K1 and his family were in the middle of
the revolution in Iran, which had
caused difficulties. K1’s father lost his
job and the only income for the family.
To make matters worse the war broke
out between Iran and Iraq. Everyday
living item costs were going up to a
level where it was impossible for a poor
family to survive.
K1 lost his mother the young age of
five, in a hit and run car accident.
Because of the political differences the
investigation was put aside and the
driver was never charged. “Politicians
were using the power of the media and
school education to confuse and
control the public, brain washing them
into believing the only way to heaven is
to die in war, and if you didn’t agree
you were either to be shot or sent to
the front line. Kids as young as nine
years old would sacrifice their lives in
war believing this was their chance of
getting into heaven (suicide bombing),”
says K1.
For anyone who did not agree with the
governments beliefs they were striped
of all rights, jobs, school or college
education and even their house or land.
Under these circumstances K1’s father
felt there was no other option but to
have K1’s brother try and escape the
country through the border of Iran and
Pakistan, and take K1 and his sister.
After a tough three day journey to
attempt to cross the border they got
caught and sent to jail and where
waiting to be Executed. They
however were able to pay smugglers to
help attempt a second escape, taking
three days without food and water
where lucky enough to successfully go
through into Pakistan.
They spent fourteen months on the
streets before they were accepted as
refugees and traveled to Australia in
August 1989. Adapting to this new life
was difficult for K1 who was a young
boy without his parents by his side. At
school he was a victim of racism, with
no one to turn to he had to bury
everything inside and just deal with it.
As years past K1 learned to express his
feelings and emotions through his
music by writing songs. His lyrics
contain his personal experiences. It is
through K1’s life experiences that flows
his voice of poetry, a modern day
middle eastern, raping his experiences
and hoping that the world will take
notice and learn from the mistakes of
the past and move towards a more
peaceful existence where people can
express themselves without the fear of
loosing their lives.
K1’s power lies in his words, words of
peace.
K1 says that a “big part of the media is
now out of control, what we see on
television is what results in tragic
events like two of my best friends
whom I was very close to, were shot
dead in cold blood in a drive by
shooting on a busy street in Sydney.
We all came here hoping to get away
from the violence and live a life in
peace and harmony, but it seems no
matter where you go these days, the
violence, corruption in politics and the
self destructing ways of the human
race and also the planet earth are
increasing every day, what can we do
but to try and live through the present
day hoping to make a difference for the
future."
K1 feels the whole world is messed up.
If you listen to the music and the
words, you can see that K1 asks
everyone to change the world with
peaceful actions and make the world a
better place.
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