Why the world's biggest song caused Gotye to quit

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I knew Wally when I was a teenager. We were in the same small town in Victoria. I've got to say, it looks like fame hasn't changed him - he was always putting music first, helping other bands and just being a generally nice and approachable guy. Unlike the rest of us ratbags he always conducted himself well. A good example of his kindness is he once spent a whole day teaching me about Ableton and helping me cut samples for my band...I had no idea and he turned me on to digital audio - it set up a whole career for me. I'll always be grateful for that. Believe me when I say he's just a pretty normal guy, with above average intelligence and a pretty kind heart. Really proud of a lot of musicians from our little town, and Wally is one of the greats.

If he's still doing what he likes, and he's not poor, I'm happy for him.

Let's not shortchange his voice. It's amazing, especially on the choruses. Cuts through like a knife.

Indeed the fact that Prince said he loves this song is an award in of itself.

To everyone not willing to watch the whole thing: he is still making music, just with his old band that has a different name obviously. Thats all.

Where else is there to go when Prince says he loves your song before announcing your award win?

His decision to make it a story duet, AND Kimbra's perfect fitness for that role, made this song memorable for me. It's the kind of song that makes you stop what you're doing, and just listen. I still get chills when it reaches her vocal crescendo.

He has turned of the ads for a video with 2 billion views. What a fucking legend.

I have so much respect and love for Wally. A new album from him would be amazing, but only on his terms. A friend and I create a bootleg remix of Hearts A Mess. We sent it to Wally. Surprisingly, he replied, liked it, and it ended up on the Mixed Blood album (Wally’s first album to win an ARIA award).

7:31 They did Louis Armstrong dirty with that AI voice replacement.

I just read that Wally, his real name, in French is "Gautier". Mind blown

He became somebody that We used to know.

The reality of fame isn't for everyone. Not being able to go anywhere in anonymity, being talked about, insulted, derided, being asked to fly all over the world and see people constantly...

there are so many Aussie artists who make amazing music, that could make all the money in the world, if we play the USA pop game... but sometimes "no" is the choice of sanity

I'm a sound engineer and I met Wally at the last AES conference. Great guy. Myself, a sound engineer friend of mine together with the panel he was on (preserving the electronic music of Louis and Bebe Barron) walked through New York for a while and we landed at a Thai restaurant. I sat next to him and he gave me a piece of his duck, which tasted a lot like chicken. I had never had duck before. My friend and I had a conversation with him that lasted over 2 hours. Can confirm he's very down to earth, knowledgeable and just a kind person.

He didn't want the fame, so we went back to... The Basics.

He has become a collector of old electronic instruments. Some of collection is available at MESS ltd in Melbourne.

As an animator, I loved how Gotye gave animators jobs on his music videos.

The reason it caught fire is because it's the best song Sting never wrote.