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[man clearing throat]
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[tense music building]
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[Zyzz] How you going
loyal Zyzz fans?
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Sup, brah?
Zyzz in the house, brah!
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Gonna have a little word
with all of y'all.
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Hello and welcome
to 4chan, this is Zyzz.
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That's Zyzz!
Not fucking Zeez, brah!
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A few things I want to say.
First things first -
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I'm fucking God. Alright?
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I'm fucking aesthetic.
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See this fucking hair, brah.
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Jawline, brah.
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Fucking beautiful, brah.
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{\an8}[Said VO] Back before
the algorithm was a thing,
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{\an8}there was Zyzz.
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{\an8}[Zyzz] How do you become
a sick cunt, but?
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You go to the gym,
you lift weights,
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you get tats, you fuck bitches!
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That's all you got to
fucking do cunt!
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[Said VO] Behind that persona
was my little brother Aziz,
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with his webcam
in his bedroom.
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[gentle music]
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[Said VO]
Aziz wanted to be loved.
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But Zyzz? He wanted fame -
even if it meant being hated.
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Everyone has
a little bit of Zyzz in them.
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Every fucking cunt out there.
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You're a fucking sick cunt
if you wanna be, brah.
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Stop being a fucking
sad cunt, alright?
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In life, if you
want to be noticed,
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you've gotta be a
fucking ripped cunt.
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You've gotta be
a shredded cunt...
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[Said VO] By age of 21,
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he had amassed
a legion of fans online.
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Zyzz is a fucking revolution,
brah. We're taking over.
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[Said VO]
Within a year...
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...he was gone.
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{\an8}[Said VO]
It's been 15 years,
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{\an8}and I have people asking me all
the time about what happened.
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[Aziz on video] Alright, brah -
we're live,
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in Casa de Zyzz.
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A fucking sexy house.
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[Said VO] I don't really
talk about it.
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Respecting the wishes of
my family - my parents.
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That's just -
that's how it's been.
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[gentle music]
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[Said VO] But now, it's time.
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The true story needs to be
told.
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Az was always honest.
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I want to do the same.
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[urgent music]
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[TV reporter] Before
the 'Tok, before the 'Gram,
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before even YouTube got
popular, there was Zyzz.
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[Phillip] People parted like
the fucking sea and looked.
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Everyone was like -
[gasping]
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[Paolo] It was like spotting
like, the rarest Pokémon card.
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[Aziz] Come at me, brah.
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People were just
mesmerised.
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[loud dance music]
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[Amelia] He was literally like
the coolest kid on the block.
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If we get a photo, then we were
automatically cool by default.
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[YouTuber] He really did start
the whole aesthetic era.
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[YouTuber] He changed
internet culture forever.
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You mad?
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[YouTuber] He grew up
this tiny little beanpole.
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Three years later,
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he looked like a fucking
Dragon Ball Z character.
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[YouTuber] There was a
phenomenon going on here
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that is separate from
the guy's physique.
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He understood the
power of the internet.
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[TV reporter]
A multi-billion-dollar
industry,
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more than half of
Gen Z now aspire
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to become social
media influencers.
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[Paola] In Australia he had an
online presence that no one had.
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Back then, there was no such
thing as influencers.
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Az was the first one to do that.
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This content that he's created
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inspired young men
all over the world.
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[Bullet Man] These guys
all loved him,
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because he was one of them.
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[various foreign language
voice overs]
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[YouTuber] It has actually
become a religion
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to some people.
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[YouTuber] When they
needed inspiration,
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they needed motivation -
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Zyzz just fucking appears, bro.
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[upbeat dance music]
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[Said VO] That level
of fame was wild.
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It was crazy to witness.
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[Paola] He wasn't fully capable
of dealing with
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how quick that fame hit him.
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[tense music]
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[Phillip] We thought we had
everything figured out.
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Nothing's going
to stop this thing.
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You mirin'?
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New haircut, brah.
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[YouTuber] Zyzz based his
whole life and persona
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around the way he looked,
and he cut corners.
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[Paolo] Like they see
someone who's young, outgoing,
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says what he wants -
they get the shits.
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They go,
"Who's this guy think he is?"
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"Come at me, brah!"
What the fuck?
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You're a wanker!
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[Shaun] He'd always
say stuff like,
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"Haters gonna hate",
you know?
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[Phillip] Now, there are much
more polarising figures.
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[laughing]
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[Phillip] Some people would
write him off altogether.
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But he represents something that
a lot of young guys relate to.
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[YouTuber] Love him or hate him,
his impact is being felt now.
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[YouTuber] If a million guys
improve their lives
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because of this guy,
do the ends justify the means?
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[Paolo] He told me,
"I'm going to Thailand".
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I'm like,
"This is not a good idea".
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[Aziz on video] Yeah, brah.
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[Paolo] He was not in the
right mindset to be going there.
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He was supposed to come
home two days later.
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[YouTuber] He always said,
"We're all going to make it".
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"We're all going to
make it, brahs".
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We're all gonna fucking
make it, brah. That's it!
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{\an8}[Said] There's orders
every day going out,
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{\an8}quite a lot of orders
every day.
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{\an8}Anywhere and everywhere, um,
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{\an8}even in some of the most
remote countries in the world -
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{\an8}I think I had an order in
Botswana last year,
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{\an8}which I thought was like,
super interesting.
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This is one of the more
popular designs.
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It's half of Aziz's face
on the left side,
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and on the right side
is my face.
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I'll go ahead
and I'll pack that,
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along with a note.
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"Stay shredded".
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I mean, we should have
been doing this together,
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but I'm keeping
that flame alive,
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and I'm keeping
the spirit going.
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[Said] What is good guys?
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I am looking to
work with men -
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to optimise their health,
their fitness, their training.
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If this is you,
DM the word 'Coach'...
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Eat you ten meals a day...
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[Said VO] You know I'm in the
space of fitness and health
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to motivate people
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into changing their life,
into being their true selves.
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I've realised that over the
years - having a nice physique
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can attract and command
so much respect
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and so much attention.
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No one understood
this better than Aziz.
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He cracked the code
way back in high school.
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That's where it all began.
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[tense music]
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[Paolo] I was around 16
when I first met him.
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He's like,
"Come over, come over".
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I went to his house.
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His mum answered the door.
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[knocking]
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[Paolo] Opened the door,
like opened it a little bit
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with like,
"Hello, who are you?"
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[Paolo] And then straight
away she was like, "Get out!"
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And then I'm like,
"No, I'm here for Az".
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And then he ran out
and was like,
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"No, no, that's my friend".
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[computer beeping]
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[Paolo] He was very sheltered.
I realised this very quickly.
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[Shaun] Me and Said
went to the same high school.
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I eventually met his
brother going to his house.
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{\an8}He had this pale skin,
quite skinny, big nose.
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His teeth out like this.
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He's kind of like
this dorky guy.
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I mean, I'm the dorky guy,
but he's even dorkier.
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[computer beeping]
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[Shaun] Yeah, the friendship
really grew from there.
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I met Shaun at
Macquarie University,
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we were studying
psychology together.
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We just became friends.
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[computer beeping]
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[Shahida] Az would have been
about 17, he was still a kid.
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{\an8}Just a normal teenager.
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He really looked up
to his brother
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and they were quite close.
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[Said] There was a
little bit of an age gap,
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we were like
three years apart,
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{\an8}but it was more like
a best friend
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{\an8}than looking after
a baby brother.
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We did like,
everything together.
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[Said VO] We were always like
experimenting with,
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like with our look, with our
hair, with our fashion.
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My hair was fucking blond
and I had a little goatee.
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It was weird,
I looked like Kurt Cobain.
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And then Az had like,
jet black hair
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with a little skunk blond
streak at the front.
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We just saw ourselves as
video game characters
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and we just wanted
to keep being
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the main character of our,
of our game.
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[Shaun] He was
bullied a little bit.
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He had this great personality,
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but people would comment
on his nose, his body,
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whatever it might be.
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{\an8}Yeah, I think that
weighed on him a little bit.
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{\an8}See you later.
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[Shahida] Aziz was shy.
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He was not happy
with the way he looked.
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Comparing himself to
Western ideals of beauty.
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Even as a child, you can take
a lot of those things onboard
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without really realising it.
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[gentle music]
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[Shahida] With a lot of first
generation Australians,
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{\an8}he thought,
why do I look different
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{\an8}to everybody else around me.
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{\an8}[Paolo] Their parents
were like full traditional,
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{\an8}old school,
like Russian Kurdish.
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I'm going to make the money.
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You guys study and do me
proud and become doctors.
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[Said] To provide for us -
they were doing overtime,
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like almost every day.
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They had to learn English
and to raise two crazy children.
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It was hard, but you know,
they did the best they could.
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[Said] Me and Az would like
go home from school together.
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We'll just spend
all the time together,
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just playing video games,
watching TV,
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until our parents
got home.
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They thought that there's
food in the fridge -
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as long as we were home,
what can go wrong?
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Yeah, the internet.
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[dial-up internet sound]
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I do remember
the old sound.
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[chuckling]
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[imitates dial-up noise].
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[chuckling]
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[TV reporter] 2006 was the year
the social web broke through.
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Broadband is
fuelling the popularity
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of video sharing sites, with
YouTube leading the charge.
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[TV reporter] Every day
60,000 video clips
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are loaded onto the site,
from anyone and anywhere,
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giving millions
their 15 seconds of fame.
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[Paolo] Online, he could get
away with anything.
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[Shaun] It was like his
entry to the world.
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{\an8}[Said] YouTube was
super new back then.
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{\an8}It had only been around
for like two years.
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He filmed himself.
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At the time I don't think
there was really a reason.
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He just literally
just did it for fun.
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He knew it was weird
but he didn't care,
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and I was just like, "Okay".
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[dance music playing]
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[Said]
It was liberating for him.
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[music continues]
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[Said] 'Cause, school
was so restrictive.
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He was looking for an escape
and he found that.
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[song playing]
"Tonight is the night"
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[Said] There was one forum
in particular
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called bodybuilding.com -
'Misc Forum'.
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We kind of like gave ourselves
an identity on there.
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[Shaun] Yeah, my screen name
was 'babolimp'
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or just 'babo',
people would call me.
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Which is Korean for 'stupid'.
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[chuckling]
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[Shaun] And Aziz was 'Zyzz'.
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[Shaun] He started off posting
his own pictures online,
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his own little videos online.
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[Aziz on video] You're going to
be a YouTube superstar.
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[woman] Okay.
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He loved it as a bit of a
glow up for himself.
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You could kind of put
things out there
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and see what people loved
and what people hated.
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[crowd chattering loudly]
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[Shaun] He first learned
the shuffle
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and then he added in
like these other moves -
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like this Tektonik
kind of stuff.
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We'd go to these
raves or festivals
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and he'd just blow everyone
away with this dance routine.
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[people cheering]
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[Shaun] So he made like
heaps and heaps of friends
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at those events.
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But trying to get girls
just wasn't happening.
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He didn't really understand why.
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[Shahida] They would go
onto those forums
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seeking that sort of
advice and knowledge.
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That place was like an
echo chamber of men/boys
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encouraging each other,
egging each other on.
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[Shahida] There's a lot of stuff
there that's really unsavoury -
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even for that time.
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[Said] He saw the guys
that girls are admiring
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and looking up to,
and want to be with.
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These guys seem to get all
the respect and everything.
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Aziz thought maybe if I put on
some muscle, or get stronger,
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maybe then people will
stop picking at me
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and maybe people will
respect me more.
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Fuck! Well,
this is a no brainer,
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I've gotta go to the gym.
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{\an8}[Shaun] He'd work out,
and you know,
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{\an8}he'd post these videos and
pictures and stuff of himself
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on bodybuilding.com.
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He'd just go in there
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and just look at what they
were saying about him
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and see what people thought.
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[slow rhythmic music]
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[music building]
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[urgent music continues]
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[Aziz] Yeah, yeah, yeah...
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[urgent techno music continues]
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[Shaun] For people to be able
to see his real personality,
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he had to really change
himself physically.
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And 'Zyzz' started to form.
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[train rattling]
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[Shaun on video] I'm recording.
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[chattering]
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[Shaun on video]
I'm doing a video.
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Beautiful.
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[Shaun] Go, run in there man.
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Run in there and
do push-ups on the floor.
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Come on, man.
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Stop showing off and show off
in front of the old women.
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[Shaun] He always
wanted me to record it.
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Initially I loved doing it
because it was just funny.
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[Shaun] Go, run through,
do push-ups on the floor,
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then run back.
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Nah you - ah fuck it. Let's go.
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[Shaun] Me! You're topless -
it's funny, man.
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Come on! You're a pussy.
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Come on, do you want to
have a funny video or not?
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[Shaun] I'd be like,
take your shirt off -
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go do push-ups in
front of these people.
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And he'd take his shirt off
and be like, "You go do it".
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[Shaun] Come on, go do it!
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"Nah, I don't want to",
and he'd get the heebie jeebies.
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[Shaun] Do it!
Come on, do it.
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[Shaun]
But eventually he found,
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using this 'Zyzz' persona
he could get himself out there,
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and do things that this
nerdy young kid could not.
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He discovered confidence
he didn't have before.
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And he wanted even more.
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[loud dance music]
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[Said] It was a magical time.
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Zyzz, Chestbrah, Babo.
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It was a really good bromance
amongst us three -
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pushing each other to our max.
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[music continues]
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[Said] All the positive
reinforcement
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that came from training -
it was addictive.
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00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,039
[woman giggling]
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[Shaun] I'd come and pick
them up in my beat-up car,
343
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lots of music in the car
and rock out.
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Go to the gym,
five days a week,
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up to two hours a day
and just have a blast really.
346
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Az was the guy who
brought in people.
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00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:22,759
He was like my
best friend for a while -
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it felt really special
being in his presence.
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Then he'd go and
be with someone else
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and that would be his
bum chum for a while.
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He'd bring so many
people in,
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and we'd all mesh together
because of him.
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He really was like, you know,
the glue.
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[Phillip] Mid-twenties,
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I basically came out of a really
crappy relationship.
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I made a decision.
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I was like, I'm going to throw
myself back into the gym
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{\an8}and I'm going to get into
the best shape ever,
359
00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,799
{\an8}no matter what - I'm going
to get absolutely shredded,
360
00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,759
{\an8}and this is going to
solve all my problems.
361
00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,039
Fucking sounds so
fucking stupid, hey?
362
00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,440
[chuckling]
[computer beeping]
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I had to have seen videos of Az
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00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,479
and I've seen his name floating
around in the forums
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but I never took notice
of it at all.
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{\an8}[George] I was into
strongman powerlifting,
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{\an8}that sort of stuff.
368
00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,119
{\an8}So the whole point of you going
to the gym is to get stronger
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{\an8}and to better yourself.
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00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,319
{\an8}If you're going to worry
about how you look -
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what's wrong with ya?
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00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,279
So this guy in
little short shorts,
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walking around the gym
posing and just acting weird.
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00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,279
[screaming]
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00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:40,839
[Phillip] He's not really
my type of person
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00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:41,719
that would be my friend.
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00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,399
But I was actually
pleasantly surprised,
378
00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:44,919
how friendly
and open he was.
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00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,039
[George] Once you
talk to the bloke,
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it was intelligent conversation.
381
00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,359
We ended up
just training together.
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00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:51,279
It became a regular thing.
383
00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,599
And it's like,
okay this guy's alright.
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00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,519
[George] And we became
training partners, basically.
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[Shaun on video]
This is the rare formation
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00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,199
of the Carlingford
Fitness First gym.
387
00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:03,999
You wanna get fucking shredded?
388
00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,719
This is the only
fucking way to do it.
389
00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,719
You need your teammates.
390
00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,839
You need your fucking
teammates to help you out.
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00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,759
[Paolo] He had a
diverse group of friends.
392
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So I'm half Asian,
half Aussie.
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00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:19,759
[George] My background's Greek.
394
00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:20,719
[Paolo] I'm Italian and Dutch.
395
00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,959
My Aussie side, their
background is German.
396
00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,599
Now, it's like, it's cool
and sexy to be half Asian.
397
00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:28,479
Back in the 90s it wasn't cool.
398
00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,920
Like, I found it hard to
fit into cultural groups.
399
00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,440
I can imagine that he would've
had his hangups as well.
400
00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:40,679
Being Russian background,
401
00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,719
but then in Western Sydney,
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00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,279
that's quite different.
403
00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,519
The point is we were
a mixed bag.
404
00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,199
We aligned our values not on
our ethnic background,
405
00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,919
but the bond and camaraderie
of training together
406
00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,399
and pushing each other.
407
00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,519
That's where we kind of
connected.
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00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,439
[Shahida] I thought it was
a really positive thing
409
00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,079
that they started
to go to the gym.
410
00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,599
Normally they were
just stuck behind
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00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,479
their computer screens
all the time.
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00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,680
[low chattering]
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[Shaun] We all
uplifted each other,
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like, physically and, like,
kind of emotionally in a sense.
415
00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,039
People would ask you,
like why are you so dedicated?
416
00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,159
It didn't feel like that because
it was such a fun environment.
417
00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:27,640
Az went three years
without taking a day off.
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[George] Az was probably
the best training partner
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00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,079
I've actually had in the gym.
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00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,959
I've trained with many people
and no one had that drive,
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00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,000
that intensity, the interest
for it, the hunger for it.
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00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,480
He just took it
to that next level.
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00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,400
[slow tense music]
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[Aziz on video] Fuck yeah, brah.
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00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:17,519
[Shahida] The boys are like
constantly talking about
426
00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,359
body types and
scientific terms.
427
00:22:20,360 --> 00:22:23,119
That type of language
from a forum
428
00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:27,119
and they started using that
in everyday conversation
429
00:22:27,120 --> 00:22:29,079
and it just caught on.
430
00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,079
They were creating
that kind of culture
431
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,680
without realising
that they were.
432
00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,559
[Paolo]
He advanced very quickly.
433
00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,399
Like, I'd probably never
seen someone grow that quickly,
434
00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:43,719
um...
435
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,879
And keep that lean physique.
436
00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,679
Yeah, it was,
it was a world phenomenon.
437
00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,079
I've never seen anyone
be able to do that.
438
00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,839
{\an8}[Shaun] It was pretty
early into his bodybuilding,
439
00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:58,400
{\an8}it was only after,
maybe in the first year or so.
440
00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,879
He just started out-lifting us,
like, massively,
441
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,519
like he'd get these gains
where he'd put on ten kilos
442
00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,599
and about 20 kilos,
30 kilos more.
443
00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,959
[Said] Every week we would
have like a weigh-off,
444
00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,399
or we'd have a scale in front of
us and we'd weigh each other.
445
00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,239
In one week he's like on 80 -
next week, 81.
446
00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:20,759
Week after, 82. Week ten
he's hitting 90 kilos.
447
00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:21,959
I'm like, what the fuck?
448
00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,439
Like what's going on?
I was really confused.
449
00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:27,319
I see what he eats.
I see what he lifts.
450
00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:28,919
Like we're doing about
the same stuff.
451
00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,799
What is he doing
that I'm not doing?
452
00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,559
But when questioning
him, like, obviously,
453
00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,399
the answer was always
all the time, "I'm natty, bro".
454
00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:42,439
[people chattering]
455
00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,359
[Said] I had no fucking idea.
456
00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:50,399
I walked in on him and
he had a needle in his bum.
457
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,599
[dramatic music]
458
00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:54,159
[Said] I just looked at him,
I'm like,
459
00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,119
"Is that what I think it is?"
460
00:23:56,120 --> 00:23:58,560
[dramatic music]
461
00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,639
[Phillip] Steroids!
Me, personally?
462
00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,800
I hadn't injected testosterone
or anything back then.
463
00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,559
{\an8}But, I get it.
464
00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:11,999
{\an8}You do it, you feel amazing,
you have better energy,
465
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:12,959
you have better
mental clarity.
466
00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,879
There's a hormonal
response in the body
467
00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,559
so there's endorphins released,
you feel even better.
468
00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,479
And there's also the pump.
469
00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,639
It's an incredible feeling when
you're training a body part.
470
00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,879
All the blood pushes
into that body part
471
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:25,719
and it feels very full
472
00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,839
and you feel temporarily
bigger and you feel better.
473
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,759
It's a -
it's a majestic feeling.
474
00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,200
It's addictive. So it's like,
let's do it again tomorrow.
475
00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:43,039
[Phillip] When I met Az, I don't
know if he had a long game plan,
476
00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,560
but I do know,
the bug had bitten.
477
00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,640
[urgent techno music]
478
00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:57,159
[Said] I'm like, "Why would you
not tell me, of all people?"
479
00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,239
And he just like laughed
about it and giggled about it.
480
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,639
I felt sad to be honest.
481
00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,679
But at the other point
I was happy,
482
00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:10,359
because the happy part
of me was realising
483
00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:12,600
that I could also do this now.
484
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,480
Motherfucker, why
didn't you tell me sooner?
485
00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:23,439
[gentle music]
486
00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,319
{\an8}[Said VO] So many people
struggle - like finding
purpose.
487
00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,519
{\an8}You know what I mean - finding
what it is that they're good at
488
00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,679
in this world and doing it
for the rest of their life.
489
00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,680
I've found that.
490
00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:35,199
A lot of people would be like,
491
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,400
oh, but you're 39, you know,
you should slow down.
492
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:44,479
But I think everything that I
do keeps Az's name in reverie,
493
00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,759
every win that I have
isn't just a win for me,
494
00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,479
it's a win for him.
495
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,880
So I don't see myself
slowing down any time soon.
496
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,999
[pills rattling]
497
00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,760
We're about to go train now
so I'm going to get ready.
498
00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,080
Okay...
499
00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,280
[exhaling]
500
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,559
[Said moaning]
501
00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,799
[trainer] Keep going,
keep going.
502
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,639
[Said VO] I believe steroids
can be done safely.
503
00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,239
It just depends on having
the right people around you,
504
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:30,959
having a coach,
505
00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,440
and just knowing
when to stop.
506
00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,559
[Said] End of the day people are
going to do it, regardless.
507
00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:42,279
So the best we can do
as older role models is
508
00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:43,759
just give the right advice
509
00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,279
and also sometimes tell them
the negative effects,
510
00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:47,479
the positive effects,
511
00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,799
because there's two sides
to a coin, the good and the bad.
512
00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:50,599
And then it's up to, you know,
513
00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:51,719
it's up to the
young men of today
514
00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,959
what they do
with that information.
515
00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:57,199
Three, two, and now
do your transition and hold.
516
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,200
There...
517
00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,719
[Said] He'd be super proud.
518
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:13,159
It took me my whole life
to match his musculature,
519
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,559
but I got there in the end
so he'd be proud.
520
00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,560
[Said] Yeah...
521
00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,400
[Said] Safe as I could have
done it, that's the truth.
522
00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,320
[people chattering]
523
00:27:31,120 --> 00:27:33,759
This was the first festival
I ever went to.
524
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,799
[chattering on phone]
525
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,879
[Shaun chuckling]
526
00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,559
[Shaun on video] Wow, strong
eyes! Wish I could zoom out.
527
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,879
Let's hear some music, bro,
yeah!
528
00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,280
Yeah, it just feels like
I'm back there again.
529
00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,960
[people chattering
and hollering]
530
00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,799
[cheering loudly]
531
00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,480
[upbeat techno music]
532
00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,559
[crowd cheering]
533
00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:17,599
[man] Thanks Sydney.
534
00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,159
{\an8}[people chattering]
535
00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,679
{\an8}[Shaun on video]
Let's go, baby! Woo!
536
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,039
[Shaun] He thought, he's got
like a great looking body,
537
00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,199
he wanted to put himself
out there.
538
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,439
Took his shirt off.
He got down to his -
539
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,440
completely to his underwear.
540
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,919
[Shaun] On the early days,
you'd hear that a lot like,
541
00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,199
"Put your shirt on! What have
you got your shirt off for?"
542
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,679
People would yell that out.
543
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,359
He had to work his way
up there to do that.
544
00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,360
[Shaun on video]
Some unimpressed onlookers?
545
00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:52,159
Whoa! Look at this cunt
in his underwear!
546
00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,919
[Shaun] But then once
he got into the swing of it, um,
547
00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,999
yeah people were catcalling,
and all this kind of stuff.
548
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,520
He'd get a bit more
confident the next time.
549
00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:04,799
[Paolo] Sometimes like,
he'd just get shit and be like,
550
00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,079
"Fuck you, you stupid wog boy".
551
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:07,559
Like, when we're out,
"Who do you think you are?"
552
00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:08,999
"Oh, those short shorts
are for faggots,
553
00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,599
why are you wearing
those here?"
554
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,599
[Phillip] No one was wearing
those little shorts,
555
00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,319
like, not if you were straight.
556
00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,359
Like, man you wouldn't dare
to wear that stuff.
557
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,559
Az wore these
and rocked them.
558
00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,639
[Paolo]
Homophobia, wog-phobia...
559
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:24,239
but also admiration.
560
00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,479
Like they're like, "Hmm, this
guy's a bit of a faggot,
561
00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,039
but I wouldn't mind looking like
that if I wasn't like ethnic
562
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:30,839
and it was my body".
563
00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,039
[Phillip] The following year,
they all have the hair style,
564
00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,719
and everybody was
rocking these shorts.
565
00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:37,239
[Paolo] We'd be like,
"Oh, there's a Zyzz copycat".
566
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,719
There were like 10 to 15,
like people
567
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,039
that like, would be like, identical.
568
00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,599
We'd be like,
"What the hell?
569
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:44,919
"Where does this guy come from?"
570
00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,800
But yeah, it'd just be like more
and more and more and more.
571
00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:50,959
[Phillip]
That's like me wearing like,
572
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:52,079
all of a sudden
wearing hoop earrings
573
00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:53,839
and trying to make it cool.
Like, that's impossible.
574
00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,559
You gotta be a special person
to make that shit catch on.
575
00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,719
[TV reporter] February 9, 2009,
576
00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,239
Facebook activates
the 'like' button.
577
00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,759
Likes have become the
currency of the internet,
578
00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,920
turning every post into
a popularity contest.
579
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,359
[people chattering]
[techno music playing]
580
00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:15,039
[Aziz on video] Whoa!
Get your muzz on!
581
00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,600
Do me! My turn. Just hold it.
It's already recording.
582
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,520
[woman on video]
Oh, you want to record.
583
00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:31,599
[woman] You fucking juicy.
You're fucking juicy.
584
00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:35,039
[woman on video
saying 'juicy' on a loop]
585
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,560
[computer mouse clicking]
586
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:39,399
[Shaun] Kind of like
587
00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,159
created a bit of a
mini following for himself.
588
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,479
He got like a little Facebook
fan page of himself.
589
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,759
You'd go to the gym and suddenly
the girls would come up,
590
00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,799
"Oh, I saw your latest video".
And like...
591
00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,079
It's like you think it didn't
have that much exposure
592
00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:56,159
but actually so many people
had seen it.
593
00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,359
[Shaun] It was just bigger
than we thought.
594
00:30:58,360 --> 00:30:59,959
[man] How's it going everyone?
595
00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:01,799
My name's Pewdiepie.
596
00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,879
If you're watching this you
probably know me as Boxxy.
597
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,079
Love you!
598
00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,999
Leave Britney alone!
599
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,399
It was a really
interesting time.
600
00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:12,799
[Said] In an age of just,
601
00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,399
celebrities that people would
see on movies and stuff.
602
00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:20,199
It was refreshing for people
to see someone real and raw
603
00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,119
and funny and unscripted.
604
00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,479
Left my scooter
outside the dairy -
605
00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:27,039
Nek Minute!
606
00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:29,239
[person giggling]
607
00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,399
[Said] When it comes to Aziz,
608
00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,479
it was his charisma
and it was his personality,
609
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,439
but also it was
perfect timing
610
00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:40,560
that sparked a huge
worldwide internet flame.
611
00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,320
[techno music rising]
612
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:49,679
[Said] It's kinda funny now,
613
00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:51,479
as a grown man
looking back at it.
614
00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:56,239
The content - it's just so
simple and raw.
615
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,359
But he was so captivating
on camera.
616
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:03,079
So real and funny,
and unscripted.
617
00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:04,679
[man on video] Zyzz doesn't
care about the traffic.
618
00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,759
Push ups!
(people laughing)
619
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,959
[techno music continues]
620
00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,559
[Phillip] He just ticked
so many boxes
621
00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,239
for what the world
didn't have at the time
622
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,679
and put it in a package that was
cool, sexy, fun, carefree -
623
00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:20,599
all that stuff.
624
00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,119
The message is not new,
625
00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:25,479
but if you package it
in a way that's relatable,
626
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:26,559
they'll listen more.
627
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:31,999
[Said] What drew people in was
the way Aziz made them feel.
628
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,720
He made them feel like they
could be capable of anything.
629
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,479
[Aziz on video] How do you
become a sick cunt but?
630
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:43,119
Oh listen bro, you go to
the gym, you lift weights,
631
00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:44,959
you get tatts,
you fuck bitches -
632
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:46,519
that's all you
got to fucking do, cunt!
633
00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,359
[Paolo] The persona he
portrayed online, like,
634
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,439
this big staunch like,
fun loving fighting guy
635
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:53,199
was literally a persona.
636
00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:54,599
Like, that was it.
637
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,239
Because in real life,
he was so goofy.
638
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,159
[Aziz on video exclaiming]
639
00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:02,879
[man chuckling]
640
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,239
[Paolo] But I feel like
641
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:07,159
if he was as goofy as he was
in real life in those videos,
642
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:11,679
no one would have taken
the message as serious.
643
00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,519
Very early on he realised
that that persona
644
00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:16,520
worked in motivating.
645
00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,359
The message that he was
trying to portray
646
00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,959
was not to hurt or punch on with
people or be rude to people,
647
00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:27,119
it was more so to bring
people up and to elevate people
648
00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:30,400
and help people become the
best version of themselves.
649
00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,400
[Aziz chattering on video]
650
00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,079
[Shaun] You can look at it
as a surface level thing, like,
651
00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:41,559
oh going to the gym
and getting a good body,
652
00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,479
but yeah, it's a bit deeper
than people think.
653
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,799
Uplift yourself,
uplift those around you.
654
00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,519
Have a laugh.
Don't be too serious.
655
00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,599
Don't fight other people.
Don't hate.
656
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,079
It's all pretty positive stuff.
657
00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:58,760
[Aziz on video] A kebab
with protein in it.
658
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:03,600
Yes!
659
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,200
[gentle music]
660
00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,159
{\an8}[Said] He made a post
on his Facebook saying,
661
00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,119
{\an8}"I've got more followers
than our Prime Minster".
662
00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:28,519
It kind of sunk in like wow,
663
00:34:28,520 --> 00:34:31,399
this guy's actually
becoming super famous
664
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,439
and a super recognisable
face and name.
665
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,079
Oh, calm down.
666
00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:39,160
What are you doing?
667
00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,640
[keyboard tapping]
668
00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,960
[tense music rising]
669
00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:58,199
[Aziz on video] You mad brah?
You fucking mirin', brah?
670
00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,839
[Paolo] I think I realised like
it was going crazy
671
00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:03,639
when like, there was like,
Brazilian fans.
672
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:04,839
I was like, "What?"
673
00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:08,080
You've got fans from Brazil,
like, who know Zyzz, brah.
674
00:35:09,720 --> 00:35:12,999
[loud techno playing]
675
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,079
[Said] The girls and
the friendships
676
00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:16,519
and the opportunities.
677
00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,159
Everything came so quickly
and so intensely.
678
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:25,519
He was chasing fame,
and it was working.
679
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:26,599
All of his friends around him
680
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,079
were all just like,
"What the fuck?
681
00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:28,879
"Like, this is so cool".
682
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,999
[Shahida] He'd slowly build
a posse of people
683
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,679
who would just go everywhere
he went, like groupies.
684
00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:39,039
It was bizarre.
Like, who are these people?
685
00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,159
[Phillip] We were called
The Aesthetics Crew.
686
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:43,559
We had like,
people messaging -
687
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,119
can I be part of the crew,
what have I gotta do?
688
00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:46,319
Like, what's the process?
689
00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:50,159
Is there an application form
or something?
690
00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:51,799
[Phillip] You know, I had all
these people on Facebook
691
00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,279
wanting to add me and
talk to me through my inbox,
692
00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:58,160
and I felt like this um, 15
minutes of fame kind of thing.
693
00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:00,959
We would be at home chillin'
694
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,279
and someone would
knock on the door
695
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,039
and it'd be like this
weapon of a chick.
696
00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:06,719
And he'd be like, "Can you guys
come back in like an hour?"
697
00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:08,679
And then we'd go off
and then whatever,
698
00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,639
and then come back
and she'd leave.
699
00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:13,079
Like literally, like Uber Eats
kind of thing,
700
00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:14,159
you know what I mean?
701
00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,439
It's that time again, brah.
So let's fucking do it.
702
00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,680
Alright. What I'm going
to show you today,
703
00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:20,959
is something epic.
704
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,999
Alright boys, just having a walk
around in the Casa de Zyzz.
705
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,719
This is the place
where I sleep, live, eat
706
00:36:27,720 --> 00:36:29,679
and get aesthetic and shit.
707
00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,879
Alright, so my
number one goal in life
708
00:36:31,880 --> 00:36:35,119
is not only just to get everyone
in the fucking gym and train,
709
00:36:35,120 --> 00:36:37,959
but get everyone into this
fucking beautiful music,
710
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,919
because this music
gives me emotion
711
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:43,039
that no girl has ever
given me in my life.
712
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:46,759
[Shaun] Every Friday became
like a gathering at my house.
713
00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,839
Have deep and meaningfuls,
have a lot of laughs.
714
00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,639
[Phillip] Hanging out at
Shaun's house in the backyard,
715
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,679
cracking silly jokes
and laughing.
716
00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:56,839
Seemed meaningless
and mundane at the time -
717
00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,999
I look back and go
those were the fun times.
718
00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:03,639
[George] He stopped trying
to be and was just being.
719
00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:06,840
It was just Az.
It wasn't anything else.
720
00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:10,079
[George] He'd always
say stuff like,
721
00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:12,439
"This is the peak of my life".
722
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,280
[loud techno music]
723
00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:27,960
[music fading]
724
00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:32,439
[Phillip] A lot of people
would look at Az
725
00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:33,479
and go
"Yeah, he looks amazing",
726
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:34,719
but you can't really put
your finger on -
727
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:36,919
what is it about him that
I can't take my eyes off -
728
00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:38,999
the physique - like there's
something about it.
729
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,879
You have to understand,
during that moment,
730
00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,679
as far as physique,
within the bodybuilding realm,
731
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,959
everyone was just trying to
become a cloud.
732
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:51,439
[Shaun] He thought bodybuilding
was pretty stupid to be honest.
733
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,759
They'd just get as big
as possible, kind of thing,
734
00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,519
whereas he was like, he
didn't care about that at all.
735
00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:59,839
He wanted a body
that was actually aesthetic.
736
00:37:59,840 --> 00:38:03,599
[Phillip] It's how does it look
all put together?
737
00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:04,919
His muscle insertions -
738
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:06,959
everything flows from
one muscle to the next.
739
00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,599
Everything's very symmetrical.
740
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:13,959
Most people - their trap kind of
stops halfway up the neck.
741
00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:17,799
His one almost went up
behind his ear.
742
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,319
And then he had this
upper chest clavicle bone -
743
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:24,120
it almost has like a Romanesque
armour kind of look to it.
744
00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,519
I haven't seen
anything like that since.
745
00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:32,359
[gentle music]
746
00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:33,359
[Phillip] It was almost like
747
00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,479
why people just sit there and
stare at that 'David' statue -
748
00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:36,879
Michelangelo's 'David'.
749
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,880
It's kind of like that
but I think it's better.
750
00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:46,480
You can just stare at a photo
of him and, and admire.
751
00:38:54,720 --> 00:38:56,720
[both chuckling]
752
00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:00,640
[techno music]
753
00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,160
[Said VO] Aziz had cracked
the cheat code to life.
754
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:11,639
He loved the spotlight,
the attention and the fame.
755
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:14,879
He enjoyed the rockstar life.
756
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:19,679
He was like, if this is the
response I'm getting now...
757
00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:22,440
...imagine if I get even
bigger.
758
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,240
[tense music]
759
00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:33,920
[Said on video]
Dumbbell presses.
760
00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:37,479
Yes! Come on!
761
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:39,039
[Paolo] He was like
ahead of the game.
762
00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:39,839
[Aziz] Come on!
763
00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,799
[Paolo] He had like researched
stuff for bodybuilding
764
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:44,999
that like,
was like unheard of.
765
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:46,999
This stuff was called
clenbuterol.
766
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:50,479
So it's essentially,
for horses with asthma.
767
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:51,719
Like, back in the day
768
00:39:51,720 --> 00:39:53,599
you could only get this stuff
from farriers -
769
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,600
from like people that
trained horses!
770
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:06,079
[Paolo] I was doing all my
university on, like anabolics,
771
00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:07,679
like that's what I was doing
a lot of my studies on.
772
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:09,680
And a lot of bad things
did happen.
773
00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,639
Whenever I brought up
something like, bro like,
774
00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:14,839
you know you can
get hypertension
775
00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:16,159
from doing this for
a long period time.
776
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:17,679
He'd be like, "That's not going
to happen to me".
777
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,159
Like, he was just
extremely naive.
778
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,279
Like, just like no -
like happy-go-lucky.
779
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,799
That's never going
to happen to me.
780
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,199
[Paolo] My big issue
with him was,
781
00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:28,919
this can't be a long-term thing.
782
00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:33,559
It should be a 10-12 week,
then have a break, but...
783
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:36,319
We didn't see
eye-to-eye on that.
784
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:39,000
[tense music]
785
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:42,479
[Said] He was at
Macquarie Uni.
786
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:45,559
{\an8}At that time
he was working two jobs.
787
00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:48,039
{\an8}[Shahida] Yeah, he was just
hellbent on making money
788
00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:50,119
to modify his body,
789
00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:55,599
so that he can keep up with that
persona and that image online.
790
00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:58,839
[tense music]
791
00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:00,439
[Shahida] He went and
got his teeth done
792
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:03,199
and you know, he would
constantly come up and smile
793
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:04,999
with his teeth wide open.
794
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:08,479
And you're like, "Yes Az,
your teeth look great".
795
00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:12,840
But honestly I felt
a bit sick about it.
796
00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:20,079
[Said] He was working at C2K
Castle Hill as a receptionist
797
00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:23,839
and he was also working for
Sydney Hotshots on the side.
798
00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:27,000
It's like a male
stripping place.
799
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:32,319
[Shahida] He was studying
marketing and commerce,
800
00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:35,759
and he had this natural talent
for understanding social media.
801
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:38,839
So, he would use the internet
802
00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:40,919
to kind of sell himself, really.
803
00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:42,959
[tense music]
804
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,439
[Shahida] You know, he would
sell photos of himself
805
00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:49,600
to gross old men
on the internet.
806
00:41:52,160 --> 00:41:55,439
He was getting influenced a lot
by people in the forums
807
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,639
who were saying, what's the
point of going to university?
808
00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:02,599
You know, I'll do three years
here, I'll be 50 grand in debt.
809
00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:04,919
What's the point of doing that
810
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:08,799
when I can come out of
school and make money.
811
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:10,800
[loud voices]
812
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:16,520
{\an8}[father]
813
00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:23,559
[Said] He left uni,
in his second year.
814
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:24,719
They weren't happy with it.
815
00:42:24,720 --> 00:42:25,719
[Aziz on video] In a few years
get enough money,
816
00:42:25,720 --> 00:42:27,559
then if I want to,
go back to uni...
817
00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:30,559
[Said] It was just
really hard to accept.
818
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:32,199
[Shahida] What was
going on in his life -
819
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,239
it was a whole
other world.
820
00:42:34,240 --> 00:42:37,359
They didn't understand
the effects of that on him,
821
00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:39,559
emotionally, physically.
822
00:42:39,560 --> 00:42:42,319
They just didn't have
the mechanisms
823
00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:44,479
to really understand that.
824
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:47,719
[Paolo] It would have been
almost unimaginable
825
00:42:47,720 --> 00:42:50,959
for his ethnic old parents
to be like,
826
00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:54,159
"Hello Aziz, we're going to book
you into psychiatrist,
827
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:56,519
"going to talk about how
you're getting famous".
828
00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:59,279
That would not have happened.
You have to accept that help.
829
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,399
And he would have been like,
"Shut the fuck up, Mum.
830
00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:03,439
"I'm not going to talk about
how I'm famous
831
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:04,399
"and about my feelings".
832
00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:06,400
But, probably that's
what he needed.
833
00:43:10,520 --> 00:43:12,600
{\an8}[father]
834
00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,799
Az was just
still going ahead
835
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:40,599
with what he wanted to do.
836
00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:42,719
{\an8}[Said] He just started to pick
up the pace as he got older,
837
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:44,079
{\an8}and he would do
more and more videos.
838
00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:45,839
{\an8}[TV reporter] YouTube now
offers money for video hits.
839
00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:47,919
The average person
spends about 15 minutes...
840
00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:48,999
[TV reporter]
YouTube is expanding
841
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:50,239
a revenue sharing program
842
00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:52,279
that allows more users
to make money from ads
843
00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:55,039
that run alongside the
videos they upload.
844
00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:58,359
Sup fit brahs, Zyzz...
845
00:43:58,360 --> 00:43:59,799
Sup fit brahs, Zyzz over here.
846
00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,519
Um, just saying how you going
to all you faggots.
847
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:05,879
[kissing]
[clearing throat]
848
00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:07,919
You admirin' the
aesthetics, brah?
849
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:09,439
You fucking admirin'
the aesthetics?
850
00:44:09,440 --> 00:44:12,079
I built Mount Olympus with
my fuckin' bare hands,
851
00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:15,199
because I am fuckin' Zyss -
the son of Zeus.
852
00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:17,519
Keep trolling with me, brah.
853
00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:19,520
Troll for lifes...
854
00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:25,999
Trolling? Oh yeah.
Yeah, of course. It's the best.
855
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:29,599
[Aziz on video] Me and George -
look at that sexy cunt!
856
00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:33,679
[George] To get that reaction.
We loved that stuff.
857
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:35,159
You mirin'?
858
00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:36,719
[Aziz] Fucking,
look at that cunt.
859
00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:39,079
Hello. Are you mirin'?
860
00:44:39,080 --> 00:44:41,119
Yeah she's fucking mirin',
brah.
861
00:44:41,120 --> 00:44:42,359
[George] Probably one
of my favourite ones was
862
00:44:42,360 --> 00:44:43,639
we'll go through
each others phones
863
00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:47,279
and find people's siblings or
ex-girlfriends or good friends
864
00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:48,279
and would message them.
865
00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,399
"Such and such
has passed away".
866
00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:53,319
Ghost the phone
and just leave it at that.
867
00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:55,560
[George] People were
getting so angry.
868
00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,440
Fuck you looking at, cunt?
869
00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:04,639
Az would just like, "Hey Shads,
come and have a look".
870
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:07,039
[Aziz on video] I like to
say hello to everybody...
871
00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:09,759
[Shahida] He had
multiple profiles set up.
872
00:45:09,760 --> 00:45:12,479
He would just be having
conversations with himself.
873
00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:14,039
[Aziz] What you gonna do, bro?
874
00:45:14,040 --> 00:45:16,319
He would just be
dissing himself.
875
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:18,439
And I'm like,
"What are you doing?
876
00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:20,119
"Why are you dissing yourself?"
877
00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:24,200
He's just like, this
is how I stay relevant.
878
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:31,479
He knew exactly
what he was doing.
879
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,600
But yeah, I could see
that slippery slope.
880
00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:38,879
Come at me, bro.
Come at me, bro.
881
00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:42,999
I fuckin' smash all you cunts.
Bro! Come at me, bro.
882
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:45,000
[phone ringing]
883
00:45:47,080 --> 00:45:49,279
{\an8}Hello.
884
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,280
Being shredded.
885
00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:54,680
{\an8}Nah.
886
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,640
I'm, I'm on the webcam
to my myself.
887
00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:02,080
{\an8}Recording myself be shredded.
888
00:46:06,360 --> 00:46:08,360
{\an8}Yes I'm home.
889
00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:11,879
I'm home!
890
00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:13,880
Hello?
891
00:46:15,080 --> 00:46:18,839
[keyboard tapping]
892
00:46:18,840 --> 00:46:19,959
[woman on video]
Hey guys it's just me
893
00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:22,919
and I'm here to complain
once again like a woman should.
894
00:46:22,920 --> 00:46:25,359
The fuck has gotten
into you people?
895
00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:28,399
Why are shortening
'are you admiring me'?
896
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:31,639
And I know who started this -
Zyzz!
897
00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:35,279
Whatever the fuck his name is -
Zyzz, Zyss, whatever the fuck!
898
00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:38,879
[keyboard tapping]
899
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:41,239
[Shahida] We would have
these long conversations,
900
00:46:41,240 --> 00:46:43,119
"Hey, you know,
this is not right.
901
00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:47,199
"You shouldn't be
talking about girls this way".
902
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:51,360
He was quite aware of the
impact he was having.
903
00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:56,240
[keyboard tapping]
904
00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:03,759
[Shahida] He was kind of
using it to his own benefit.
905
00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:06,279
I guess you can
say that because
906
00:47:06,280 --> 00:47:09,719
the number one thing
that Az wanted was fame.
907
00:47:09,720 --> 00:47:10,999
[woman on video]
Whatever the fuck his name is.
908
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,199
Yeah! Fuckin Zyzz, brah.
909
00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:15,079
Fuckin' Zyzz, brah!
910
00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:17,639
[woman] So I hope
this reaches you.
911
00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:20,519
You're a wanker!
You are a toss bucket!
912
00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:23,399
I don't like your videos.
You're ugly!
913
00:47:23,400 --> 00:47:25,919
[Aziz] I got a message
for you, brah.
914
00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:28,199
In all seriousness...
915
00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:29,599
[techno music building]
916
00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:31,759
Whoa!
917
00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:33,879
Are you fuckin' mirin', brah?
918
00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:35,839
That's it! You've all been
fuckin' mirin'!
919
00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:38,119
[Shahida] You know, that shift
in his personality
920
00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:40,959
in terms of online personality
versus offline
921
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:43,079
was happening at that time
922
00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:47,640
and I was speaking to him
less and less.
923
00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:52,679
Are you fuckin' mirin', brah?
924
00:47:52,680 --> 00:47:53,959
Whoa!
925
00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:57,199
[Said] He always
played into the hate.
926
00:47:57,200 --> 00:48:00,599
He knew, if I keep
playing on their anger,
927
00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:02,600
I'm going to spread
like a wildfire.
928
00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:05,559
[Said] He was onto
the algorithm
929
00:48:05,560 --> 00:48:08,239
before the algorithm
was an algorithm.
930
00:48:08,240 --> 00:48:09,519
[TV reporter]
Over the past decade,
931
00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:11,879
shortform video platform,
TikTok,
932
00:48:11,880 --> 00:48:13,439
has taken the world by storm.
933
00:48:13,440 --> 00:48:15,519
Daily use of shortform
social media
934
00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:18,079
now exceeds
streaming, TV and gaming.
935
00:48:18,080 --> 00:48:19,639
In a race for relevance,
936
00:48:19,640 --> 00:48:24,439
brands and consumers have been
stuck in an endless scroll.
937
00:48:24,440 --> 00:48:25,999
{\an8}[Said] It's really hard
to get the spotlight
938
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:27,399
{\an8}on the social media.
939
00:48:27,400 --> 00:48:29,879
{\an8}Now there's like tens
of thousands of influencers,
940
00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:31,079
so you're competing
for that space.
941
00:48:31,080 --> 00:48:33,319
You're competing for
people's eyeballs and attention.
942
00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:35,439
Hey guys, we are here
at Smash Room City
943
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:37,440
and I'm going to break
a whole bunch of shit.
944
00:48:39,440 --> 00:48:40,999
[shattering plates]
945
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:41,799
Fuck yeah!
946
00:48:41,800 --> 00:48:45,159
This one is for all the
motherfuckers who doubted me
947
00:48:45,160 --> 00:48:48,119
and said I wouldn't be shit.
Fuck you all!
948
00:48:48,120 --> 00:48:49,599
[clanging]
949
00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:51,359
[Said] These days it's
all about controversy -
950
00:48:51,360 --> 00:48:52,999
it's all about, you know,
reeling someone in.
951
00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:55,559
And this is what a lot of
creators are doing these days.
952
00:48:55,560 --> 00:48:57,279
[man screaming]
953
00:48:57,280 --> 00:48:59,319
[Said] They'll say things
that they don't believe in
954
00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:01,639
or think are true,
but it's called rage baiting.
955
00:49:01,640 --> 00:49:02,999
Okay, so hear me out...
956
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:04,599
I hate the Beatles.
957
00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:05,679
We don't actually need gravity.
958
00:49:05,680 --> 00:49:07,879
Hookers are ten times better
for young men
959
00:49:07,880 --> 00:49:08,999
than having a girlfriend.
960
00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:12,119
Listen to what I said -
money buys happiness.
961
00:49:12,120 --> 00:49:15,159
[man VO] Like and subscribe
for part two.
962
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:18,879
Yeah for me, now I see it
as an opportunity for growth.
963
00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:21,079
[Said on video] There's no
such thing as toxic
masculinity.
964
00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:23,959
Men built everything,
the buildings we see,
965
00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:26,159
the tables we see,
the microphone I'm using.
966
00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:27,559
Everything in this room...
967
00:49:27,560 --> 00:49:29,799
[Said] This post - it's only
been up for two or three days
968
00:49:29,800 --> 00:49:34,799
and it's gotten 1 million views
already and 42,000 likes.
969
00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:39,119
We can see here,
it's 93 percent men.
970
00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:41,359
If there's hate comments
or negative remarks
971
00:49:41,360 --> 00:49:44,879
it shows that, you know,
I'm in people's heads.
972
00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:47,279
You know, and the same
was for Aziz as well.
973
00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:52,639
But any kind of criticism
with him was met in a more
974
00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:55,199
"I need to fix this about
myself", rather than
975
00:49:55,200 --> 00:49:58,520
"I shouldn't take this personal,
it's just the internet".
976
00:49:59,960 --> 00:50:03,000
[tense music]
977
00:50:20,320 --> 00:50:23,519
[Shaun] He's like a, basically
a famous guy, he's like,
978
00:50:23,520 --> 00:50:24,759
known as being aesthetic,
979
00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:27,999
but I don't know, I think you
focus on things
980
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,879
that people point out
in a negative sense
981
00:50:30,880 --> 00:50:33,319
more than positive.
982
00:50:33,320 --> 00:50:35,599
[Shahida] He would just be
absolutely fixated
983
00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:38,680
with just little nuances
about his appearance.
984
00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:41,759
My left cheek, you know,
985
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:45,399
this one's a bit bumpier
than that one and not as high.
986
00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:48,719
And I think,
your cheeks are fine.
987
00:50:48,720 --> 00:50:49,919
There's nothing wrong.
988
00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:52,479
"No, no, have a closer look
like, look at my nose.
989
00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:55,199
"There's a bump here
and a bump there and..."
990
00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:56,999
And I'm like, "Why are you
fixated on your nose?
991
00:50:57,000 --> 00:50:59,839
"There's nothing
wrong with your nose".
992
00:50:59,840 --> 00:51:02,519
He had great features, you know.
993
00:51:02,520 --> 00:51:06,320
Thousands of years of history
in his features.
994
00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:08,919
He had sourced some,
995
00:51:08,920 --> 00:51:10,439
I can't remember exactly
what it was called,
996
00:51:10,440 --> 00:51:12,999
but it's almost like
an explosive, right?
997
00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:14,759
That you take,
that humans can take,
998
00:51:14,760 --> 00:51:17,759
that rips off like body fat,
like at a crazy level.
999
00:51:17,760 --> 00:51:19,839
But the side effect
of it is
1000
00:51:19,840 --> 00:51:21,519
it raises your
body temperature
1001
00:51:21,520 --> 00:51:22,719
to like 40 degrees or something.
1002
00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:25,319
So like, you're just like,
constantly like,
1003
00:51:25,320 --> 00:51:26,759
vibrating for like three days.
1004
00:51:26,760 --> 00:51:28,359
And I remember seeing him,
I'm like, bro,
1005
00:51:28,360 --> 00:51:31,759
you've been sweating for
like a week straight, nonstop.
1006
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:33,880
This cannot be healthy.
You've got to stop.
1007
00:51:37,320 --> 00:51:38,679
[Phillip]
Obviously, at that point,
1008
00:51:38,680 --> 00:51:42,199
he's built his whole identity
around it.
1009
00:51:42,200 --> 00:51:45,359
To like, have built
this identity
1010
00:51:45,360 --> 00:51:47,639
around a physical appearance
1011
00:51:47,640 --> 00:51:50,359
and then you need to
maintain that.
1012
00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:53,560
That's hard -
that's really hard.
1013
00:51:54,560 --> 00:51:56,760
Especially for
a young person.
1014
00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:02,959
You know, you're not prepared
at all for the mental gymnastics
1015
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:04,919
you're going to have to
go through to finish up
1016
00:52:04,920 --> 00:52:06,920
and have, like, an exit plan.
1017
00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:11,480
[gentle music]
1018
00:52:20,120 --> 00:52:24,399
[Paolo] The reaction he got
online, he liked that.
1019
00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:26,079
Some people did take it
the wrong way
1020
00:52:26,080 --> 00:52:27,999
and thought, oh this guy's
just a try hard wanker.
1021
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:29,439
[Paolo]
Who does this guy think he is?
1022
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:30,839
Even if they
didn't like him,
1023
00:52:30,840 --> 00:52:32,239
like some of the
Aussies and that, I'm like,
1024
00:52:32,240 --> 00:52:35,319
these guys don't like him,
but they still wanted a photo.
1025
00:52:35,320 --> 00:52:37,919
But there'd be one or two
that would try and fight him.
1026
00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:40,720
[people shouting]
1027
00:52:45,360 --> 00:52:46,519
[man] Wake up you fucker!
1028
00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:48,520
What the fuck are you doing
you dumb cunt.
1029
00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:54,719
[man] Before I fucking smash
your fucking head in.
1030
00:52:54,720 --> 00:52:58,159
[Said] He was highly anxious
and highly paranoid
1031
00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:00,239
about going out
in public places,
1032
00:53:00,240 --> 00:53:03,079
because he was scared of being
jumped by groups of men,
1033
00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:05,959
and attacked or
given a hard time.
1034
00:53:05,960 --> 00:53:08,200
That's what worried me
the most.
1035
00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:14,080
[distorted voices]
Is that Zyzz? Is that Zyzz?
1036
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:17,679
[tense music]
1037
00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:20,239
[Paolo] I remember one time
he gave me a call
1038
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:21,599
and I was at uni
and he was like,
1039
00:53:21,600 --> 00:53:23,519
"I'm at Parramatta.
You need to come to Parra.
1040
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:24,559
"You need to come quickly,
Paolo.
1041
00:53:24,560 --> 00:53:26,359
"I can't find my keys.
I can't find my keys".
1042
00:53:26,360 --> 00:53:28,079
I was like, "What?
What do you mean?
1043
00:53:28,080 --> 00:53:29,919
"I'm not coming to Parramatta,
I can't help you".
1044
00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:31,759
And then, "Where's the phone,
bro? Where's my phone?
1045
00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:34,199
"I can't find it anywhere.
I can't find my keys.
1046
00:53:34,200 --> 00:53:35,599
"I can't find my keys".
1047
00:53:35,600 --> 00:53:37,999
[Paolo] He was taking
occasionally some Xanax,
1048
00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:41,759
to help him deal with
that social anxiety.
1049
00:53:41,760 --> 00:53:44,559
It helped him be able to take
some photos and stuff
1050
00:53:44,560 --> 00:53:47,359
with people
and not be so anxious.
1051
00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:49,839
[tense music]
1052
00:53:49,840 --> 00:53:50,919
[Paolo] He got swarmed
with people,
1053
00:53:50,920 --> 00:53:52,919
he couldn't deal
with the anxiety,
1054
00:53:52,920 --> 00:53:55,639
took a Xanax to help him
get the anxiety down,
1055
00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:58,399
but he obviously took one or two
too many on an empty stomach
1056
00:53:58,400 --> 00:54:01,120
or something and then lost
his marbles completely.
1057
00:54:03,160 --> 00:54:04,319
He ended up like
1058
00:54:04,320 --> 00:54:06,679
not being able to get out of
the shopping centre
1059
00:54:06,680 --> 00:54:09,560
and the security had to
help him find his car.
1060
00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:13,919
[Paolo] If you feel like
you've got to do that
1061
00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:16,599
when you're going out
in public...
1062
00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:18,880
...what sort of a life is that?
1063
00:54:21,400 --> 00:54:24,720
[techno music playing]
1064
00:54:28,120 --> 00:54:29,959
[Paolo] He had heaps
of acquaintances
1065
00:54:29,960 --> 00:54:32,399
and people that were like,
"Yeah, I'm friends with Zyzz".
1066
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:34,319
But like, even though
he had like this huge
1067
00:54:34,320 --> 00:54:35,239
crowd of people and that -
1068
00:54:35,240 --> 00:54:37,119
because he couldn't
socialise with his friends.
1069
00:54:37,120 --> 00:54:38,119
Like, when we went out,
1070
00:54:38,120 --> 00:54:41,160
we couldn't interact normally
with him, like, at all.
1071
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,799
[Shaun] Who can
really relate to him?
1072
00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:47,559
You know what I mean?
1073
00:54:47,560 --> 00:54:49,560
That could be a lonely place.
1074
00:54:50,600 --> 00:54:53,120
[gentle music]
1075
00:54:59,240 --> 00:55:02,600
[people chattering]
1076
00:55:40,360 --> 00:55:42,399
[Shaun] At some point it was
just like he always wanted,
1077
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:43,439
"Record, record".
1078
00:55:43,440 --> 00:55:45,039
He's like,
"Just record me doing this".
1079
00:55:45,040 --> 00:55:46,599
Like, "You're not
doing anything".
1080
00:55:46,600 --> 00:55:48,600
He's like,
"Just record it anyway."
1081
00:55:53,320 --> 00:55:54,279
[Shaun] Eventually I was like,
1082
00:55:54,280 --> 00:55:55,919
"Hey I'm not gonna be the
cameraman anymore".
1083
00:55:55,920 --> 00:55:58,200
[chuckling] And kind of
gave up the gig.
1084
00:56:01,240 --> 00:56:03,239
[Phillip] I always felt like
there was a part of me
1085
00:56:03,240 --> 00:56:04,799
that was in my mind whispering,
1086
00:56:04,800 --> 00:56:06,559
like at some point you're going
to have to stop partying.
1087
00:56:06,560 --> 00:56:10,199
You have to settle down.
It's not gonna last forever.
1088
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:12,960
And I think that's where
my exit kind of started.
1089
00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:18,559
[Shaun] He used to
love those festivals,
1090
00:56:18,560 --> 00:56:22,679
but he had to pretty much
stop going to as many and,
1091
00:56:22,680 --> 00:56:24,079
even going out at all.
1092
00:56:24,080 --> 00:56:28,560
He just stayed in his house,
like most of the time.
1093
00:56:29,560 --> 00:56:32,199
[gentle music]
1094
00:56:32,200 --> 00:56:34,399
[techno music rising]
1095
00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:36,279
[man] While I was trying to do
my tattoo apprenticeship,
1096
00:56:36,280 --> 00:56:37,519
my mum was like, "Get a job".
1097
00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:40,439
[Phillip] I don't know if it's
just more of a symbolic thing,
1098
00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:43,999
but he got a tattoo
on his chest,
1099
00:56:44,000 --> 00:56:47,239
that didn't cover his
'Veni Vidi Vici' tattoo,
1100
00:56:47,240 --> 00:56:50,319
but it kind of went
around it and hid it.
1101
00:56:50,320 --> 00:56:53,199
I thought, I don't know
why he got that.
1102
00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:55,079
[machine buzzing]
1103
00:56:55,080 --> 00:57:00,399
I felt like that tattoo really
was part of his identity.
1104
00:57:00,400 --> 00:57:02,279
It's almost like,
I don't know -
1105
00:57:02,280 --> 00:57:03,839
his identity was, not shifting -
1106
00:57:03,840 --> 00:57:07,679
but like visually,
it wasn't him anymore.
1107
00:57:07,680 --> 00:57:10,639
Whether Az purposely did that,
I don't know.
1108
00:57:10,640 --> 00:57:12,599
[machine buzzing]
1109
00:57:12,600 --> 00:57:15,479
[Phillip] When he was
getting this tattoo,
1110
00:57:15,480 --> 00:57:17,719
he was on Xanax
to help him chill out
1111
00:57:17,720 --> 00:57:19,839
and fall asleep while
he got the tattoo done.
1112
00:57:19,840 --> 00:57:21,799
And I remember
going in to see him
1113
00:57:21,800 --> 00:57:25,400
and he was a little bit
out of it from the xanies.
1114
00:57:28,040 --> 00:57:30,840
When you say so much?
Because I only mentioned--
1115
00:57:35,520 --> 00:57:36,679
Good. Yeah, I was
worried about that
1116
00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:38,359
because that was
not the only time.
1117
00:57:38,360 --> 00:57:39,279
Okay?
1118
00:57:39,280 --> 00:57:41,479
And that is probably the one
thing that stuck out to me
1119
00:57:41,480 --> 00:57:44,920
and still does until this day,
because it makes...
1120
00:57:47,640 --> 00:57:49,279
So that time when
he got the tattoo
1121
00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:51,520
he was xannied
out of his head...
1122
00:57:53,160 --> 00:57:55,839
...and he wasn't
totally himself.
1123
00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:58,840
[people chattering]
1124
00:58:00,040 --> 00:58:02,279
[inhaling]
[people laughing]
1125
00:58:02,280 --> 00:58:03,599
[man] He's fucking gone, man.
1126
00:58:03,600 --> 00:58:04,679
[Phillip] And it was a time,
1127
00:58:04,680 --> 00:58:07,199
I think it was either just
before the tattoo or just after,
1128
00:58:07,200 --> 00:58:10,879
that he was at home and
I came over to see him,
1129
00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:12,919
and he was on xannies then too
1130
00:58:12,920 --> 00:58:15,639
and he was overly affectionate
and lovey dovey,
1131
00:58:15,640 --> 00:58:20,479
and I was like, "Dude, why
are you taking Xanax at home?"
1132
00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:22,639
The tattoo, the xannie,
it didn't really -
1133
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:25,279
okay, it hurts, you're trying
to get your mind off things
1134
00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:26,599
and you want to
pass out - whatever,
1135
00:58:26,600 --> 00:58:30,919
but being at home and we just
chillin' and you're on xannies.
1136
00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:33,679
That stuck out to me.
1137
00:58:33,680 --> 00:58:36,240
Now it sticks out to me
even more.
1138
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:41,080
[tense music]
1139
00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:53,560
[phone ringing]
1140
00:58:58,920 --> 00:59:01,759
[phone continues ringing]
1141
00:59:01,760 --> 00:59:03,800
Ah, stop calling!
1142
00:59:06,200 --> 00:59:09,159
[Aziz] Alright, it's time
to talk one-on-one,
1143
00:59:09,160 --> 00:59:11,519
with everyone here.
1144
00:59:11,520 --> 00:59:16,999
Listen carefully, brahs.
This is a revolution.
1145
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:19,560
Everybody asks me,
"What the fuck is Zyzz about?"
1146
00:59:21,720 --> 00:59:24,280
[tense music building]
1147
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:31,839
It's a fucking act.
There is no Zyzz.
1148
00:59:31,840 --> 00:59:33,599
Zyzz is a fucking joke.
1149
00:59:33,600 --> 00:59:35,359
That's right, Zyzz...
1150
00:59:35,360 --> 00:59:37,039
I'm not Zyzz.
1151
00:59:37,040 --> 00:59:41,120
Zyzz is a person that
took over who I am, I'm Az.
1152
00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:45,800
[tense music]
1153
00:59:48,320 --> 00:59:51,399
[Aziz] At the end of the day,
bro, you gotta listen to this.
1154
00:59:51,400 --> 00:59:53,439
If you're a fucking
shredded sick cunt,
1155
00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:54,879
you can get away
with anything, brah.
1156
00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:56,919
Do you think if I was some
fat cunt making this shit
1157
00:59:56,920 --> 00:59:59,679
people would be like,
"Oh yeah! Zyzz brah, yeah".
1158
00:59:59,680 --> 01:00:01,680
No one would
give a fuck, man.
1159
01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:06,240
[tense music continues]
1160
01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:10,039
[Aziz] All your fuckin'
little comments, brah!
1161
01:00:10,040 --> 01:00:12,799
At the end of the day,
it's fucking Zyzz, brah!
1162
01:00:12,800 --> 01:00:15,239
And every one of us has
a little bit of Zyzz in us.
1163
01:00:15,240 --> 01:00:17,240
You just don't know it yet.
1164
01:00:18,280 --> 01:00:21,120
[tense music rising]
1165
01:00:22,680 --> 01:00:26,800
[discordant voices echoing]
1166
01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:31,960
[Aziz] Fuck off!
1167
01:00:33,560 --> 01:00:34,839
[knocking on door]
1168
01:00:34,840 --> 01:00:36,840
[Aziz] I'm doing a shit.
1169
01:00:37,320 --> 01:00:38,079
[knocking on door again]
1170
01:00:38,080 --> 01:00:41,160
[Aziz] Let me take a shit!
I'm trying to take a shit.
1171
01:00:46,080 --> 01:00:48,760
[mouse clicking]
1172
01:00:54,680 --> 01:00:58,239
[tense music]
1173
01:00:58,240 --> 01:01:00,119
[Paolo] He was begging me
to go to Thailand with him.
1174
01:01:00,120 --> 01:01:02,039
I kept saying to him, like,
"I can't go now,
1175
01:01:02,040 --> 01:01:03,759
"I've got like too many
assignments on.
1176
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:05,239
"But you're not the
sort of person
1177
01:01:05,240 --> 01:01:07,079
"able to go to like
overseas to Thailand,
1178
01:01:07,080 --> 01:01:08,799
"like you need someone
to go with you".
1179
01:01:08,800 --> 01:01:12,079
He's like, "Yeah, yeah,
I'll find someone".
1180
01:01:12,080 --> 01:01:14,439
[George] He was gonna
go there with a mate.
1181
01:01:14,440 --> 01:01:17,479
I just took him to the airport.
1182
01:01:17,480 --> 01:01:19,359
[George] On the way there
he was saying basically
1183
01:01:19,360 --> 01:01:21,999
I'm going to this holiday,
I'm going to go switch off.
1184
01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:23,479
I'm going to get away
from all this.
1185
01:01:23,480 --> 01:01:25,639
When I come back,
1186
01:01:25,640 --> 01:01:27,999
we've gotta get jobs where
we can save money with
1187
01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:30,000
and build something.
1188
01:01:31,360 --> 01:01:34,879
He wanted, I guess,
a trajectory change.
1189
01:01:34,880 --> 01:01:36,479
Sup everyone,
Zyzz here.
1190
01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:40,359
Basically I'm going to answer
a few simple questions about,
1191
01:01:40,360 --> 01:01:42,919
training and dieting
for an event.
1192
01:01:42,920 --> 01:01:45,679
A lot of people actually ask
me how I do it so...
1193
01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:48,279
[Said] I think he saw past
the shallow lifestyle
1194
01:01:48,280 --> 01:01:50,279
and the fake people
that were around him,
1195
01:01:50,280 --> 01:01:52,399
and he wanted to do
something more with his fame.
1196
01:01:52,400 --> 01:01:55,439
Yeah, so that's pretty much all
I'm going to talk about for now.
1197
01:01:55,440 --> 01:01:57,759
Any questions
leave them over here.
1198
01:01:57,760 --> 01:02:01,919
And yeah! See ya later, brah.
1199
01:02:01,920 --> 01:02:03,599
[George] Dropping him off
right up to the terminal.
1200
01:02:03,600 --> 01:02:06,159
And um, I gave him a hug.
1201
01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:07,719
You know, you're gone.
1202
01:02:07,720 --> 01:02:10,439
I'm not going to see you now
for however many weeks.
1203
01:02:10,440 --> 01:02:11,359
Come here.
1204
01:02:11,360 --> 01:02:13,599
And he goes alright,
gives me a hug back,
1205
01:02:13,600 --> 01:02:14,639
then pats me on the back.
1206
01:02:14,640 --> 01:02:15,799
After about
five seconds he goes,
1207
01:02:15,800 --> 01:02:17,719
"Listen, they're going
to think we're gay.
1208
01:02:17,720 --> 01:02:19,720
"I've got to go".
1209
01:02:20,080 --> 01:02:22,840
[plane engine roaring]
1210
01:02:24,200 --> 01:02:27,160
[keyboard tapping]
1211
01:02:31,640 --> 01:02:34,160
[traffic noises]
1212
01:02:36,280 --> 01:02:39,360
[Aziz exclaiming]
1213
01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:46,119
[Phillip] He told George that he
was going with someone else,
1214
01:02:46,120 --> 01:02:47,279
and then he told someone else
1215
01:02:47,280 --> 01:02:48,319
he was going with
another person.
1216
01:02:48,320 --> 01:02:49,799
So he had this little
circle jerk happening
1217
01:02:49,800 --> 01:02:51,719
of telling people he was going
with someone else and then...
1218
01:02:51,720 --> 01:02:53,639
It was confusion, initially,
1219
01:02:53,640 --> 01:02:55,640
about why he went to
Thailand by himself.
1220
01:02:58,960 --> 01:03:02,720
[slow tense music]
1221
01:03:05,080 --> 01:03:07,519
[Said] We were in contact,
we were talking all the time.
1222
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:10,679
I had no idea that he
went on his own.
1223
01:03:10,680 --> 01:03:13,799
[Paolo] I'd heard about
the pharmacies
1224
01:03:13,800 --> 01:03:15,799
and how easy it is to get, like,
1225
01:03:15,800 --> 01:03:18,879
benzodiazepines
and steroids and -
1226
01:03:18,880 --> 01:03:20,119
like, it's like a candy shop.
1227
01:03:20,120 --> 01:03:21,879
Like, if I saw that on paper,
I would have said,
1228
01:03:21,880 --> 01:03:23,880
"This is not a good idea".
1229
01:03:25,040 --> 01:03:28,880
[Paolo] He was not in the
right mindset to be going there.
1230
01:03:30,520 --> 01:03:33,840
[slow tense music continues]
1231
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:41,160
[Aziz] Whoa! You jeally, brah?
1232
01:03:42,560 --> 01:03:45,200
This is my pet elephant
in Thailand.
1233
01:03:51,120 --> 01:03:53,120
[Aziz] Fuck!
1234
01:03:54,320 --> 01:03:56,159
Time to go for a swim.
1235
01:03:56,160 --> 01:03:58,999
You mad?
1236
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:01,999
[Said] It was a little bit
strange to me and then...
1237
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:05,640
Ah yeah, he was supposed to
come home two days later.
1238
01:04:07,280 --> 01:04:08,999
[Phillip] I got a phone call.
1239
01:04:09,000 --> 01:04:10,359
Someone had texted me.
1240
01:04:10,360 --> 01:04:12,359
George, you got to come
to the house.
1241
01:04:12,360 --> 01:04:13,399
Come to Az's house.
1242
01:04:13,400 --> 01:04:16,719
[Shaun] Come to his house,
there's big news.
1243
01:04:16,720 --> 01:04:18,519
[Shaun] We went straight away
1244
01:04:18,520 --> 01:04:21,560
and there were just so many
people on the street.
1245
01:04:27,080 --> 01:04:30,279
[Phillip] Everyone was there
on the driveway.
1246
01:04:30,280 --> 01:04:32,959
[Paolo] His mum was a mess.
His dad was a mess.
1247
01:04:32,960 --> 01:04:37,959
They were just like,
just in hysterics.
1248
01:04:37,960 --> 01:04:41,200
[tense music]
[keyboard tapping]
1249
01:04:43,360 --> 01:04:45,479
[Phillip] And I got out,
started talking,
1250
01:04:45,480 --> 01:04:47,079
finding out
what was going on.
1251
01:04:47,080 --> 01:04:48,799
There was a lot of disbelief.
1252
01:04:48,800 --> 01:04:51,119
[Shaun] It just seemed like -
we couldn't believe it.
1253
01:04:51,120 --> 01:04:53,520
We thought like this was
an elaborate ruse.
1254
01:04:55,880 --> 01:04:57,839
[Phillip] No, no, no, no.
This can't be right.
1255
01:04:57,840 --> 01:04:59,039
What do you mean?
1256
01:04:59,040 --> 01:05:01,879
[Shaun] You know, he was
tricking us or something.
1257
01:05:01,880 --> 01:05:04,359
But eventually we
were getting, you know,
1258
01:05:04,360 --> 01:05:07,840
information from official
sources in Thailand.
1259
01:05:11,640 --> 01:05:13,639
[distant ambulance siren]
1260
01:05:13,640 --> 01:05:15,959
[Shaun] And that was it.
1261
01:05:15,960 --> 01:05:18,760
[ambulance sirens]
1262
01:05:21,560 --> 01:05:23,279
[Said] They put his death
certificate in front of me
1263
01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:27,399
and they just said,
"We're sorry to tell you,
1264
01:05:27,400 --> 01:05:30,880
"but your brother Aziz passed
away in Thailand...
1265
01:05:32,160 --> 01:05:34,160
"...August 5th".
1266
01:05:35,880 --> 01:05:38,480
And I remember screaming.
1267
01:05:41,200 --> 01:05:43,039
[George] We're just trying to
figure out what happened.
1268
01:05:43,040 --> 01:05:45,079
How, what, why, who?
1269
01:05:45,080 --> 01:05:46,599
Who was the
biggest thing.
1270
01:05:46,600 --> 01:05:48,359
Someone has to
have done something.
1271
01:05:48,360 --> 01:05:51,279
Like someone that we can go
and do something to,
1272
01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:53,799
to make up for what we've
just learnt, you know?
1273
01:05:53,800 --> 01:05:57,239
[Phillip] What would it
matter? He's gone.
1274
01:05:57,240 --> 01:05:59,240
That's like a...
1275
01:06:00,760 --> 01:06:03,799
Death is like a thick black
texta through your name.
1276
01:06:03,800 --> 01:06:04,959
It's done.
1277
01:06:04,960 --> 01:06:06,359
Doesn't matter
why it's there.
1278
01:06:06,360 --> 01:06:07,839
The black mark is there.
1279
01:06:07,840 --> 01:06:10,639
You're gone, it's permanent.
1280
01:06:10,640 --> 01:06:13,800
And that's all that mattered to
me at the time, was that he's...
1281
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:25,319
He died and there was nothing
I could do about it.
1282
01:06:25,320 --> 01:06:28,559
[gentle music rising]
1283
01:06:28,560 --> 01:06:30,359
[Shaun] They brought
back his body.
1284
01:06:30,360 --> 01:06:33,679
They were asked if you
want to identify the body.
1285
01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:37,439
And a bunch of the boys
went and ah...
1286
01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:39,439
Yeah, it was kind of
gut wrenching,
1287
01:06:39,440 --> 01:06:41,439
because there was -
obviously not the state -
1288
01:06:41,440 --> 01:06:42,799
it had been a few days already.
1289
01:06:42,800 --> 01:06:46,999
Not the state that you're used
to seeing your best mate in.
1290
01:06:47,000 --> 01:06:49,359
They said he didn't
look the same.
1291
01:06:49,360 --> 01:06:51,680
[breathing heavily]
1292
01:06:53,080 --> 01:06:55,759
[Shahida] They couldn't
identify him properly
1293
01:06:55,760 --> 01:06:58,279
because he had done all
these surgeries on his face,
1294
01:06:58,280 --> 01:07:01,599
his face was completely
different to...
1295
01:07:01,600 --> 01:07:03,359
I think at that point
now it's like,
1296
01:07:03,360 --> 01:07:04,919
that's why he went
1297
01:07:04,920 --> 01:07:07,359
and I kept replaying that
conversation we had about,
1298
01:07:07,360 --> 01:07:09,079
you know,
"How does my nose look?"
1299
01:07:09,080 --> 01:07:11,080
"How does my cheek look?"
1300
01:07:12,840 --> 01:07:15,079
[Shaun] Think back
and see that image.
1301
01:07:15,080 --> 01:07:17,079
That's not something
I wanted so I didn't -
1302
01:07:17,080 --> 01:07:19,559
I didn't go to the
viewing myself.
1303
01:07:19,560 --> 01:07:22,479
I didn't want to have to
think of him that way.
1304
01:07:22,480 --> 01:07:25,640
So I'm glad I didn't.
I'm glad I didn't.
1305
01:07:30,920 --> 01:07:34,519
[players exerting]
1306
01:07:34,520 --> 01:07:37,599
[TV reporter] A well known
Sydney bodybuilder has died
1307
01:07:37,600 --> 01:07:41,119
after collapsing in a sauna
in Thailand.
1308
01:07:41,120 --> 01:07:44,039
[TV reporter] It's caused an
outpouring of grief online
1309
01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:48,719
His brother Said posted, "RIP
brother, I love you so much.
1310
01:07:48,720 --> 01:07:51,920
"It wasn't supposed
to be like this".
1311
01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:57,039
[Said] I was burdened
with the responsibility
1312
01:07:57,040 --> 01:07:59,040
of having to tell everyone.
1313
01:08:00,600 --> 01:08:04,119
It was a horrible time
to be alive.
1314
01:08:04,120 --> 01:08:06,439
[Shaun] The information
wasn't known initially.
1315
01:08:06,440 --> 01:08:08,359
The news just wanted to get
1316
01:08:08,360 --> 01:08:10,039
whatever information
they could out there
1317
01:08:10,040 --> 01:08:12,599
as quickly as possible.
1318
01:08:12,600 --> 01:08:15,279
[Phillip] Somehow it caught
wind that he was in a sauna
1319
01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:17,919
and maybe the media wanted
to embellish the story
1320
01:08:17,920 --> 01:08:21,719
and somehow it stuck that
he passed out in a sauna.
1321
01:08:21,720 --> 01:08:23,599
[Paolo] It was in a
day spa centre,
1322
01:08:23,600 --> 01:08:26,119
like where there is a sauna,
but he wasn't in a sauna.
1323
01:08:26,120 --> 01:08:29,079
Do we know exactly
what the cause of death,
1324
01:08:29,080 --> 01:08:31,080
what exactly did it? No.
1325
01:08:32,840 --> 01:08:34,879
[Shaun] Obviously
he took steroids
1326
01:08:34,880 --> 01:08:37,519
which can lead
to enlarged organs,
1327
01:08:37,520 --> 01:08:40,920
but we don't really
know to be honest.
1328
01:08:42,720 --> 01:08:45,799
[Phillip] All we knew was
he'd passed away,
1329
01:08:45,800 --> 01:08:48,880
I think from a heart attack,
or something like that.
1330
01:08:51,360 --> 01:08:53,599
[Said] No one believes it.
1331
01:08:53,600 --> 01:08:55,039
People thought I was lying.
1332
01:08:55,040 --> 01:08:57,399
Which made it ten times worse.
1333
01:08:57,400 --> 01:08:59,399
And then they
started attacking me,
1334
01:08:59,400 --> 01:09:02,599
thinking that it's one of
Az's big elaborate jokes.
1335
01:09:02,600 --> 01:09:03,559
[Shaun] People thought,
you know,
1336
01:09:03,560 --> 01:09:05,359
he's off living in
some other country
1337
01:09:05,360 --> 01:09:07,519
and he wanted to get away
from the limelight.
1338
01:09:07,520 --> 01:09:10,879
Or he's tricking us and
he's gonna come back.
1339
01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:13,279
He'd done little tricks
in the past,
1340
01:09:13,280 --> 01:09:15,440
people were just trying to
get to the bottom of it.
1341
01:09:16,560 --> 01:09:19,719
[gentle music]
1342
01:09:19,720 --> 01:09:23,519
[Said] It lasted for like,
two, three years.
1343
01:09:23,520 --> 01:09:24,839
Every year there would be like -
1344
01:09:24,840 --> 01:09:26,399
on this day,
he's going to come back,
1345
01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:27,639
and it was like his birthday
1346
01:09:27,640 --> 01:09:28,559
and then he didn't come back.
1347
01:09:28,560 --> 01:09:32,280
The year after - on this day,
he's going to come back.
1348
01:09:33,360 --> 01:09:35,599
And he didn't come back.
1349
01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:38,119
[gentle music]
1350
01:09:38,120 --> 01:09:41,639
[man speaking German
on video]
1351
01:09:41,640 --> 01:09:44,080
[man on video]
Hey, this is Zyzz...
1352
01:09:47,120 --> 01:09:49,239
All y'all guys wanna
know my thoughts on
1353
01:09:49,240 --> 01:09:51,599
the passing of Zyzz right?
1354
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:52,879
[podcaster] 22 years old,
1355
01:09:52,880 --> 01:09:55,039
he suffered from a heart
attack, cardiac arrest
1356
01:09:55,040 --> 01:09:56,839
while in a sauna in Thailand.
1357
01:09:56,840 --> 01:09:59,039
This is the story that everyone
remembers him by.
1358
01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:01,759
No one really knows
what the fuck happened.
1359
01:10:01,760 --> 01:10:04,599
In a sauna?
At his age, 22? Zyzz?
1360
01:10:04,600 --> 01:10:07,239
Known as the aesthetic king
or whatever you want to call it.
1361
01:10:07,240 --> 01:10:09,399
Man, I find it
very hard to believe.
1362
01:10:09,400 --> 01:10:10,879
Where was his friends at?
1363
01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:12,639
I mean someone like this
ain't going to be by themselves
1364
01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:14,679
inside of a sauna.
1365
01:10:14,680 --> 01:10:19,559
[Phillip] People juggle
all these conspiracies around,
1366
01:10:19,560 --> 01:10:23,559
and I get that,
I even denied it in my mind.
1367
01:10:23,560 --> 01:10:24,879
People can't swallow the pill
1368
01:10:24,880 --> 01:10:29,079
that their idol
has left the planet.
1369
01:10:29,080 --> 01:10:30,399
[YouTuber] To your brother -
1370
01:10:30,400 --> 01:10:33,759
he had stamped such a thing
in this industry that is just--
1371
01:10:33,760 --> 01:10:35,159
[Said] Unforgettable.
1372
01:10:35,160 --> 01:10:36,519
[YouTuber] I mean, bro,
I'll never forget it.
1373
01:10:36,520 --> 01:10:38,319
- [Said] Yeah.
- [YouTuber] So I gotta ask,
1374
01:10:38,320 --> 01:10:41,199
'cause I've read -
but how did he actually die?
1375
01:10:41,200 --> 01:10:44,319
[Said] Um, this is something
I actually can't talk about
1376
01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:46,920
- because I promised my parents.
- [YouTuber] Shit!
1377
01:10:57,960 --> 01:11:00,879
I guess it'll just like
help a lot of young men.
1378
01:11:00,880 --> 01:11:02,519
Um...
1379
01:11:02,520 --> 01:11:08,200
And it'll give a lot of closure,
maybe, to a lot of people.
1380
01:11:09,400 --> 01:11:12,280
[slow tense music]
1381
01:11:44,680 --> 01:11:47,079
[George] The thing with Xanax
is it has a very long half-life.
1382
01:11:47,080 --> 01:11:48,999
Days, not just hours.
1383
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:51,439
So, that coming up
in toxicology
1384
01:11:51,440 --> 01:11:55,719
may have been from
a prior usage.
1385
01:11:55,720 --> 01:11:58,439
To have used it
alongside a painkiller,
1386
01:11:58,440 --> 01:11:59,799
or something like that,
1387
01:11:59,800 --> 01:12:03,199
we all thought,
surely he's not that silly.
1388
01:12:03,200 --> 01:12:05,679
[Paolo] We had done
Xanax together in the past
1389
01:12:05,680 --> 01:12:07,839
like I felt guilty
for a little bit -
1390
01:12:07,840 --> 01:12:08,799
I'm like, oh man,
1391
01:12:08,800 --> 01:12:10,479
maybe if I'd like never
introduced him to this
1392
01:12:10,480 --> 01:12:12,319
or if we'd never
hung out ever,
1393
01:12:12,320 --> 01:12:13,559
he would never
have done this.
1394
01:12:13,560 --> 01:12:15,799
But I literally had so many
conversations with him,
1395
01:12:15,800 --> 01:12:18,159
like, don't do this,
don't take Xanax overseas,
1396
01:12:18,160 --> 01:12:19,559
don't - blah, blah, blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah, blah.
1397
01:12:19,560 --> 01:12:21,039
The only thing I could
have physically done
1398
01:12:21,040 --> 01:12:22,799
was gone with him.
1399
01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:24,800
But yeah, that's it.
1400
01:12:27,320 --> 01:12:30,080
[Phillip] It's hard because you
only know when looking back.
1401
01:12:31,120 --> 01:12:32,479
[George] What are you doing?
1402
01:12:32,480 --> 01:12:35,279
- [Aziz] I'm laughing.
- Why are you laughing?
1403
01:12:35,280 --> 01:12:38,080
[George] Don't cry.
It's alright. What's wrong?
1404
01:12:39,520 --> 01:12:41,399
[George] Come on, what's wrong?
1405
01:12:41,400 --> 01:12:42,199
[Aziz] Fuck you.
1406
01:12:42,200 --> 01:12:45,039
[George] No, tell me.
What's wrong?
1407
01:12:45,040 --> 01:12:46,639
[Phillip] When you're
in your 20s, like,
1408
01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:50,359
you don't realise
bad things can happen.
1409
01:12:50,360 --> 01:12:52,239
Yeah, 'young man' -
you could use that word
1410
01:12:52,240 --> 01:12:54,600
but we're also like, boys.
1411
01:12:56,320 --> 01:12:57,319
You are lost.
1412
01:12:57,320 --> 01:12:58,479
You got nothing figured out.
1413
01:12:58,480 --> 01:12:59,439
And the dangerous thing is
1414
01:12:59,440 --> 01:13:01,440
you think you got
everything figured out.
1415
01:13:02,720 --> 01:13:05,119
[Shahida] He could have
been that person
1416
01:13:05,120 --> 01:13:06,799
to show the masses that,
you know,
1417
01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:08,959
it doesn't matter
what you look like,
1418
01:13:08,960 --> 01:13:10,759
and ultimately,
you know, sadly,
1419
01:13:10,760 --> 01:13:12,679
that was his message,
1420
01:13:12,680 --> 01:13:14,720
but he fell into that trap.
1421
01:13:17,480 --> 01:13:20,599
[Phillip] The version I am now,
I would like to think,
1422
01:13:20,600 --> 01:13:23,919
that I would be
probing and poking,
1423
01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:27,200
and trying to help him
navigate a way out.
1424
01:13:32,360 --> 01:13:34,360
I don't think so.
1425
01:13:40,240 --> 01:13:43,400
[spraying sounds]
1426
01:13:44,920 --> 01:13:47,520
[gentle music]
1427
01:13:51,320 --> 01:13:54,880
[Said] He was only 22
when we all lost him.
1428
01:13:57,120 --> 01:13:59,439
I understand why people
put him on a pedestal,
1429
01:13:59,440 --> 01:14:00,639
like, I get it,
1430
01:14:00,640 --> 01:14:03,479
but I also think people
need to realise that
1431
01:14:03,480 --> 01:14:07,599
he's just a human being
and a young man.
1432
01:14:07,600 --> 01:14:09,999
Their favourite idols -
they feel, they live,
1433
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:13,439
they breathe,
they bleed just like us.
1434
01:14:13,440 --> 01:14:16,799
I think the imperfect ones
are normally the best ones.
1435
01:14:16,800 --> 01:14:18,439
[PA announcer] You know
him as Chestbrah.
1436
01:14:18,440 --> 01:14:21,719
Ladies and gentlemen please
welcome, Said!
1437
01:14:21,720 --> 01:14:25,040
[crowd cheering and screaming]
1438
01:14:29,960 --> 01:14:32,720
[Said] People might not
understand why I do what I do.
1439
01:14:34,440 --> 01:14:40,359
The truth is, the last time
I saw him, in the coffin,
1440
01:14:40,360 --> 01:14:42,959
I gave him a kiss,
1441
01:14:42,960 --> 01:14:46,480
and I said to him that
I'll never stop doing...
1442
01:14:47,920 --> 01:14:50,159
[exhaling]
God, this is hard.
1443
01:14:50,160 --> 01:14:52,079
I'll never stop doing
what he started to do
1444
01:14:52,080 --> 01:14:55,039
and I'll live my life
for him and for me.
1445
01:14:55,040 --> 01:14:59,959
And, yeah, I've done that,
and I'll continue to do that.
1446
01:14:59,960 --> 01:15:02,800
[gentle piano music]
1447
01:15:06,440 --> 01:15:08,479
[Paolo] People can say
what they want about him,
1448
01:15:08,480 --> 01:15:09,599
but at the end of the day,
1449
01:15:09,600 --> 01:15:14,439
to have the resilience to come
back from a dying brother -
1450
01:15:14,440 --> 01:15:16,759
with the hate -
"Oh you're just doing it..."
1451
01:15:16,760 --> 01:15:18,839
"You just, you just took
your brother's name".
1452
01:15:18,840 --> 01:15:19,879
Blah, blah, blah, blah blah.
1453
01:15:19,880 --> 01:15:21,639
Like, there's not many people
I admire,
1454
01:15:21,640 --> 01:15:25,479
but I admire my friend Said's
tenacity to keep going
1455
01:15:25,480 --> 01:15:28,440
in the face of adversity,
like that is not easy.
1456
01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:33,760
[Said] You know, I will
always hold the flame strong.
1457
01:15:35,240 --> 01:15:38,079
Even though like,
Az isn't here today,
1458
01:15:38,080 --> 01:15:40,239
there is a happy ending
to this story.
1459
01:15:40,240 --> 01:15:42,119
[upbeat music]
1460
01:15:42,120 --> 01:15:43,999
[Phillip] Before he died,
1461
01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:46,039
his content that he's created,
1462
01:15:46,040 --> 01:15:48,839
inspired young men
all over the world.
1463
01:15:48,840 --> 01:15:51,119
[Phillip] And then
something happened.
1464
01:15:51,120 --> 01:15:53,919
The next generation
has come along.
1465
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:57,759
They find his videos on whatever
platform's big at that time,
1466
01:15:57,760 --> 01:15:59,839
turn to the gym
and get in shape,
1467
01:15:59,840 --> 01:16:01,279
feel better about themselves
1468
01:16:01,280 --> 01:16:03,639
and change their lives
in a positive way.
1469
01:16:03,640 --> 01:16:06,239
One of the very first workout
routines that I ever did
1470
01:16:06,240 --> 01:16:09,799
was one that he posted for
free on bodybuilding.com.
1471
01:16:09,800 --> 01:16:11,399
[man] All these philosophies
that he made
1472
01:16:11,400 --> 01:16:12,879
that were funny at the time
1473
01:16:12,880 --> 01:16:16,879
but the messages behind it,
was life changing.
1474
01:16:16,880 --> 01:16:19,359
It gave me a lot of inspiration
to get through depression
1475
01:16:19,360 --> 01:16:21,720
and then to build my
confidence.
1476
01:16:22,880 --> 01:16:24,199
[man]
Zyzz's message - you know,
1477
01:16:24,200 --> 01:16:25,639
go out, do something
with your life,
1478
01:16:25,640 --> 01:16:28,999
you know, form your passions,
go and follow your dreams.
1479
01:16:29,000 --> 01:16:30,319
You only get one chance.
1480
01:16:30,320 --> 01:16:32,239
Do what you want.
Because life's short.
1481
01:16:32,240 --> 01:16:34,399
I think I still would have
been that scared little kid,
1482
01:16:34,400 --> 01:16:36,119
too afraid to actually
get out there
1483
01:16:36,120 --> 01:16:37,159
and actually better myself.
1484
01:16:37,160 --> 01:16:38,159
If it wasn't for him, you know,
1485
01:16:38,160 --> 01:16:40,639
I might not even be here
talking to you guys today.
1486
01:16:40,640 --> 01:16:43,639
Fucking love you Zyzz.
Forever mirin', brah.
1487
01:16:43,640 --> 01:16:46,679
We're all gonna make it.
1488
01:16:46,680 --> 01:16:48,759
[Paolo] You can be depressed
and down about it
1489
01:16:48,760 --> 01:16:50,959
or you can just look
at the person's life -
1490
01:16:50,960 --> 01:16:51,959
the life they've made
1491
01:16:51,960 --> 01:16:55,239
and the life they sort of
set up for their brother.
1492
01:16:55,240 --> 01:16:58,439
It gave Said
an opportunity to flourish.
1493
01:16:58,440 --> 01:17:03,079
He would not be happy with
us crying about his death -
1494
01:17:03,080 --> 01:17:05,079
making a documentary about it.
1495
01:17:05,080 --> 01:17:07,199
He would be laughing
and saying,
1496
01:17:07,200 --> 01:17:09,159
"Stop being a shit cunt,
stop being a little bitch, cunt.
1497
01:17:09,160 --> 01:17:10,479
"Fucking be happy".
1498
01:17:10,480 --> 01:17:13,639
There was always light at the
end of the tunnel for him.
1499
01:17:13,640 --> 01:17:16,879
[Shaun] He's changed so
many lives for the better.
1500
01:17:16,880 --> 01:17:18,559
That's his legacy there.
1501
01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:22,279
The impact he's left
in other people.
1502
01:17:22,280 --> 01:17:25,919
[Phillip] Name one
fitness icon that has died,
1503
01:17:25,920 --> 01:17:28,879
and 15 years later people
are still talking about him.
1504
01:17:28,880 --> 01:17:29,919
[YouTuber] I think
a lot of people
1505
01:17:29,920 --> 01:17:31,759
getting into this space
that we are in
1506
01:17:31,760 --> 01:17:34,399
were heavily inspired by Zyzz.
1507
01:17:34,400 --> 01:17:35,919
Zyss was never a Looksmaxxer.
1508
01:17:35,920 --> 01:17:39,479
Zyss was Hopecore for
health and fitness incarnate.
1509
01:17:39,480 --> 01:17:41,399
He showed that training
can be fun -
1510
01:17:41,400 --> 01:17:43,599
can be inspiring
and motivating.
1511
01:17:43,600 --> 01:17:46,599
And he showed that you can
enjoy the journey along the
way.
1512
01:17:46,600 --> 01:17:49,279
That is such a great and
powerful message
1513
01:17:49,280 --> 01:17:51,279
I will teach my children.
1514
01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:53,479
[Paolo] I think if he
was alive today,
1515
01:17:53,480 --> 01:17:56,039
he'd be not just
trash talking for clickbait,
1516
01:17:56,040 --> 01:17:57,719
he would be portraying
1517
01:17:57,720 --> 01:18:03,239
a much more positive, body
conscious, aware image.
1518
01:18:03,240 --> 01:18:04,359
[Phillip] I guess the point is
1519
01:18:04,360 --> 01:18:07,079
we never got to see
his arc finish.
1520
01:18:07,080 --> 01:18:10,959
Now, there are much more
polarising figures.
1521
01:18:10,960 --> 01:18:13,319
My job as a dad
is to raise my kids
1522
01:18:13,320 --> 01:18:18,199
to navigate and dissect -
take the good from the bad.
1523
01:18:18,200 --> 01:18:22,200
[Phillip] How do I do it?
Man, I'm learning that as I go.
1524
01:18:22,960 --> 01:18:24,279
With Az -
1525
01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:25,959
can we call him a good person?
1526
01:18:25,960 --> 01:18:29,159
In my opinion - the positive
he contributed to the world
1527
01:18:29,160 --> 01:18:31,160
far outweighs the negative.
1528
01:18:31,960 --> 01:18:34,519
Full stop.
1529
01:18:34,520 --> 01:18:38,200
- ["Cochon st.
- Antoine" byCommandant Coustou playing]