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- 0:00What's
- 0:00funny
- 0:00is
- 0:00I
- 0:00actually.
- 0:01Because
- 0:01I'm
- 0:02taking
- 0:02piano
- 0:02lessons,
- 0:03I
- 0:03actually
- 0:03knew
- 0:03what
- 0:03you
- 0:03were
- 0:03saying
- 0:04and
- 0:04it
- 0:04felt
- 0:04good.
- 0:04Okay,
- 0:05start.
- 0:06I
- 0:06know.
- 0:06Root
- 0:07position.
- 0:07Next
- 0:07up.
- 0:08You're.
- 0:08Can
- 0:08you.
- 0:09Yeah.
- 0:09You're
- 0:09on
- 0:09your
- 0:10way,
- 0:10man.
- 0:10Hopefully.
- 0:11So.
- 0:12Yeah,
- 0:12go
- 0:12ahead.
- 0:12Super
- 0:13fan.
- 0:15I.
- 0:16I'm
- 0:17even
- 0:17afraid
- 0:17to
- 0:17ask
- 0:17this
- 0:18because
- 0:18I'm
- 0:18sure
- 0:18you
- 0:18get
- 0:18asked
- 0:19all
- 0:19the
- 0:19time,
- 0:20but
- 0:22what.
- 0:25What
- 0:25limitations
- 0:26have
- 0:27you
- 0:28had,
- 0:30both
- 0:30with
- 0:31just
- 0:31physically
- 0:32drums
- 0:33being
- 0:33stupid
- 0:33heavy
- 0:34and
- 0:34just
- 0:35people
- 0:35not
- 0:35taking
- 0:35you
- 0:36probably
- 0:36seriously
- 0:37in
- 0:37the
- 0:37beginning?
- 0:37Yeah.
- 0:38So
- 0:39can
- 0:39you
- 0:39tell
- 0:39us
- 0:40about.
- 0:40The
- 0:41thing
- 0:41is,
- 0:41I'm
- 0:41sure
- 0:41every
- 0:41interview
- 0:42has
- 0:42this
- 0:42question,
- 0:43but
- 0:43it
- 0:43is.
- 0:44I
- 0:44want
- 0:44to
- 0:45know.
- 0:45I
- 0:45want
- 0:45to
- 0:45understand,
- 0:46because
- 0:46as
- 0:46a
- 0:47drummer,
- 0:47I
- 0:47know
- 0:48the
- 0:48attitude
- 0:48drummers
- 0:49have
- 0:50had
- 0:50and
- 0:50just
- 0:51musicians
- 0:51in
- 0:51general,
- 0:52I
- 0:52find.
- 0:52Yeah.
- 0:53How
- 0:53did
- 0:53you
- 0:53combat
- 0:54that?
- 0:54So
- 0:55you're
- 0:55sugar
- 0:55coating
- 0:56the
- 0:56question.
- 0:57I
- 0:57mean,
- 0:57just
- 0:57like,
- 0:58it's
- 0:58not
- 0:58his
- 0:58style.
- 1:02It's
- 1:02okay.
- 1:02Yeah.
- 1:03I
- 1:03mean,
- 1:03there's
- 1:03also
- 1:03other
- 1:04females
- 1:04who
- 1:05are
- 1:05probably
- 1:05listening
- 1:05who
- 1:05are
- 1:06coming
- 1:06up.
- 1:06So
- 1:06this
- 1:06is.
- 1:07This
- 1:07is
- 1:07good
- 1:07stuff.
- 1:08I'll
- 1:09say
- 1:09a
- 1:09lot
- 1:09of
- 1:09things.
- 1:10So
- 1:10I'll
- 1:11say
- 1:11a
- 1:11lot
- 1:11of
- 1:11things.
- 1:11Like,
- 1:12so
- 1:12growing
- 1:13up,
- 1:13for
- 1:13me,
- 1:14especially,
- 1:14like,
- 1:14when
- 1:14I
- 1:14was
- 1:15on
- 1:15tour
- 1:15and
- 1:15stuff
- 1:15like
- 1:15that,
- 1:15when
- 1:16I
- 1:16walked
- 1:16in
- 1:16the
- 1:16room,
- 1:16everyone's
- 1:17like,
- 1:17oh,
- 1:17the
- 1:18singer's
- 1:18here.
- 1:19Or
- 1:19when
- 1:19I
- 1:19walked
- 1:19to
- 1:19the
- 1:20drums,
- 1:20like,
- 1:20nobody
- 1:20paid
- 1:21any
- 1:21attention
- 1:21to
- 1:22me.
- 1:22And
- 1:22until
- 1:23I
- 1:23started
- 1:23playing
- 1:23a
- 1:24groove
- 1:24and
- 1:24I'm
- 1:24like,
- 1:24do
- 1:24I
- 1:24have
- 1:25to,
- 1:25like,
- 1:25purposely
- 1:26prove
- 1:26myself
- 1:27every
- 1:27single
- 1:27time?
- 1:29Frustrating.
- 1:29Very
- 1:30frustrating.
- 1:31So
- 1:31that
- 1:31became
- 1:31a
- 1:31thing.
- 1:32And
- 1:32then
- 1:32people
- 1:32started
- 1:32saying,
- 1:33we
- 1:33didn't
- 1:33expect
- 1:34you
- 1:34to
- 1:34play
- 1:34like
- 1:35that.
- 1:35You're
- 1:35amazing.
- 1:36And
- 1:36I'm
- 1:36like,
- 1:37like,
- 1:38like,
- 1:38thank
- 1:38you.
- 1:38Yeah.
- 1:39But,
- 1:39like,
- 1:39yeah,
- 1:40it's
- 1:40a
- 1:40bit,
- 1:41you.
- 1:41Know,
- 1:41I
- 1:41totally
- 1:42understand.
- 1:43And
- 1:43re.
- 1:44Have
- 1:44you
- 1:44guys
- 1:44heard
- 1:44of
- 1:44drumeo?
- 1:45Yeah.
- 1:46Yeah,
- 1:46yeah.
- 1:46So
- 1:46I
- 1:46don't,
- 1:47like,
- 1:47a
- 1:47lot
- 1:47of
- 1:47work
- 1:47with
- 1:47drumeo.
- 1:48And
- 1:48back
- 1:48in
- 1:48November,
- 1:49I
- 1:50did.
- 1:50I
- 1:51played
- 1:51Thriller
- 1:52and
- 1:52drumeo's
- 1:53like,
- 1:53talk
- 1:53about
- 1:53something
- 1:53that's
- 1:54very
- 1:54near
- 1:54and
- 1:54dear
- 1:55to
- 1:55your
- 1:55heart.
- 1:55So
- 1:55I'm
- 1:55like,
- 1:55all
- 1:56right,
- 1:56cool.
- 1:56Like,
- 1:56I
- 1:56want
- 1:56to
- 1:56talk
- 1:57about
- 1:57gender
- 1:57inequality.
- 1:58And
- 1:58this
- 1:59was
- 1:59the
- 1:59first
- 1:59time
- 1:59I
- 1:59really,
- 2:00like,
- 2:00talked
- 2:00about
- 2:00something
- 2:01that
- 2:01was
- 2:01not
- 2:02political,
- 2:02but
- 2:03maybe
- 2:03some
- 2:03people
- 2:04could,
- 2:04like,
- 2:04argue
- 2:05against
- 2:05for
- 2:05sure.
- 2:06I
- 2:06didn't
- 2:06know
- 2:06how
- 2:06it
- 2:07would
- 2:07have
- 2:07been
- 2:07received.
- 2:07I
- 2:07was
- 2:08like,
- 2:08okay,
- 2:08no
- 2:08one's
- 2:08even
- 2:08going
- 2:08to
- 2:08pay
- 2:09any
- 2:09attention.
- 2:10Oh,
- 2:10my
- 2:10God.
- 2:11The
- 2:12chaos
- 2:12that
- 2:12that
- 2:12video
- 2:13caused
- 2:13online.
- 2:14Oh,
- 2:15my
- 2:15God.
- 2:15Like,
- 2:16I
- 2:16couldn't
- 2:16sleep
- 2:17for
- 2:17two
- 2:17nights.
- 2:18Like,
- 2:18I
- 2:19would
- 2:19say
- 2:1960%
- 2:19of
- 2:20people
- 2:20were
- 2:20like,
- 2:20yes,
- 2:21gender
- 2:21inequality
- 2:22exists.
- 2:23And
- 2:23then
- 2:2340%
- 2:24was
- 2:24like,
- 2:24we
- 2:25talking
- 2:25about
- 2:25men
- 2:26face
- 2:26the
- 2:26same
- 2:26thing.
- 2:27And
- 2:27I
- 2:27don't
- 2:27want
- 2:27to
- 2:28go
- 2:28here,
- 2:28but
- 2:28I
- 2:28do.
- 2:29So,
- 2:29like,
- 2:29for
- 2:30example.
- 2:30Yeah,
- 2:31okay,
- 2:31I'll
- 2:31do
- 2:31it.
- 2:33Lace
- 2:33up
- 2:34your
- 2:34boots.
- 2:34Let's
- 2:34go,
- 2:34let's
- 2:35go.
- 2:35So,
- 2:35you
- 2:36know,
- 2:36like,
- 2:36black.
- 2:37Black
- 2:37lives
- 2:37matter.
- 2:38And
- 2:39when
- 2:39people
- 2:39said
- 2:39all
- 2:40lives
- 2:40matter,
- 2:41it's
- 2:41like,
- 2:42I'm
- 2:42not
- 2:42comparing,
- 2:43but
- 2:43I'm
- 2:43saying
- 2:44the
- 2:44effect
- 2:45that
- 2:45you
- 2:45feel
- 2:46when.
- 2:46When
- 2:47you're
- 2:47facing
- 2:47something
- 2:48and
- 2:48someone
- 2:48says,
- 2:48but
- 2:49we
- 2:49face
- 2:49it,
- 2:49too,
- 2:49but
- 2:50it's
- 2:50like,
- 2:50it's
- 2:51different.
- 2:51Hello?
- 2:52So
- 2:53that's
- 2:53what
- 2:53was
- 2:53happening.
- 2:54And
- 2:54then
- 2:54I
- 2:54got
- 2:54to
- 2:54a
- 2:54point
- 2:54where
- 2:55I'm
- 2:55like,
- 2:55you
- 2:55know
- 2:55what?
- 2:55Like,
- 2:55I
- 2:56don't
- 2:56have
- 2:56to
- 2:56owe
- 2:56anybody
- 2:57an
- 2:57explanation.
- 2:58So
- 2:58then
- 2:58after
- 2:58that
- 2:59point,
- 2:59I'm
- 2:59just
- 2:59like,
- 2:59I'm
- 2:59just
- 2:59going
- 3:00to
- 3:00keep
- 3:00speaking
- 3:00my
- 3:00mind
- 3:00after
- 3:01that.
- 3:01So
- 3:02anyway,
- 3:02like,
- 3:02people
- 3:03don't
- 3:03understand,
- 3:03and
- 3:04it's
- 3:04a
- 3:04hard
- 3:04thing
- 3:04all
- 3:04the
- 3:04time.
- 3:04Even,
- 3:05like,
- 3:05feeling
- 3:05sometimes
- 3:06unsafe.
- 3:06The
- 3:07simplest
- 3:07thing
- 3:07is,
- 3:07like,
- 3:07walking
- 3:08around
- 3:08at
- 3:08nighttime.
- 3:09Right.
- 3:09I
- 3:09always
- 3:10tell,
- 3:10like.
- 3:10Like
- 3:11the
- 3:11guys
- 3:11around
- 3:11me,
- 3:11like,
- 3:12wait
- 3:12for
- 3:12me.
- 3:12Right.
- 3:13You
- 3:13know,
- 3:13So
- 3:13I
- 3:13always
- 3:13tell
- 3:14them
- 3:16they
- 3:16should
- 3:16know.
- 3:17So
- 3:17whatever.
- 3:18Guys
- 3:18are
- 3:18listening
- 3:19right
- 3:19now.
- 3:19Like,
- 3:19when
- 3:19you
- 3:19see,
- 3:20like,
- 3:20a
- 3:20lady,
- 3:20just,
- 3:21like,
- 3:21wait
- 3:21for
- 3:21her
- 3:21and
- 3:22make
- 3:22sure
- 3:22she
- 3:22goes
- 3:23to
- 3:23her
- 3:23car
- 3:23safely
- 3:23and
- 3:24stuff
- 3:24like
- 3:24that.
- 3:24And
- 3:25you
- 3:25be
- 3:25safe.
- 3:25Don't
- 3:25be
- 3:25a
- 3:25creep,
- 3:26too.
- 3:26Yeah,
- 3:26yeah,
- 3:26don't.
- 3:27And
- 3:27there's
- 3:27been,
- 3:27like,
- 3:27creeps
- 3:28around
- 3:28me,
- 3:28too.
- 3:28And
- 3:28you
- 3:29gotta
- 3:29like,
- 3:30yeah.
- 3:30Oh,
- 3:30my.
- 3:31That's
- 3:31a
- 3:32whole
- 3:32other
- 3:32thing.
- 3:33And
- 3:33if
- 3:33you're
- 3:33walking
- 3:34alone
- 3:34at
- 3:34night
- 3:34and
- 3:34you
- 3:35see
- 3:35a
- 3:35woman
- 3:35or
- 3:36anybody
- 3:36who
- 3:36seems
- 3:36vulnerable
- 3:37coming
- 3:37towards
- 3:37you
- 3:37cross
- 3:37the
- 3:38street,
- 3:38do
- 3:38them
- 3:38a
- 3:38favor.
- 3:39Yeah,
- 3:39yeah.
- 3:40Run
- 3:41ice
- 3:41cream
- 3:41and
- 3:42run.
- 3:42Run
- 3:42away.
- 3:44But,
- 3:44you
- 3:45know,
- 3:45one
- 3:45thing
- 3:45that,
- 3:47you
- 3:47know,
- 3:47hunting
- 3:48for
- 3:48educational
- 3:49videos
- 3:49and
- 3:50all
- 3:50that.
- 3:51One
- 3:51thing
- 3:51that
- 3:52did
- 3:53always
- 3:53bother
- 3:54me
- 3:54is
- 3:54that
- 3:54the.
- 3:55The
- 3:55videos
- 3:55of
- 3:56female
- 3:56drummers
- 3:57that
- 3:58the
- 3:58algorithm
- 3:59favored
- 4:01were
- 4:01not
- 4:01necessarily
- 4:02very
- 4:03skilled.
- 4:04I
- 4:04know
- 4:05where
- 4:05you're
- 4:05going
- 4:05with
- 4:05this.
- 4:05Yeah.
- 4:06And
- 4:06I'm
- 4:06just
- 4:06like,
- 4:07there's
- 4:08no
- 4:08way
- 4:09that
- 4:09there
- 4:09aren't
- 4:09female
- 4:10drummers
- 4:11that
- 4:11kick
- 4:11ass
- 4:12and
- 4:12you
- 4:12have
- 4:12to
- 4:12really
- 4:13look
- 4:13for
- 4:13them.
- 4:14And
- 4:15what
- 4:16are
- 4:16your
- 4:16thoughts
- 4:16on
- 4:16that?
- 4:17Because
- 4:17it's
- 4:17obviously
- 4:19a
- 4:19veneer
- 4:19of
- 4:19what
- 4:19the
- 4:20world's
- 4:20actually
- 4:20like
- 4:21on
- 4:21my
- 4:21Instagram.
- 4:22That's
- 4:22interesting.
- 4:23Yes.
- 4:23Blame
- 4:23the
- 4:23algorithm.
- 4:25I
- 4:25swear,
- 4:26honey,
- 4:27this
- 4:27is
- 4:27what
- 4:27I
- 4:27think.
- 4:28Like,
- 4:28every
- 4:29human
- 4:29being
- 4:30who's
- 4:30a
- 4:30drummer
- 4:30is
- 4:31good
- 4:31and
- 4:31bad,
- 4:32but
- 4:33what
- 4:33society
- 4:34does
- 4:34today
- 4:35is
- 4:35because
- 4:35women
- 4:36can
- 4:37look
- 4:37cute.
- 4:38You
- 4:38know,
- 4:38they
- 4:38can
- 4:38look
- 4:39sexy
- 4:39online
- 4:40or
- 4:40whatever,
- 4:41and
- 4:41then
- 4:41they
- 4:42get
- 4:42labeled
- 4:42as,
- 4:42oh,
- 4:43women
- 4:43who
- 4:43show
- 4:44their
- 4:44belly.
- 4:44Right.
- 4:45Oh,
- 4:46so
- 4:46that
- 4:46means
- 4:46all
- 4:46women
- 4:47who
- 4:47are
- 4:47cute,
- 4:47they
- 4:47play
- 4:48bad.
- 4:48And
- 4:48I
- 4:49think
- 4:49it's
- 4:49just
- 4:49labels,
- 4:50for
- 4:50sure.
- 4:50And
- 4:50when
- 4:51I
- 4:51see
- 4:51these
- 4:51Labels.
- 4:51I
- 4:52see
- 4:52it
- 4:52across
- 4:52the
- 4:52board,
- 4:53even
- 4:53in
- 4:53terms
- 4:53of
- 4:54race,
- 4:54gender.
- 4:56Every.
- 4:56Every.
- 4:57So
- 4:57I
- 4:57think,
- 4:58like,
- 4:58that's
- 4:58an
- 4:58issue
- 4:59because
- 4:59it's
- 4:59like,
- 4:59even
- 5:00sometimes
- 5:00when
- 5:00I,
- 5:00you
- 5:00know,
- 5:01want
- 5:01to
- 5:01look
- 5:01a
- 5:01little
- 5:01cute
- 5:01and
- 5:02play
- 5:02a
- 5:02little
- 5:02bit
- 5:02of
- 5:02drums,
- 5:02you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03like,
- 5:03sometimes
- 5:03I
- 5:04get
- 5:04comments
- 5:04like,
- 5:05oh,
- 5:06she's
- 5:06just
- 5:06getting
- 5:07raised
- 5:07because
- 5:08she's
- 5:08a
- 5:08girl.
- 5:09And
- 5:09it's
- 5:09like,
- 5:09then
- 5:10that
- 5:10means,
- 5:10like,
- 5:10then
- 5:11all
- 5:11the
- 5:11work
- 5:12that
- 5:12I've
- 5:12done
- 5:12now
- 5:13that
- 5:13gets
- 5:13taken
- 5:13away
- 5:13from
- 5:14me.
- 5:14So
- 5:14it's
- 5:14like,
- 5:15I
- 5:15feel
- 5:15like
- 5:15either
- 5:15way
- 5:15you
- 5:16look
- 5:16at
- 5:16it,
- 5:16it's
- 5:16like
- 5:17we're
- 5:17losing.
- 5:17Right?
- 5:18But
- 5:18not.
- 5:18I
- 5:19don't
- 5:19want
- 5:19to
- 5:19like,
- 5:19play
- 5:19this
- 5:20victim
- 5:20party.
- 5:20I
- 5:20mean,
- 5:21like,
- 5:21it's
- 5:21getting
- 5:21better.
- 5:22I
- 5:22feel
- 5:22like
- 5:22we're
- 5:23at
- 5:23such
- 5:23a
- 5:23good
- 5:24place
- 5:24now.
- 5:24And
- 5:24like,
- 5:25Sheila
- 5:25E.
- 5:25She's
- 5:26been
- 5:26so
- 5:26supportive
- 5:27of
- 5:27me.
- 5:27I
- 5:27played
- 5:27like
- 5:27on
- 5:28a
- 5:28song
- 5:28with
- 5:28her.
- 5:30So
- 5:30why
- 5:30am
- 5:30I
- 5:30surprised
- 5:31that,
- 5:31you
- 5:31know,
- 5:31she,
- 5:31of
- 5:31course,
- 5:32you
- 5:32know,
- 5:32she,
- 5:32of
- 5:32course.
- 5:32Yeah.
- 5:34But
- 5:35like,
- 5:35people
- 5:35like
- 5:35K,
- 5:36everyone's
- 5:36just
- 5:36like
- 5:36moving
- 5:37everything
- 5:37forward.
- 5:37So
- 5:38it's.
- 5:38It's
- 5:38getting
- 5:38better.
- 5:39I
- 5:39believe
- 5:39it
- 5:39is.
- 5:40Every
- 5:41episode
- 5:41of
- 5:41the
- 5:41DNA
- 5:42Airwaves
- 5:42is
- 5:42recorded
- 5:43and
- 5:43produced
- 5:43at
- 5:43the
- 5:44mpl.
- 5:44The
- 5:45NPL
- 5:45is
- 5:45a
- 5:45collection
- 5:46of
- 5:46film,
- 5:46music
- 5:47and
- 5:47audio
- 5:47post
- 5:48production
- 5:48suites
- 5:49located
- 5:49in
- 5:49the
- 5:49GTA.
- 5:51Please
- 5:51visit
- 5:51the-mpl
- 5:53that's
- 5:53maplewithoutthevowels.com
- 5:55to
- 5:55learn
- 5:56how
- 5:56they
- 5:56can
- 5:56help
- 5:56you
- 5:56with
- 5:56your
- 5:57next
- 5:57film
- 5:57or
- 5:58audio
- 5:58production.
- 5:59Do
- 5:59you
- 5:59read
- 6:00comments?
- 6:00Do
- 6:00you
- 6:00read
- 6:00all
- 6:01the
- 6:01comments
- 6:01or
- 6:01have
- 6:01you
- 6:02stopped
- 6:02at
- 6:02this
- 6:02point?
- 6:03Yeah,
- 6:03it
- 6:03must
- 6:03be
- 6:03overwhelming.
- 6:04It's
- 6:04hard.
- 6:05I
- 6:05think
- 6:05I'm
- 6:06stopping
- 6:06now.
- 6:07As
- 6:07of
- 6:08this
- 6:08moment,
- 6:08as
- 6:08of
- 6:09right
- 6:09now.
- 6:10It's
- 6:10hurtful,
- 6:10like,
- 6:11especially.
- 6:12Yeah.
- 6:12And
- 6:13like,
- 6:13since
- 6:14the
- 6:14pandemic
- 6:14started,
- 6:14like,
- 6:16and
- 6:16I
- 6:16did
- 6:16that
- 6:16Thriller
- 6:17video
- 6:17where
- 6:17I
- 6:17got
- 6:17a
- 6:17lot
- 6:18of
- 6:18negative
- 6:18comments,
- 6:18I'm
- 6:19like,
- 6:19I
- 6:19have
- 6:19nothing
- 6:20to
- 6:20lose.
- 6:20Let
- 6:20me
- 6:20just
- 6:21freaking
- 6:21be
- 6:21me.
- 6:22Just
- 6:23go
- 6:23for
- 6:23it.
- 6:23And
- 6:23even
- 6:24like
- 6:24the
- 6:24merch
- 6:24that
- 6:24I
- 6:25launched,
- 6:25I
- 6:25don't
- 6:25know
- 6:25if
- 6:25you
- 6:25guys
- 6:25got
- 6:25a
- 6:25chance
- 6:26to
- 6:26check
- 6:26it
- 6:26out.
- 6:26You
- 6:27know,
- 6:27Got
- 6:27your
- 6:27face
- 6:28on.
- 6:28Oh
- 6:28my.
- 6:28I
- 6:28was
- 6:28gonna
- 6:29wear
- 6:29that
- 6:29today,
- 6:29actually.
- 6:30Let
- 6:30me
- 6:30wear
- 6:30these
- 6:31red
- 6:31ones
- 6:31that
- 6:31look
- 6:31good
- 6:31on
- 6:31camera.
- 6:33But
- 6:33it's
- 6:34just
- 6:34like
- 6:34trying
- 6:34to
- 6:34be
- 6:34my
- 6:34stuff.
- 6:35And
- 6:35some
- 6:35people
- 6:35are
- 6:35like,
- 6:36she's
- 6:36on
- 6:36acid,
- 6:37she's
- 6:37on
- 6:37drugs.
- 6:39She
- 6:39needs.
- 6:39She
- 6:39needs
- 6:40a
- 6:40psychiatrist.
- 6:41People
- 6:41that
- 6:42don't
- 6:42know
- 6:42you,
- 6:42it's
- 6:42just
- 6:42ridiculous.
- 6:43But
- 6:43it's
- 6:44okay.
- 6:44I
- 6:45like
- 6:45it
- 6:45because
- 6:46it's
- 6:46like,
- 6:46you
- 6:46know,
- 6:47we're
- 6:47all.
- 6:47Okay
- 6:47not
- 6:48to
- 6:48get
- 6:48a
- 6:48little
- 6:49philosophical,
- 6:50like,
- 6:50we're
- 6:50all
- 6:50children
- 6:51of
- 6:51God,
- 6:51right?
- 6:52Like,
- 6:52we're
- 6:52all
- 6:53beautiful.
- 6:53And
- 6:53why
- 6:54do
- 6:54we
- 6:54have
- 6:54to
- 6:54be
- 6:55one
- 6:55specific
- 6:56way
- 6:56to
- 6:56be
- 6:56accepted
- 6:57in
- 6:57society.
- 6:58So
- 6:58I'm
- 6:58just
- 6:58trying
- 6:59to,
- 6:59like,
- 6:59break
- 7:00those
- 7:00boundaries.
- 7:01That's
- 7:01it.
- 7:02But
- 7:02do
- 7:02you
- 7:02find
- 7:03that
- 7:05reading
- 7:05the
- 7:05comments
- 7:05had
- 7:06an
- 7:06effect
- 7:06on
- 7:07you?
- 7:07Yeah,
- 7:07because
- 7:08it
- 7:08made
- 7:08me
- 7:09question
- 7:09what
- 7:09I'm
- 7:10doing
- 7:10and
- 7:10if
- 7:10I'm
- 7:10good
- 7:11enough
- 7:11or
- 7:11if
- 7:11I'm
- 7:11right
- 7:11or
- 7:12wrong.
- 7:12And
- 7:12you
- 7:12think
- 7:13still
- 7:13reading
- 7:13it
- 7:13is
- 7:13okay?
- 7:14Like,
- 7:14instead
- 7:15of
- 7:15just
- 7:15avoiding
- 7:15it,
- 7:16I
- 7:16think.
- 7:17I
- 7:17don't
- 7:17know.
- 7:18I
- 7:18think
- 7:18you
- 7:18can't
- 7:18avoid
- 7:18it.
- 7:19Because
- 7:19sometimes
- 7:19what
- 7:19if
- 7:19you
- 7:19see
- 7:20it?
- 7:20Like,
- 7:20if
- 7:20you
- 7:20open.
- 7:20I
- 7:21open
- 7:21my
- 7:21phone,
- 7:21I'll
- 7:21be
- 7:21like,
- 7:22oh,
- 7:22negative
- 7:22comment.
- 7:23Right.
- 7:23So
- 7:23if
- 7:23I
- 7:24try
- 7:24to
- 7:24dodge
- 7:24something
- 7:25or
- 7:25avoid
- 7:25it,
- 7:25I'm
- 7:26resisting
- 7:26it
- 7:27rather
- 7:27than.
- 7:28Yeah.
- 7:28And
- 7:29then
- 7:29it
- 7:29kind
- 7:29of
- 7:29just
- 7:29like,
- 7:29it
- 7:29stays
- 7:30there
- 7:30and
- 7:30it
- 7:30lingers
- 7:30there.
- 7:31So,
- 7:31oh,
- 7:32that
- 7:32person
- 7:32thinks
- 7:33that
- 7:33I
- 7:33suck
- 7:33or
- 7:34whatever.
- 7:34That's
- 7:35their
- 7:35opinion.
- 7:35But,
- 7:36you
- 7:36know,
- 7:36I
- 7:36love
- 7:36what
- 7:36I
- 7:37do,
- 7:37and
- 7:37I
- 7:37don't
- 7:37need,
- 7:37like,
- 7:38somebody's
- 7:38validation,
- 7:39you
- 7:39know,
- 7:40especially
- 7:40through
- 7:40that.
- 7:41You've
- 7:41already
- 7:41more
- 7:42than
- 7:42proven
- 7:42yourself.
- 7:43Continue
- 7:43to
- 7:43do
- 7:43that
- 7:43every
- 7:44day.
- 7:44Appreciate
- 7:44that.
- 7:44You're
- 7:45outplaying,
- 7:45outperforming
- 7:46almost
- 7:47everybody.
- 7:48Right.
- 7:48So
- 7:49listen,
- 7:49if
- 7:49you
- 7:49guys
- 7:50have
- 7:50something
- 7:50negative
- 7:50to
- 7:51say
- 7:51to
- 7:51Sarah,
- 7:52email
- 7:52us.
- 7:53Yeah.
- 7:53And
- 7:53we'll
- 7:53deal
- 7:53with
- 7:53you.
- 7:54Deal
- 7:54with
- 7:54you.
- 7:56Hey,
- 7:56man,
- 7:57I
- 7:57hung
- 7:57out
- 7:57with
- 7:57Jay
- 7:57Martin
- 7:58on
- 7:58It's
- 7:59Crazy,
- 7:59man.
- 8:01Man,
- 8:02that's
- 8:02funny.
- 8:02You
- 8:02got
- 8:03this,
- 8:03Sarah.
- 8:04Thank
- 8:04you.
- 8:04What's
- 8:05the
- 8:05best
- 8:05email
- 8:06or
- 8:06phone
- 8:06call
- 8:06that
- 8:06you've
- 8:07ever
- 8:07received?
- 8:08Oh,
- 8:09I
- 8:10think
- 8:10about
- 8:10that.
- 8:10Second
- 8:11to
- 8:11the
- 8:11podcast.
- 8:12Yeah.
- 8:12I
- 8:12was
- 8:12gonna
- 8:13say
- 8:13that
- 8:13this
- 8:13is
- 8:13number
- 8:14one.
- 8:14That
- 8:14was
- 8:14assumed.
- 8:15Yeah,
- 8:15that's
- 8:15okay.
- 8:16That's
- 8:16obvious.
- 8:17Number
- 8:17two,
- 8:18I
- 8:18have
- 8:19to.
- 8:19Oh,
- 8:19my
- 8:19God.
- 8:19The
- 8:20best
- 8:20phone
- 8:21call.
- 8:21Ms.
- 8:21Cleo.
- 8:25You
- 8:25might
- 8:25be
- 8:25too
- 8:25young.
- 8:25You
- 8:26might
- 8:26be
- 8:26too
- 8:26young
- 8:26for
- 8:26Ms.
- 8:27Cleo.
- 8:27Wow.
- 8:27Ms.
- 8:27Cleo.
- 8:28Yeah.
- 8:28Who's
- 8:29Ms.
- 8:29Cleo?
- 8:29There
- 8:29was
- 8:29a.
- 8:30She
- 8:30was
- 8:30a
- 8:30Jamaica
- 8:31fake
- 8:31Jamaican
- 8:32psychic.
- 8:33And
- 8:33she'd
- 8:33like
- 8:34on
- 8:34TV
- 8:34in
- 8:34Toronto.
- 8:35It
- 8:35was
- 8:35local.
- 8:35Yeah.
- 8:36People
- 8:36would
- 8:37call
- 8:37in
- 8:37and
- 8:37ask.
- 8:38She
- 8:38must
- 8:38be
- 8:39on
- 8:39YouTube.
- 8:39Yeah.
- 8:40For
- 8:40like,
- 8:40their
- 8:40fortune.
- 8:41And
- 8:41she
- 8:41would.
- 8:41Yeah.
- 8:42And
- 8:42she
- 8:42wasn't
- 8:42Jamaican.
- 8:43No.
- 8:43That
- 8:43accent
- 8:44was
- 8:44horrific.
- 8:44Maybe
- 8:45you
- 8:45could
- 8:45do
- 8:45a
- 8:45Drum
- 8:45video
- 8:45to
- 8:46Ms.
- 8:46Cleo.
- 8:46Okay,
- 8:47I'm
- 8:47gonna
- 8:47do
- 8:48that
- 8:48now.
- 8:49We
- 8:50can
- 8:50chop
- 8:50it
- 8:50up.
- 8:50We
- 8:50can
- 8:50figure
- 8:51it
- 8:51out.
- 8:51Maybe
- 8:51we
- 8:51can
- 8:51do
- 8:51it
- 8:52today.
- 8:53Let's
- 8:53do
- 8:53it
- 8:54serious.
- 8:55Okay.
- 8:55You
- 8:55find
- 8:55the
- 8:55video
- 8:56and
- 8:56we'll
- 8:56do
- 8:56it
- 8:56today.
- 8:57Done.
- 8:57All
- 8:58right.
- 8:59Who's
- 8:59been
- 8:59the
- 9:00fa.
- 9:00Your
- 9:00most
- 9:01favorite
- 9:01artist
- 9:02to
- 9:02play
- 9:02with?
- 9:02Oh.
- 9:03Oh.
- 9:04I
- 9:05guess
- 9:05that
- 9:05might
- 9:05put
- 9:05you
- 9:05in
- 9:06a
- 9:06bad
- 9:06situation
- 9:07or
- 9:07some
- 9:07of
- 9:07your
- 9:07favorite.
- 9:08Name
- 9:08some.
- 9:08You
- 9:08have
- 9:09to
- 9:09name
- 9:09one
- 9:09too
- 9:09many,
- 9:09man.
- 9:10I
- 9:10can
- 9:10imagine.
- 9:11Oh,
- 9:11man.
- 9:14I
- 9:14should
- 9:14have
- 9:14come
- 9:14prepared.
- 9:15I
- 9:15know.
- 9:15Oh,
- 9:16you
- 9:16played
- 9:16with
- 9:16Rich
- 9:16Brown,
- 9:17too?
- 9:17What?
- 9:17You
- 9:17did
- 9:17with
- 9:18Rich
- 9:18Brown.
- 9:18Okay,
- 9:18you
- 9:18know
- 9:18what?
- 9:19Okay,
- 9:19let
- 9:19me
- 9:19say.
- 9:20So
- 9:20when
- 9:20I
- 9:20played
- 9:20with
- 9:20Rich
- 9:21Brown
- 9:21and
- 9:21Mark
- 9:21Leteri,
- 9:22who's
- 9:22from
- 9:22Snarky
- 9:22Puppy,
- 9:23okay.
- 9:23We
- 9:23played
- 9:23at
- 9:24Hugh's
- 9:24room
- 9:25two
- 9:25years
- 9:26ago
- 9:26now,
- 9:27and
- 9:27it
- 9:27was,
- 9:27like,
- 9:27one
- 9:27of
- 9:28my
- 9:28favorite
- 9:28gigs
- 9:28that
- 9:28I've
- 9:29ever
- 9:29done
- 9:29because,
- 9:29like,
- 9:30Mark
- 9:30sent
- 9:31us
- 9:31the
- 9:31music.
- 9:31Obviously,
- 9:32we
- 9:32had
- 9:32no
- 9:32rehearsal.
- 9:33We
- 9:33just,
- 9:33like,
- 9:33did
- 9:33sound
- 9:33check
- 9:33and
- 9:33we
- 9:34played.
- 9:34But
- 9:34it
- 9:34was
- 9:34kind
- 9:35of
- 9:35like,
- 9:35know
- 9:35the
- 9:35music
- 9:35and
- 9:36do
- 9:36your
- 9:36thing.
- 9:36And
- 9:36I
- 9:36felt
- 9:37like
- 9:37us
- 9:37three
- 9:37were
- 9:37so
- 9:38locked
- 9:38into
- 9:38the
- 9:39moment.
- 9:39It
- 9:39felt
- 9:39like
- 9:40amazing.
- 9:40Nice.
- 9:41Magic.
- 9:41Oh,
- 9:42actually,
- 9:42wait.
- 9:43Oh,
- 9:43another
- 9:43one.
- 9:44Okay,
- 9:44now
- 9:45things
- 9:45are
- 9:45popping
- 9:45up.
- 9:46Okay,
- 9:46so
- 9:47at
- 9:47the
- 9:47Colbert
- 9:48show,
- 9:49I
- 9:49played
- 9:49with
- 9:49Tegan.
- 9:49Stephen
- 9:50Colbert
- 9:50show.
- 9:51Oh,
- 9:51okay.
- 9:53That
- 9:53was,
- 9:53like,
- 9:54one
- 9:54year
- 9:54ago
- 9:54or
- 9:54something,
- 9:55and
- 9:55that
- 9:55was
- 9:55with
- 9:55Tegan.
- 9:56I
- 9:57know
- 9:57I'm
- 9:57losing
- 9:58track
- 9:58of
- 9:58time,
- 9:59but.
- 9:59No,
- 9:59recently
- 9:59was
- 10:00Seth
- 10:00Meyers.
- 10:00You're
- 10:01probably
- 10:01thinking
- 10:01about
- 10:01that
- 10:02maybe.
- 10:02No,
- 10:02I'm
- 10:03thinking
- 10:03of
- 10:03Colbert.
- 10:04Okay.
- 10:04Yeah.
- 10:04I'm
- 10:05just.
- 10:05I
- 10:05stopped
- 10:06understanding
- 10:06time
- 10:07at
- 10:07this
- 10:07point.
- 10:09But
- 10:09that
- 10:10was
- 10:10a
- 10:10lot
- 10:10of
- 10:10fun
- 10:10because
- 10:10I
- 10:10was
- 10:11with,
- 10:11like,
- 10:11the
- 10:11Canadian,
- 10:12like,
- 10:12sensations,
- 10:12Tegan
- 10:13and
- 10:13Sarah.
- 10:13It's,
- 10:14like,
- 10:14kind
- 10:14of
- 10:14rock
- 10:14pop.
- 10:15And
- 10:15so
- 10:15what
- 10:15was
- 10:15so
- 10:16cool
- 10:16was
- 10:16that,
- 10:16you
- 10:16know,
- 10:16we
- 10:17went
- 10:17into
- 10:17the
- 10:17setup,
- 10:17and
- 10:18they're
- 10:18like,
- 10:18you
- 10:18know,
- 10:18Sarah,
- 10:19there
- 10:19was,
- 10:19like,
- 10:19a
- 10:19stylist.
- 10:20I'm
- 10:20like,
- 10:20yeah,
- 10:20Tegan
- 10:21and
- 10:21Sarah
- 10:21over
- 10:21there.
- 10:21And
- 10:21I'm
- 10:22like,
- 10:22oh,
- 10:22they
- 10:22want
- 10:22to,
- 10:23like,
- 10:23put
- 10:23something
- 10:23on
- 10:23me.
- 10:23I'm
- 10:24like,
- 10:24oh,
- 10:24cool.
- 10:24They
- 10:24care.
- 10:24I'm
- 10:25like,
- 10:25okay.
- 10:25And
- 10:26then
- 10:26they
- 10:26started
- 10:27setting
- 10:27up
- 10:27the
- 10:27stage,
- 10:27and
- 10:27I'm
- 10:28thinking,
- 10:28like,
- 10:28you
- 10:28know,
- 10:28I'll
- 10:28be
- 10:28put
- 10:29in
- 10:29the
- 10:29corner
- 10:29under,
- 10:29like,
- 10:30black
- 10:30curtains
- 10:30or
- 10:30something.
- 10:31Yeah.
- 10:32You
- 10:32know,
- 10:32and
- 10:32then
- 10:33after
- 10:34they
- 10:35started,
- 10:35like,
- 10:35moving
- 10:35the
- 10:36drum
- 10:36riser
- 10:36forward,
- 10:36and
- 10:37I'm
- 10:37like,
- 10:37oh,
- 10:38this
- 10:38is
- 10:38fancy.
- 10:38Then
- 10:39I
- 10:39could.
- 10:39Then
- 10:39when
- 10:39I
- 10:39watched
- 10:40it
- 10:40back,
- 10:40like,
- 10:40I'm
- 10:41like,
- 10:41center
- 10:41stage
- 10:42and,
- 10:42like,
- 10:42get
- 10:43the
- 10:43camera
- 10:43on
- 10:44me.
- 10:44And,
- 10:44like,
- 10:44John
- 10:44Baptiste
- 10:45is,
- 10:45like,
- 10:45right
- 10:46there
- 10:46watching
- 10:46me.
- 10:46And,
- 10:47like,
- 10:47that
- 10:47was,
- 10:48like,
- 10:48crazy.
- 10:48That
- 10:48was
- 10:48one
- 10:49of
- 10:49my
- 10:49favorite
- 10:49performances,
- 10:50too.
- 10:50That's
- 10:50amazing.
- 10:50It's
- 10:51crazy.
- 10:51I
- 10:51must
- 10:51be
- 10:52really
- 10:52kind
- 10:52of
- 10:52irritating
- 10:53to
- 10:54start
- 10:55getting
- 10:55notoriety
- 10:56like
- 10:56this.
- 10:56And
- 10:57then
- 10:57the
- 10:57pandemic
- 10:58happens.
- 10:58Yeah,
- 10:59you
- 10:59know
- 10:59what?
- 11:00But
- 11:00still
- 11:01virtual,
- 11:01right?
- 11:01You're
- 11:02still
- 11:02blowing
- 11:02up,
- 11:02but
- 11:02you
- 11:03really
- 11:03started
- 11:03to
- 11:03blow
- 11:04up,
- 11:04like,
- 11:04touring
- 11:04and
- 11:05everything.
- 11:05But
- 11:05you
- 11:05know
- 11:05what?
- 11:06I'm
- 11:06so.
- 11:06You're
- 11:06right.
- 11:07And,
- 11:07like,
- 11:07what
- 11:07I'm
- 11:07so
- 11:07grateful
- 11:08for
- 11:08is
- 11:08that,
- 11:08like,
- 11:08I
- 11:09feel
- 11:09like
- 11:09I've
- 11:09changed
- 11:09my
- 11:09perspective.
- 11:10Like,
- 11:10I
- 11:11feel
- 11:11like
- 11:11when
- 11:11I
- 11:11come
- 11:11out
- 11:11of
- 11:11the
- 11:12Pandemic,
- 11:12I'm
- 11:12not
- 11:12going
- 11:12to
- 11:13be
- 11:13what
- 11:13I
- 11:13used
- 11:13to
- 11:13be
- 11:13in
- 11:13terms
- 11:14of
- 11:14mindset.
- 11:14So
- 11:14I'll
- 11:14tell
- 11:14you
- 11:14why
- 11:15I
- 11:15don't
- 11:15think
- 11:15many
- 11:15should.
- 11:16I
- 11:16like
- 11:16that.
- 11:16Yeah,
- 11:17that's
- 11:17great.
- 11:17Oh,
- 11:17yeah.
- 11:17Like,
- 11:18so
- 11:18for
- 11:18me,
- 11:19before
- 11:19the
- 11:19pandemic,
- 11:19it
- 11:20was
- 11:20just
- 11:20go,
- 11:20go.
- 11:20And
- 11:21I
- 11:21was
- 11:21going
- 11:21to
- 11:21go
- 11:21on
- 11:21tour
- 11:21for
- 11:22two
- 11:22months.
- 11:22Like,
- 11:23we
- 11:23were
- 11:23in
- 11:23L.
- 11:24A.
- 11:24Yeah,
- 11:24yeah,
- 11:28yeah,
- 11:29we
- 11:29were.
- 11:29No,
- 11:29no,
- 11:30we
- 11:30were
- 11:30in
- 11:30L.
- 11:30A.
- 11:31Yeah,
- 11:32we
- 11:32were
- 11:32on,
- 11:32like,
- 11:32day
- 11:33two
- 11:33of
- 11:33rehearsal,
- 11:33and
- 11:34then
- 11:34I
- 11:34had
- 11:34to
- 11:34come
- 11:34home.
- 11:35And
- 11:35I'm
- 11:35actually
- 11:36grateful
- 11:36that
- 11:37I
- 11:37didn't
- 11:37go
- 11:37on
- 11:37the
- 11:37tour
- 11:38because
- 11:38then
- 11:38I
- 11:38realized
- 11:38that
- 11:39I
- 11:39don't
- 11:39just
- 11:39want
- 11:39to
- 11:39be
- 11:39a
- 11:40musician
- 11:40anymore.
- 11:41I
- 11:41feel
- 11:41like
- 11:42I've
- 11:42always
- 11:43had
- 11:43a
- 11:43dream
- 11:43of,
- 11:43like,
- 11:44being
- 11:44at
- 11:44the
- 11:44front
- 11:44of
- 11:44the
- 11:44stage
- 11:45since
- 11:45I
- 11:45was
- 11:45a
- 11:45kid.
- 11:45Like,
- 11:46I
- 11:46was,
- 11:46like.
- 11:47I
- 11:47was
- 11:47the
- 11:47host
- 11:47of
- 11:48different
- 11:48shows.
- 11:48I
- 11:49did
- 11:49plays
- 11:49here.
- 11:51I
- 11:51love,
- 11:51like,
- 11:51comedy,
- 11:52talking
- 11:52to
- 11:53people,
- 11:53and
- 11:53I
- 11:53loved
- 11:54being
- 11:54an
- 11:54artist,
- 11:54and
- 11:55I
- 11:55feel
- 11:55like
- 11:55I
- 11:55have
- 11:55that
- 11:55in
- 11:55me.
- 11:56So
- 11:56I'm
- 11:57like,
- 11:57let's
- 11:57start
- 11:57developing
- 11:58that
- 11:58side.
- 11:58So
- 11:59I
- 11:59feel
- 11:59like
- 11:59as
- 11:59soon
- 11:59as
- 11:59the
- 11:59pandemic's
- 12:00over,
- 12:00I'm
- 12:00working
- 12:00on
- 12:00music,
- 12:02but
- 12:02it's
- 12:02like
- 12:02jazzy
- 12:04music.
- 12:04Nerd
- 12:05E.
- 12:05Okay.
- 12:06Drum
- 12:06heavy,
- 12:06E.
- 12:07But,
- 12:07like,
- 12:08like,
- 12:08you
- 12:08know,
- 12:08my
- 12:08mom,
- 12:09who's,
- 12:09like,
- 12:09tone
- 12:09deaf,
- 12:09can
- 12:09be
- 12:10like,
- 12:10oh,
- 12:10this
- 12:10is
- 12:10nice,
- 12:11you
- 12:11know,
- 12:12so
- 12:12like,
- 12:12kind
- 12:12of
- 12:12appeals
- 12:13to
- 12:13everybody.
- 12:14So
- 12:14when
- 12:14I
- 12:14come
- 12:14out
- 12:14of
- 12:14the
- 12:15pandemic,
- 12:15I
- 12:15want
- 12:16to,
- 12:16you
- 12:16know,
- 12:17become
- 12:17more
- 12:17of
- 12:17an
- 12:17artist
- 12:18and
- 12:18also
- 12:19play
- 12:19music
- 12:20as
- 12:20a
- 12:20musician,
- 12:20but
- 12:20with,
- 12:21like,
- 12:21selective.
- 12:22Right.
- 12:23You
- 12:23know?
- 12:23Yeah.
- 12:24So
- 12:24singing
- 12:24heavy,
- 12:25are
- 12:25you
- 12:25going
- 12:25to
- 12:25sing?
- 12:26Sing?
- 12:26Yeah,
- 12:26But
- 12:27I'm
- 12:27not,
- 12:27like,
- 12:27you
- 12:27know,
- 12:27like,
- 12:28no,
- 12:28like,
- 12:28Jasmine
- 12:29Sullivan
- 12:29or
- 12:29anything.
- 12:29I
- 12:30mean,
- 12:30like,
- 12:30I'll
- 12:30just
- 12:30sing,
- 12:31like,
- 12:31a
- 12:31hook
- 12:31here
- 12:31and
- 12:31there.