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A true original. Thank you for sharing your genius with the world; you’ve made a lifelong fan out of this American lady
My Aunty in the UK went to get her grandson a copy of ‘You so F*****g Rock’ she couldn’t bring herself to say the word to ask for it so she phoned her daughter and got her to say it over the phone!!!
My daughter turned me on to you and said, “Don’t you think grandma would have liked him?” The answer was, “Yes, she would have loved him!” My mom was a professional piano player and her favorite stuff to play was silly, old songs from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, but especially parodies. I grew up listening to her play crazy, little, unknown tunes, then sharing with my friends. I have so missed her and can’t begin to thank you enough for working hard to become famous so you could share this great musical niche.
I’m an agnostic in southern Oregon, USA…Maybe , I’m the only one. Today, I listened to White wine in the sun. It was the first time since I played it to the most wonderful Mum a man could ask for. She left this earth, last January. No, I don’t know where she went. But she sure did love that song. I played it for her last Christmas, when she was so ill. I just want to tell you thank you, for putting a smile and a tear to both of our faces.
I bought a park, this summer. No, its a first for me. I bought it, because Mum would have wanted me to. Mum used to swim there, with all us kids, in the best swimming hole in Oregon. . I’m naming it Merete’s Cove after my Mum.Its one of the worlds most beautiful places. I’m trying to build a beautiful bandstand there. Mum loved music. I welcome you to sing there someday. I know its a little crazy. But including you, there would be at least two Atheists near the stage. Three including my sweet daughter, Brook, who also loves your music. Maybe I dream too big……. Either way, My family will be listening to white wine in the sun, this Christmas, and thinking of Mum.
Hi Tim – My wife and I saw you in Thousand Oaks on Saturday and said “hello” afterwards. We’re the couple from Phoenix who mentioned to you that I played piano and sang at her over the Internet and in return she married me. Pretty good trade, honestly. We made it back safely, by the way. Anyway I just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for such a fantastic show, and your transformative influence on my life. I’m very very very happy to be able to say that I shook your hand, and I’m very very very sad that I declined to be in the picture that you took with my wife. Come back soon!
fuk yes but don eva fukn talk bout pregnat nuns cos they cum 2 yr hous n yr mums stops u usin yr fukn pc 4 a wile
ps mail me if ur hothahaha
luv grant
hi tim i put a revew of ur show on my site u shd chek it out its fukn wkd
hahaha
luv grant
Hey Tim&Co.
I first saw u(tim) @ moorabbin town hall in 05 and was soooooo fu***ng impressed-u r a genius. My sister thinks ur weird and even though i sort of agree, i still think u r awsome-kEEP IT UP.
Hey hey tim, the donut shop that I work at (Puffin Fresh Whitfords City, Perth) just started distributing Canvas Bags. Well not canvas as such, but those big reusable hard plasticy ones. I’m not too sure what they’re actually made of, but I’m very glad, because I was previously getting told off by my boss for not offering customers plastic bags to put their multiple donuts in. ‘It can’t be that hard to just *carry* them, guys, Do it for the environment.’ But apparently there’s no room for environmental friendliness in the world of donut retail.
Well g2g, I’m off to work :D
was the photographer at your radio recording at the drill hall london on the 2 nov which was great fun…loved the song about pigs very funny,hope to catch a show at the duchess got some great shots for the bbc too!!!!
To Blake:
I really meant that i dont think
We get circumsised
You get circumsised
Why not get circumsised togethor would sound as good as.
We dont eat pigs etc.
Maybe i was wrong…
Your music has been with me through some tough times in America. I am a Black woman. I don’t have much hope for changing my stars. But hearing your excellent voice rock n rolling my troubles away… at least for a day… keeps me sane. I know you do the same for millions around the world. It was my birthday a few days ago. I turned 46. I hope to see you live again before I reach 50. I promised my niece (she’s always challenging me) that I would chase one dream this year. I hope I don’t sound too weird when I say, I want to sit in that future audience of Minchin fans and scream my head off for you again. My humble dream. Much love from Portland, Oregon USA.
Thanks for the positive in this sea of controversy. I liked your message so much I bought the book!
Hi Tim. Mike from Tampa here. Once you hit 70, you start thinking of things you’d like to do while you still can. My daughter and I saw your NYC TM & his Piano and London Songs the World Will Never Hear shows. Hard to to top that. Then it hit me. Dream big! Would you consider bringing back your Royal Albert Hall Orchestra show? I’m a tennis player. Your NYC and London shows coincided with the US Open and Wimbledon. It was much easier selling going across the pond to my velp, if I also got to attend one of the majors. Thanks. Mike
I’m thankful you came to Toowoomba. Watching real people with really amazing talent was a blast of fresh air, blowing away the junk that builds up from scrolling. Phew, you came in time. Thanks again xxxx
Dearest Tim, I just wanted to post a thank you / congratulations, to you and your team on the end of your tour; the gig in Toowoomba was the perfect finale! Thank you for sharing your new work with us tonight, we could all see what it meant to you, although I did have a pretty good view of your celebratory Hi-5 during the next number. I am just hoping that tonight you felt the love of an entire generation of students, from one of those special tax exempt organisations, here in Toowoomba. Starting them with ‘Storm’ in the middle years Philosophy elective, and always ending with your UWA speech for the Yr 12’s…I’m not saying that you are a ‘tool’, but you know what? You were a great tool! Someone, whose intelligence and wit opened the eyes of a generation, and more importantly, gave hope to those who thought, or were at a minimum, interested in thinking… Love your work – its importance simply can’t be measured!
Hi Tim, I was listening to White Wine in the Sun again today. It pops up in my social media memories all the time because I’ve shared it so much over the years. My Dad really loved Christmas — he loved having everyone around him. He passed away in 2019, on the 17th of December, at 80 years of age. He just wanted to make it to one more Christmas. Upright came out that same month. The song Carry You, and the series itself, absolutely broke me… but somehow carried me through as well. I don’t think I really grieved in the way I expected to until this year. Suddenly, it’s hitting me like a train.I really miss him. This Christmas it will be just my Mum and me. I’m towing my little 1986 Viscount caravan up to the lake at Wooroonook, Victoria, to try to make something meaningful of the day for her. She’s 81 now and struggling to get around. My brother, sister-in-law, niece, nephew, and even my sons won’t be there. It’s going to be a hard one. Christmas just doesn’t bring me joy anymore. But still, I’ll sip white wine in the sun, think of my Dad, and try to make a happy memory with Mum — because I know her time is drawing close too. I just wanted to say thank you. Your music has a way of touching people at their deepest places, and these songs have been a part of my healing more than you could know. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family and I hope you keep writing the kind of music that reaches people when they need it most. Thank you ~ Megan xo
Dear Tim. We went to your concert in Canberra tonight. We have to drive 2 +1/2 hours and stay overnight. It was very well worth that effort. There were many moments that made us laugh and cry and think deeply about my life and where to from here. We are in our senior years and enjoyed it all immensely. We have followed your career from the beginning and as rusted on nerds will continue to do so. I saw Matilda the musical live in Sydney and enjoyed that very much. Would love to see Groundhog if it comes our way. Thanks again for all the music and the chat. Loved it all. Love to you and your family. Coral
I saw your show in Brisbane on Friday with my partner. I have never seen a crowd so obedient to putting their phones down. We all desperately wanted to photograph the real life Tim Minchin for ourselves. Many took the sneaky blurry shots that will forever be the bragging point over Christmas dinner. The recovery from accidentally entertaining the comedian in the crowd, to the perfectly balanced sound was amazing. Thank you for giving us almost an hour of extra entertainment. Absolutely worth it. I’m so glad I saw this before seeing Metallica tickets. It would have been a hard choice. Probably would have still chosen you. This is a big tick on my life bucket list.
Hi Tim. Mike from Tampa here. My daughter and I loved yer show at the Apollo. Matilda at Cambridge there’s… no words. The London sites and a day at Wimbledon after 7 hours on the que. Could’ve been perfect, butt…You didn’t do Airport Piano, so this is all your fault. I had to do it. I’m a 70, mediocre singer, though energetic and enthusiastic. I sang Airport Piano at Karaoke last night. Sounds ok but… I live in a nudist resort. My 70 y/o 140lb nekid scrawny bod singing my favorite song. I’d include a vid, except cameras are not allowed…
Hi. I just wanted to say. I’m finally listening to “Time Machine” (I was going to do it sooner, but it felt so weird to do so right after Tom died. I felt like I had to listen to him for awhile first). And I got to The Song of The Masochocist… and broke down crying. When “Apart Together” came out it was not a good time. For anyone really. I’m in the US and it was just. SO BAD. And then that album came out and I listened on repeat. And it made things better. I would just lay in bed as it felt like we were in the 10th, 11th, 12th month of the apocalypse and would cry as songs like “The Absence of You” comforted me against the absence of the WORLD. Because that was it, the whole WORLD was a hole and it was missing and everything was horrible. And “Apart Together” was what kept ME together. And listening to “Time Machine”, 4 tracks in, and I broke down sobbing because I had somehow forgotten just how much hearing your music when I’m in a dark place, like I am again, can just mend me and make it ok. Even for a little bit. And I had always hoped someday I could tell you that in person but, I’m an American, nope, so here I am. Anyway, thanks. For putting this box here and for making all the music you do. I’ve been listening for a long time, and you’ve gotten me through so much. Thank you for everything.
This is silly because I don’t really think you will read it in person but I still want to say Thank you for saving my marriage! We’ve been through a lot and there are so many times I’ve just wanted to walk away from everything. It took me a long time to discover you (since I live in Sweden where “everyone” says “Heh, Tim who?”) but the two first songs I heard were White wine in the sun (which reminded me of the importance of family) and Not perfect (which reminded me that I am pretty nice and can stand myself). Your rock ‘n’ roll nerding makes me happy and your love songs make me sad and happy at the same time and I confess the huuuuge confirmation biases ? My 50th birthday was coming up and I felt trapped, old and unloved. I thought about spending it in Paris all by myself. Then you unveiled your UK tour! Bam! I bought tickets to Edinburgh and told my husband that he could come with me if he promised to try to understand WHY I really had to go and he was not allowed ruin it! He prepared by listening to the songs and our kids gave him “clues and keys to mummy” and he nailed them all. I haven’t felt so loved in years! And to be there seeing and hearing you live, sharing tears of laughter and touched hearts, feeling his eyes on me when I was ALIVE for the first time in years and holding his hand to all the lovesongs (including the boobs ?)… yes, you saved us. Thank you ??
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May 2014
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Stumbled onto your work on Youtube. I live in the Bible Belt of the States. With my rose tattoo on my face cheek, (not the other more popular area) and my wild, wicked beliefs, I am not always a welcome visitor. I also tend to speak my mind. I love your work. Small, you may be. I couldn’t know as we have never met and with my location, it’s unlikely we shall ever meet. Plus I am 55. Yes, I am almost as old as your Mum and Dad. Horrid! Insignificant… that sir, you shall never be. “Storm” woke up a part of me that had been sleeping. Yes I tend to believe in spirituality and the power of prayer, but like you believe there is a real explanation. But…you are right. Just this…is enough. Thank you.
Just wanted to know if you are going to be in England on the 12th of May?
just watched your gig with the Heritage Orchestra on the telly and ended up crying (again) when you sang your Christmas song (my son, his wife and our little grandson live in Melbourne and I miss them so much – I live in N Ireland)
but apart from that I was laughing and enjoying it all. you are a very talented man (of course you know all that) and doubtless a very lovely person with a good soul (whatever you want to take out of that – ha-ha!) – you couldn’t write songs those songs unless you were a decent bloke. more power to your fingers and vocal chords. sending a box of virtual cookies (they’re healthier but not as tasty)
Hello sir,
I just wanted to say that you are one of the most extraordinary human beings ever. This is not me over-exaggerating or being a Phil Doust, but a human complementing another on their incredible piano skills, their witty, funny but incredibly clever songs and their choice of footwear. I only wish that others could be as valuable as you!
Thank you so much and please keep on being an innovative Rock ‘n’ Roll Nerd!
x
Hi Tim! Me and my friends( its your fan-club in Russia – 6732 people) cant wait for your new stand up show!!! We need mooooorrree! From last dvd show with Orchestra 3 years have passed! Please answer the question – do you have a new bomb? And if so when ?
When were you planning on coming back to London? I’d love to see you perform so much, been waiting years! I would love it, and I’m sure alot of other people would too xx
Hey Tim,
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for the support you have given to my sons and their film “The Unbelievers.” I assure you Gus, Luke and I are fans for life!
Thanks Tim,
Dave Holwerda
I’m so happy and excited and willingly to play all over again your playlist and…and..well, I don’t know how to say it..I am really proud for being a human and as a consequense hear u and understand u..(sometimes is good to be a human as u see) and i should stop right now because i can rave for quite a long time! Hope to see u perform here in Greece one day or in the following days if that’s a possibility!
Tim, I am so bummed that I cannot make your gig in LA. I am moving (driving) from AZ to Florida starting the next day. I know that if the schedule were different myself and a few friends would all be meeting in LA to see you live. So, how about a gig in Florida soon? Here is to hoping. R
Just came across your F# song and looked into you more. I’m addicted now. Please come to Raleigh, North Carolina ASAP. Good to see an amazing musician take such a raw approach with such class and talent. You’ve made me want to focus on my own piano more. Thanks for being such an inspiration to raw musical talent.
Aw….you will be in L.A…..yet so far away. I wish you would make a quick detour to San Francisco before you head there (or maybe you are and I have missed such info). I’ve got a line of friends that would love to see you….
Yippee, I’m on your site perhaps you may read this exciting seriously not snarky! I think perhaps a tour of U.S. should be in your near future and mine, of course! If this is not possible just come to the hip, happening Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Please, come on do I have to beg? We are quite the place or just crash, do show and outta here, your choice, Tim, really. Just saying. We’ve conned er um convinced Eddie to play here, finally! When does the great,awesome,hilarious,thought provoking and so damn on point Tim Minchin arrive? Did I mention cute? Cute too! i’m weird no worries, just wanted to stroke your ego a bit! But, what i’m saying is truth! So, thank you God, for letting Karen beg and comment the Great Tim Minchin or whomever reads these dribbles for him. Thanks
Tim! Get your ass to Columbia Missouri!!!
Was deeply saddened when we lost George Carlin but thanks JESUS or YouTube I found you!!! Brilliant, please come to Maui, we have a world class 1200 seat theater THE MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER, Bill Mahr kills it every New Years here sells out 2 nights, you would too. Aloha. Eric from Maui
Since I don’t think that you’ll be showing up in Denmark anytime soon. Please, please, please (pretty, pretty please even!) go to Ireland while I’m there! (September – December 2014)
Dear Tim,
I went your show at Ebell of Los Angeles last night, and I’d like to say that I love all your self-indulging songs. I’ve been so thrilled to have heard the ONE new song “For the First Time” and the other old ones LIKE for the first time. I was a little annoyed by the fact that some of the audience loved you too much to keep quiet at certain moments. Every performance is different, even though the same words are spoken and the same songs are played; a good performer tries to deliver a show fresh, and a good audience member should try to enjoy the moments like they are hearing them for the first time. I bet there are tons of people out there feeling trapped in their “boring” life, doing the same “boring” jobs, seeing the same “boring” people every “boring” day, not so different from how the hero in Groundhog Day feels, but one vitally different thing is that we grow old while the characters in the story don’t, and time does fly in real life. So, this new musical had better come out soon so as to inspire those people to take a new look at what they do; to find delights in them by exercising the ability to forget that they have done them a thousand times before and to pretend that they are doing them for the first time. (Man, everyone should take an acting class.)
Thank you for being so candid and sharing. By the way, I flew from Taiwan and I was sitting in row C seat 3.
Please please Tim Minchin – Come to Stockholm, Sweden and have a gig. I don’t know if you’ve ever been, but really, please come on over soon, to give us swedes a reason to laugh!