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#3a- Tourganic Shorts: Garrett Sayers Illuminates Health, Music and Life on the Road
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Virtuoso bass player Garrett Sayers has been laying down killer bass lines for his band the Motet for over a decade. As the band continues to tour nonstop, he has been a consistent example of how living healthy on the road is possible. Throughout his great career, Garrett has performed alongside a host of amazing artists and leads his own trio as well.
In this conversation:
- Garrett's path and why/how he went plant-based and how that decision has affected his ability to thrive on the road, overall wellbeing and happiness.
- The point in which Garrett had reached his limit with physical pain and discomfort and cured his ailments through the process of an Elimination Diet.
- The revelation of living a gluten free, plant-based vegan diet and the benefits that brought for him.
- Connections between the discipline of health and music and how there is really no difference in his approach to both of these essential aspects of his life
Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast in iTunes and visit www.tourganic.com for more info on this episode and living healthy on the road
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Transcript
Introduction to Torganic Shorts
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Welcome to the Torganic Podcast. This is Torganic Shorts, where I offer a small taste of the full podcast interview with some select moments and quotes. My guest this
Featuring Garrett Sayers from The Motet
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week is Garrett Sayers, the amazing bass player from the Colorado band The Motet. He is a beacon for health in the touring world of musicians. His story is
Blending Health with Life and Music
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a lesson for people that are interested in improving their health and searching for answers on how to do just that, whether on the road or at home.
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I don't
The Importance of Nutritious Food
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draw lines between music and life or health and life. To me, you know say going for a hike is what inspires me to play music.
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For the most part, know what works and I know what doesn't. And still, I'm very focused on what I feel like when I eat something so that I'm more informed the next time I eat. That's the biggest thing for me, is feeling good. Because that's the point of eating food.
Clean Eating and Performance
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I mean, you need the calories, you need the energy, but there's no point in eating if you're not feeling better afterwards.
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eating nutritious food, it gives you the energy, it gives you all the things you need to perform at an optimal level. It's like you're a car. If you're a car, you don't want to put 85 octane gas in your car. It's like putting dirt in your car. And what you want is you want the most optimal fuel so that your vehicle, your person, runs
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the cleanest it can. I think that's it.
Music Practice and Vegan Knowledge
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The cleaner the food you eat, the better you can feel and the more optimal you're going to perform. Playing any instrument requires a lot of practice to be good.
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And I put in a lot of time early on. Similar to eating, I find that I got as much knowledge as I could about food right when I began this vegan journey about 10 years ago. And from that point on, I'm trying to focus on what feels right. And I find that that's
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how music
Touring Challenges and Food Choices
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works too. Before I play, I work on dexterity, make sure that my hands are doing what I want them to do, and then I try to forget everything I've ever learned. It's hard to be a touring band, you know, it's not always a financially fruitful endeavor, so it's very easy to get stuck in a pattern of fast food for every meal. I know a lot of bands that do that.
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Fortunately, Motet has almost never eaten at a fast food restaurant. In the 14 years that I've been in the band, I can maybe count the times we've pulled up to a fast food restaurant on one hand.
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You know, I would say one out of every 10 or 15 bands that I meet are like us, you know. You know, we don't go to Whole Foods every day, but that is kind of what, it's kind of an easy way to sum up. It's like,
Engagement and Further Listening
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you're either the Whole Foods type of band, or you're the fast food type of band. And most of them are fast food.
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Please check out the full episode with Garrett and hear what he has to say in a longer format. And let me know what you think by commenting and rating the show on iTunes. If you are so inclined, subscribe to the show as well. You can also find the episode's show notes and more of what I'm up to by visiting the Torganic blog at torganic.com and come say what's up at my Instagram page. Until next time, peace.