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Nick Murphy, better known as Chet Faker, is an electronica musician hailing from Melbourne, who’s now based in Brooklyn. He won five 2014 ARIA Awards including Best Male Artist, Producer of the Year and Best Independent Release. He also took the Number 1 spot in the 2014 triple j Hottest 100.

Hi Dude,

I don’t want to give too much away, because the journey is more fun than the knowledge.

But one thing that might help you relax is the fact that nobody knows what they are doing. That I can guarantee.

There are people who say they do, and they don’t. There are also people who say they don’t, and they occasionally do.

Nobody of worth has ever started anything they knew how to do fully.

You’re going to figure this out anyway, but you’ll read a book by Robert Pirsig that will have a big influence on your life.

That lesson is simple. You can figure out life, or you can live it. Ironically, the latter will help you do the former but that’s irrelevant for now.

I have no regrets, which means I don’t really want to give you much specific guidance.

Just know that your ego is not the key to happiness, and it’s okay to simply let things be; not because they are right or wrong but because they are.

Life is what it is, and meaning is defined after that, so you’re better off going with the flow.

You are not your thoughts. You are not your emotions. Lean Into It.