Between a Rock and a Hard Scrub: Tim Rogers on Cleaning

Overview

Tim Rogers likes to keep it clean. So clean in fact that his squeaky sparkles have garnered their own moment in the spotlight. It may seem almost unfathomable — especially considering he has spent around 20 years touring with what he describes as a "grubby rock band" — but everyone has their all-consuming passions and off-centre obsessions. Just look at Beyonce, an avid consumer of crime novels. Or take Johnny Depp, a man known for collecting pig skeletons. For Rogers, he admits it ain't easy being a clean freak in the world of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

Running as part of The Wheeler Centre's short daytime series You Don't Know Me, these free 30-minute talks uncover the surprising passions of high profile figures who are well known for something else entirely. Between a Rock and a Hard Scrub will see Rogers answering the interminable question: is cleanliness close to rock godliness? It may well be for Rogers, for, as it turns out, this icon of Australian indie rock music is a demon with the Scotch-Brite.

The You Am I frontman will discuss his enthusiasm for scrubbing, mopping and dusting — a passion he has nurtured quietly and doggedly under trying circumstances for years. We just hope the wild man chucks in some other dirty secrets too.