Talking Heads: Anthony Healey and Nick Bollinger

Anthony Healey (left) and Nick Bollinger. Photo / Ted Baghurst

The APRA Silver Scroll Award is New Zealand's most prestigious songwriting prize and counts Ray Columbus, Neil Finn, Chris Knox, and James Milne and Luke Buda among its past winners.

Ahead of the 2012 APRA Silver Scroll ceremony, APRA's Director of NZ Operations Anthony Healey and music critic Nick Bollinger talked about the award's storied legacy.

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