Michael James Hart (8 May 1970 – 23 August 2020) was an Australian musician. His debut album, Still the Flowers Bloom (March 2001), reached the ARIA Albums Chart top 100. It had been recorded in late 2000 with Jim Moginie (of Midnight Oil) producing. Hart's second album, Upside Down in the Full Face of Optimism, was nominated for Best Blues & Roots Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2002.On 25 August 2020, it was reported that Hart had died.

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Soulful And Effortless

“Yeah, I know,” he laughs. “Makes me feel old! It’s been very quick as well. I remember at that time [of the 2002 ARIAs] I decided… It was actually just a couple of weeks before that that I decided to move to France, and a week later I found out I’d got that nomination and there was this thing inside going, ‘Maybe you should stay and change it all,’ and I thought, ‘No, I’ve just got to go with the journey – it feels right.’ And I wouldn’t regret anything because of what I’ve set up and the beautiful time I had in Europe. But it’s gone fast!”

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Album Review: Mick Hart - Side By Side

It’s Hart’s voice that is the most powerful weapon in his musical armoury.

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Mick Hart: Flowers Power.

Hart’s Done Time.

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Mick Hart: The Face.

Down On The Upside.