Funemployed (book)


Funemployed is the name of both a book and an accompanying album by Australian author, performer and musician Justin Heazlewood. It was serialised on ABC Radio National, and also made available as a podcast

Summary

Described by its author as 'Part confessional and part rogue self-help book'
, Funemployed details financial, psychological and logistical challenges facing creative individuals in Australia. Drawing on Heazlewood's own experiences, the book features interviews with Tony Martin, Gotye, John Safran, Clare Bowditch, Amanda Palmer and many others.
Funemployed was launched with a complete live reading at Melbourne venue The Howler.

Album

Heazlewood released an eight-track soundtrack album to accompany the book, the first musical release under his own name. It features spoken word pieces from interview subjects Brian Ritchie, Tim Rogers and Sam Simmons.