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Mark Seymour shares ‘Stars of Fitzroy’, the latest single from his forthcoming 11th solo studio record The Boxer. “A song of reconciliation and memory. The return of the prodigal son. My sister, on hearing I’d returned to live in Fitzroy in the heart of the city said, “That’s where we come from”. A new beginning." – Mark Seymour “Songwriting has always been a marriage of feeling and hard truth, a way of seeing the world and looking ahead. I have often written in crisis. Lockdowns were a watershed, a valley I passed though alone. Isolation forced me to confront the kind of life I was living. My marriage to Jo ended after 29 years as did my artistic relationship with Hunters and Collectors. I started boxing in the garage, for no other reason than to purge energy and in the process I fell in love with the movement and skill. I also read Joan Didion. One line in particular: “the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self-respect springs.” How to pick up the pieces and move on.” – Mark Seymour