When you start out doing those tours, you start again you tend not to attract a very big number of people. You're left with what you want to make of it. We came in as a pop band with enormous radio success once that goes away and the band breaks up the audience tends to go away with it. Men at Work really didn't build a foundational audience. It was pre-internet, I really had to try to find my audiences by going out on tour. In 2011, Hay commented on his early solo career, stating, "After Men at Work, for the better part of a decade, I was stumbling around being unfocused. Later careerįollowing the break-up of Men at Work in 1985, Hay released several major label solo albums, including Looking for Jack ( Columbia) and Wayfaring Sons ( MCA), to fluctuating commercial success. Hay joined as guest vocalist with The Incredible Penguins in 1985, for a cover of " Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", a charity project for research on little penguins, which peaked at No. 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report in December. He settled in the Topanga region of the city and has resided in the USA since, though he has not taken US citizenship. In 1982, the success of Men at Work and their albums Business as Usual and Cargo prompted Hay to relocate to Los Angeles. The group released their debut album Business as Usual in 1981.
Hay and Strykert added Jerry Speiser (drums), John Rees (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Greg Ham (flute, saxophone, keyboards, vocals). Hay and Strykert formed the core of the band Men at Work, with Hay on vocals, guitar and keyboards, and Strykert, on guitar, vocals and bass guitar. In 1978, Hay met Ron Strykert and the men began playing acoustic music as a duo. Hay was born in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, but emigrated to Australia with his family at age 14 in 1967. But I've found if people discover you they discover everything about you." They picked up on me since Scrubs, they're young enough they never heard of Men at Work. Commenting on his younger fanbase, Hay noted, "Most of them have an idea about Men at Work, but that's the subplot. Hay's music has been frequently used by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, subsequently leading to a career rebirth in the mid-2000s. People see the show, like it, and tell their friends. Regarding his solo career, Hay stated, in 2011: "I feel like it's been building for the last fifteen or so years that I’ve been touring. HIDDEN ERROR: Usage of "Nationality" is not recognizedĬolin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish Australian musician and actor who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Lazlo Bane Rock, pop rock, new wave, acoustic, country
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