Latest / Music Explored Podcast / From Janelle Monae to Personal Connections: A Producer's Story
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- 0:00I
- 0:00mean,
- 0:00you've
- 0:00worked
- 0:00with
- 0:01so
- 0:01many
- 0:01incredible
- 0:02artists
- 0:02just
- 0:02like
- 0:03Janelle
- 0:03and
- 0:03that
- 0:04you've
- 0:04mentioned
- 0:04and
- 0:05Julie
- 0:05Black.
- 0:06What
- 0:06would
- 0:06you
- 0:06say
- 0:06was
- 0:06the
- 0:07defining
- 0:07moment
- 0:07that
- 0:08led
- 0:08you
- 0:08on
- 0:08that
- 0:08pathway
- 0:09to
- 0:09working
- 0:09with
- 0:10all
- 0:10these
- 0:10major
- 0:10artists?
- 0:11Like,
- 0:11was
- 0:11there
- 0:11something
- 0:12that
- 0:12sparked
- 0:12and
- 0:12then
- 0:12it
- 0:12kind
- 0:13of
- 0:13just
- 0:14snowballed
- 0:15into
- 0:15you
- 0:15just
- 0:15getting
- 0:16other
- 0:17artists
- 0:17to
- 0:18connect
- 0:18with?
- 0:19Pretty
- 0:19much,
- 0:20yeah.
- 0:20It's
- 0:20a
- 0:20very
- 0:21light
- 0:21snowball,
- 0:22but,
- 0:23you
- 0:23know,
- 0:23a
- 0:23small
- 0:24snowball.
- 0:24But
- 0:25yeah,
- 0:25you
- 0:25know,
- 0:25just.
- 0:25God
- 0:26presented
- 0:27me
- 0:27with
- 0:27the
- 0:28opportunity
- 0:28to
- 0:28work
- 0:29with
- 0:29Janelle
- 0:29through
- 0:30one
- 0:30of
- 0:30her
- 0:31producers,
- 0:31Chuck
- 0:32Lightning.
- 0:33And
- 0:33he
- 0:34found
- 0:34me
- 0:34in
- 0:34a
- 0:34studio
- 0:35session
- 0:35in
- 0:35Atlanta
- 0:36and
- 0:37asked
- 0:38if
- 0:38I
- 0:38could
- 0:38work
- 0:38with
- 0:38him
- 0:39and
- 0:39his
- 0:39band,
- 0:40Deep
- 0:40Cotton.
- 0:41And
- 0:41this
- 0:41is
- 0:42before
- 0:42Janelle
- 0:42had
- 0:43a
- 0:43record
- 0:43deal
- 0:43or
- 0:44an
- 0:44album
- 0:44out.
- 0:45And,
- 0:46you
- 0:46know,
- 0:47she
- 0:47heard
- 0:47us
- 0:47working
- 0:48and
- 0:48she
- 0:48liked
- 0:48my.
- 0:48My
- 0:49work,
- 0:49my
- 0:49guitar
- 0:50work
- 0:50and
- 0:50asked
- 0:51me
- 0:51to
- 0:51work
- 0:51with
- 0:51her
- 0:51as
- 0:52well.
- 0:52And
- 0:52then,
- 0:53you
- 0:53know,
- 0:53she
- 0:53got
- 0:53signed
- 0:54about,
- 0:54I
- 0:54don't
- 0:54know,
- 0:55maybe
- 0:55a
- 0:55year
- 0:55later
- 0:56or
- 0:56so.
- 0:57And
- 0:58here
- 0:58we
- 0:58are
- 0:5915
- 0:59years
- 0:59later.
- 1:02Wow,
- 1:03that's
- 1:03incredible.
- 1:04It's
- 1:04pretty
- 1:04amazing.
- 1:05What's
- 1:05your
- 1:06production
- 1:06technique
- 1:07like?
- 1:07Because
- 1:08just
- 1:08like
- 1:09film
- 1:09directors,
- 1:10some.
- 1:10Some
- 1:10producers
- 1:11are
- 1:11very
- 1:12hands
- 1:12on
- 1:13and
- 1:14want
- 1:15to
- 1:15affect
- 1:15everything
- 1:16from
- 1:16the
- 1:16harmony
- 1:17to
- 1:17what
- 1:18distortions
- 1:18are
- 1:18being
- 1:19used
- 1:19and
- 1:19all
- 1:19that.
- 1:20And
- 1:20then
- 1:20some
- 1:20producers
- 1:21leave
- 1:21more
- 1:22that
- 1:22to
- 1:22the
- 1:22engineer.
- 1:22What's
- 1:23your
- 1:23style
- 1:23of
- 1:23production?
- 1:24I'm
- 1:25more
- 1:25of
- 1:25a
- 1:26live
- 1:26producer.
- 1:27I
- 1:27want
- 1:27to
- 1:28accomplish
- 1:28the
- 1:28sounds
- 1:31here
- 1:32for
- 1:32like,
- 1:32you
- 1:33know,
- 1:33in
- 1:33the
- 1:33analog
- 1:34stage
- 1:34first
- 1:34before
- 1:35post
- 1:36production.
- 1:36I
- 1:37just
- 1:37feel
- 1:37that
- 1:38I'm
- 1:38more
- 1:39capable
- 1:39of
- 1:40having
- 1:41an
- 1:42uncompromised
- 1:43or
- 1:43unlimited
- 1:44array
- 1:45of
- 1:45sounds
- 1:46when
- 1:46I
- 1:46do
- 1:46it
- 1:46that
- 1:46way.
- 1:47It's
- 1:47kind
- 1:47of
- 1:47ironic
- 1:47because
- 1:48you
- 1:48would
- 1:48think
- 1:48it's
- 1:48the
- 1:48other
- 1:48way
- 1:49around,
- 1:49but
- 1:50there's
- 1:51certain
- 1:51tonalities
- 1:51and
- 1:52certain
- 1:52effects
- 1:53that
- 1:53like
- 1:53choruses
- 1:54and
- 1:54modulation
- 1:55effects
- 1:56that
- 1:56I
- 1:56feel
- 1:57like
- 1:57digitally
- 1:58I've
- 1:58not
- 1:58found
- 1:58the
- 1:59way
- 1:59to
- 2:00come
- 2:00close
- 2:00to
- 2:00the
- 2:01quality
- 2:01that
- 2:01I
- 2:01get
- 2:01from
- 2:02some
- 2:02of
- 2:02my
- 2:02analog
- 2:02pedals.
- 2:03Okay,
- 2:04so
- 2:04you
- 2:05prefer
- 2:05to
- 2:05add
- 2:06those
- 2:06effects
- 2:07in
- 2:07the
- 2:07analog
- 2:08stage
- 2:08mostly
- 2:08as
- 2:09guitar
- 2:09pedals.
- 2:09Would
- 2:09you
- 2:10say
- 2:10yes?
- 2:11For
- 2:11guitar
- 2:11pedals?
- 2:12Yes.
- 2:12Now
- 2:12for
- 2:13vocals?
- 2:14Definitely
- 2:14not.
- 2:14That's
- 2:15going
- 2:15to
- 2:15be
- 2:15post
- 2:15production
- 2:16for
- 2:16sure.
- 2:16You
- 2:17know,
- 2:18so
- 2:18I
- 2:18basically
- 2:19treat
- 2:19myself
- 2:20like
- 2:20a
- 2:20rock
- 2:20artist
- 2:20when
- 2:21I
- 2:21record.
- 2:21And
- 2:22I'm
- 2:22finding
- 2:22that
- 2:22less
- 2:23is
- 2:23more
- 2:24the
- 2:24more
- 2:24experienced
- 2:25I
- 2:25get
- 2:25in
- 2:25production.
- 2:26It's
- 2:26way
- 2:27easier
- 2:27for
- 2:28me
- 2:28to
- 2:28produce
- 2:29artists
- 2:29with
- 2:30less
- 2:30instruments.
- 2:30You
- 2:31know,
- 2:32as
- 2:33a
- 2:33rocker,
- 2:33I'm
- 2:33so
- 2:34into
- 2:34like
- 2:34multiple,
- 2:35you
- 2:36know,
- 2:36instruments,
- 2:36multiple.
- 2:37Tracks,
- 2:38you
- 2:38know,
- 2:38like
- 2:38Rush,
- 2:38Double
- 2:39Everything,
- 2:39Layer
- 2:40everything.
- 2:41Exactly.
- 2:42So
- 2:42many
- 2:42layers,
- 2:43Rush,
- 2:43all
- 2:43this.
- 2:43Bands
- 2:43like
- 2:44huge
- 2:44layers.
- 2:45But
- 2:45I'm
- 2:46really
- 2:46enjoying
- 2:47bringing
- 2:47it
- 2:47down.
- 2:48Simplifying
- 2:49everything.
- 2:50Kind
- 2:50of
- 2:50like
- 2:50with
- 2:50hip
- 2:51hop,
- 2:51you
- 2:51know,
- 2:52you
- 2:52hear
- 2:52like
- 2:52three
- 2:52or
- 2:53four
- 2:53instruments
- 2:53and
- 2:53then
- 2:53you're
- 2:53good.
- 2:54You
- 2:54know
- 2:54what
- 2:54I
- 2:54mean?
- 2:55Yeah,
- 2:55yeah,
- 2:56yeah.
- 2:58Nice.
- 2:58Nice.
- 2:59Well,
- 2:59hey,
- 2:59guys,
- 3:00I'm
- 3:00gonna
- 3:00welcome
- 3:00myself
- 3:01to
- 3:01the
- 3:01show.
- 3:01I've
- 3:01had
- 3:02some
- 3:02tech
- 3:03issues
- 3:03here,
- 3:04so
- 3:05I'm
- 3:05joining
- 3:06a
- 3:06little
- 3:06late.
- 3:08Great
- 3:08to
- 3:08have
- 3:09you.
- 3:09I
- 3:09guess
- 3:09I
- 3:09should
- 3:09say
- 3:09that
- 3:10officially.
- 3:10Kalindo,
- 3:12what's
- 3:12it
- 3:13like
- 3:13for
- 3:13you?
- 3:14Co
- 3:14writing
- 3:14and
- 3:15co
- 3:15producing.
- 3:16I
- 3:16know
- 3:16you're
- 3:17working
- 3:17with
- 3:17some
- 3:17of
- 3:17the
- 3:17best
- 3:17in
- 3:18the
- 3:18industry
- 3:18now,
- 3:19so
- 3:19what's
- 3:19the
- 3:19experience
- 3:20like
- 3:20each
- 3:20time
- 3:21you
- 3:21sit
- 3:21down?
- 3:22It's
- 3:22an
- 3:22honor,
- 3:25you
- 3:25know,
- 3:25I
- 3:25don't
- 3:25take
- 3:25it
- 3:25for
- 3:26granted
- 3:26ever.
- 3:28And
- 3:28it's
- 3:28a
- 3:28lot
- 3:29of
- 3:29fun.
- 3:29You
- 3:29know,
- 3:30it's.
- 3:30It's
- 3:30different
- 3:31because
- 3:31I.
- 3:31I've
- 3:32known
- 3:33Janelle
- 3:33Monae
- 3:34for
- 3:34so
- 3:34many
- 3:34years
- 3:35that
- 3:35I've
- 3:36known
- 3:36her
- 3:36before
- 3:36she
- 3:36was
- 3:37famous,
- 3:37so
- 3:38I
- 3:38know
- 3:38her
- 3:38as
- 3:38the
- 3:38person,
- 3:39you
- 3:40know,
- 3:40so
- 3:40I'm
- 3:40not
- 3:40like,
- 3:41oh,
- 3:41my
- 3:41God,
- 3:41I
- 3:42don't
- 3:42believe
- 3:42in
- 3:42a
- 3:42best
- 3:42Go
- 3:43to
- 3:43the
- 3:43house,
- 3:45which
- 3:45I
- 3:45would
- 3:45be,
- 3:46of
- 3:46course.
- 3:47Yeah.
- 3:47If
- 3:47I
- 3:48just.
- 3:49So
- 3:49I.
- 3:50I'm
- 3:50going
- 3:50to
- 3:51see
- 3:51my
- 3:51sister.
- 3:51You
- 3:51know
- 3:51what
- 3:51I
- 3:52mean?
- 3:52My
- 3:52good.
- 3:52My.
- 3:53Like
- 3:53one
- 3:53of
- 3:53my
- 3:53best
- 3:53friends.
- 3:54Yeah,
- 3:55yeah.
- 3:56You
- 3:56know,
- 3:56and.
- 3:57And
- 3:57so
- 3:58we
- 3:58talk
- 3:58to
- 3:58each
- 3:58other
- 3:58that
- 3:58way.
- 3:59I
- 3:59mean,
- 3:59we're
- 3:59very
- 4:00honest
- 4:00and
- 4:00open
- 4:01with
- 4:01each
- 4:01other.
- 4:01And,
- 4:02you
- 4:02know,
- 4:03I
- 4:03mean,
- 4:03we.
- 4:03You
- 4:03know,
- 4:03we've
- 4:04spent.
- 4:04Gosh,
- 4:05I
- 4:05spent
- 4:06more
- 4:06time
- 4:06with
- 4:06Janelle
- 4:07Nae
- 4:07than
- 4:07I
- 4:07have
- 4:07with
- 4:08my
- 4:08girlfriend.
- 4:15I
- 4:15really
- 4:15know
- 4:15her
- 4:15really
- 4:16well.
- 4:16That
- 4:16shows
- 4:17the
- 4:17closeness.
- 4:18Yeah,
- 4:18that's
- 4:18some
- 4:18closeness.
- 4:19You
- 4:19know
- 4:19what
- 4:19I
- 4:19mean?
- 4:20Yeah,
- 4:20yeah.
- 4:21Everything
- 4:21about
- 4:22me,
- 4:22and
- 4:22I
- 4:22know
- 4:22everything
- 4:22about
- 4:22her,
- 4:23and
- 4:23so
- 4:24we're
- 4:24super
- 4:24duper
- 4:24close.
- 4:25And
- 4:26yet
- 4:27I'm
- 4:27very,
- 4:27very
- 4:27grateful
- 4:28because
- 4:28I
- 4:28do
- 4:28get
- 4:29where
- 4:29I
- 4:30am
- 4:30in
- 4:30my
- 4:30life.
- 4:31So
- 4:32thankful
- 4:32to
- 4:32God
- 4:33and
- 4:33to
- 4:34Janelle
- 4:34and
- 4:35team
- 4:35Chuck
- 4:35and
- 4:35Nate,
- 4:36you
- 4:36know,
- 4:37and
- 4:37everyone
- 4:37who
- 4:38helped
- 4:38make
- 4:38these
- 4:39albums
- 4:39so
- 4:39spectacular.
- 4:41Yeah,
- 4:42it's
- 4:42been
- 4:42an
- 4:42amazing.
- 4:42Can
- 4:43I
- 4:43ask.
- 4:43I'm
- 4:43going
- 4:43to
- 4:44be
- 4:44asking
- 4:44the
- 4:44uncomfortable
- 4:45questions.
- 4:46Oh.
- 4:47I
- 4:47mean,
- 4:49so
- 4:50when
- 4:50you're.
- 4:51I'm
- 4:51going
- 4:51to
- 4:51stick
- 4:51to
- 4:51the
- 4:52production
- 4:52side
- 4:53when
- 4:53you're
- 4:53producing,
- 4:54especially
- 4:55if
- 4:55you're
- 4:55a
- 4:56player.
- 4:56And
- 4:58I
- 4:59think
- 4:59the
- 4:59more
- 4:59as
- 4:59a
- 4:59producer,
- 5:00you
- 5:00know,
- 5:00the
- 5:00more
- 5:00likely
- 5:01you
- 5:01are
- 5:01to
- 5:02at
- 5:02least
- 5:02at
- 5:02one
- 5:02point
- 5:02run
- 5:03into
- 5:03some
- 5:03sort
- 5:03of
- 5:03friction
- 5:04with
- 5:05an
- 5:05artist
- 5:05on
- 5:05a
- 5:06part
- 5:06where
- 5:06you're
- 5:06like,
- 5:07this
- 5:08doesn't
- 5:08work
- 5:09right.
- 5:09It's
- 5:09just
- 5:10straight
- 5:10up,
- 5:10this
- 5:10is
- 5:10harmonically
- 5:11wrong
- 5:11or
- 5:11whatever.
- 5:12Do
- 5:12you
- 5:13ever
- 5:13have
- 5:13a
- 5:14line
- 5:14that
- 5:14you're
- 5:14like,
- 5:15seriously,
- 5:15like,
- 5:16we
- 5:16have
- 5:16to
- 5:16do
- 5:17it
- 5:17this
- 5:17way
- 5:17because
- 5:17the
- 5:18other
- 5:18way
- 5:18is
- 5:18dissonant
- 5:18or
- 5:19whatever?
- 5:19Or
- 5:19at
- 5:19one.
- 5:20At
- 5:20some
- 5:20point,
- 5:20you're
- 5:20like,
- 5:20this
- 5:21is
- 5:21your
- 5:21song
- 5:21and
- 5:21I'm
- 5:21done.
- 5:22And
- 5:22how.
- 5:23What
- 5:23do
- 5:23you
- 5:23do?
- 5:24How
- 5:24do
- 5:24you
- 5:25handle
- 5:25that?
- 5:25Great
- 5:26question.
- 5:26I'm
- 5:26honest.
- 5:27I
- 5:27say
- 5:27exactly
- 5:28what's
- 5:28wrong.
- 5:29I
- 5:29hear
- 5:29a
- 5:30rub,
- 5:30you
- 5:31know,
- 5:31and
- 5:31this
- 5:31has
- 5:31happened
- 5:32a
- 5:32few
- 5:32times,
- 5:33really,
- 5:34where
- 5:34I've
- 5:34heard
- 5:35a
- 5:35minor
- 5:35second
- 5:35kind
- 5:36of
- 5:36rub
- 5:36or,
- 5:36you
- 5:37know,
- 5:37or
- 5:37it's
- 5:37like
- 5:37there's
- 5:37a
- 5:37major
- 5:38chord,
- 5:39but
- 5:39the
- 5:39melody,
- 5:41someone's
- 5:41singing,
- 5:42you
- 5:42know,
- 5:42the
- 5:42major
- 5:43second.
- 5:43And
- 5:44that
- 5:44rub
- 5:44is
- 5:45wrong.
- 5:46And
- 5:46usually
- 5:47what
- 5:47I
- 5:47get
- 5:48is.
- 5:49I'll
- 5:49get.
- 5:50No,
- 5:50it's.
- 5:51I
- 5:51like
- 5:51it
- 5:51that
- 5:51way.
- 5:52And
- 5:53then
- 5:53when
- 5:53the
- 5:54record
- 5:54is
- 5:54released,
- 5:55switch
- 5:55to
- 5:55the
- 5:56suggestion
- 5:56that
- 5:56I
- 5:57made.
- 5:57You
- 5:58know
- 5:58what
- 5:58I
- 5:58mean?
- 5:59So
- 6:00if
- 6:00it
- 6:00doesn't
- 6:01have.
- 6:01So
- 6:01I
- 6:01don't
- 6:01fight
- 6:02it
- 6:02on
- 6:02the
- 6:02spot,
- 6:02you
- 6:03know,
- 6:03if
- 6:03the,
- 6:04you
- 6:04know,
- 6:04the
- 6:04main
- 6:05producer
- 6:05or
- 6:05the
- 6:06artist
- 6:06is
- 6:06like,
- 6:06nah,
- 6:07I
- 6:07like
- 6:07it
- 6:07that
- 6:07way.
- 6:07I'll
- 6:07be
- 6:08okay.
- 6:09You
- 6:09know,
- 6:10have
- 6:11somebody
- 6:11listen
- 6:12to
- 6:12that
- 6:13kind
- 6:13of
- 6:13situation
- 6:14and
- 6:14then
- 6:14turn
- 6:15to
- 6:15you
- 6:15and
- 6:15be
- 6:15like,
- 6:16how'd
- 6:16you
- 6:16let
- 6:16that
- 6:17happen?
- 6:19Not
- 6:20really,
- 6:20because
- 6:20they
- 6:21actually,
- 6:21honestly,
- 6:21they
- 6:22don't
- 6:22allow
- 6:22it
- 6:23to
- 6:23be
- 6:23released
- 6:23that
- 6:24way.
- 6:24Like,
- 6:24they're
- 6:25always.
- 6:25What's
- 6:26great
- 6:26about
- 6:26the
- 6:27people
- 6:27I
- 6:27work
- 6:27with,
- 6:27Janelle
- 6:28and
- 6:28the
- 6:28team,
- 6:29even
- 6:29if
- 6:29they
- 6:30say
- 6:30no
- 6:30to
- 6:30the
- 6:30suggestion,
- 6:31by
- 6:32the
- 6:32time
- 6:32the
- 6:32album
- 6:32comes
- 6:32out,
- 6:33they've
- 6:34ironed
- 6:34it
- 6:34out
- 6:34and
- 6:34they
- 6:34fixed
- 6:35it.
- 6:36Seriously.
- 6:37Enough
- 6:37people
- 6:38get
- 6:38involved
- 6:38and
- 6:38they're
- 6:38like,
- 6:39you
- 6:39can't
- 6:39do
- 6:39that.
- 6:40Interesting.
- 6:41So
- 6:41it's
- 6:41a
- 6:41great
- 6:42question.
- 6:42Yeah.
- 6:43You
- 6:43don't.
- 6:43It's
- 6:43not.
- 6:43You
- 6:44don't
- 6:44want
- 6:44to
- 6:44get
- 6:44into
- 6:44an
- 6:44argument
- 6:44over
- 6:45it
- 6:45because,
- 6:45of
- 6:46course,
- 6:47you
- 6:47know,
- 6:47it's.
- 6:48It's
- 6:48like
- 6:48a
- 6:48painting.
- 6:49You
- 6:49know,
- 6:49you
- 6:49go
- 6:49to
- 6:49a
- 6:49museum,
- 6:50you
- 6:50see.
- 6:50You
- 6:50see
- 6:51artwork
- 6:51on
- 6:51the
- 6:51wall,
- 6:51and
- 6:51you're
- 6:52like,
- 6:52how
- 6:52does
- 6:52this
- 6:53person
- 6:53know
- 6:53this
- 6:53painting
- 6:54is
- 6:54done?
- 6:54Like,
- 6:55voila,
- 6:56fini.
- 6:57And
- 6:57it's
- 6:57just
- 6:57like,
- 6:58I
- 6:58don't
- 6:58know,
- 6:58done.
- 6:59The
- 7:00artist
- 7:00knows,
- 7:00you
- 7:00know,
- 7:01what's
- 7:01right
- 7:01and
- 7:01what's
- 7:01wrong.
- 7:03Okay.
- 7:04Yeah.
- 7:07What
- 7:07do
- 7:07you
- 7:08enjoy
- 7:08doing
- 7:08the
- 7:09most?
- 7:09Playing,
- 7:09writing
- 7:10or
- 7:10producing?
- 7:16Hmm.
- 7:17I'm
- 7:17gonna
- 7:17say
- 7:18playing.
- 7:19Yeah,
- 7:19playing
- 7:20and
- 7:20listening
- 7:20and
- 7:21performing.
- 7:22You
- 7:22know,
- 7:22I
- 7:22like
- 7:22listening
- 7:23to
- 7:23the
- 7:23production
- 7:24after
- 7:24it's
- 7:24done,
- 7:25or
- 7:25at
- 7:25least
- 7:25when
- 7:26final
- 7:26mixing
- 7:27stages.
- 7:27I'm
- 7:27like,
- 7:27yeah,
- 7:28man,
- 7:28this
- 7:28is
- 7:28great
- 7:31work.
- 7:31The
- 7:31hard.
- 7:32It's
- 7:32work.
- 7:32I
- 7:32mean,
- 7:33the
- 7:33other.
- 7:33Everything
- 7:33else
- 7:33is
- 7:34definitely
- 7:34work,
- 7:35and
- 7:35I
- 7:36can't
- 7:36take
- 7:36that
- 7:36for
- 7:36granted.
- 7:37You
- 7:37know,
- 7:37that's
- 7:37not
- 7:38like,
- 7:38oh,
- 7:38yay,
- 7:38we
- 7:38get
- 7:39to,
- 7:39you
- 7:39know,
- 7:40party.
- 7:40We're
- 7:40not
- 7:40partying.
- 7:41We're
- 7:41working.
- 7:41You
- 7:41know
- 7:42what
- 7:42I
- 7:42mean?
- 7:43Work.
- 7:43Yeah.
- 7:44Finish
- 7:44product.
- 7:46What's.
- 7:46What's
- 7:47been
- 7:47your
- 7:47favorite
- 7:48Place
- 7:48to
- 7:48perform.
- 7:49Have
- 7:49you
- 7:49ever
- 7:49not
- 7:50let
- 7:50artist
- 7:50party?
- 7:51Sorry.
- 7:53My
- 7:54favorite
- 7:55place.
- 7:55Two
- 7:56questions
- 7:56in
- 7:56one.
- 8:00Please.
- 8:00Anthony,
- 8:01Mike's
- 8:02yours.
- 8:03What's
- 8:04been
- 8:04your
- 8:04favorite
- 8:04place
- 8:05to
- 8:05perform
- 8:05so
- 8:06far?
- 8:08Wow.
- 8:09I
- 8:09don't
- 8:09have
- 8:10one
- 8:10particular
- 8:10favorite,
- 8:11but
- 8:11I
- 8:11will
- 8:11say
- 8:15I
- 8:16love
- 8:16amphitheaters.
- 8:17I
- 8:17think
- 8:18they're
- 8:18incredible.
- 8:19So
- 8:20in
- 8:20Denver,
- 8:21there's
- 8:21Red
- 8:21Rocks.
- 8:21I
- 8:22love
- 8:22Red
- 8:22Rocks.
- 8:23I
- 8:23love
- 8:23the
- 8:23Gorge
- 8:24in
- 8:25Seattle,
- 8:28I
- 8:28love
- 8:28the
- 8:28Hollywood
- 8:29bowl
- 8:29in
- 8:29la.
- 8:32So
- 8:33outdoor
- 8:33venues
- 8:33are
- 8:33just
- 8:34incredible.
- 8:34The
- 8:34acoustics
- 8:35are
- 8:35just
- 8:36heavenly.
- 8:37Indoors,
- 8:38I
- 8:38would
- 8:38say
- 8:38Madison
- 8:39Square
- 8:39Garden,
- 8:40you
- 8:40know,
- 8:40just
- 8:40because
- 8:40it's
- 8:41the
- 8:41classic
- 8:41legendary
- 8:42arena,
- 8:43you
- 8:44know,
- 8:44playing
- 8:44there
- 8:44just.
- 8:45It's
- 8:46been
- 8:46a
- 8:46dream
- 8:46of
- 8:46mine.
- 8:47So
- 8:47I
- 8:48think
- 8:48we
- 8:48did
- 8:48it
- 8:48twice
- 8:49and
- 8:50I
- 8:50enjoyed
- 8:51it
- 8:51the
- 8:51second
- 8:51time
- 8:52better
- 8:52than
- 8:52the
- 8:52first
- 8:52time
- 8:53for
- 8:54various
- 8:54reasons,
- 8:55but
- 8:55that's
- 8:55another
- 8:55conversation.
- 8:57Hey,
- 8:59interesting.
- 9:00Why
- 9:01don't
- 9:01you
- 9:01share
- 9:01the
- 9:01reasons
- 9:02we'd
- 9:02love
- 9:02to
- 9:02know.
- 9:05We
- 9:05opened
- 9:06for
- 9:06Prince
- 9:06and.
- 9:07Oh,
- 9:08Prince.
- 9:08It
- 9:08was
- 9:09our
- 9:09first
- 9:09time
- 9:09opening
- 9:09for
- 9:10Prince
- 9:10and
- 9:11we
- 9:11were
- 9:11really
- 9:12excited
- 9:12and
- 9:12nervous
- 9:13and
- 9:14ended
- 9:14up
- 9:15hiring
- 9:15a
- 9:16lot
- 9:16of
- 9:16musicians
- 9:17for
- 9:17the
- 9:17first
- 9:17time
- 9:17ever.
- 9:18And
- 9:18so.
- 9:19And
- 9:19we
- 9:20had
- 9:20a
- 9:20short
- 9:20amount
- 9:20of
- 9:20time
- 9:21to
- 9:21perform
- 9:22and
- 9:22to
- 9:22sound
- 9:22check.
- 9:23So
- 9:23by
- 9:23hiring
- 9:24all
- 9:24these
- 9:24extra
- 9:24musicians,
- 9:25we
- 9:26had
- 9:26less
- 9:26time
- 9:27to
- 9:27sound
- 9:27check.
- 9:27Once
- 9:27you
- 9:28get
- 9:28all
- 9:28the
- 9:28inputs
- 9:29and
- 9:29stuff
- 9:29together,
- 9:30we
- 9:30were
- 9:30out
- 9:31of
- 9:31time
- 9:31and
- 9:31we
- 9:31couldn't
- 9:32really
- 9:32have
- 9:32a
- 9:32sound
- 9:32check,
- 9:33so
- 9:33that
- 9:33freaked
- 9:33me
- 9:33out.
- 9:36You
- 9:36want
- 9:36to
- 9:36get
- 9:36me
- 9:36nervous
- 9:37before
- 9:37a
- 9:37show,
- 9:38freak?
- 9:39Like,
- 9:39cancel
- 9:39out
- 9:39my
- 9:40sound
- 9:40check.
- 9:40That's
- 9:41the
- 9:41first
- 9:41step,
- 9:43you
- 9:44know
- 9:44what
- 9:44I
- 9:44mean?
- 9:45And
- 9:45then
- 9:45we
- 9:45did,
- 9:46and
- 9:47we
- 9:48ran
- 9:48out
- 9:48of
- 9:48time
- 9:48on
- 9:49stage,
- 9:49so
- 9:49we
- 9:49had
- 9:49to
- 9:49cut
- 9:49out
- 9:50Cold
- 9:50War,
- 9:50which
- 9:51was.
- 9:51Which
- 9:51is
- 9:51one
- 9:52of
- 9:52my
- 9:52favorite
- 9:52live
- 9:52songs
- 9:53because
- 9:53it's
- 9:53high
- 9:53energy.
- 9:54And
- 9:54after
- 9:54the
- 9:55show,
- 9:55Prince
- 9:55was
- 9:55like,
- 9:56why
- 9:56didn't
- 9:56you
- 9:56guys
- 9:56play
- 9:56Cold
- 9:57War?
- 9:57Oh,
- 9:58man.
- 9:59It
- 9:59was
- 10:00that
- 10:00kind
- 10:00of
- 10:00vibe
- 10:01got
- 10:01you.
- 10:01Do
- 10:01you
- 10:01have
- 10:01any
- 10:02weird
- 10:02Prince
- 10:02stories
- 10:03I
- 10:03hear.
- 10:04Every
- 10:04story
- 10:04I
- 10:04hear
- 10:04about
- 10:05Prince
- 10:05is.
- 10:05Really
- 10:05weird,
- 10:06you
- 10:07know,
- 10:07I
- 10:07don't.
- 10:07The
- 10:08weird
- 10:08stories
- 10:08that
- 10:09I
- 10:09have
- 10:09are
- 10:09how
- 10:10not
- 10:10weird
- 10:10he
- 10:10was
- 10:11around
- 10:11us,
- 10:11which
- 10:11I
- 10:11thought
- 10:12was
- 10:12weird.
- 10:13You
- 10:13were
- 10:13also
- 10:14expecting
- 10:14it,
- 10:14right?
- 10:15I
- 10:15was
- 10:15expecting
- 10:16him
- 10:16to
- 10:16be
- 10:16weird.
- 10:20I
- 10:20don't
- 10:21know,
- 10:21just
- 10:21prints.
- 10:22You
- 10:22look
- 10:22at
- 10:22pictures,
- 10:22you
- 10:23see
- 10:23videos,
- 10:24you're
- 10:24expecting
- 10:25that
- 10:25person.
- 10:26Yeah,
- 10:27yeah.
- 10:28You
- 10:28know.
- 10:28Hey,
- 10:29did
- 10:29you
- 10:29see
- 10:29the
- 10:29football
- 10:29game
- 10:30last
- 10:30week,
- 10:30man?
- 10:31You
- 10:31know,
- 10:32like,
- 10:34we're
- 10:34like,
- 10:34what
- 10:35did
- 10:35you
- 10:35say?
- 10:35Pancakes?
- 10:36And
- 10:36he's
- 10:37like,
- 10:37no,
- 10:37pancakes.
- 10:38And
- 10:38we
- 10:38went
- 10:38to
- 10:38his
- 10:39house
- 10:39at
- 10:393
- 10:39in
- 10:39the
- 10:39morning
- 10:40in
- 10:40LA.
- 10:40His
- 10:40LA
- 10:41house.
- 10:41And
- 10:42his
- 10:43cook
- 10:43cooked
- 10:43Aunt
- 10:44Jemima
- 10:44pancakes.
- 10:45That's
- 10:46so
- 10:46funny.
- 10:49Watching
- 10:50this
- 10:50dude
- 10:50cook
- 10:51Aunt
- 10:51Jemima.
- 10:51Just
- 10:52add
- 10:52water.
- 10:52Aunt
- 10:52Jemima.
- 10:53Like,
- 10:53not
- 10:53even.
- 10:55Not
- 10:55Even
- 10:55gourmet.
- 10:56See,
- 10:56that's
- 10:57weird,
- 10:58dude.
- 10:59They
- 10:59were
- 11:00so
- 11:00gourmet,
- 11:00you
- 11:00know?
- 11:00And
- 11:01then
- 11:01after
- 11:01that
- 11:01was
- 11:01done,
- 11:02we
- 11:02were
- 11:02all
- 11:02out
- 11:02there
- 11:02talking
- 11:03to
- 11:03him
- 11:03for
- 11:03a
- 11:03while.
- 11:04At
- 11:05the
- 11:05end
- 11:05of
- 11:05the
- 11:05night,
- 11:05when
- 11:05the
- 11:05cook
- 11:06left
- 11:06and
- 11:06everybody
- 11:06else
- 11:06left,
- 11:07there
- 11:07he
- 11:07is.
- 11:07There
- 11:07he
- 11:08is.
- 11:08Prince.
- 11:08Washing
- 11:08his
- 11:09dishes.
- 11:09Washing
- 11:10our
- 11:10dishes.
- 11:10Wow.
- 11:11I'm
- 11:12just
- 11:12like,
- 11:13is
- 11:13that
- 11:13weird
- 11:14to
- 11:14you?
- 11:15That's
- 11:15amazing.
- 11:16Prince,
- 11:17wash
- 11:17your
- 11:17dishes.
- 11:19That's
- 11:19a
- 11:19weird
- 11:19look,
- 11:20the
- 11:20hair.
- 11:22Yeah.
- 11:22Yeah.
- 11:22All
- 11:22right.
- 11:26Wow.
- 11:28Wow.
- 11:28I
- 11:28think
- 11:28Prince
- 11:29really
- 11:29liked
- 11:29pancakes
- 11:30because
- 11:30there's
- 11:30another
- 11:31story
- 11:31I've
- 11:31heard
- 11:31regarding
- 11:32pancakes
- 11:32with
- 11:33Charlie
- 11:33Murphy.
- 11:34That's
- 11:34so
- 11:35funny.
- 11:37I
- 11:37didn't
- 11:38until
- 11:39after
- 11:39that
- 11:39it
- 11:39happened.
- 11:41Kevin
- 11:41Smith
- 11:42was
- 11:42talking
- 11:42about
- 11:42how
- 11:43one
- 11:43time
- 11:43they
- 11:44were
- 11:45in
- 11:46Minnesota
- 11:47and
- 11:47he.
- 11:47He
- 11:47was
- 11:47like,
- 11:47it's
- 11:483:00am
- 11:48I
- 11:48want
- 11:49camels.
- 11:50And
- 11:50he,
- 11:50like,
- 11:50ordered
- 11:51his
- 11:51assistants
- 11:51to
- 11:52bring
- 11:52him
- 11:52camels.
- 11:52And
- 11:52they're
- 11:52like,
- 11:53prince,
- 11:53we
- 11:53can't
- 11:53bring.
- 11:54It's
- 11:54winter
- 11:54here.
- 11:54We
- 11:55can't
- 11:55bring
- 11:55you
- 11:55a
- 11:55camel.
- 11:56And
- 11:56he,
- 11:56like,
- 11:56lost
- 11:57it
- 11:57on
- 11:57them.
- 11:58That's
- 11:58what
- 11:59I
- 11:59was
- 11:59expecting.
- 11:59But
- 11:59still,
- 12:00having.
- 12:00Having
- 12:00a
- 12:00personal
- 12:01chef
- 12:02do
- 12:02just
- 12:03add
- 12:03water,
- 12:03Aunt
- 12:03Jemima
- 12:04sounds
- 12:04almost
- 12:05as
- 12:05crazy.
- 12:08That's
- 12:08hilarious.
- 12:11What
- 12:11is
- 12:11your
- 12:12absolute
- 12:12favorite
- 12:13guitar?
- 12:13I'm
- 12:14just
- 12:14curious.
- 12:14It
- 12:14was
- 12:14just
- 12:14a
- 12:15random
- 12:15question,
- 12:15I
- 12:15was
- 12:15thinking.
- 12:16And
- 12:16why?
- 12:17It's
- 12:18a
- 12:18great
- 12:18question.
- 12:18And
- 12:18why.
- 12:19Wow,
- 12:21that's
- 12:21a
- 12:21tough
- 12:21one.
- 12:22Because
- 12:22they're
- 12:23so
- 12:23different.
- 12:25It's
- 12:26almost
- 12:26like
- 12:26people
- 12:26in
- 12:27a
- 12:27weird
- 12:27way,
- 12:27or,
- 12:27like,
- 12:28looks
- 12:28or,
- 12:28like,
- 12:28colors,
- 12:29you
- 12:29know,
- 12:29like,
- 12:30it's
- 12:30just
- 12:30hard
- 12:31to
- 12:31say.
- 12:31When
- 12:31people
- 12:31ask
- 12:32me
- 12:32my
- 12:32favorite
- 12:32color.
- 12:33I.
- 12:33I
- 12:33used
- 12:33to
- 12:33be
- 12:33able
- 12:33to
- 12:34just
- 12:34be
- 12:34like,
- 12:34oh,
- 12:34yeah,
- 12:34Green,
- 12:35blue,
- 12:35like,
- 12:35whatever.
- 12:36Now
- 12:36it's
- 12:36like,
- 12:37I'm
- 12:37starting
- 12:38to
- 12:38like
- 12:38pink
- 12:39now.
- 12:39Like,
- 12:40in
- 12:40a
- 12:40weird
- 12:40way,
- 12:40you
- 12:40know,
- 12:41like,
- 12:41pink
- 12:41and
- 12:41black
- 12:42are
- 12:42great
- 12:42together,
- 12:43dude.
- 12:43Like,
- 12:43pink
- 12:44and
- 12:44black,
- 12:45man.
- 12:45You
- 12:46know
- 12:46what
- 12:46I
- 12:46mean?
- 12:47It's
- 12:47not
- 12:47my
- 12:47favorite
- 12:48color,
- 12:48but
- 12:49I
- 12:49love
- 12:50now,
- 12:50you
- 12:50know,
- 12:51favorite
- 12:52guitar.
- 12:52I'm
- 12:52gonna
- 12:53say
- 12:53overall,
- 12:55the
- 12:55Fender
- 12:56Stratocaster
- 12:57is
- 12:57the
- 12:58most
- 12:58diverse
- 12:58guitar.
- 13:00So
- 13:00if
- 13:00I
- 13:00had
- 13:00to
- 13:01have
- 13:01only
- 13:01one
- 13:01guitar
- 13:02on
- 13:02an
- 13:02island,
- 13:04that
- 13:04would
- 13:04be
- 13:05on
- 13:06the
- 13:06list?
- 13:06A
- 13:06short
- 13:06list
- 13:07of
- 13:07three.
- 13:09What's
- 13:09the
- 13:09short
- 13:10list?
- 13:10The
- 13:11short
- 13:11list
- 13:11is
- 13:11easily
- 13:12a
- 13:12Gibson
- 13:12Les
- 13:12Paul
- 13:13custom
- 13:14Fender
- 13:15Stratocaster
- 13:16and
- 13:17the
- 13:17Brian
- 13:17May
- 13:18Red
- 13:19Special,
- 13:20and
- 13:20then
- 13:21maybe
- 13:21a
- 13:21big
- 13:22jazz
- 13:24355.
- 13:25I
- 13:25love
- 13:25355s.
- 13:26Electrosanic
- 13:28electronic
- 13:28body.
- 13:29Yes.
- 13:31Okay.
- 13:32Those
- 13:33are
- 13:33the
- 13:33four.
- 13:33Those
- 13:33are
- 13:33my
- 13:34four.