In the mid-1990s I teamed up my crazy mate, Michael Vidale, and together when became the "Weird Al Yankovic" of Australia for our proverbial 15 minutes of fame.

Under the moniker "The Nine Inch Richards", we had a breakaway indie hit with our "Closer to Hogs" (through Shock Records) which was a parody of the Nine Inch Nails hit "Closer to God".

Found as an import by some sick DJ in the mid-west, the track broke on college radio in the USA and sold over 40,000 copies which was not bad for a 1 and a 1/2 song EP. Our follow-up single, done under the recording name Silverpram, was a parody of Silverchair's "Tomorrow" called "(I turn four) Tomorrow", and was Aria-nominated for comedy record of the year.