But the talented Botany-based 26-year-old isn’t your usual
churned-out karaoke Idol singer and admits that for a songwriter, Idol isn’t
the most natural home.
“Other people are singers and comfortable with
that,” he said. “I’m a songwriter and all comes second to the songwriting.
I wouldn’t be happy to sing someone else’s songs.”
However, he appreciates the experience for the national
exposure he received.
“I’ve never been the kind of person who openly goes out
and self-promotes. Before, I’d have half a room when I played; the last gig I
did sold out two weeks before. It’s really helped with getting things out
there,” he said.
Adonis’s career was kick-started when he was 16 by a course
with Sydney Mission.
“They had a course for, what should I call it, wayward
youths,” he said. “We were hanging around Redfern and Waterloo, we were there
all day doing nothing, and some musicians put on a music course.”
That course resulted in his first single, “The Heart is
a Lonely Hunter,” which received playtime on Triple J.
But the time with Sydney Mission has left a lasting legacy,
not just in terms of skills.
“The things I learnt there are things I have kept in my
life: it put me on the road I am now,” he said. “I really hope one
day I can run a course because I know how much it helped me. I don’t know where
I would be without it.”
Source:
http://www.villagevoice.com.au/article/20071203/NWS03/712030351/-1/nws/Lyall+kicks+on+after+Idol+act