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Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua – Two Worlds
Film (Trailer) – 2025
I can’t imagine that I would have or could have done anything else than play music; it just seems inevitable.
– Marlon Williams
Touring is really borrowing against the bank . . . There's been times before I’ve gone on stage where I thought 'I can’t talk. I’ve got literally nothing.' Giving myself to the world has an expiry date.
– Marlon Williams
The reo or the language is a beautiful tool that unlocks something in me.
– Marlon Williams on the power of te reo
Te reo Māori takes one generation to lose and three to regain it. How far are you willing to commit to this?
– Kommi Tamati-Elliffe on reclaiming te reo Māori
I want this album to be an accurate reflection of who I am, what I know, what I don't know . . . . With every record you hope that you are rediscovering music again.
– Marlon Williams on music as an expression of self
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