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Nick Murphy on killing Chet Faker, onstage anxiety and pleasing parents

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Several years after ditching the moniker that saw him rise to fame, Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker tells Marty Smiley why he had to burn his alter ego, how he got over on-stage anxiety attacks and what his parents think of his profession.
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