Mike Chunn on Leaving Split Enz, Recruiting Neil Finn & Living with Agoraphobia

Mike Chunn is a national treasure who has devoted his entire life to NZ music. This was a real pleasure for me so I hope you guys like it too

Mike was one of the original members of the band Split Enz with his intermediate school friend, Tim Finn. Then due to severe agoraphobia he stepped away right before the band blew up and went on to be one of the greatest NZ bands of all time.

But he did go on to have an incredible career behind-the-scenes in the music business, including establishing Play-It-Strange song writing competition.

We talk in depth about his agoraphobia- the role and impact it has had on his life and how learned to co-exists with it.

Meeting Tim Finn and forming Split Enz, then getting Neil Finn to join the band.

His bet with Jacinda Ardern…which she still owes him for.

How his Play-It-Strange songwriting competition was born.

His Queens birthday honors and what that meant to his mum.

His thoughts on ageing and becoming a grandparent and much more.

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