''Funemployed'' is the name of both a book by Australian author, performer and musician
Justin Heazlewood
Justin Heazlewood (born 1980), the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Awards, ARIA Award and publis ...
and an album by his alter-ego
The Bedroom Philosopher
Justin Heazlewood (born 1980), the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Award and published books abo ...
. It was serialised on
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, and also made available as a
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Summary
Described by its author as 'Part confessional and part rogue self-help book'
, ''Funemployed'' details financial, psychological and logistical challenges facing creative individuals in Australia. Drawing on Heazlewood's own experiences, the book features interviews with
Tony Martin,
Gotye
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,
John Safran
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,
Clare Bowditch
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At the 2020 ABIA (Australian Book Industry Awards) she won ‘Best New Australian Author’ for her best-selling 2019 memoir ''Your Own Kind of Girl''.
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,
Amanda Palmer
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and many others.
Funemployed was launched with a complete live reading at Melbourne venue The Howler.
Album
Heazlewood released an eight-track soundtrack album Funemployed LP to accompany the book. It was initially released under his own name but later changed to The Bedroom Philosopher. It features spoken word pieces from interview subjects
Brian Ritchie
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,
Tim Rogers and
Sam Simmons.
This followed the Funemployed EP which remained released under his own name and was distributed via a download code with the initial run of books.
References
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External links
The Bedroom Philosopher official siteThe Bedroom Philosopher's Bandcamp page.
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2014 non-fiction books
2014 albums
Australian non-fiction books