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looseunit123: I remember being 8 years old. It was 8pm, or 10, or 12. Laying dormant in the bottom compartment of my metal framed bunk bed. My dad used to waltz home from the pub and sit outside in a camp chair under the tin roofed awning we had.

He'd put The Proclaimers 'Sunshine on Leith' CD into our player and let it run all the way through. Sometimes twice. Harping and humming along like no tomorrow. The sound would crash through my window and set up camp in my small shipping container of a room. Guess I'm not sleeping for a couple more hours.

If you asked me back then I'd probably say he did it because he was a little buzzed and wanted to let off steam from working long labored hours. But if you asked me now I'd say that it reminded him of home. I don't blame him, I do the same for both reasons and loose change.

I think Sunshine On Leith was track 4 or 5. From then on it became his own. I won't ever associate this song with anyone but him. Flooding my CPU with pictures of his slight crooked smile on one side. Or the sound bite of his laugh where at the end the inflection of his pitch goes up just a touch. Or how he used to talk through his teeth whenever he was seething. All pretty much a carbon copy of what I do now.

It makes me think of him as a child. Blue eyes and blonde hair weaving through the Scottish wind. It makes me wonder of what he was like when he was my age.

What does he love?

Who does he love?

What's he afraid of?

There's so many things I won't ever get to ask that version of him.

It's hard now to sing the song without tearing up. In fact I'm tearing up now as I write this. Maybe it makes me feel closer to him. Maybe it humanizes him. Maybe I'm just emotional.

A parent is likened to some sort of guardian angel. And although that maybe an unrealistic expectation as a 29 year old man I'm going to call him now and tell him he did a good job.

I hope you have a song that reminds you fondly of someone.

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twitter going crazy over this but she’s been compared to springsteen for a while. sorry!

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Any Other Questions with… Ashton Irwin

Dork, 14th October, 2024

'Yes, Dear Reader. We enjoy those ‘in depth’ interviews as much as anyone else. But – BUT – we also enjoy the lighter side of music, too. We simply cannot go on any longer without knowing that 5 Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin has eaten – quote – ‘snake’s ass’.' X

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5sos + FRIENDSHIP DYNAMICS  [insp x x] 

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a new home a swan dive a blank page a rewrite a black cat in the streetlight an open door the comedown of closure the girls and i do yoga i wake up and it’s october the loss is yours brick lane in the brisk cold the red wine on his hipbone the witching hours of stockholm that you won’t see sunflowers in the kitchen a heartbreak in remission the universe is shifting and it’s all for me it’s all for me 🙂↕️

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5SOS: There's a real gap

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Ashton interview with Zach Sang

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Ashton interview on "Gone Fishkin" for Idobi Radio

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Ash on TikTok

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Ashton Instagram Live - 14 June 2024

Including acoustic performances of:

"Breakup" from BLOOD ON THE DRUMS

"Lose You" from BLOOD ON THE DRUMS

"I See The Angels" from BLOOD ON THE DRUMS

A teaser of "California Holds Her Breath from BLOOD ON THE DRUMS Side 2

"Under The Milky Way" by The Church

"Straight To Your Heart" from BLOOD ON THE DRUMS

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Not gonna specifically tag anyone…but reblog if you feel like it and put yours in the tags.

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He's so cute. The 5SOS Show Lisbon. x

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"Me and Sierra are very, very private. Songs and the music I make are windows into moments in my life. If you’re looking to understand more of me, that’s definitely the way to do it. Because the band started so young and it was all very public, naturally now I’m such a homebody and such an introvert. Getting older, I understand more about myself and what makes me happy. I love the fact that the band and myself can put out music and people will listen to it. That’s such a blessing and a gift — playing big shows, and we can talk to you at Rolling Stone. I’m so thankful for that.

But I think I’ve just gotten better at setting boundaries for myself. I’m such an emotional person that anything anyone says, I really take to heart. So separating myself from that a little bit is super important. And Sierra is the same; it’s a big influence from her. We have our own little world. There’s moments where you let people learn, but we just protect some of it and keep some of it for ourselves. Some of my favorite artists are like that. It makes me a bit anxious to be sharing everything."

— Luke Hemmings for Rolling Stone Magazine!

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(it takes a wee moment for the backing vocals to kick in but it's so worth it)

OH MY GOD

SO I STRIPPED THE VOCALS FROM WHEN I WATCH THE WORLD BURN ALL I THINK ABOUT IS YOU AND I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO HERE IT

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SHIT 5SOS SAYS: Ashton's January 17th 2024 IG Q&A-edition