Ep. 59 - Clinton Tokona (Weta)
Clinton Tokona is the bass player for iconic New Zealand band Weta. Tookie (or Toks as he is known) and I have been good friends since Weta released their debut (and only!) album ‘Geographica’ back in 2000. We met backstage at Kiwi high school band competition The Pepsi Smokefree Rockquest which I was competing in with my first band 1QA and Weta were the guest performers. Since then Toks and I have played in a bunch of different projects with each other and have enjoyed many a lol over a coffee/tea/beer/cigarette/other.
After the death of his brother Aaron Tokona (the principal singer/songwriter for Weta) earlier this year the band have remastered their record and are celebrating it’s 20th anniversary along with a new single entitled ‘So Far, So Close’.
Toks and I talk about boxing, bass playing, cheap eggs benedict, his brother Aaron, how he (maybe) met Flea (but DEFINITELY met Neil Finn) and a bunch more.
All music on the podcast by Joshua Moriarty & All The Colours.
The title track of the Weta record ‘Geographica’- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGF4-hUzSMQ&ab_channel=Weta-Topic
‘Got The Ju’ live on Channel V in 1999- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuRNLpGOnDM&ab_channel=Weta
Aaron Tokona performing his song ‘Turnaround’ with Fly My Pretties- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNHDfl__g2c&ab_channel=loopcrew
'The Bottom Of It' with Joshua Moriarty
At a time when music is at its most ubiquitous and supply is everywhere, what is it that drives artists to continue to create and do what they do?
‘The Bottom Of It’ is a podcast hosted by New Zealander Joshua Moriarty who is a musician, songwriter and performer for both Miami Horror & All The Colours. These candid conversations philosophise and muse over the music industry, the meaning of life, what art offers to the world, what being a creative gives back to the people of this planet and how to try and keep yourself sane in a world of entropy!
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