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‘Letter To Michael’ was written by Liam for We’re all kind of surrounded by it.” back in touch with whatever he feels like he
his dad, who he obviously shares a close bond He says he has a little smile inside if he needs to get in touch with, and then you get the
with. He has posted photos with his dad on his catches his mom or dad’s eye while performing old man who has lived his life…Watching it you
Instagram page. “At the time we were in the on stage. “It’s nice to see them there. Last time can get that separation between the two but at
studio and I had the guitar music for about a we played a show I saw my mom, she was the same time there seems to be a good con-
year and I hadn’t found out what the song rocking her head out, proper going for it. I was nection between the two of them.”
should be about. It wasn’t until we were in the like ‘Go on, mom!’ he laughs. Does Liam see any of himself in Christo-
studio… my dad came down for a weekend pher Johnson McCandless? He answers, “I
just to hang out and from that it kind of just ne particularly thought-provoking guess a little bit. I love coming home after a
clicked there and then. The day he left I just Osong is ‘Holy Fire’ which came from tour but after a while you get itchy feet. I get it
went and sat outside in the field next to the stu- watching and reading ‘Into The Wild’. The book really bad. I always like to be out and about
dio and it was written in half an hour. It was one was written by Jon Krakauer, based on the true and traveling I guess. If I can sleep on a sofa
of those ones that just came out quickly. I story of Christopher Johnson McCandless who somewhere I can take my guitar out, bit of sofa
guess it’s just a nice sentiment. I think anyone hitchhiked to Alaska, leaving his life back home surfing and go around and travel. There’s
can relate to that kind of feeling you have with behind. He gave his savings to charity, aban- something about it that gives you a sense of
your parents in general.” doned his possessions, left his family and ven- freedom.”
Liam says he didn’t tell his dad that the tured solo into the wild. Although the end of the ‘Into The Wild’ addresses the issues of
song was for or about him before he played it. movie was rather sad, Liam says what he took how to be accepted in society, and how finding
“I let him just listen to it. He was really touched from the film was a sense of adventure, of oneself can conflict with being an active mem-
by it.” doing something. “The characters he meets on ber of society. Liam says that finding himself is
Liam’s family are big supporters of the the way were the inspiring part for me, espe- a continual search. Does he feel he has a
band and go to see We Are The Ocean play. cially when he was with the old man,” he says. place in society? “I guess I do,” he says. “I
“They’re like an army. They all come down to- “The old guy wants to adopt him or something. guess when you’re always looking for some-
gether. They’re all really supportive. A lot of our He said, “Stay here”. I thought that was really thing more or something else than what’s ac-
family, everyone’s into music. My dad used to touching and I guess from one perspective to tually going on around you… sometimes you’ll
play in a band, my mom’s a singer. Tom’s mom the other you have this young guy who is run- be looking for something and it’s always just
and dad’s always got some good old stuff on. ning away from his family and wanting to get there right in front of you.”

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