After leaving school, he felt lost, feeling pain and grief and using drugs to numb his emotions. In 2001 he moved to the Melbourne's northern suburbs, and started studying for a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on creative writing, at the same time writing poetry. However he started experiencing thoughts of suicide by the end of 2002. He did a traineeship in conservation and land management and through his twenties travelled and worked seasonally in the rural sector.[3]
Music
Morris started making his own music when he started to play guitar in 2005, learning "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, with his brother, and first performed on stage in 2015.[3]
He uses his music as to explore culture, community and country, and provokes discussion and education around Australia's Indigenous history and future.[4] He sings in Yorta Yorta.[3]
In November 2022, he collaborated with other First Nations artists Emma Donovan, Emily Wurramara, DOBBY, and Optamus to create a song in memory of Cassius Turvey, a Noongar-Yamatji boy who had died at the age of 15 the result of an assault by a random attacker when walking home from school in Perth, Western Australia. The song, titled "Forever 15",[5] was played at Turvey's funeral on 18 November 2022 funeral[6] and released three days later on 21 November 2022.[5][7]
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
List of singles, with year released, selected certifications and album name shown
Title
Year
Album
"Australia Does Not Exist" (featuring Philly, Adrian Eagle, Culture Evolves and Pataphysics)
