15 Facts About Stu Mackenzie

Stu Mackenzie serves as singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for the band and is recognized as its leader, a role he has filled since its formation in 2010.

Stuart Douglas Mackenzie was born on 26 October 1990, in Victoria.

Stu Mackenzie's mother is a nurse, and his father had worked in environmental policy and local government.

Stu Mackenzie was an aspiring Australian rules footballer as a child, and captained a juniors side in Anglesea that included future professional player Patrick Dangerfield.

The 12-track garage rock album was self-recorded, and several tracks used unconventional recording methods; for example, the vocals for the album's title track were recorded through four iPhones placed around a room while Stu Mackenzie sang into one of them.

Stu Mackenzie said the album was inspired by Western films and Red Dead Redemption, as well as "evil guitars".

Stu Mackenzie described the record as relating to the constant changes in their neighborhood, and trying to finding beauty in the location.

Stu Mackenzie explained in an interview that the songs on the album were songs that didn't work in, or came after, the other 2017 records, but that they were not b-sides.

Stu Mackenzie announced that Gizzfest would be held outside of Australia for the first time that year.

Stu Mackenzie reported that one will be "chill", another "kind of jazzy", and some of it microtonal.

Stu Mackenzie is credited for the band's fast-paced release schedule; further, since the band's beginning, he has been treated as its "director".

Stu Mackenzie deliberately avoids perfectionism, and does not try to better himself as he feels he would be too scared to start.

Stu Mackenzie announced in 2022 that he suffers from Crohn's disease, and that the remainder of King Gizzard's European summer tour would be cancelled due to him seeking treatment amidst a "personal health crisis".

Stu Mackenzie confirmed in a Reddit AMA that he is vegan, and it inspired some of the songs on the album Fishing for Fishies.

Stu Mackenzie has stated in an AMA that he does not believe in a God.