As a member of Crowded House , Seymour provides bass guitar , backing vocals and song writing , as well as artwork for album covers , costumes and stage sets . With their second album , '' Temple of Low Men '' ( July 1988 ) , he won the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 category for Best Cover Art . He was nominated for the same award for '' Crowded House '' ( June 1986 ) in 1987 , '' Woodface '' ( July 1991 ) in 1992 , and '' Together Alone '' ( October 1993 ) in 1994 . In early 1989 , after a tour of Australia and Canada , Finn fired Seymour from Crowded House . According to music journalist , Ed Nimmervoll , Seymour 's departure was due to Finn blaming him for causing the latter 's writer 's block . However Finn cited " artistic differences " as the reason . Seymour said that after a month apart , he contacted Finn and they agreed that he would return to the band . He subsequently stayed with the group until their disbandment in 1996
ARIA Music Awards of 1989
ARIA Music Awards of 1989
Nick Seymour