All Your Ships Have Sailed

Troy Kingi , Music Video – 2020

from the album The Ghost of Freddy Cesar (2020)

My dad was a muso, he’d listen to Black Sabbath, Led Zep, Bread, Chicago. A typical Māori. Doobie Brothers, Eagles. Always Hendrix.
– Troy Kingi on his dad's musical tastes, Radio New Zealand, September 2020

It feels like I am the only one who knows who the hell this guy [Freddie] is. Everyone I’ve spoken to does not know anything about this guy. Finishing the album... it was definitely something to do with my Dad as well. It’s not letting him go, it’s just being at peace with where we are at right now.
– Troy Kingi on his personal quest to learn more about his father, Radio New Zealand, September 2020

Done had a hard life, at a gun fight with a knife, I had to fight for every little thing, I was lucky I could sing, a dude with a broken wing, even though there's a church on every street, these kids got nothing to eat, and success feels bittersweet...
– Lyrical excerpt from Troy Kingi's award-winning song All Your Ships Have Sailed