Mann, a former executive with the Epiphone Guitar Company...
dreadnought and a custom-built Piers Crocker acoustic. Recently he has made the switch to playing Cole Clark
Cole Clark
-Products:Cole Clark produce the following products:* Acoustic guitars**6 string**12 string*Electric guitars *Lap steel guitars*Ukeleles-Materials:...
Fat Lady acoustics, though he has also been seen with Maton
Maton
Maton is an Australian manufacturer of guitars and other fretted musical instruments.Maton was founded in 1946 as the Maton Musical Instruments Company by Bill May and his brother Reg...
acoustics at various times.
Whilst recording Sound As Ever
Sound As Ever
Sound As Ever is an album by You Am I released in November 1993. It was recorded at Pachyderm Studio in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota & produced by Lee Ranaldo,...
, Rogers became enamoured with Lee Ranaldo
Lee Ranaldo
Lee M. Ranaldo is an American singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth...
's Fender Tonemaster amp, and shortly thereafter bought one for himself, which he has used for all You Am I work from Hi-Fi Way onwards. For his work with The Temperance Union, however, he uses a Sunn
Sunn
Sunn Amplifiers, are a brand of musical instrument amplifiers.- History :In early 1963, the Kingsmen, a band based in the U.S. state of Oregon, became known for the song "Louie, Louie". After its hit single, the band soon embarked on a fifty-state national tour...
combo amp.
Rogers uses an overdrive pedal and a tremolo pedal custom made by Colin Bloxom, as well as a wah and occasionally a Route 66 overdrive/compression pedal. Tim currently users an overdrive pedal built by Ramblin' Guitars.
One of Rogers' self-confessed most important tools is his capo
Capo
A capo is a device used on the neck of a stringed instrument to shorten the playable length of the strings, hence raising the pitch. It is frequently used on guitars, mandolins, and banjos. G.B...
:
- "Probably 90 percent of every song I've ever written involves a capo... When first using one, the possibilities of things become realisations, and you could write in different keys and things. I think I want to be buried with one."
Backing bands
Over the course of his solo albums, Tim has used two main backing bands, though membership between the two has overlapped.The Twin Set
Formed from the recording of What Rhymes With Cars And GirlsWhat Rhymes With Cars And Girls
What Rhymes With Cars And Girls is the first solo album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, and the only release featuring the backing band The Twin Set . 'You've Been So Good To Me So Far' and 'I Left My Heart All Over The Place' were released as a double-sided radio single...
, The Twin Set were country and folk influenced, and featured Jen Anderson (from Weddings Parties Anything
Weddings Parties Anything
Weddings Parties Anything were an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1998. Their name came from The Clash song and musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Australian rock debut since Skyhooks' Living in the '70s.-Formation and...
), Davey Lane
Davey Lane
David Lane, also known as Davey Lane , is an Australian musician, lead guitarist of You Am I , and frontman of The Pictures...
(who would shortly afterwards join You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
on second guitar), as well as Stuart Speed and Ian Kitney who would go on to form the rhythm section for The Temperance Union.
The Temperance Union
Keeping the rhythm section from The Twin Set and adding guitarist Shane O'Mara (from Rebecca's EmpireRebecca's Empire
Rebecca's Empire were an indie pop-rock band from Melbourne, Australia. They released two full-length albums and two EPs in a six-year career lasting from 1994 to 2000.-History:...
and Paul Kelly's
Paul Kelly (musician)
Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor...
band), The Temperance Union kept the country influence of The Twin Set but added a rock'n'roll swagger to it. After the recording of Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs
Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs
Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs is a double album by Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union. The album was released on the 29 September 2007 as a double-digipack. 'Do It Again' was released as a radio single...
Stuart Speed died and was soon to be replaced by Peter Lawler (aka Dr Pump) but never forgotten.
LPs
- with You Am I:
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- See You Am I
- with The Twin Set:
- What Rhymes With Cars And GirlsWhat Rhymes With Cars And GirlsWhat Rhymes With Cars And Girls is the first solo album by You Am I frontman Tim Rogers, and the only release featuring the backing band The Twin Set . 'You've Been So Good To Me So Far' and 'I Left My Heart All Over The Place' were released as a double-sided radio single...
(1999) - #14 Australia
- What Rhymes With Cars And Girls
- with The Temperance Union:
- Spit PolishSpit PolishSpit Polish is the second solo album by Tim Rogers, and the first to feature his backing band The Temperance Union. The album was released on the April 26, 2004 as a digipack, and was later re-released in a standard jewel case. A vinyl LP was also pressed for sale at gigs...
(2004) - #52 Australia - Dirty Ron/Ghost SongsDirty Ron/Ghost SongsDirty Ron/Ghost Songs is a double album by Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union. The album was released on the 29 September 2007 as a double-digipack. 'Do It Again' was released as a radio single...
(double album) (2005) - #48 Australia
- Spit Polish
- with T'N'T (Tim Rogers and Tex PerkinsTex PerkinsTex Perkins is an Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many...
):- My Better HalfMy Better HalfMy Better Half is the first, and so far only, album by T'N'T, better known as Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins. Initially meant to be an EP to sell at shows, the recording process resulted in a full-length album....
(2006)
- My Better Half
- as Tim Rogers:
- The Luxury of HysteriaThe Luxury of HysteriaThe Luxury Of Hysteria is the fourth solo album by You Am I frontman, Tim Rogers, and his first credited solely to his name, although his backing band, The Temperance Union, do play on most tracks. The album was released on the 29 September 2007. The first single from the album, 'When Yer Sad' was...
(2007)
- The Luxury of Hysteria
EPs
- The Temperance Union EP (bonus 8 track EP released with You Am I's Dress Me SlowlyDress Me SlowlyDress Me Slowly is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in April, 2001 by BMG Australia. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Clif Norrell at Q Studios in Sydney, except for "Beautiful Girl", "Watcha Doin' To Me" and "Kick a Hole in the Sky" which were...
initial digipack release) (2001) - Vampires/Cleveland (limited edition 7" vinyl release recorded with The Temperance Union) (2004)
Movie Soundtracks
- Idiot Box (1999)
- Dirty DeedsDirty Deeds (2002 film)Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. It was directed by noted fringe director David Caesar and stars Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington and John Goodman and produced by Nine Films and Television, the film and television production arm of the Nine Network, owned by PBL...
(2002)
External links
- Official You Am I site
- Tim Rogers official site
- You Am I fan site
- Tim Rogers at the Internet Movie Database