Ep423: David Lowy of The Dead Daisies

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7 • 579 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

David Lowy may be Australia's busiest rockstar, but it's not all music related. As founder of The Dead Daisies, David also balances a full schedule of leading a private equity organization for the Lowy Family Group, as well as a keen interest in aviation and philanthropy. Today David talks about his history with The Dead Daisies and balancing it alongside his other interests.

Interview start
How does David balance his various interests
Early interest in music
1^st record was the Easybeats
Parental expectations and personal desires
Rediscovering music, spontaneously buying a guitar
Connecting with Doc Neeson
Origin of the name "The Dead Daisies"
Creating the band, the rotating cast of musicians
Joining with some Guns & Roses tour musicians
Why release a "Best of" album now?
David's involvement and contribution to band decisions
What would he like to see the Dead Daisies do next?
What thrills David these days?
History with aerobatics
What does David collect?
David's record collection and listening habits
1^st band to play in Cuba
Did David ever get into the Sydney punk scene?
Has his father, Frank Lowy, ever seen a Dead Daisies show?
Will we see The Dead Daisies in Australia next year?
Does David fly the band on tour?
Ever spent time with Malcolm Young?
Interview wrap up

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by VMGVinyl.com.
0:03.7	Professional record cleaning, restoration, rejuvenation, and grading.
0:07.8	Refresh your records with VMGVinyl.com.
0:11.0	And with that, on with the show.
0:14.8	Well, hello, everyone.
0:16.4	It's Nate. Welcome to episode 4, 2, 3 of the Vinyl Guide.
0:20.2	The podcast for record collectors and music nerds, and today I am very keen to share with you this interview I had with Mr. David Lowy.
0:29.5	Now, David is a guy who lives many different lives, from businessman to aviator to rock star.
0:36.5	Music fans will likely know David as the founder of the dead daisies
0:40.2	a rock band of rotating musicians of whom we've had various members on the show now david is also
0:48.2	son of frank lowey and part of the family that founded westfield corporation who you may recognize from various shopping malls, real estate, philanthropy, and the like.
0:57.9	And it's an incredible tale. David's dad, Frank, went from Holocaust Survivor to one of Australia's richest men.
1:05.1	And, of course, David, his brothers, his family, have been part of that business journey, too.
1:09.3	However, David's interest went beyond business
1:12.3	to include aviation and playing music. Today, we talk to David primarily about the history
1:18.7	and his involvement with the Dead Daisies, but we also talk a lot about how David balances
1:23.5	the band with so many other competing and critical interests. I've really been looking
1:28.5	forward to sharing this interview. I think there's something in it for everyone, record
1:32.0	collector or not. And of course, if you're new to David and the Dead Daisies altogether,
1:38.3	they've just released a best-of album, which is a great place to start with the band. Dial up
1:43.9	the best of the Dead Daisies on your streaming services, and you could always order
1:48.3	the vinyl at the dead daisies.com.
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