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Adam said he and his family however decided to opt for the testosterone treatment.

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My son had the same treatment and he’s 6 ft 8 in. I’m 6 ft 4 in so they got me early and he was going to be well over seven feet tall as well, it’s just a male genetic thing.”

He said during his son’s treatment a doctor suggested all those testosterone injections he had as a kid could be the reason he can sing like he does.

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So yeah I guess it’s a different way that it all came about but I’m glad it all ended up ok.”

(And he’s not sure if he would have made a very good basketballer anyway!)

Adam said his mates at school used to make fun of his desire to be a country music singer and his career’s adviser and teachers also tried to steer him towards another career path.

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I just stuck to it.

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Oh I’ve had different “day” jobs, including working in the mines over the years until I started to get busy enough that my boss came up to me at work and said ‘You know mate you can only serve one master, so either you follow your day job and you can have a great career in the earth moving game or mining or you’ve got to follow this music thing because at the moment you’re trying to do two things half-assed’ so to speak,” Adam recalled.

“It was the best advice I ever got, so I quit my job and luckily I haven’t had to ask for it back, well not yet anyway!

“It’s 30 years later and I’m still lucky enough to travel around and sing songs and write country music.”

Another piece of good advice Adam received was from country music legend, John Williamson, who he’s collaborated with in the past.

“John told me years ago, never be frightened to write a song about something that you think is really personal to you, or that only you can relate to.

“He said everyone in life goes through similar experiences, you know ups and downs and highs and lows and if you write a really personal song that’s about something that happened to you or a family member, someone will listen to that and go ‘oh my God that song could have been written about me or that’s my story or that reminds me of my dad or my grandfather’ or whatever.

“He said that’s the key, it’s that connection with people and the music, they can relate to it and that’s why people fall in love with country music.

“That was great advice and I didn’t even have to pay for it!”

Adam said another thing that’s helped his career is touring with great entertainers like Beccy Cole.

“Beccy’s the best entertainer I’ve ever seen.

“It’s great to be on stage with her and to watch her, the way she works a crowd.

“She’s so bloody funny and people are rolling around laughing … it’s really special to watch her do that and be a part of it and be up there on stage and share it with one of your mates.”

Adam said while he’s watched the music industry evolve and constantly change over his long career (his first album in 1994 was released on cassette and CD and now gets streamed) he has always made a conscious decision to stick to traditional sounding country music.

“And maybe that meant that I’m not winning those awards or whatever but I think you’ve got to be true to yourself at the end of the day,” Adam said.

FYI, Adam’s still winning awards including the “Traditional Country Album of the Year’ last year at Tamworth.

Tickets for Adam and Beccy’s show are now available at the Golfie.

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