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Glick's House of Music: Reckless High
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Glick welcomes back his boy Solo from Reckless High for a little hangout session we shared some crazy stories and some fun ideas definitely a fun random show full of great conversations
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Introduction and Social Media Presence
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me I'm just over here not paying attention. Try this again. don't want to add to all the noise. All the noise.
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Heartbeat rhythm in the air. Glick's house of vibrant glare. Where melodies entwine and flow.
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Rockin' as her few stories shared.
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Music
New Music and Independent Artist Challenges
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unites on Hello Grown.
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all night long.
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Hell yeah, brand new music from Reckless High. The Evil. Fucking love it. Fucking love it. It's a gym banger at the end of the day. but That's what's in the earbuds at the gym for sure.
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Anyways, what's going on everybody? Happy Tuesday. Welcome to Glick's House of Music. I put the Glick in Glick's House of Music. Anywho, I'm Glick, part of the Nonsensical Network. If you're not already following us, go give us a follow.
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Shout out to the chatter's box real quick. What's going on, Wally? Good evening, sir. Good evening, sir. My man, Wyatt in the building. What's up, buddy? How's the music? would Big sis Mandy in that building. What is going on, guys?
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Appreciate you being here already. Enough about me. Guys, it's Clicks House of Music. Obviously, we're here for a reason. I played the song, Reckless High. We got my man Solo back in the building.
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Either he's a glutton for punishment or he enjoyed the last time he was here. I don't know, but we brought him back. We're going to hang out tonight. What's going on, my man? Yo!
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I'm over here like, shit, trying to find my lighter, trying to find my lighter. Damn it. You caught me. And it's like, I'm like, where's it at? Where's it at? Where the hell is my lighter? That's all right.
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Okay, I got to get up now. Hold on. Because my arms, I'm not, I can't get it. and You know what? That could be arranged.
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maybe Maybe that could be arranged. Well, a nonsensical nonsense or nonsensical network cup on one side. on the other side, it says Sasquatch Assist. That could be arranged.
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I'm back. Come on, man. Come on, man. Get your shit together. We're professionals around here. Dude, I just woke up from a nap, bro. Yeah, you had one of them wo up now you had one of those mind-altering naps that you wake up in a different planet, man. You're like, what the hell is going on?
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Oh, I was like, you're you're you're like treading on enemy territory when you try to take one of them midday nappers. i get you You know what I'm saying?
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um I'm just sharing I'm just sharing this link and everything right now. Nice. Trying to get everything on the socials and everything. ah well I do want to say welcome back, man. I know we I know you and I have talked about it hit or miss kind of sporadically about you coming back. we had We had a good conversation last time, man. I enjoyed our conversation.
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And we've so had since had a couple other good conversations. And and when we talk from time to time. You know, that's what it's all about. yeah ah So, you know, I was definitely looking forward to getting you back up on here. But now you guys are guys are starting to do shit, man. You got new music coming out.
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Loving the new song. I know a lot of people here on the um the network, we started playing it Basically a day or two after it came out soon as I was on the show I had it uploaded so we can start playing it and getting it out there and we've gotten some good responses from it.
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Oh, yeah, for sure. Thank you, man. Thank you for playing it and um Yeah, man, I'm excited, bro. I'm excited ah I feel I feel like it's finally It's finally starting to happen, you know, like it's finally starting to roll um And hey hard work years of dedication things don't happen right away But um we're here, and I'm grateful that we're gaining that little traction, you know i'm saying, as an independent band.
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It's tough out here, but, yeah, so to be able to just get people's attention and and get them to listen, yeah, man, it's it's ah absolutely awesome. Absolutely, man.
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You know, there's something to be said about that feeling of hard work starting to pay off, because, I mean, there's always the easy way. and You know, you can always... pay your way to the top, I guess. you know I see a lot of people that come up out of nowhere and it's just like, how you do And then just as fast as they come to the top,
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They smolder out and kind of go away. Yeah. And that's what happens when, when people have like big budgets or some somewhat of a good budget to be able to pay for ads and views and listens, you know, we don't have that, you know? um and And that's all right. And that's all right.
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All that will come in time, you know, when we have budgets and stuff, but we're doing this organically and we're not getting hundreds of thousands of views. We're barely getting thousands of views, but Hey, yo,
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like the the evils at 4k, we got those organically. We didn't pay for anything. And, you you know, it's starting to taper down. you know, we know where we know where we can get to by ourselves. Now we got to start to, as much as you don't want to as an artist to get into that game and get into that mentality of the mainstream, you have to, in a way to to get those numbers to, to, to start going up. You know what I mean? And we'll get there though.
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Yeah, at some point. But, you know, the cool thing about it is, and and and this is one thing that I like about our little our our little nonsensical family that we have here, our loyal watchers and viewers and stuff, man, they're real.
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they they're They're real. They're there. They don't hesitate to give a shit. You know, they're on the they're in on the jokes. You know, we we we're not afraid to embarrass ourselves. and and they And they engage, man.
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And as much as the following and the numbers are important are important, but you also want to have that engagement with people. So when you organically grow and and and take your sweet time, don't want to say take sweet time, but you do it the right way and organically grow, you you you gain real followers and people that really appreciate what you're doing. And they're not just like, well, man, you had that one song I really like, now I'm out.
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Yeah, it happens like that, though. It really does. ah um And I've had that happen because i was when we were trying to find our identity, we were like releasing a whole bunch of different styles of songs, you know, and someone. So we dropped like that punk song antisocial. Right. Because I was like little punk min punk mode, you know.
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And so we we ended up getting getting a whole bunch of fans from that. And then we ended up following it up with like a Like it was like a country rap rock song. And this was last year sometime. And then those punk followers were like, yo, what what what is this?
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Yeah, what's going on here? Yeah, because they were like, we we brought them in with that, you know, um and it was like with that one song. So they were like, ah, well, we're kind of done with that. You know what I mean?
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And it's just one of those things where you got to try to and don't we don't have a diehard cult following that's just going to rock with you for everything. yeah Yeah, exactly. and We don't have that yet. We don't have that yet. So it's like so that's why with this new movement this year, I said,
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I'm sticking to new metal. I'm sticking to my roots. I'm not going to go all over the place, which the thing is like with new metal, it is so diverse. So it ah you can mix in some different styles of music in there, but I'm going to keep it like this roots, you know, to, to, to what I know.
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And that way I can just focus on growing my following and hopefully I can get that cold new metal following, you know, yeah gonna fucking Give us the support we need Because they went hard for Korn They went hard for Deftones And a lot of those people, they're older you know they're They're in their forty s Now they are yeah And honestly, I want those people you know it's like um listen to this It's going to take you back, bro Because I'm about to be 36 I'm not you know quite in whatever and know that old A lot of the you know new metal came out Back in the fucking late 90s You know
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Yeah, man. I remember being in high school, going and seeing the Family Values Tour, Korn and Limp Bizkit and all them bands. Yeah.
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You know, and here I am still in my 40s. And if one of those bands, Korn drops a new album, I'm going to check it out. Yeah, for sure. For sure. yeah You're definitely going to go check it out, skim it a little bit. Might not listen to the whole thing, but you're definitely going to go check it out because it's Korn. And like yeah that was your fucking high school, like, you know, like high school days, you know, and it's like.
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So yeah my goal is to throw people back. You know, that's my goal with this, with this new music is give them that nostalgic fucking feel. You know what I mean?
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I'm digging it. Uh, yeah. we Yeah. Wally real quick the chatter's box while you yeah said some of those, some of those artists and some of those people, man, they hit the top. They forget about the people who were there in the beginning. Uh,
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Yeah, unfortunately, I've i've felt that I felt that he at least by your talent it not bought or nepotism thing. Yeah, yeah, exactly. they're just doing, you know, that soul is a real deal, dude, man.
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and Wally and day one. And now he has his own shit. I has two shows on the network. Nice, nice, nice, nice. Yeah, man, you know, a lot of artists, they, ah it's all about selfish, they're selfish, you know what I mean? And they're just trying to
Concert Memories and Anecdotes
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get that fame, and they're not really trying to connect. and And if you look, and if those artists who just kind of come and go, their music has no substance, bro. It has, it's not, it's about substance. Yeah.
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Yeah, it's that's all they can talk about, you know, and it's sad. But I feel like my music, you know, at the end of the day, it might not have these catchy ass choruses and the top billboard type vibe and and and all this shit. But you know what?
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I can say that my music is real and my lyrics are real and it comes from the heart and people who engage with me, they're going to know, like they know I'm not like those, those other fucking cookie cutter artists, bro. Like I'm, I'm like fucking 15 years in the game as a musician growing and bettering my, so my craft, you know what I'm saying?
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And at the end of the day, bro, that's all that matters to me. You know, fuck the number one record. You know, if I don't get it, I don't get it. um All I know is that I have some awesome conversations with people in my DMs that I've met and who are just like wanting to tell their story.
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And I just listen. and yeah And that's a blessing. You know what i mean? Yeah, it is. Wally, Pierce Motorsports and Reptile Wally. That's our boy. He says, you got a fan in me, man. Love your music.
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Thanks, bro. Yeah, you're getting old, Mandy. ah I went to Warped Tour and when I was in high school. No, she said college. Warped Tour in college. I went high school. She was in college already when I went to. Yeah. um Warped Tour. Last time I went to Warped Tour 2012.
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well That's the last time I went. and Dude, I got some Warped Tour stories like a motherfucker, bro. Yeah. Wiling out, being young, yeah drink drinking, partying, warp Tour, like early in the morning to the fucking dude just raging from morning to the fucking headliners at night. Oh, man.
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Getting home so tired, you're you're done for you're done for two days after that. Jeez. You better go ahead plan. I'll take it a couple days off work if you if you have to work.
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Oh, dude. I always planned. like Warm tour came. like I'm taking three days off. I'm like planning. of it you know i'm planning like I am planning that I'm going to need days to recoup because we're about to go off.
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Hey, but guess they're bringing it back. I guess they're bringing Warped Tour back. that That's what I hear. you know, I'd be curious to see who's going to be on the lineup. I'd definitely be down. um answer the The best and lasting music is one that makes you feel something. it has to create a memory. Oh, yeah.
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Yeah, for sure. Warped Tour is a don't ask, don't tell thing. the lot i'll say that Straight up. Straight up. Like, bro, whatever happens at Warped Tour stays at Warped Tour, dog. like For real. Because sometimes you see some shady shit and you're like, oh, what? like I thought I was crazy. you know You see some people out there just on some on a whole other level crazy. we yeah We used to have... ah It used to be Rock on the Range.
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Now it's called Sonic Temple here. And yeah yeah I was going back in the day when it was Rock on the Range. And, you know, that's a three, four-day concert event. Yeah, you see some – I took the day before off, and I would take the day or two after just because I went for the – if I was going, I was going for the whole event. I wasn't going just one day, two days. I was going the whole three or four days.
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So I had that one day to pregame and get prepared, and then two days after just – but, yeah, man, it was one of those things where, What happens this weekend stays at Rock on the Rain. Just try to stay out of trouble, man. Just try to stay the fuck out of trouble and out of handcuffs. Nobody go to jail this weekend. that's As long as nobody goes to jail, it's a so it's a win. It's a success. Stay the fuck out of jail and use protection, damn it.
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Save protection, god damn it. yeah You're just going to leave it at that. Save sex. If you're in a hotel, like a shower take a shower. Wash your ass. You know when you're just in the middle of the pit, right?
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And all of a sudden you just smell that atomic bomb go off. m Someone's just dropping nuclear bombs. It's like What the... It's like a whole new... You just entered... Hell. Get me the fuck out of here! bro somebody Somebody throw a flag. Get this motherfucker out. Find out where it came from.
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ah Yeah, find out where it came from. Remove this motherfucker now! yeah you Get the ass-snipping dogs out here. Get this motherfucker out of here. Somebody's dropping rotten eggs in this motherfucker. What?! Like, what? What did you eat, bro? Which then you think, though, you're like at a festival for three days outside eating bullshit food, drinking alcohol, stomach just bubbling. You got you got fucking nuclear warfare in the stomach. just Oh, yeah.
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I feel bad for them hotel workers. That's why I don't do concerts or festivals no more, bro. The last time i went the last one I went to.
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ah like that I was actually like in the fucking pit. I think it was Mayhem Fest. This was probably eight, nine years ago. I don't do shows and shit no more like that. yeahm you know Anyway, we were in the pit, man, and all of a sudden, someone just starts farting.
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You couldn't even fucking breathe, bro. like I just was like, I'm out. Slayer just hit the stage. They were like two songs in. They were literally like... 10 feet from me when we were in the pit um I just couldn't handle it I'm like I'm out I'm out bro just now I'm too grown for this shit yeah I don't remember the last time I was down in the pit I want to say the last time I was in a pit as crazy as this sounds and this has been years ago it might have been when I went and seen Tech N9ne and I think i was and that was shit
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mid 20s, maybe, yeah, late twenty something like that. Now when I go to the music festivals, man, I'm perfectly happy and content.
00:24:33
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Being back with the chill people. Yeah, me too. I can see the bands. I can hear the music. I got some cool-ass people that I just met at the festival that weekend.
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We're hanging out, having a good time. like I don't need to be down in gen pop with the feral motherfuckers that are just... Down in gen gen pop? Gen pop? Yeah.
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Down in general population. Fuck that. yeah Down there with the crazies and shit. like yeah Nah, homies. I'm going to hang back with the cool people. Nah, homies. I'm in the fucking balconies. I'm in the nosebleed, my guy. I don't give a fuck. i'm standing um i'm I'm out. Where's the nearest exit? That's where I'm standing by, motherfucker. I'm like looking at that nearest exit, bitch. I'm out.
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yeah I'm looking at the exits. I'm like, I can be the first one out this bitch. I can already have my Uber ordered. I can get back to my hotel, get a shower, drink expensive beer at my hotel, get drunk at my hotel and get ready for the next day type shit. like i Honestly, bro, it's kind of sad that we got to think like that sometimes though. Like,
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I don't know when I'm just, you know, with just the crazy motherfuckers in this world, it's like, yeah, anytime I go and you, anytime I try not to go to big gatherings anyway, but like anytime I do have to go, I do analyze that shit. Like I am looking at the goddamn, where's the exit? I'm, if anything goes down, i got my plan. I'm getting the fuck out. You know, I'm the type of guy, if I'm been in an arena or a stadium or something like that, when I buy my tickets, I'm at the end of the aisle.
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Don't stick me. I don't want to buy tickets in the middle. I want to be the last seat so I can come and go as I please. I don't have to step across people or put your ass in your faces. Yeah, man. And if somebody comes to you, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. Then you come back with your beers. Excuse me.
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Excuse me. Excuse me. Oh shit. It's my bad. Oh shit. Oh yeah. Spilling beer on people. They got actually rubber rubber rubber butt cheek on someone's face accidentally. Oh shit. My bad, bro. My bad. My Like, you see me coming? Oh,
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like business did' you see me coming Did you hear me? Coming through. Coming through. Did you just see me like 10 feet away, motherfucker? Excuse me. Excuse Excuse me. Coming through. Excuse Bitch, get out the way.
00:27:07
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I'm not a little guy. You can see me coming. All right. Come on now. Yeah. I learned my lesson on that, too, though. Honestly, when I first started going to concerts, yeah. Like, I remember, I think it was a Lincoln Park and Incubus. It wasn't one of my first concerts, but it was a concert I remember where The only seats were that were left in that section were in the middle.
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Yeah. Oh, fuck. i was like, you know, I didn't think not of it. And sure enough, it came down to that exact scenario. And I never did that shit ever a fucking game. I'm like, yeah never sit in the fucking smack dab in the middle. Hell no.
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No. Who's playing? I have never been, yeah, four pan, make friends with security, whoever, yeah, like I, any any show, any, even when I go to the movie theaters or like one of my kids' concerts, I'm like, I want to be on the end.
00:27:59
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Worst case scenario, somebody comes through, all I got to do is step up out of my seat Step into the stairs or into the aisle, move back and let them go. I don't have to let them. They know they ain't got to touch me with any part of their body. ain't got to spill bitter on me. i don't have to worry about nachos getting dumped on me or anything. Bro, look at us talking about this. We're getting old. We're getting on. Look at this, bro.
00:28:22
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I've been doing that since the first show I ever went to. I've been doing that shit my whole life. I also recognize that I'm not a little guy. I'm a bigger guy. don't want to be that asshole that's coming across 20 people to get back to my seat. My bad, my bad. Especially when you're a big dude, like, look at this motherfucker here.
00:28:41
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ah yeah you know In your head, you're just like you just see him coming. ow. This big bastard. God damn. Again. Again. How many beer runs are you going to do?
00:28:53
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How many beer runs? God damn, bro. This is your fifth beer run. Give me your fucking card. I'll go get your beer for you. yeah What you drinking are you
Humorous Takes on Unusual Performance Venues
00:29:04
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drinking? Give your card. I'll Set down. Don't get up no more, bro.
00:29:12
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ah Eventually going to be all drunk and shit and tripping over people. And then he has some big sweaty bastard at a concert sitting in your lap because he's so drunk he just falls. He's like, come on.
00:29:23
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Yeah, come on, man. poing we are when Yeah, when you're just a random victim of somebody's beer just yeah splashing all over you, like, bruh.
00:29:35
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Out all fucking people, bruh. Like, literally, it never happened to me, but it happened to a friend that was, like, standing next to me. Like, somebody fucking was walking by, and somebody ran into them in the pit, and he was holding his beard, and it just fucking splashed all over my boy's face.
00:29:53
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And I just turned over and looked at him, and i just he was just like... And it was just dripping, like, out of, you know? He was just, like, in shock, bro. And I was just like, You want to leave? He's like, let's get the fuck out here. I knew you was done. I knew you was done. I'm like, let's get the fuck out of here. I'm tired of this shit. I never forget that. The assholes that go down to the pit with their beers and shit. Why are you in the pit with the beer? You know what happens down here.
00:30:27
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You know what's about to go down. yeah yeah like Come on, man. Finish it quick. Or get out of get out of the line of fire.
00:30:36
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Crazy. Yeah. The idiot girl tripping over her hooker heels, dropping her drink. Yeah, exactly. Oh, yeah. Maybe we are getting old. Yeah, you got the, yeah, definitely got the stripper girl but who has way much to drink. It's like hard like, bro, it's like one o'clock. You still got the whole festival.
00:30:58
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And then you see him at the end. that Dude, you see that same person at the end and the entrance just like smash, just sitting on the ground. Like, damn, I saw that bitch. I saw when she was alive.
00:31:09
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like They fall out, man, like midway through the show. They're game over. Game over. game over got to pace yourself, man. You got an all-day event. You got to pace yourself. Don't go hard in the beginning.
00:31:23
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Yeah, especially in the heat. um and Calm down. Calm down, people. Yeah, but I ain't doing i ain't doing any concerts anytime soon. there's no I've been invited to a lot, you know, a lot of friends. Come on, let's go. It's like, who is it?
00:31:38
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Oh, it's a, nah, it's not worth my time. and i like, I like the local scene. I like, i like the local scene. You know, obviously there are artists. I'm still a concert goer, but I plan accordingly.
00:31:51
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But I, I also more prefer like the local scene, go to a local, local venue, small venue, small bar, you know, little restaurant, whatever that has somebody playing there locally.
00:32:01
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Like ah um I'm more, I'm more about that anymore these days. Like, there's one There's one spot right around the corner from us. They've all the time got like these 80s and 90s cover bands and tribute bands and stuff. And I'm like, oh, i want to go see them. Oh, I want to go see them. Oh, man, come on. Let's go see them.
00:32:19
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Yeah, yeah, for sure. I used to be big in the local scene, but you know what, man? There's a lot of snakes in the fucking Houston scene. Fuck you, haters. Fuck you, fake ass promoters. Y'all some bitches. Y'all know who y'all are.
00:32:32
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I don't give a fuck. You know, but they take advantage of ah musicians, especially young bands. You know how it is. Hey, man, come play this show. It's going to be 200 to perform You know, or you got to sell 100 fucking tickets And blah, blah, blah You know, they put that pressure On these young up-becoming artists And it's like, man, screw you You know what i mean? Like, i fuck that, bro Fuck all that That's the other thing, it's always kind of like Yeah, you can perform here, but you got to pay
00:33:03
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Or, you know, you got to sell X about it. Like that shit's always, i mean, I get it to a certain degree. I tell artists all time, you don't ever fucking, don't ever play to ah pay to play. Like, hell no. I don't give a fuck, bro. I don't give a fuck. i better be ah ah better be like, you know, Michael Jackson and his motherfucking self.
00:33:21
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Or some shit But if it's just some upcoming Local band who thinks they got some traction And they're thinking they're doing some shit And they think they're rock stars And oh you gotta play to pay on it ah to be on our show Like dude shut your mouth Yeah I had that happen to A buddy of mine a former guest of this show It happened to him And then like the main headliner Like completely bumped him And shit so he didn't even get to like really perform his set So he got kind of just just like, he was like, what the fuck, man? You got all these cats up here, you know, paying X amount of money to come perform at your gig.
00:33:58
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And then you bump people and and disrespect people. And and like, um yeah, because what they do is they they recruit all these artists, get them to pay this money. And then, you know, you got to think if you recruit 10 acts and you call it a festival,
00:34:12
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ah And you're charging at each of them two to three hundred bucks. You know, some do more to play. mean, come on, you do the math. So they take that money, try to play pay the headliner so they don't have to come out of pocket.
00:34:23
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And then they just fuck over the little artists because they already got your money. So like you said, they'll be like, oh, you're going to get 10 minute set or 20 minute set. The next thing you know, you're there. Dude, you only could do one song. Yeah.
00:34:34
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Right. running the late. Yeah. And that's basically what happened to my buddy. What up, though? What up, homie? What up, homie? That's the homie right there. That's that's the homie.
00:34:46
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What's up, dog? We were chatting earlier. We were chatting earlier. We got some fun but got some funny inside jokes, man. It was hilarious. a Nice. Yeah, man. we're like we were like We were like talking about... um I don't know how this shit happened. I don't know how we started talking about it, but we started talking about Walmart.
00:35:08
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And... i don't know. It led to like just some funny shit. We're like, yeah, you know, when, when, when we blow up, we're going to do like a Walmart tour where we perform in the parking lots at the Walmart. Yeah.
00:35:25
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That would be fucking dope. That would be so cool. For the people of Walmart, you know? Yeah. I'm like, because I think it was like, I forgot what we were saying, but I think I mentioned something like when we were on these broke-ass tours trying to come up, like we would stay in parking lots Walmart parking lots, you know, like sleeping in our car. And and we were like, we'll go inside Walmart, get some stuff to eat and cook at it in the parking lot, you know, like just Just some struggling band shit, you know?
00:35:56
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so I was like, don't ever forget where you came from, man. You know what I'm saying? If we blow up, man, we're coming back. You know? again Setting up a stage and we're just going be like, what up, Walmart? Yeah. That's why you got to hit up the Walmart. They'll hook you up for the parking lot.
00:36:14
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There you go, man. Yeah, I'd buy tickets. I'd buy tickets to that concert. Yeah, yeah. Fucking Walmart Fest. Fucking Walmart Fest. Let's fucking get it. The people of Walmart Fest.
00:36:25
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ah Yeah. then we were like And then we were like, yeah, fucking, then then like the fucking Target junkies are going to show up fucking, fucking throwing up their set and shit. And I was like, bitch, I don't want it with the Walmart folk. We get it as fuck. Yeah.
00:36:43
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yeah You definitely don't want to smoke with the Walmart because that's that is a fair old group of motherfuckers. You target motherfuckers better move on. I better keep you. yeah it is you buy too you all me yeah You better go over there with Dick Sporting Good, motherfucker.
00:37:00
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You don't want to fuck with Walmart, bitches.
00:37:05
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next on new metal it's party in the parking lot right yeah it was so fucking funny but i thought i thought to myself like man that would be so cool though you know like you know fucking it was a ah legit conversation that we had on live on the reckless high page e and i was like man that would be fucking hella fun though you know like have a mobile stage and you just pull up rando and if you have like a already have a cult following you're like i'm be at this walmart this time pull up you know whoever shows up you're gonna get a show fucking show of the lifetime you know what mean yeah right you know what i'm talking about pull the fuck up you know what i'm saying
00:37:49
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What's good, Target? yeah What's good, motherfuckers? You know I'm saying? Target, bitch, get your bougie Stanley Cup toting ass out of here. For real. Get the fuck up out of here, Karen. Get the fuck up out of here, Karen.
00:38:05
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Shit. Everyone who pulls up gets a free Walmart.
00:38:12
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Shit, I didn't know I was coming to get a job. I thought I was coming to see it too. Now working at Walmart. you get ah ah You get an official unofficial vest.
00:38:23
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Yeah. Official unofficial. I don't think I'm not wearing that bitch in the Walmart and grab me a 95-inch TV off the wall. be like, no, I'm working. I'm just taking it back to you. I'm just loading it up for a customer. I'm just loading it up for customer. Yeah, I'm loading it up for a customer.
00:38:41
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walmart Walmart people would do Walmart like that. Hey, Walmart people do Walmart shit. Yeah, straight up. Like, I thought you were on our team, motherfucker. We are. this the distance Fuck the corporate. Fuck the man. Yeah,
00:39:02
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anti-establishment but it yeah that was hilarious hey i think everybody's an expert i think everybody's qualified to be a cashier at walmart these days for real it's funny when you pull up to those self checkouts too of that one person's just standing there like yeah he's looking at you weird you know and it's like are you gonna like they like you like are you gonna come up and help me or something like they don't know what the fuck to do they don't know what the fuck to do with themselves but but You're just like looking at them at the corner of your eye while you're scanning your shit. like
00:39:35
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And then all of a sudden- You're looking at them, they're looking at you. Yeah, all of a sudden you miss scanned some shit and it says, check with cashier. Then you look around like you didn't notice them, that they were already looking at you.
00:39:47
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but i knew you was a thieving type, that's why I was watching you. Check with cashier, like, can you help me over here? Oh, oh, oh, yeah. yeah After the show, you got to clock in for your shit.
00:40:03
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God damn. I didn't know coming here. was going to sold my soul to Walmart. God damn
00:40:13
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it.
00:40:17
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It's like Walmart. Walmart's going to use that tactic to recruit employees. Like, fuck it. Get records high out there. Fuck it. Get records high out there. we need a thousand and We need a thousand employees at these locations. Get them out there. Get them ah ah give them official, unofficial vests. Come on.
00:40:36
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them out there. That was a reckless high show. That was pretty good. And somehow i now I'm employed by Walmart. and i don't know I got this vest and this motherfucking box cutter on a fucking attractable fucking string. It's not even a good box cutter. It's one of those retarded box cutters that don't even work half the time. You barely get to tip out. like It's like a safety one and shit.
00:41:00
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I got a name badge, though. That makes me official. That's funny, bro. That is funny, man. That is hilarious. Fucking, we're going to recruit.
00:41:11
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Fucking Walmart, sign the check. We there. Yeah, Walmart, we've talked enough about you tonight. Goddamn, I expect a check in the mail tomorrow. Sign the check. We there, baby. Regular's high.
00:41:21
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Walmart Fest. Let's go.
00:41:27
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You do. Reckless High Musical Act and then Entertainment also by the Nonsensical Network. We get them with double whammy. you can get you Y'all going to be commentating it like it's a fucking in ah in the NFL game.
00:41:42
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yeah but you know
00:41:49
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Here comes the target Karens. Here comes the target Karens again.
00:41:56
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I can hear it now. I can fucking hear it now. I can fucking hear it now.
00:42:03
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The target's paying from the left. Oh my God.
00:42:12
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Dude, have you seen her have you seen that funny clip of that Walmart employee named Gail and she signs out for the final time? I might have. and She's like, right yeah, somebody's like videotaping her and she's like, after 10 years and finally moving on and they're like, are you ready? She's like, yeah.
00:42:28
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She gets on the walk and on the and the intercom. This is Gail, associate of Walmart for 10 years, signing out. that And she went viral. she went Check it out. Check it out. She went viral. No, shout out to motherfucking... Shout out to motherfucking Gail.
00:42:47
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ah She went viral with that clip. And it was so crazy because, like, I was like, hell yeah, fucking... Gail fucking went out, you know, with a bang. like Everybody in the comments were just like, you know, like supporting her, but like in a funny way.
00:42:59
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And then like two days ago, check this shit out. Two days ago, I'm scrolling through TikTok and who I come upon a video. Who
Napping Challenges and Personal Anecdotes
00:43:07
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is it? It's Gail. And I'm like, I go to her page and fucking Gail has like 866 fucking thousand followers. Jesus Christ. I'm like, what the fuck, gal?
00:43:19
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and it And it's legit her. Bro, she has a fucking following on TikTok like nobody's business. And she getting paid, baby. I'm like, do your thing, gal.
00:43:30
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Do your motherfucking thing. Nah, she has bro.
00:43:40
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followers on tiktok
00:43:43
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yeah you that You need to check out Gale when a chance. Aaron came in screaming for the match. He clocked her with surprises. Say that in a John Madden voice.
00:44:00
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yeah right. Welcome to the pit, Karen.
00:44:08
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Oh, I wish I could. All right, we went left with this one. We went left with this one. hey did we can weve it we can't
00:44:17
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we came out the gate and just said, hard left. After we done messaged each other, hey, bro, let's get a little deeper on this one. Let's talk about it. Motherfucker, we just talked about it. We just spent 20 minutes talking about Walmart.
00:44:35
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Came out the gate, blew both set of left tires, and just right off into the video. Fucking talking about whatever happens at Walmart tour stays at Walmart tour. Let's go.
00:44:48
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Whatever happens at the Walmart tour stays at the Walmart tour. Shit, man. Fucking Walmart for life, son. We're supposed to be crying right now. Yeah, right? We're supposed to be crying right now getting deep into this fucking story of mine. Oh my gosh.
00:45:09
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Oh my gosh. It is what it is. Fuck it. We got a whole bunch of Walmart highlights. Welcome to Walmart, Karen. Welcome to the jungle, Karen. we have so much fucking Walmart clips, bro. We better get sponsored. Yeah, right? Sponsored by Walmart. as as i'm and And I need to, and I'm hoping to take the next day or two and and make a bunch. I got like four or five previous interviews that I want to get clips from.
00:45:40
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going to have my man blaze. I'm going to be like, when you're clipping these Walmart, just bleep out Walmart until we get that paycheck. We're in negotiation. Once we get it, we'll unedit it and then we'll repost it.
00:45:52
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Nah, fuck that, man. Let that Walmart fly.
00:45:56
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Let it fly. we need and we We need to let Walmart know we down. We down to ride. We're so down for Walmart. We just gave them all that free content, all that free advertisement.
00:46:08
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Gang, gang, bitch. Gang, gang. and i think Like the young'uns say. Gang, gang, motherfucker. Walmart gang. no You with us stepping to Target? Yeah.
00:46:21
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see And the sad part about it is, much like the Crips and Bloods, Walmart's red and blue. You're right, right? That's fucking hilarious. Gang colors are just the Walmart vest versus the Target vest.
00:46:34
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Yeah. best fucking hill gangtellers gang colors are just the walmart the walmart v versus the target best Oh, gosh. We just came in just came into this one and just...
00:46:49
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and I told you, man, it was that damn afternoon nap. That damn afternoon nap. We in a whole other ass planet it right now. For real. I still feel loopy, man.
00:47:03
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Dude. ah yeah Yeah, okay. Let's talk about midday naps. Okay, when you are like mid-30s and up, dude, that is... a That is, bro.
00:47:14
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want You're walking a fine line. you like a fire yeah <unk> They can be your best friend or they can be your, word you you you know, you wake up feeling good and refreshed or you wake up and you know what it's like to walk in Joe Biden's shoes. for Just lost. yeah Just lost, bro. like What the fuck? Dude, and I set my alarm i set my alarm too, and it didn't go off. I must i don't know.
00:47:42
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And I woke up. I'm like, oh, shit. Literally was just like checking my body. What the fuck? so ah Look at the time. Head spinning like a motherfucker. Got up all fast from the couch and shit. fucking oh who Had to hold on to the fucking side of the couch. Like, damn.
00:48:00
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Catch my breath and fucking looked at the oven to see what time was in the kitchen. they know't know like it Lost in the days. Like, fuck. I think I won't tag Walmart in those video clips.
00:48:11
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you Oh, gosh. Yeah. si I remember during the Walmart live stream, I tagged the official Walmart. like Oh, yeah, you did, too. I've tagged the NFL in a couple of our crazy-ass rants and tangents that we go on on the sports show.
00:48:28
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I've clipped it, and I've tagged the official NFL. Like, fuck it, what are they going to do? Maybe they'll give us a job. For real. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I've got... Nikki makes fun of you because I've got so many random-ass alarms set on my phone.
00:48:43
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Because, like, I have to have one set so I can get up and come and open and build the studio for shows because I never know when that after work nap's going to hit me. You know, some days I come home from work and I'm good. Other days I come home and I hit that damn recliner and it's game over. And, and yeah, it sometimes I wake up and I'm like, yeah, let's go, man. Like, that hit spot, you know.
00:49:08
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And there's other times where it's like throwing the phone across the room. I'm trying to figure out who the hell these people are in my house, where the dog
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00:49:16
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came from. They fucking just pissed off automatically. Like, what the fuck is going on in here?
00:49:24
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Everybody's like what and chill out yes your hands cause i'm ready Dude honestly I have never woke up from a midday nap Refreshed Never Never I get up from every once in a while um i can i maybe Maybe in my early 20s Sleeping through like you know Trying to recover from a hangover You catch that little midday napper and then you wake up. It's like, damn, let's go.
00:49:53
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Woo! Bidget bar. but Round two. Yeah, I get those on Sundays from time to time after a Saturday night show. I'm laying out there watching TV. Those are all for a little bit. Then I wake up and it's like, I feel good now.
00:50:11
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By the time you feel good, the day's already gone. It's like, yeah, exactly. like Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Now you're up late night Sunday. You're like, fuck, waking up Monday. I'm like, shit. Like, ah, fuck.
00:50:24
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Bro, the struggles, bro. The fucking struggles. struggle's as the struggle is real. Speaking of naps, I just woke up and seen the story that I'm like... Scoding. Scoding. Let's start the Walmart talk.
00:50:36
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Yeah. scolding hips fire splits aren i water
00:50:42
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Welcome to Glickshout's music on Nonsensical Nonsense, where we just start the show and start She's right off the rim. Okay, guys, we originally planned to like, all right, let's talk about a story, like my story, kind of one. Yeah. yeah they just know me Let's get a little deeper here. I even hyped it up. I was like, we're going to get the origin story of Solo.
00:51:08
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is Just We're going to talk about Walmart. This whole fucking goddamn podcast has been Walmart. i We're going on minutes.
00:51:20
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been a guy You're welcome, Walmart, at the end of the day. But honestly, check it out, dude. I got a good deal. ah Walmart got some good deals.
00:51:34
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I bought my son his first big boy bike. Oh, nice. Bro, it was like only 80 bucks. you know It was a mongoose, but it's like all decked out and shit. Got the front pegs, back pegs, like a nice little BMX bike.
00:51:48
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And it said like rollback price, you know, 80 original price was like $280. I was like, fuck yeah, Walmart. yeah say as it A couple years ago, I did that. You know, two years ago, something like that. did that for my son. I got him a really nice bike, man. i think it was like 60, 70 bucks.
00:52:07
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Super nice bike. I can't remember it was Mongoose or what it is. bmx nice bike nice bike yeah beats the hell out of me i remember when i was a kid man mongoose was like the end-all be-all and they were like 300 bikes you weren't getting a mongoose at walmart when i was a kid you had to go to like a bike shop well like they had okay so like i used to ride bmx so when i was uh like up 10 11 12 those little three years there, I was like into BMX hardcore.
00:52:38
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So like Mongoose, they had like a Walmart version, and then they had like a pro-level version where you could only get in bike shops back in the day. you know like There was actually BMX bike shops back in the day you know where...
00:52:53
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Like you would go in there and they had all the Schwinn's, the Huffman's, the Fat Boy's, the the Dino's, ah man, you know, Mongoose. Like it was all the top tier shit. um Haro, Haro was huge back in the day.
00:53:11
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um But yeah, it was that, it was that dead um there was like two tiers. So right, so like the first bike I ever had was a GT Dino, right? And I was telling this to my son. I was like, man, that bike was like almost 500 bucks.
00:53:25
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And and i had worked I worked a ah paper route. um at the age of 11 years old, i was I ran a paper route. I used to get up at 3 a.m. m in the morning, roll my papers up, put the rubber band, put them in my thing, put it on my bike, like legit paper boy style. You know what I'm talking about? Like i straight up, bro. And I and i ended up saving.
00:53:49
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I had this rinky dinky bike and I ended up saving that money up, got that bike. And then just to get that bike stolen from me, I was so pissed. Right. But anyways, that's another story. I got it stolen.
00:54:02
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ah I had it for a little bit, but you anyway, so back to mongoose. um I ended up getting my second bike was a mongoose. Right. And I ended up getting that a bitch from Walmart. Right.
00:54:15
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And, but at the time it was probably like 200 and some dollars. I remember, but I was like, fuck it. I'm going to get it. Cause it was real nice. And I remember bro, like that bike,
00:54:26
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was like the best bike I've ever had in my fucking life. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, so when I saw that mongoose, it threw me back and I'm like, oh, I'm getting this one for my boy, man.
00:54:39
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You know what I'm saying? i was like, I just, like, that all came to me in that moment. I was like, and for 80 bucks, but see, i so I seen the bike first and I was like, oh, this has to be at least 200 bucks, you know?
00:54:51
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Which i very I was ready to buy that motherfucker, you know? And then I saw $80. Shit. Shit. Put that shit in my car right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Shit, yeah. We we were right now. yeah $80? Yeah.
00:55:07
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Fuck y'all. Walmart coming with them prices and hooking it up. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Fuck yeah. Oh, yeah. Shit, bro. You know what I'm saying? Shit. 80 bucks for a sick-ass bike? You can't that. Yeah, you can't. You can't fuck around with that.
00:55:23
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That's like... I won't go too much into detail because he's currently in his bedroom probably being nosy, but his my my son's birthday is in July. And Nicky and I were at Walmart, and their birthday present, I've been eyeing him for a hot minute.
00:55:39
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And it's like 80 bucks. And I'm like, damn, man. All right, I'm going to go ahead and suck it up. I'm just going to eat the cost on it. um But when I went to go buy it, they had it over there on the little clearance rack.
00:55:51
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Mark down to $18. eighteen dollars oh shit. like, shit, okay. I'm going to go ahead. me get this right now. I know his birthday is not for like another six months, but let me go ahead and get this right now. Damn, don't let him hear this podcast. He's like, motherfucker, you spent $18 on me? Shit, like that's not the only thing he'll get. That's all I'm working to you. That's all I'm working to you, $18. I'm working to...
00:56:17
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Look at this roof over your head. and Yeah, look at that roof. Look at that Xbox, that TV in your room. you Look at that water. Look at that water run. Look at that food in your belly. Turn on the water.
00:56:30
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Yeah. You like that internet? Go up in the fridge.
00:56:36
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Hold on a second. Let me hit the breaker real quick. do you feel about that electricity? Oh, it's dark. Here's a candle. How do you feel about that cell phone? For real, right? Kids, brother. Nah, nah.
00:56:51
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i yeah he he'll He'll get more, but I mean, this is, I told Nikki, the sad part about it is I'm probably going to forget about this guy. He's like, nope, I'm going to put a reminder in my calendar so we don't, because we did that at Christmas time, I found this really cool Spider-Man, like, hat transitioning into Venom action figure for him.
00:57:12
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And I forgot about it. It was like a week after Christmas. I was in the closet doing something. I was like, oh, shit. Hey, Merry Christmas, dude. I forgot about it.
00:57:24
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I did that shit. I did this shit a couple weeks ago. I did this shit couple weeks ago. I fucking found this random bag and I'm like, what's in here? Fucking look in there, whole bunch of Hot Wheels and fucking darts for the Nerf guns. And like, oh fuck, I forgot to give that for him for Christmas.
00:57:40
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random All random. Your son, he's like, What's this? looks Gee, thanks. Merry Christmas. Yeah, I was just thinking about you, little homie. That's all. I just want to let you know. I love you, little man. You know? ah yeah dont forgot Your old ass, I forgot you done put it up in the closet up there.
00:57:59
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Again, going to wrap that motherfucker. You forgot all about it. i brought it out du i shit you that I brought it out. on just It was in the Walmart bag. still I just wrapped it up in the Walmart bag and tied it. and i was like you kill but my bye i dude i but i did same shit. I just rolled it up. rolled it all up.
00:58:16
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yeah but bad dude my bad i like that fridge beautiful i did that same shit I did that same shit. Damn. Damn. damn That's funny. he was like he was like like like He was like, yeah, cool. like he liked the He liked it, but he wasn't even mad that it was like, cause he was like I like, my bad, man. I'm sorry. He's like, it's all right. I got lots of other stuff on Christmas. I should have held on to this bitch until your birthday.
00:58:44
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would have been one less gift I got to buy you on your birthday. Oh, God. but ah Yeah, man, my little man's birthday is coming up. So he's a president yeah argu I figured I'd snag him that bike and and, you know, I got it. I got it in the garage. But shit, 80 bucks. Hell yeah.
00:59:03
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Yeah. I'm thinking about going and buying me one. yeah Right. hey and old You better be careful. You go. fuck you shit about that about shit I thought about that, too. But then I was like, you know what? I used to skateboard too, but i'm like I just don't feel comfortable getting on a skateboard anymore.
00:59:19
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used to do a lot of things in my 20s that I won't do in my 40s. I was like, you know what, though? I think I can do this still, man. It'll be a good way to get in shape. you know Might not do all the tricks and shit, but just to be like you know riding with my boy with my BNX bike. Just ride around.
00:59:35
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Yeah, you know what I'm saying? du Maybe do a little couple peg tricks, you know what I'm saying? I was to say, I'm just going to ride with my son until your son learns to do a wheelie or some shit and he calls you out. Hey, dad, can you do a wheelie? I bet you can't do a wheelie, old man. You fucking do a wheelie, fall off, break your tailbone. You're like, yeah, shit.
00:59:54
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Probably shouldn't have done that wheelie. Oh, shit. Yeah.
00:59:59
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ah God damn. I think about that too. I think about that premeditated murder. I'm like, man, don't do yourself like that. Don't do yourself like that, bro.
01:00:09
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Don't do yourself. That's premeditated murder, bro. Don't do yourself like that. You know what I mean? Come on. and i Seriously, I even thought about that. i was like, man, this bike, that one's 80. I could buy this one for me for 120. bigger.
01:00:23
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you know you can ride a little gang gang down the street you know go get little exercise then i'm like nah better not get that bike because my it's gonna make me think i'm 20 20 years again and twenty years old again and Let me try to grind this rail.
01:00:39
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this is you shit in That better or little man's going to test your pride. He's going fuck with your pride. and be like You wish you could do this, Dad. You can't do this.
01:00:50
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Hey, Dad, try this jump out.
01:00:54
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You kidding me, son? I'm the king of homemade ramps. Your son's going to record you. Your son's going to record you. You're going to become a viral meme.
01:01:05
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You're eating Fuck it, son. Hit record. Shit, I need this. I need this viral clip. Just put one of your new songs in the background. It'll be
Gaming Experiences and Interactions
01:01:16
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fine. Straight up. Straight up. Straight up. Fucking do the end like you um get Get up on me when I bust my ass.
01:01:24
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Check out the new reckless high, bitches.
01:01:29
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Fallout. Fucking song. The song kicks in. yeah The song kicks in and the recovery mode story happens and shit. Yeah, now I think about that shit all the time, man. My kids ah kids will start to start to push and try to hit that pride button. It's like, do I do this and prove I'm wrong or do I... You know what? I'm gonna keep things safe. i'm gonna I'm going to keep it to the video game world. I can't get hurt there. For real, for real, for I was talking to a friend, right? And...
01:02:07
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she said ah She said, man, my son my son said so what she saying she's like my son asked me if if I knew what Pokemon was. And she was like, I looked at him and was like, what the hell you think? I'm fucking an old lady or some shit, right? and um And she was like, they legit think we don't know what the fuck Pokemon is. and i was like, bruh, same thing with my my my kid. you don't he He come to try to school me on some Pokemon. I'm like, hold up.
01:02:33
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Hold up, I'm an OG Pokemon. Hold up, dog. You don't want this smoke, bro. Calm down. down. Calm down, bring it down. great Bring it bring you down because you're about to get the Pokemon trainer out of me.
01:02:49
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You don't want this smoke. I have the OG Pokemon lineup, dog. You know what I'm saying? You don't know nothing about no Blastoise. You don't know nothing about no Charizard, dog. Y'all know the Charizard Generation fucking metal charizard you don't know that og dog you don't know that you don't know that that that's how i had to teach myself a lesson on call of duty a couple weeks ago i'm like i've been playing this game since before you was born you just started playing oh man one v won me dad 1v1 me i'll beat you i'll beat you i'll beat you i'm like all right bro let's get after it and then like five games in a row i just
01:03:31
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Just manhandling. He's like, let's run around with knives. I'm like, all right, let's run around with knives. So I was just like running in, just jacking him all up. Hey, out of nowhere. where He's all posted up out of nowhere. sky I did that too. He was like, whatd you come thought he thought he was a little sneaky shit and was in the back of the map posted up behind ah like on the corner of a wall with it. We're supposed to be using knives and he's got a sniper rifle.
01:03:57
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I come up behind him like, oh, what's up, you a little shit? Hit him with a finisher combo. I'm like, we're supposed to be doing a knife. had a knife. I'm like, you had a sniper right Watch the kill cam as I teabag you. know. Ah! No love. No love. Bro. Bro, I used to go in on them Call of Duty kids, bro, straight up.
01:04:21
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They'd be pissed, bro. I'd be up in there talking shit, too. I still do. I would posted those on night day motherfucker yeah like you know day i was there today. and I was I was live on our Twitch account.
01:04:36
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and a couple people the chat. like i said, why don't you run up in their spawn and just make every one of them eat shit. And I ran up in there and they were all talking about shit. They're like, where the hell did you come from? What the fuck, man?
01:04:48
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Where the hell did this good guy come from? He came up out of nowhere. That's the best when you catch them all spawning at the same time and you're just waiting on them. just right there posted up. They be getting mad as a motherfucker too. Young kids too.
01:05:02
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Hearing that little voice breaking puberty, cussing and shit.
01:05:09
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hearing that little hearing that little voice ah breakingruberty curing is shit yeah
01:05:17
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Yeah, dude, I let him have all the smoke. I ain't that dad that's going to let you win. You got to earn that. Hell no, bro. yeah You ain't going to just give me. Yeah, bro, for real. and really Even with Mario Kart, bro, I'd be just smashing no mercy, bro.
01:05:38
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No fucking mercy, bro. he like You want to play Mario Kart? like, now you know. You know, you get mad every time we play Mario Kart.
01:05:50
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No, dad, I won't get mad at this time. I won't get mad this time. Three races in, that motherfucker about to have a goddamn breakdown. Full-on aneurysm. You're cheating. I quit. I don't want to play no more.
01:06:05
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and yeah Yeah, you know what I'll get like three-series win, and then i'll like fuck it i'll start I'll let him win one. You know what mean? Yeah. Oh, you got me this time.
01:06:15
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Oh, you got me this time. Oh, man. i used to have my buddies back in the day. We used to play Madden and like NCAA. And and i still have I still have an absolute dominant winning record against this group of guys.
01:06:30
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But every once a while, I'd be like, fuck it. I'd start screwing around and drop back with my quarterback like 40 yards and just throw the ball in there and let him get like ah 28 point lead or whatever, where they would start feeling a little confident, getting a little cocky and then just be like, all right, I have to drop the hammer. Here I go. For real, right?
01:06:51
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Hey, you know, you know, when it's, you know, when shit gets serious, when you, when, when they go from this, Yeah. They're like, hands on. Hey, and like, touchdown!
01:07:03
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hands out of go or hey hey and you're just and you and you're just sitting back like this looking at him like yeah ah took their sense And they're just getting pissed. And they're just like, oh! And you're just sitting back looking at him. Yep, they're about ready to go into a full, complete mental breakdown. like Straight up, bro.
01:07:30
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Bro, bro, me and one of my, I'm going to just say old homeboys, like we always used to... ah just play Madden, right? And them it was a time where he was living with me. And, dude, bro, it was so hilarious to me.
01:07:48
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I had a wireless controller, and he had one that was wired still. you I remember he played so much Madden Dog. like He was like, one day during the game, he was like, fuck, my thumb hurts. and I'm like, why? He's like, this fucking probably controller's worn out. And I'm like, let me see.
01:08:08
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The fucking joystick, the little rubber that was on the joystick. was Yeah, completely. It was completely shredding. I was like, God damn, dog.
01:08:18
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You could just see where he was just gripping that motherfucker. Dude, I would whoop his ass on Madden so much, dog. He would be pissed, bro. I'm like, damn, dog, you're wearing the fuck out of that damn joystick, son.
01:08:34
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fucking thumb had like a sharp-ass line right there. like ah Yeah, right where the...
01:08:41
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I have buddies that would throw controllers, man. i can't say i have one budy I can't tell you how many controllers he went through because he'd get so mad to whip that motherfucker. ah I had one guy, i remember we were playing NCAA, and I was toying with him the whole fucking game.
01:09:02
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And it came down to a field goal to win it by a point. And I purposely ran the clock down all the way to one second and called my last time out and then kicked it.
01:09:17
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Dude was so mad. He like jumped up and bit me like, Tried to take a chunk out of my shoulder. shit. I was like, what the fuck, dude? He's like, don't know what happened.
01:09:28
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I don't know what happened, man. He's like, I just just mentally just snapped for a second. Fucking instant. Yeah. Bro. Bro, Madden. Dude, Madden and... and cannibal dude madden and ah Mario Kart and 007.
01:09:49
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That right there has destroyed complete just families. and Just has destroyed families in the ah late 90s, early 2000s. Like people have not recovered from that.
01:10:05
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Yeah. And there's there's one specific game specific game I always give my buddy shit about. I remember, like, he i dude, like one of my cousins, actually, he he probably beat – out of 100 games, he probably beat me once.
01:10:19
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And, like, legit, he i like he legit beat me. like I was trying to beat him, and I didn't let him win. Anyways, I remember it was it was like it' was going to be his second win against me. And we were playing Madden, and he was up.
01:10:35
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And I remember there was, like – Five seconds left in the game and he was about to win, bro. And he throws an interception. And I ran that bitch all the way back, dog.
01:10:47
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the look on his face, I never fucking forgets on his day. I remember he looked at me and I looked at him. The first thing that came out of my mouth was, crush dreams.
01:10:59
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I was legit like pissed off that I was about to lose and out of nowhere. I ran that bitch back for like 70 yards, bro. Breaking tackles and there so ah ran that bitch bag for like seventy yards bro oh yeah that's and breaking tackles and everything dog yeah the motherfucker is diving at me and i'm like tiptoeing like how the fuck did you pull that off bro bro i remember that all i gotta say too is crush dreams and he's like no crush i stack that shit bro that's just like the inside joke between me and him bro i just go crush dreams he's like you're never gonna let let up off that
01:11:49
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but could do That you I was the bro made his homie hate Madden for life. maiden Gave him Madden PTSD and shit. hey I had, we, what we used to play all the time and we we had our little group that we used to play all the time.
01:12:06
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And they would always get mad because I'd be i'd be down by like six points. And at the end of every game, I'd hit one of these bullshit-ass Hail Mary tosses. And I, every fucking time, man.
01:12:17
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you do And then when they would do it, I'd pick them off and run it back for 100 yards. Every time. You're fucking ready. You're about to lose. You're throwing the ball and the clock is expiring. and Somehow.
01:12:28
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You fucking throw this ball up. You got one player there and we've got our whole team around them. And then he manages to catch it. for that one He comes down with it. yeah those yeah Those are those epic games, man.
01:12:42
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Yeah, hey my dude turned into a fucking zombie for a hot minute. He turned into like Jeffrey Dahmer and jumped up and like jumped up out of nowhere and we was just like, ah I was like, motherfucker, did you just bite me? He was like, i don't know what I was thinking.
01:12:53
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I don't know what happened. was like, I just turned into a zombie. Fucking God damn. Oh, man, dude. Nah, bro. glo bar Smash Bros. Tekken.
01:13:04
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Mortal Kombat. They don't make them like, they don't make the games like oh this. I mean, They're fun. Like like now, i dude, honestly, i can't even play play anymore because my eyes are too sensitive and the graphics are just way too detailed for me.
01:13:19
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That's why the only game, honestly, the only game i play right now is Fortnite. Because the graphics, they're not they're not extra crispy. They're not... They're still...
01:13:32
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You know, it's like com comic or like, you know, it's like, yeah, yeah it's still kind of it's still kind of I don't want to say childish, but it's yeah, it's it's yeah in a way, in a way, in a way, in a way. Yeah, because I was talking to a friend of mine. He, you know, he yeah he's an older, he's an older gentleman and he likes to play pub G.
01:13:50
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which is, you know, my opinion, it's still a fun game, but the graphics aren't as good. It's a lot slower gameplay. And he's like, I can't, I can't play call of duty. And he's been on Twitch when I've been playing call of duty.
01:14:02
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He's like, it's just too fast, man. It's it's, yeah it iss too fast it's, and it it is, if you're, you know, I can't do And I'm doing, and I'm doing a thing right now. They call it camo grinding where I'm trying to get all my gun. I want a certain camo. Well, in order to get the certain camo unlocked, I have to get like,
01:14:20
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all the guns gold. I have to get almost all the guns diamond plated. So I'm doing that. So I play on this tiny ass little map and it's it is, it's, it's fast. It's right now.
01:14:32
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Like yeah people are everywhere. So, I mean, even for me, sometimes I'm like, all right, I need to take a time out from PVP and go, go kill some zombies. But even the zombies on, on call of duty have gotten,
01:14:44
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You get up into certain levels and they're coming out of fucking nowhere and you're running around and I'm dodging them. The OG fucking Nuketown zombies, that's where it was at.
01:14:57
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Nuketown zombies, nah. They've gotten so crazy with it, I can't even... I can't even keep up with it at this moment. But like Fortnite, shit, I'll be posted up. You I'm saying? big map and shit. I'll be, you know, there's like 80 players in a fucking game, like, you know, and on the session or whatever.
01:15:16
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Yeah. You know, it's just fucking cool game for you for all. But yeah, man, shit. I get in there every once in a great while. i'll get a wild burr up my ass to play Fortnite. And it's like, I'm a beast.
01:15:29
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I'm the greatest Fortnite player of all time compared to playing Warzone because I play Warzone on Call of Duty. i drop out I deploy out of it and drop down into the map and I barely get to get my feet underneath me and somebody snipes And then I'm like, well, that was fun for the whole 30 seconds. But then I go into Fortnite and it's like, winters.
01:15:46
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winner you know You know what, though? like It's like um i Fortnite. like i really Honestly, Fortnite inspires me in a way. It might sound weird, but first off, my son, would always play it, and I'd be like, this game looks crappy. At first, I was like, what is this? Then was like, let me try it out. Started playing with him.
01:16:15
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trading the controller, playing Battle Royale and everything and unlocking stuff. And then and I'm like, oh, cool. Like they have different characters and Snoop Dogg and Juice WRLD and Eminem and again, Tech N9ne. You could be Tech N9ne and unlock these characters, you know? And I was like, damn, this is pretty cool, you know? And then I'm listening to like the music soundtracks that they have on there. It's like...
01:16:41
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All right. You know, Papa Roach is on there. Just all these big fans, you know? And I'm like, but my son, he's like loving it. And I and i look at him and I'm like, okay, I see what I see. What's get engaging him Like, I see what he's engaging with.
01:16:56
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So I'm like, all right. So I put that in my head. And I'm like, I need to make music that can be on Fortnite. I need to make music that a kid will see. I don't curse in any of my music.
01:17:08
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So, you know, I feel like my music is, is you know, can be kid friendly.
01:17:16
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A parent can feel comfortable in them. um When I say kid, I'm like, you know, maybe 11 and up, you know. Yeah. ah well anyway no A lot of game franchisers, though, they use a lot of different style of music. I mean, you go Madden, they've got a lot of and the hip-hop and rock.
01:17:33
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You know, UFC has it. yeah I mean, ah any of the sports games, when you're at the main menus, they have such a wide variety of music. And you you make it onto a video game.
01:17:46
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that's almost a lock. like you You made it. If you can get this out of the video game. It's never going to go anywhere. It's going to be there forever. My son even brought something up to me. He's like, man, dad, one day you could be a Fortnite character.
01:18:00
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Bro, that fucking made me feel like made me feel like Because he thinks I'm a rock star, dog. you know He thinks yeah thinks you know he's about to be nine. and He thinks that you know his his dad is everything. He thinks I'm famous. It makes me feel good. and He's like,
01:18:18
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Man, he's like, one day you're going have your own character and I'm going to be playing with it. And I'm going to get you some good kicks and shit. you know And I'm like, cool, cool, cool, cool. I was like, hell yeah.
01:18:30
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I was like, yeah, no, for real. I was like, no, maybe. he wants to do... so like he wants he wants do um you know he wants to get into like live streaming and stuff and i said listen yeah you you're still young but i'm sure i'm sure i'm sure we can get something going like on youtube kids and you know we could do it together you know and and and uh like father and son and that way i can monitor what's going on and and we play fortnight together streaming and you know we'd be playing fortnight mario super smash and
01:19:02
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You know, those fun games, you know, and and it's funny because he's at the age where he's just like, he just has so many funny little comebacks, you know?
01:19:13
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Yeah, little retorts. It's fun when you can do something. You know, my my son, Cash, and he'll be 12 in July. and Him and I are both big wrestling fans.
01:19:24
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And we do a wrestling show on here together on the network. We do it every other Saturday. That's awesome. We do a show together. And, you know, it's only about an
Creative Inspirations and Music Comparisons
01:19:33
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hour long. But it's also very hard to keep his attention, especially now the weather's getting nice because we'll be back here doing the show and the old time he's gone.
01:19:42
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His friends are outside playing. I'm like... It's only an hour. almost that i'm like china He's trying to go see what's up with the hammies. Yeah. but But yeah, but he's he he's always got these little one-liners that come out of nowhere. These little shots that he takes. you know Whether he takes them on me or or he takes them on the chat. Because, you know like I said earlier, we've we've got some loyal followers that come in and watch the shows, even when they're not even like bands of wrestling they're just there to support the network and support the shows and stuff so like he's even started talking trash to them i'm like oh it's hilarious bro it's hilarious when like you when some of the things that come out their mouth you're like yeah bre what bro what what
01:20:28
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you learn that I'm over there like I'm proud of you son. Yeah. ah job Good job.
01:20:40
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Good bird. Sick bird. Yeah, man. It's like one of those things where I'm like, you know what I can, but see ever since day one with reckless high, man, always had this mentality. This is, this is real shit. Like I've always had this mentality when I write, I'm like, I write,
01:20:56
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When I write a song, I do keep in mind, like, this can be in a movie. Keep up. See, how I grew up on Jet Li films and the old Jackie Chan films. and And I think to myself, man, what would what would sound cool if e if this was, you know, in there and try to make it fit? So, like, sometimes I'll pull up, like, Jet Li clip, family you know, Jet Li clips.
01:21:22
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And i get hyped up on that, you know, and I'll kind of like write to that. And I'm like, and then when I when I track the demo, I'll put it to the clips. I really do this. This is like a writing thing of mine, because I'm like, this can be a soundtrack, you know, yeah and it looks dope as fuck. So this is what I did with like the evil, you know, the new song we dropped.
01:21:43
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I was watching Blade. Hell yeah. Blade 1. I was watching Blade 1. I can already see it, yeah. and And there's a scene where he walks into the club and he fucking just starts going off. bob but but but And and that that's that that kind of like techno rock kind of song comes on and it's like you know like like industrial new metal type shit.
01:22:10
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And and you know I'm like, damn, that's sick, right? And then so... when when I wrote the evil, I literally was watching blade and I was like, and I, and I paused, I turned down the, I turned on the audio and I was just playing the instrumental over it, you know?
01:22:27
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And I'm like, if blade came out in 2025,
01:22:32
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this song would be on that soundtrack. Okay, let's go. So I started writing. I just started to write, boom, boom, boom, boom. But I just tapped into that nostalgic feel and I was like, you know what? Shit.
01:22:45
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this just this yeah This is going to help me write what I need write because um i want to I want to throw people back. you know I want to give them that old school feel.
01:22:55
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and that's what And that's what everybody said. They're like, dude, this reminds me of Korn back in the e and this was And this was nuts. I've never been compared to Jonathan Davis.
01:23:07
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Maybe once back in couple years ago, but ah we dropped the evil. Dude, I had so many people saying I sound like Jonathan Davis. I'm like, I do not hear it. I do not know. yeah not i do not.
01:23:23
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okay um yeah thank you i'm extremely flattered like you know because i do not hear it in my voice but then again i'm so judgmental of my own voice all the time yeah so i just i'm gonna take those compliments it was it was kind of weird at first but i'm like now i'm no i'm grateful because i've never heard that i've always heard um you know people compare me to rage against the machine which i don't think i sound like anything like that either of course people say pod um which i think more along the lines probably more pod uh if anything yeah uh you can see a comparison of like rage and pod if they
01:24:06
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They had a love child. but Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And that's what a lot of people have said, too. Like, if they fucking had a baby, like, boom, that would be that would be us. Right. And so, yeah, to hear like people say Jonathan Davis and stuff, i was like, that's cool, you know, and especially like when I did that Lincoln Park cover.
01:24:25
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um That was sick. I stepped out of the box, bro. and What was so crazy was i had i had tracked that last year sometime like in the beginning of the year. like I was sitting on it.
01:24:36
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and i I was just so...
01:24:40
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I don't know. I just thought it wasn't good enough. I just thought it sucked. and And I was like, man, nah, because I'm going to get butchered by the Linkin Park fans. And, you know especially with the new vocalist. And I was like, i ain't ready for that smoke, you know?
01:24:55
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Yeah, exactly. But but then i started then I started to think about it and I'm like, man, no, I don't want that smoke because it's it's you know it's ah it's publicity. You know what i mean? it's If they're hating, they're listening.
01:25:08
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yeah it's Yeah, exactly. They took the time to listen to to fucking hate. So at least 20 seconds of it, 10 seconds of it, they're going to get them on. It sucks, you know? Well, cool. Comment, engage on it, you know, and help me boost it. So, so I got the, yeah, I was just like, you know what?
01:25:26
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um I'm going to just start letting these things fly. So I let that sucker fly. And dude, I mean, just go look at the comments. Just go look at the comments. There's probably only one negative comments out of the 200 comments that that thing has has gotten.
01:25:44
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And there's only one negative that I could think of because I responded to every single fucking comment. But there was people on there saying, you made Chester proud. Chester would be proud. People hitting my DM saying, dude, like eight Lincoln Park should have hired you. I was like, what?
01:26:01
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like oh Like, I'm serious, bro. That shit had me in tears when people were sending me that shit. I could i did not. That's why in the beginning of the video, I was like, yeah, I'm ready for the hate comments on this one. Like, come at me, bro. Yeah, exactly.
01:26:17
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Like, I was ready for LP fans to just be like, you fucking suck. Don't you ever do this shit again. You disrespected. You know, like, what would you, well you know, like, what why would you even release this type shit? You know, I was ready for it.
01:26:31
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I was fucking ready for it. But nah. Lincoln Park, there's comments. Dude, there's comments from like, Lincoln Park fan here. no you fucking killed it. and Like, dude, the LP fans done co-signed me.
01:26:46
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I was like, dope, dude. I'm like, are these real people or are these bots? Yeah, right? No, they're very real. Yeah, they're very real. They just recently, you did that open burst challenge with Machine Head, and I was like...
01:27:03
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this me Look at the balls on this guy. did I did that on the spot. That one I did on the spot that day. like I well ah woke up, saw it on thought on Instagram. Somebody else had did it.
01:27:17
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and um it was It wasn't even someone I was following. It popped up. Peace, homie. Good night. he told me good night Solo said peace out, goodnight homie i like It wasn't even someone I was following bro, it was like it popped up Like a suggested post or something i was like oh cool, open open verse challenge, let me check it out You know, and I was like oh shit I could do this right So boom Canceled my whole day.
01:27:46
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i was like, because that estra takes time to to record, mix it, but shoot the reel, edit the reel. like you're in You're in five, six hours, bro. i don know You're invested.
01:27:59
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Yeah, you're invested. and it's It's either going to be worth it or not, you know like but you got to do it. So I said, fuck you. I could do this because the one I heard, I'm sorry, was trash. Hey, mine might be trash to people too, but that's your opinion. But anyways, I was like, no i could I could do better.
01:28:13
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Boom. canceled the day, went in for it, did it, posted it, woke up the next morning. That bitch was sitting like at 2000 plays on TikTok because i I originally dropped it on TikTok first.
01:28:28
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I dropped it on TikTok. No, that's where I seen it on TikTok. My bad. I said Instagram. I saw it on TikTok. Anyway, ah woke up the next day, fucking machine head reposted it.
01:28:40
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Nice. And commented it on on TikTok. I was like, oh, hell yeah. You know, that's what's s up. And the and dude, it's still getting likes right now. I think it's at like 300 or something. and Yeah, i was going to say, I just seen today that they that they liked my comment that I put on there. was like, hold a second.
01:28:57
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Oh, really? this actually machining? So I had go look. So I was like, let me drop a follow there. Yeah, yeah. Dope, dope, dope. That's cool, dude. ah So, yeah, I was like, hell yeah. So, like, every day I'm getting notifications that that video is still getting likes.
01:29:14
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So then I dropped it on Instagram. And then like two days later, after I dropped it on Instagram, they they reposted it it straight to the page with like six other, ah you know, submissions.
01:29:30
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And, you know, people are on there like I was like number four on the clip. And people are like, and number four, number four, went in number four, you know, of course, people were loving it. You know, there were a lot of good ones, you know.
01:29:41
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ah But it it just it made me feel good Because I was like, you gotta break free You can't hold yourself back I think I suck I really think I suck That's the downside of being in the entertainment world I'm the same way, man I am my own worst critic i am my own hardest critic i'm ah you know i'm I'm the hardest on myself I had to so i had to stop listening back to replays of shit I used to listen to every single show And I had to stop because I was just critiquing myself so much and I was so hard on myself that when the next show would come around, I had those same like,
01:30:20
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okay, remember, you fucked up here. You need to do a different... And and and and the shows were suffering because I'm i' over here overthinking about ah you know what I did on two, three shows back, how to make it different. And i was like, I got to stop watching these. I got to stop listening to them and just yeah just keep doing what I do because I get inside my... yeah I get in my own head and I'm like, ah, man. And then it just ah kills the flow for the other shows.
01:30:43
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Yeah, i mean, you know, what do they say? You're your own worst critic or something like that. Like, it's it's the truth. um And, you know, it's a natural process. I feel like, I mean, it's it's it takes a lot to put yourself out there.
01:30:58
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And thanks, homie. Thank you for, you know, checking out that open verse right there. Damn, let's go. Hell yeah. yeah um that I know you. I've seen it. You said it to me and I was like,
01:31:11
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and let me get Let me get the listen on this and I think i listened to it like four or five times in a row Because that shit dude it was I was like Damn I'm gonna just be me Do me and i gotta and I'm gonna do a lot more Stuff like that I mean at the end of the day You gotta be ah Involved in those kind of things I mean the worst that can happen is that People hate it Which is good too I mean they're gonna listen And I'm at the point in my life Where I don't get offended You know? Yeah, right?
01:31:42
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When I was younger, dude. When I was a raging cokehead, fucking alcoholic with an ego the size of... Yeah, dude, come on. Like, I would be firing back. Like, man, fuck you haters, you know, and all this shit.
01:31:55
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But no, no, no. I am not... I don't let that get under my skin no more. I invite it. I want it because I will comment back on negative comments and just say, hey...
01:32:06
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I appreciate your opinion. I'm very grateful for your comment. Thank you so much. Have have a fucking wonderful day. You know, yeah at the end of the day, thank you. and you know what? The other day,
01:32:17
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I'll send you a screenshot. This happened. It was on YouTube. Somebody commented on the evil and they were like, this shit sucks. Homies, vocals are flat. ah but writing Writing is fucking um that kindergarten level. It's just talking shit, right?
01:32:33
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And I said, you know, i respect your opinion. Thanks for the feedback. um
Authenticity and Industry Challenges
01:32:37
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Shit, man. Keep rock on, dude. you know Much love. It ain't for everybody. you know So shit, hell yeah.
01:32:45
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So then he comments back. He's like, dude, honestly, just because of that comment you did, I'm a fan. Like, my bad. i was being harsh. I was like, oh, shit.
01:32:56
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I was like. Yeah, man I was having a bad day, bro. I didn't mean to come at you sideways. Straight up, bro. Straight up. Tell me that shit. Straight up. Tell that. You can go look in the comments on that video. It's there. ah ah You just gained a new fan. I was like, shit. Hell yeah, my guy. I was like, I don't let that get to me. Like, I don't. um' no I don't let get under my skin and I know people have bad days and know people dude and I get on i do i'm I'm guilty dude I get on sometimes and I rage when I see shit don't like on social media and I got an opinion too
01:33:32
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You know, like, but I am cautious with my opinion because if, if, if God wants to bless me with success, I don't want shit coming up.
01:33:42
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You know, like yeah I'm not, I'm not a trashy, weird person either. Anyway, like, fuck that. There's nothing, there's nothing ever going to be on me. I'm, I ain't no fucking Tim Lombardi looking as I lay dying, sick motherfucker, you know?
01:33:55
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Like, fuck them fucking weird motherfuckers. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, right. ah Fucking nah, bro. Fuck that. I'm always solid. it i don't I don't ever have to worry about anything like that coming up.
01:34:06
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um And that's why I tell like my followers, like, you're following a real authentic person. You never have to worry about me um representing... you in a negative way, you'll never have to worry about me being on.
01:34:22
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Cause like for me, I, I, I watch who I support. Like the other day, um, somebody wanted to wear, uh, somebody's clothing line, like in, in, in, in some content. And I was like, I don't know that person though. You know, like, I don't know who owns that.
01:34:42
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they They might come up to be a pedophile. Um, down the line and then all of a sudden your brand is in there like you have to watch that shit you know i'm saying like legit and it's just one of those things dog where you just gotta tread softly in this shit you know what i mean but at the same time just gotta put yourself out there and and be real be authentic and And I've never done no stupid shit. I've done lots of shit yet in my life, but I've never done anything that ever crossed the line to some
01:35:16
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you know, weird shit, you know, you know what talking about? And I'm grateful for that shit. I kept it 100 all my motherfucking life. And I think that's why people, that's why I think people, that's why I wanted to tell people my story. Like, you know, like, I see, you see me how I am. I just joke with people. I'm a people person, bro.
01:35:34
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And I just, I like to have fun. I like to make people smile on a daily, on my daily life. When I'm out working, I see a frustrated clerk at the gas station and, know, hey, what's what's going on? you know You all right? You know, like, man, I'm sorry you're having a bad day but, you know, she's just going to get better. You know I'm saying? And shit like that. I just I just do naturally, bro. That's what God had made me.
01:35:57
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So I'm like, I do feel that I can represent the people. Well, I do feel like and God puts me on this big map and this big pedestal that I will do well.
01:36:09
Speaker
And I will represent this shit to the fullest. An actual person who means what they say. You know, we got these fucking people like ah Ronnie Raddick from Falling in Reverse.
01:36:23
Speaker
Like, dude, they're unhinged. They're unhinged. Tim Lambassi is As I lay dying, they're unhinged. ah You got all this shit coming up about the dude from the Chili Peppers, fucking miners and shit. Like, bro, this shit goes deep in the fucking music industry.
01:36:42
Speaker
Fuck that shit, bro. Fuck all that shit, bro. They're weirdos. They're sickos. Nah, bro. I got a daughter. I got a baby girl. I got a son. I i do not.
01:36:53
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I don't condone that shit. I don't condone that shit. And and and it pisses me off sometimes because it's like these motherfuckers don't deserve to be on that stage, but they're there.
01:37:06
Speaker
Yeah, exactly. And nobody wants to hold these people accountable. You know what mean? there's There's no accountability. in in the in In the rock world, even in the rap, in the music world in general, there's a no accountability. In the entertainment world in general, I mean, and you definitely don't want to be caught up or tied up in any way, shape or form with them.
01:37:29
Speaker
You know, look at the whole Diddy situation, man. He's bringing down everybody. He's got Drewski from Wiling Out. He's got OBJ just came out to yesterday that he's wrapped up in this Diddy situation. Damn football player.
01:37:44
Speaker
You know, like, see, that's the thing. Like, I for me, I'm like, I stay 100 percent independent. Like, I don't I don't. need a label nor would I ever want a label and if a label ever came to me it better be in my favor um or because if you have a label coming at you in the first place you're doing good things and and you don't need a label at the end this year Uh, so for me, that's why I started reckless incorporated. That's my record. Uh, that's my record label.
01:38:16
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So everything we drop is under my own label. Um, that way if a record blows up, well, who's, who's, who are they signed to? I'm signed to my motherfucking self. I got my paper. Yeah.
01:38:29
Speaker
yeah I got my LLCs. I own myself. Nobody will ever own me. Uh, you know, but the only thing what where I would ever have to make splits or anything was, is with,
01:38:39
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songwriters and producers and that's fair you know because the songwriters and producers that I've been working with recently dude they're fucking hard workers they're dedicated to their craft it's only right to break them boys off if you make a hit record you know they're helping you make records even if like you can pay so this is how it goes So you can pay a songwriter flat fee of, say, $2,500. And they're going to write you a catchy hook, and they're going to get you on the billboards, right?
01:39:08
Speaker
And this just certain songwriter is known to be on Billboard charts. So you're going to come up off that $2,500 to pay them, right? If you're trying to do good shit. So this is how it works. so So say I hire this guy. Boom.
01:39:23
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And we end up going triple platinum with this hook that I bought from him. i I do not have to give that guy royalties because i he charged me a flat rate.
01:39:34
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He charged me $2,500. that's his That's all he gets. as that' That's how we're doing business. um But a person like me, ah person like me if ah if that record went three times platinum and I revenueed $2 million that record,
01:39:53
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off that record My homie, my songwriter, is going to have $250K sitting in his bank. Hell yeah. It's just the way it goes with me, bro. It's just the way it goes with me.
01:40:05
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And a lot of people... up barless A lot of people pick those vibes up with me, bro. I've been I'm a street dude. So I grew up selling drugs, selling dope. Just break it down real quick.
01:40:16
Speaker
So I know the game, but I always kept it real, kept authentic. That's why I've gotten this far. Got the fuck out. Got, you know, so got smart. Was like, whoa, need get the hell out of this shit.
01:40:26
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Boom. Because because the the dummies, the dummies, the ones they don't ever get out. They don't want to leave. yeah and They don't want to leave that lifestyle behind until, you know, when they want to leave, you know, when they want to change their lives, you know, you know, when that moment happens, when they're locked the fuck up and they're doing 10 to 15.
01:40:45
Speaker
Oh, now you want to change? Nah, bro. behind either Behind bars or looking up at the roof of a church. You know what I'm saying? So it was one of those things where I'm like, I just going to keep it real all the way through. So when I, when so with,
01:41:00
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So with ah the evil, I tag team with the producer on that. ah Dude, i can I met him on Instagram and I can't even tell you the homies first name because he's from a whole he's from another country.
01:41:13
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I can't even pronounce it. like You know, he's from he's from across the pond. So I just know him I just know him by his like producer handle. You know what i mean? So um but, you know, collabed with him.
01:41:26
Speaker
And we did that. And I'm like, dude, honestly, like, I can't even, root like, his his his handle is, i don't know, I can't even, so it's like, ah dude, y'all need to work on y'all's handles and make them easier for people. Yeah, make your shit easy, damn it.
01:41:45
Speaker
Let me shout him out real quick. Let me find him, let me find him, let me find him. Fuck, brother. I feel that, man, you know, like, I think that's one of the things I told you even at He's under WLV Sky. WLV Sky Beats.
01:41:59
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Sky Beats. So anyways, you know we collabed with him and The Evil was born. But yeah, I'm just collabing with producers, bro. I'm just collabing with producers, helping people, having better input.
01:42:15
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And somebody told me the other day, too. They're like, you know what, bro? you know what i feel like reckless highs lacking was like tell me talk to me they're like those just those big catchy melodic hooks i said you're exactly right i feel the same way um that's why i i noticed it and i was like let me reach out to people who know how to like what's the trick you know i want to know like people so Okay, so we got a new song coming out.
01:42:45
Speaker
I know we've been on here for almost fucking two hours, so... Oh, you're good. Kind of dive into... Hold on. I gotta clear my throat.
01:43:03
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I smoke a lot. Shit. That's the downside. That's the downside of smoking. and Anyways... Yeah, right? um Okay. ah know that We got that. We'll cut that out.
01:43:15
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yeah ah We got a new song. OK, we got a new song called Burn. It's dropping on Thursday. Now, Burn came about with another producer that I met through social media, got the instrumental, sat there writing it.
01:43:36
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so i had the song done right and the day we shot the evil we were supposed to shot shoot this video but the day before i had a change of heart because i was listening to the song burn that's about to drop this week on thursday And I just like the hook was just not there for me, man. It just wasn't there. And I was forcing it so much. Right.
01:43:59
Speaker
So the day before I was like, you know what? Nah, this song ain't ready. We'll do the evil because the evil I had just got back that day. So it was like, this one's ready to go. Fuck We're going to scrap this song. We're going the evil. So boom, we did the evil.
01:44:13
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So about three days later on the Linkin Park reel, I get a follow and I get a comment. And I always go and look at the profiles, you know, like I want to see these people. want to know who they are. Oh, eat them You know, so make sure they're real.
01:44:31
Speaker
Somebody real before you go start engaging with the bot. Exactly. So I went this profile and I saw this female vocalist that went by Gilly in the mist.
01:44:42
Speaker
And I just started scrolling through her page and she didn't have anything like professional or It was all done like on webcam type stuff and some like app called smule something like that, you know, or you could do it through the headphone, you know, type shit.
01:44:58
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But i I instantly recognized that she was very talented, bro. i was like, damn, you know, in and she just had that alternative look to her, like just an artist, a musician at heart.
01:45:09
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And I could pick those vibes up. And I heard like I heard her voice and I was like, oh, man, she got it. So I reached out. I just messaged her. Hey, thanks for following. Thanks for commenting on the video. And I was like, man, I checked out your page um and have this song that I'm struggling with this hook. But I think that you can probably do a good job with it. You know you want to check it out, you know, type shit.
01:45:33
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And she's like, yeah, I'm down to collab and this and that. So cool. Boom. Send her over the instrumental. Bro, she sends it back within like the next day or so. And I heard what she did.
01:45:45
Speaker
And i heard them I heard the melodic chorus. And I was like, I could i don't i don't know. i couldn't I never would have even thought ah yeah like Of that melody You know what I'm saying Because what I had oh no It was just not it And then I heard what she did And that's what kind of like Through the ball bond is where You need a team of writers You need a team of people you, you know, I need artist development in a way, you know, so I got to kind of do it in my own way. I don't have a label giving me this stuff.
01:46:22
Speaker
So I'll do it through my friends and people that I meet, you know? And so when I heard it, I was like, damn, she killed it. Right. So I send it over to the producer who, um, who had originally wrote the song And he was like, damn, man, that shit's fire. You know, like, hell yeah.
01:46:41
Speaker
I'm like, dude, so crazy. So I send it to my producer because he already mixed and mastered the record with my vocals on the hook. So he hears the hook and he's like, oh, shit, bro. Like.
01:46:54
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this damn this hook is next level i was like know because this breakfast i don't have a song like this until now and so we got the we got the record mixing mastered and i was like we got to do a video we we have to so i reached out to her like yo we got to do this video so she was like you know what she recorded it on just like this little setup at her home she's like you know what i'm gonna go to an actual studio i'll track it so she did all that bro she went to an actual studio got a track sent it over we we remixed and mastered it boom video idea came about me and my boy fm my producer my videographer shout out to my boy he's like helping me out with this and
01:47:37
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And he got up on Peer Space where it's like you can find movie sets and stuff like that to shoot content and all that. So that's where we find our locations as so we hopped up on there. and She's from Denver, Colorado. That's where she's living. We're in Houston, Texas.
01:47:50
Speaker
So we hop up on there. We find some sets. We send them to her. what What we're thinking of this video. Boom. She locks it in. Boom. We lock in our set over here in Houston. um Boom. We set a date. We shoot the video.
01:48:04
Speaker
They send their footage over the next day. And dog, we had this video, this song done within two weeks, song and video oh through social media.
01:48:19
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Yeah, man. We were
Sobriety and Personal Growth Journey
01:48:21
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communicating through Instagram voice message. like Right. Wait till you see this video, dog. Like it's next. It better be good because you're hyping it up, man. I'm going be disappointed if you let me down. oh I'm a bro. i'd tell you right now.
01:48:36
Speaker
i tell you right now. People are going to cry, dog. We went hard, bro. I put my window over here, but I got you. I can still hear you. bro, I put my acting skills to the fucking... Honestly, they're not even acting skills, dog. They're just... It was me living in... Like, being in the moment. um And, you know, the song... Bro, the song Burn, you know, it's called Burn, and it's it's about just Destroying your life, destroying your temple, burning down things that matter the most, taking things for granted.
01:49:09
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ah That's what that's about, you know, and and, you know, I just kind of wrote that from a personal experience of like, yo, when I was on drugs and doing alcohol and shit, like I was burning down. i was burning down my fucking temple. You feel me?
01:49:24
Speaker
Oh, yeah.
01:49:28
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and so It's doing like you've hyped it up, man. I'm excited for it. I'm definitely ready to hear the song, see the video, see what you what you guys did. I'm ah umm um'm curious to hear this young lady's voice.
01:49:43
Speaker
You know, you got it all hyped up and I'm like, nah, people are going to love it, man. People are going to love it for real. Yeah. yeah So, yeah, that's that's that's coming out on Thursday.
01:49:54
Speaker
And I love it, dog. And I really think that, you know, the the path we're on – is um It's going to go somewhere. I just feel it in my heart. I feel it in my in my gut. You know, God has put me here for a reason.
01:50:09
Speaker
And I've been through so much shit in my life, bro. And I'm so grateful to be here still standing. I've battled addiction. I'm going on almost four years. No alcohol, no and hard drugs. used to smoke.
01:50:22
Speaker
crack do meth do cocaine any form i can get it like dude i i would do it you know and you know and uh shit i started i lived that life since i was 18 years old i'm 35 now with almost four years of sobriety so it's been a whole journey you know what i mean of just learning how to live again um brain is just brain is just fucking trying to develop new skills and which is the blessing i'm grateful for it you know but it is a struggle you know people think oh you're gonna get clean things get better things do get better but you know it gets hard because you don't have substance anymore yeah i smoke i smoke a lot um shit i will always smoke because this this never held me down you know what mean and nor am i gonna go get on antidepressants or a xanax and you know i went through the whole mental health
01:51:13
Speaker
fucking just downfall. And I, I tried those things and they made me feel like a fucking zombie and a freak. And I'm like, nah, man, I don't know. I'm good. I'd rather just experience this real life shit, smoke my doobies and just, just go through life, trying to be righteous, trying to be as good as possible, be a good person, not fuck people over.
01:51:34
Speaker
and And you're good You're good in this world. You know what mean? Just watch your back from the snakes. and and and you'll be all right. You know what i mean? Protect yourself at all costs. and And that's it. You know what i mean?
01:51:46
Speaker
But... Do your thing, man. Arliss said congrats on the on the new song and the video. That's awesome, man. I got to agree with him. Yes, sir. Y'all going to love this shit, man. Y'all going to love this shit, man. That's crazy. know, man. You got it hyped up. I would have...
01:52:03
Speaker
you got hyped up i would have I'm almost half tempted just to fuck with you. you like go Let's just whack, bro. Man, what the hell? you You come up on my show and hyped it up.
01:52:17
Speaker
This whack-ass shit. I'm excited for it. Boo! I'll get the comments and be like, boo! This trash! Nah, you're going to be like, boo! This shit made me cry, my guy.
01:52:32
Speaker
yeah like help ah we We ran in like a motherfucker on this one, bro. like And that's the thing. like shot the evil ourselves. like DIY. We did that all ourselves. Me and my team. my do was here too It was a cool video.
01:52:49
Speaker
Dude, people think we spent 10K on that video, bro. i didn't i didn't and didn't Dude, we didn't even spend over $1,000 that. You know what I mean? People were like, dude, how much you spend on that? 10K, 5K? And I'm like, sh my guy.
01:53:04
Speaker
Bro, we DIY that my boy FM. I've been knowing him since I was 18. He's a well-known producer here in Houston. He's been doing his thing for a long time. And he's like a brother to me, man. And he sees me grinding. He's like, yo, he could have charged me, ah you know, way more, way more. But you know what?
01:53:22
Speaker
He knows where I'm at. You know, he knows my heart. He knows my hustle. He's seen me since we were young. I've seen him come up. He's seen me come up. He's seen me through my trials. And for him to be like, yo,
01:53:35
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i'm no videographer but i got software and i just bought this camera yeah let's let's fucking run it my guy and let's see what we could do yeah let's see what we could do man i reached out to him like hey you know because i seen him do some stuff already with like rappers he's mainly a rap rap hip-hop producer but yeah i bring the different side out of him you know because i bring him this rock shit to mix and master and Honestly, I think we've helped each other. You know, it's opened new doors for him um over the years. But I think he's gotten really good at mixing and mastering ah bands. Like, well, my band, you know, music, ah instruments and shit. It's different. You know, hip hop from rock music and is different anyway.
01:54:19
Speaker
But um yeah, he was just like, yo, I got you. Just book the locations and we'll go from there. Like, I'm like, cool. yeah. You know, that video, ah we kept it less than I think it was I think I paid like altogether, maybe like 700 bucks for that video. And you go look at that video. That bitch looks like it was a fucking You know, fucking gotchas good yeah label video. But you know what really good video was the backdrop that we, you know, the studio that we rented orbit studios here in Houston, you know, they had that sick ass led wall.
01:54:56
Speaker
Like dude, that shit right there is what made it, made it really pop. You know, we just went hard as fuck in front of that thing and boom, it came out that way. I was like, Whoa, like unexpectedly. And we shot,
01:55:08
Speaker
that video in an hour and a half because i only had rented the studio for two hours so that day we shot two music videos so we got another song coming out called fallen so we shot the evil and falling in two hours So people want to say that.
01:55:25
Speaker
So people want to say that that shit can't be done. Shit. You're just lazy. You're just lazy. you just don't want you just don't want it. You just don't want to do it. You know, like because we did that. We shot the evil under a thousand dollars in one hour.
01:55:43
Speaker
and we And we edited that motherfucker. Me and my f my boy FM, I went to his studio. We pulled up the footage. Boom. We sat there. Boom. when We edited it together. Took us like three hours.
01:55:54
Speaker
Boom. It was done. Dude, people think that it is hard. It does take time. But shit, we did it. And with the this new video, you're going to think that this shit is a Netflix motherfucking film. that's how that's how That's how... That's how we dive into it artistically and expanding our minds. I never knew how video editing worked until I got in there and saw you know how he was doing it and in um Final Cut.
01:56:25
Speaker
and I'm like, damn, this is how it's done. and you know My boy's you know cooking as he's going, learning as he's going. I'm like, this is what it takes. It takes a team of people to be able to because I don't I'm not rich. You know, I got quotes and videos for fifteen hundred two grand ah three K. You know, the first two videos, the brawl runaway. I spent fifteen hundred bucks on those two. I was just going to bring up how cool I love the song, and the brawl, but that video is so cool.
01:56:54
Speaker
I was going to bring that up. I paid two K for that one because I ended up renting on the homie who we did the gym and stuff. and all that but um i mean shit the evil is my favorite video everything and i you know we're we're we're in 800 bucks on that you know so right when with this video we're in about the same we're in about the same nice um so it's you know if i can keep it at that rate I can cook more. I can release more compared to 2000 of fucking video with with my team that I've built now.
01:57:26
Speaker
I got two producers I'm working with. I got the new singer, my homegirl, Gilly. She's down. i got my I got my bandmates now. You know, I'm saying Luis on the drums. Luis, Luis, is you know, he's been in every single video. So he's in Runaway. He's in the brawl.
01:57:42
Speaker
um Yeah, so that's my motherfucking boy right there. And then we got David. He's on. He's coming in on guitar. David just lives right behind me. He lives right here in the same neighborhood. So so it everything just kind of worked out the way it should, man. God put it together for me.
01:57:58
Speaker
So it's like, boom, I got this team. Shit, it's time to rock and roll. Like, it's up to me now. um Dude, it's up to me. It's in my hands. That's how I look at it. The world is in my hands. Everything is in my hands.
01:58:12
Speaker
Now it's just time to go. So, bro, I've been just going. I'm sitting on 12 records. right I'm sitting on 12 songs. I'm sitting on a whole album right now of just new metal bangers ready to fucking go.
01:58:24
Speaker
But I'm not ready to drop an album or an EP yet because we got to get this traction first. Yep. We got to get this traction with singles. Try to get this following going.
01:58:36
Speaker
Try to just keep it going. Drop single after single after single well after single after single. Let these people know this is who we are. We're here. We're coming. And so we get that motherfucking following where we need it. And then, bam, here you go. him yeah problem Here's And then...
01:58:52
Speaker
bam enjoy this shit and in like yeah Bro, it's a process. yeah Like Arliss said, always leave them wanting more, man. Always leave them wanting more. That's why you got to do the singles for now. I already got people im ready for that next one.
01:59:08
Speaker
If we would have dropped that album, two singles and a whole album, people are not going to want engage with that. That's too much content for them. They don't even know who you are. You got to get them to like one song first.
01:59:23
Speaker
Yeah. You're going to drop it because that whole album goes on deaf ears. You know I'm saying? I definitely got to check y'all out. Yeah, definitely, not ye What's up, Zathias?
01:59:37
Speaker
Tarango. Yo, I feel like people think I filmed my video with a DSLR. Nah. Second gen mini. i Are you a musician as well? Tarango?
01:59:50
Speaker
No, don't think the homie is. he's ah ah He's like a vor he's a vape artist. Oh, I used to dabble in that world of vapetry. Yeah, the homie be doing them hey he'd be doing them and yeah i used to I used to dabble. I used to do a little live stream every Saturday night called Bapin' Chill.
02:00:12
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but but ah Speaking of checking out my man Solo here. yeah I still got my big mod over here. ah but yeah they're They're everywhere, man. Reckless High at Reckless High Music. they's Show them some love. Everybody give them follow. Show them some love. They definitely deserve it. Definitely doing their thing, man. and and I'm loving it. I'm looking forward to the new song.
02:00:32
Speaker
ah You've hyped up the you've piped the hell out of it. So I'm definitely looking forward to it. I mean, I love the newest one, The Evil. and That shit. Yeah. yeah It goes hard. I said at the beginning of the show, it's ah it's a gym banger.
02:00:47
Speaker
It bro. You put that on here at the gym. It is, bro. That's why i tell people, man, put that to your playlist and fucking just put it in the gym, bro. For me, that's where I discover a lot of new music. like I'll put it on the Spotify DJ mix.
02:01:00
Speaker
And... shit, when, you know, I'm focused and I'm just kind of looking for that extra motivation and that one song will come around where I'm like, who is this? But I listen to it before it ends, you know, so I can look at it, you know, pull it out my pocket and I'm like, oh, cool.
02:01:14
Speaker
Yeah, I do that know all the time. That's how I discovered a band called Fire from the Gods, um which is like one of my favorite bands, but they're not doing much nowadays. And I don't know. I don't know what's up with them, but they're from Austin. and That's yeah, that's how that's how I discovered. Um,
02:01:31
Speaker
Blacktop Mojo. um and they were I was listening to a Shaman's Harvest playlist and Blacktop Mojo popped up with their cover of Aerosmith's Dream on.
02:01:44
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I was the fuck are these guys? And they're Texas boys too. they're they're off yeah for you That's the first song you're talking about? That's the first song I heard of them. That's crazy. yeah And I was like, who the fuck are these guys?
02:01:56
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So I grabbed my phone real quick and looked at it. was like, alright, I gotta... hit hit that like button you know as they say like you guys can do here smash that like button and drop a follow on the nonsensical network so i did that and then i got done doing whatever it was i was doing and i came back and i looked up their music and i was like these guys and and i've been a fan ever since yeah um and then and they're dude matt matt's such a nice guy um shout out to them real quick there started their uk tour uh last night i think but matt's always been a good dude to us he's always treated us good over here we we started out playing their music i asked permission before we started playing it and he was like hell yeah brother fucking rock on man play play anything you want yeah um yeah we've had them we've had them up on the up on the up on the shows before they sent some shout out videos like they've just been really good dudes and uh
02:02:50
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And I've just been a hard fan of their music ever since. And from them being good dudes, they're they've, they've, they've brought, they've brought you in, you know what I'm saying? And and you feel that, that brotherhood with them. And that's, that's all about just be a good person, you know?
02:03:04
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That's like Arliss. He's, he's become like extended family. He's the lead singer of the Southern Outlaws band. They were a guest on my show. We just clicked yeah and went out, you know, and had the opportunity to be a part of the, be a part of a show with them. And, um,
02:03:19
Speaker
You know, it's just real people. and That's why I told you after the first time you were on here. I'm like, you're a real dude, man, and I appreciate that. You're genuine as fuck, and I appreciate the hell out of that. You know what I mean? It's nice when you meet somebody because you brought it up, man. There's so many snakes out there, and I've been bit more times than I can even count at this point. You know, I'm i'm to the point where I'm like,
02:03:41
Speaker
ah I'm really, you know, as far as the podcasting game goes, I'm really not, not in the mood to be, I'm not the guy to help anybody get started anymore or help anybody for great, forget, progress on because dude, I've been bit so many times. i say Yeah.
02:03:56
Speaker
yeah Now i'm there as far as the musicians go, like you guys are my guys, like you musicians, like you guys are my people. I I'm so grateful for, for every one of you, you know, especially the ones that I stay in touch and contact with because you know,
02:04:11
Speaker
It's nice to be like, you got some new stuff coming out, man. I'd love to get you up on the show again. All right, let's do it. What do you want to do? that yeah Yeah, man. At the end of the day, man, I just like, man, I just try to be cool. I just try to be relatable with people, just be a good person.
02:04:27
Speaker
And, you know, you know that saying where they say last guys, nice guys finish last. Mm hmm. OK, I do feel like that is true. um we might finish last in like the mainstream eyes because people want that controversial band that controversial singer like falling in reverse type shit you know ah and you're not gonna get that nice guy you know on those on those pedestals because why usually the nice guy he ain't about that fuckery you know what i mean he'd rather be yeah he'd rather be on the bottom totem pole
02:05:08
Speaker
being real with people, being close to people, being authentic with people and actually listening to people and vibing out with their story. So that's where I'm at.
02:05:20
Speaker
So, um and and I'm gonna get this goddamn origin story out of you eventually. Yeah. Yeah. Eventually. eventually it's st Thanks a lot. Walmart. My boy said, yeah, my, yeah, my dude can't wait for new song.
02:05:35
Speaker
I'm seeing you on set. And I'm like, damn, this is going to be fire. Yeah, man, i already released those teasers. So there's already some, some teasers. I'm to drop another one tomorrow, some behind the scenes footage. um So I just been kind of teasing it. Like, you know, I really don't want to tea do teasers because we're, we're, we're nobody yet. We're just trying to come up. And when you do a teaser for like, Oh, coming soon in seven days,
02:05:57
Speaker
you You lose engagement because people are seeing that. They might not see that post ever again. so So for me, it's like I'm going to just kind of post here a little bit behind the like three days ahead of time.
02:06:12
Speaker
So it's set to drop. Like I said that shit last week so it can upload and everything through DistroKid and streaming platforms. But I'm like, I'll just start sharing a little bit like three days before.
02:06:23
Speaker
And in that way, the actual, you know, OK, it's coming. But i don't want to hype it up too much because that day I drop it. I want you to engage that. Yeah. a video's out. Boom. This is out. I'm not. I didn't hype it. up Go check it out now.
02:06:38
Speaker
You know i'm saying? like Yeah, like, go, go, go, go. It's there. It's there because I've had people say, oh, damn, like, i is the song out yet? Literally, I've had people do this to me like, yo, did that song?
02:06:49
Speaker
Yeah, it's out. Oh, shit. I must have missed it. But they saw that. Oh, the teaser. They saw the teaser, but they didn't see the actual post of the drop. So it's like, I don't want that to happen. I'd rather them just see it all.
02:07:04
Speaker
Boom. Yeah, just get it. Get it all. When you already have a following, you know, big following, yeah, you can tease it. Tease the fans, you know? But who am I teasing, man? ain't I ain't got... You know? I'm trying to game. Like, what the fuck? You know? What are teasing, you got you got some You got some fans out there now.
02:07:24
Speaker
Come on now. I mean, i yeah yeah, I do, but it's not like cult following type shit, you know? where Where like Deftones fucking, you know, just does it one second and just...
02:07:36
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drops that on drops a reel oh my god Chino has a new album is tea to and you know that yeah what what's he doing just moaned into the microphone he might have been bored you know and then all you just and and then you just see a clock go like a moan and then a clock you all fans lose their minds oh my god what's coming ah you know like dude i don't got that what i'm saying like i gotta just not get it out yeah not yet yeah and and somebody told me that a marketing a music marketing told me that um so a friend he's like bro don't do that shit like maybe a couple days prior so share some behind the scenes shit because people like to see that but don't hype it up for fucking a whole week and then drop it and expecting people to just see that shit like because now man it doesn't just
02:08:33
Speaker
you don't got it like that. I'm like, nah, you're right. You're right. Yeah. Uh, Arliss dropped down there in the comments. If you, have if you ever had any any questions or advice, reach out anytime, man. He's, he's a real dude. he'd definitely, uh, be there to help out. And he's been around for a long, sorry, Arliss, you're old.
02:08:50
Speaker
He's been around in the music game for a long time. Yeah, no, I had, um, you know, it's, that's why the ladies love us. why the lady love was um I had another, man, I've been getting a lot of love from Texas bands. Shout out to but the Texas music scene lately.
02:09:08
Speaker
I had any color you like, like an indie prog band, just, just, just having fun. They're like 300 members in the band. i But I had them on and we were talking about that.
02:09:23
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yeah they they They do the little teasers, but it's a lot of behind the scenes stuff. and i Guys, yeah that's cool as hell. That's that's dope where you where you'll be in the studio working on something, but then you focus on you know ah one of the you ah one of the members, like the saxophone player.
02:09:39
Speaker
You like do a reel, but it's all focused about him and he's just playing the sax. That's so cool. as ah And I'm a new fan to their music. i just came across so much like I came across your music.
02:09:51
Speaker
um And, ah you know, as a new fan, that's a cool way to get to see the band and get to know the band and see what they're about. And then, like, I had a band on a while back, Kissing Willis, and those guys are awesome.
02:10:04
Speaker
they're They're from right up the road here in Cleveland. And they do these silly little... shorts and reels where it's like get to know the van and they'll be doing like the most random fucking absurd shit and the other one will run up onto them and be like hey yo tell us about yourself who are you ah and I like those kinds of things where they yeah i need that music but you also get to see a different side of them you get to see a different little personality and and you definitely need that for yeah I agree I mean you know I would love to try to do something like that for for for the network it's just
02:10:38
Speaker
we're so scattered everywhere people need to know see another some advice i got was the music industry nowadays i don't know how it works in the podcast world but i think it is probably the same is somebody told me this it's 80 story 20 talent story it's twenty percent talent
02:11:03
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people People want to know your story. People want to get close to you. If you can get people to love you as a person, then they're going to love everything that they that you're going to do.
02:11:16
Speaker
You know what i'm saying? So... um it's all about It's all about letting people know. That's why when I reached out to you, I was like, man, I want to do more of a serious interview because I want to let people you know get to know who I am and my story and all my trials that I've been through.
Fan Engagement and Storytelling in Music
02:11:32
Speaker
But a lot of people who follow me, they already know a lot. like cause I talk to a lot of people on a daily basis, bro. And I'm very grateful. And and I tell people all the time, like um you guys are my therapy. I go through so much mental health and issues that I feel like it's the end for me. But then when somebody hits me up, like Rando this morning, a follower was like, dude, I'm about to hit the gym. And I got the evil on on the way to the car. just realized how fucking good that song is.
02:12:03
Speaker
You know, and I'm like, damn, because, you know, he had time to listen to it in his car when he was going to the gym, hyping himself up. And he's like, dude, this song is really good. And here I was waking up this morning tired as fuck from work.
02:12:17
Speaker
Like, damn, is this really going to happen for me? I got to go work now and dig in the trenches. And, you know, is this music really going to work? And then boom. Bro, I love your music. So I'm like, well, let's go get this day going, you know?
02:12:32
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and And and and i and i have I have an idea, and I'll get with you. I have an idea as far as to to get that origin story and to have that that serious style of show. I have an idea.
02:12:47
Speaker
i think you'll be down for it. I'll get with you behind the scenes. ah yeah I'm sure you've already taken enough notes from um Jeff and Blaze Arliss.
02:12:57
Speaker
Arliss is actually officiating mine and Nikki's wedding. Oh, sweet, sweet. mary No, no, no, man. That's awesome. oh Cool. Cool. But yeah, man, it it really is. You know, it seems like at those moments and it's happened to me, um, you know, there's moments where you're like, why am I even doing this? Why do I keep, you know, taking time away from my family, you know, dotda dada da to do this podcasting thing. And then you get that one or two messages. It's like, man, we love what you're doing.
02:13:27
Speaker
Um, You know, we've been we've been there since I've been there since day one and And I love the evolution of what you guys have done, man. Please, please don't ever stop. what you and it And it is it is like a little extra, a little extra, you know, gives you a little extra spark, a little motivation to keep keep grinding and out going, you know what this is? This is worth it.
02:13:47
Speaker
and And like I told, like I told our guys or my guys here on the network, I said, we're not characters. you know Yeah, we have fun and we goof off and sometimes we play around. I was like, but we're not characters. We're not coming on here and putting sunglasses on and spiking our spiking our hair up and putting on costumes or anything else. like trying to put on a gimutck Trying to put on a gimmick or something.
02:14:09
Speaker
Yeah, like we're not wrestlers over here. you know i want I want people to see that we're real. and you know i People who know me outside of the podcast, you get the same person that you see on these podcasts in real life.
02:14:21
Speaker
that you get when you watch the show exactly i dude and and that's the same with me and you know what you probably experienced this too with maybe your favorite artist or something where you grew up on these guys you love them you like you don't know them as a person and and you go to that one meet and greet and they're just dicks and you're like this is who you were the whole fucking time If I would have known you were a fucking yeah if I would have known you were a bitch This whole fucking time I wouldn't have been listening your shit Buying your shit You know how times I've seen people and know, I've been in a lot of backstages, bro i've been I've been in a lot I've been, you know, I've had that
02:15:04
Speaker
privilege of being behind the scenes of some very big festivals and I've seen from my own eyes how some of these motherfuckers have treated people and they're just fans of you and they just love you and they've gotten you to where you're at and you're gonna treat this person like shit man fuck fuck you bro yeah like fuck you you know you know i one one of those motherfuckers is that dude what's name phil al-sama whatever from fucking vocalists of pantera and fuck that guy dude fuck that guy bro he's a bitch bro i've seen him treat people like shit at his shows when he was doing um the whatever his old side gig or whatever um
02:15:47
Speaker
I don't know. They were here in scout bar some years back. And, you know, I got invited, just went with a friend when I was still partying going crazy. And, and dude, I wanted to, Oh dude, it made me so angry how he treated some people. And, but I've already seen that shit go down, you know, so many times, but for some reason he was the main one that just like, you know what? I've never been a fan him anyway. So I didn't give a fuck. I was just there. yeah I got invited and I was drinking, partying at the fucking bar, whatever.
02:16:17
Speaker
And, uh, yeah, but I was like, you don't do that, bro. Like you just don't, you just don't treat people like that, bro. You put yourself in a position. You wanted to be famous. You wanted to be this person you are. If you didn't want to, then why are you here?
02:16:34
Speaker
Then why are you fucking here? People are going to come up to you, dog. People are going want to talk to you. People are going to want to engage with you, but you're going to fucking do that to somebody like,
02:16:47
Speaker
It's not the way. Nah, bro. But see, that's why. That's why when people come and meet me and people come up to me and people see me. Hey, yo. Like, you know, one time my last festival I was at, we weren't playing, but it was a POD was playing and we were all backstage and shit.
02:17:07
Speaker
And I kind of had my little rock star moment where I had like two people come up to me like, Hey, uh, you're you're you're solo from reckless high right and i'm like oh shit yeah yeah yeah what's up oh man fuck you know like houston houstonians you know oh man shit man i saw you back in uh like 2017 down ah down at that dive bar over there and should i remember you guys bro i follow you and i'm like oh shit for real oh can we get a picture And it was funny because um the vocalist of POD, Sonny Sandoval, it's a homie of mine.
02:17:43
Speaker
He was like standing next to me and shit. And some of his crew and they were like looking at me like, you know, like, like, like, got you on little fans back here. You know what I'm saying? I was like, you know what I'm talking about? Like, shit. That's what's up. You know, but it was kind of like one those things where, know,
02:18:04
Speaker
I'm not going to act all different and act like I'm cool, too cool. You know what i mean? Like, fuck that, bro. Like, never, never will I be too cool to be like, hey, yo, what's up?
02:18:17
Speaker
You know? Right. That's that's all it takes. is a What's up, bro? Boom, boom, boom. Listen, ain't got too much time, but, you know, because we're moving, we're doing things, but quick. Yeah. I mean, it really. Two-second engagement.
02:18:32
Speaker
who second engagement Yeah, we've we've been fortunate enough that we've got the opportunity to do a couple gigs locally where like we they they were doing a one-year anniversary, then they were doing a Halloween party, and they asked us to come and do the show live from from the from the establishment.
02:18:49
Speaker
And i was like, hell yeah, man, like let's let's go. Yeah. And there was a few people, not a lot, but there was people that specifically came because they seen our post. And we were like right in the middle of doing the show live and they came up and and I very easily could have been like, we're doing a show.
02:19:05
Speaker
Go. I'm like, get over here. You know, come on. a Brought them right up on camera and was talking to them and engaging with them and got it. You know, they were right on the show or I would be like. all right, let me grab my let me grab my mic because I got my earbuds in. I can walk and talk and I'd go over over and they'd be standing a front of the table or something and Cause they didn't want to get on camera and i'd I'd make time for him right in the middle, right in the middle of doing a live show. you know it's not It's all about engagement, bro. It's, it's yeah all about engagement, getting people involved, allowing people to be part of your story, allowing people to see the transparency in you. Cause if you don't have anything to hide, you don't have anything to hide.
02:19:48
Speaker
You know, if you a real motherfucker, you real, you ain't got nothing. you There's nothing that you, they can dig up. There's nothing there. Like, yeah, I got a pass. People can dig up, uh, uh, records, criminal records and all this shit.
02:20:02
Speaker
I've done some things, you know what mean? And I admit I admit i was a juvenile delinquent. I admit these things. i am transparent as can be. You will never I will never lie about anything that I've ever done. It's there. If you want to know about it, I'll tell you if it's something that's on the Internet and it can't be taken down or something. It's there.
02:20:24
Speaker
I know about it. Trust me. Trust me. I know about it. If I did some fuckery back in the day and I know it's going to come hot me. Trust me. I know as a person that I did that shit. But guess what?
02:20:36
Speaker
I have never done no stupid fuckery that's going to come back up on me. I just never have, brother. I just never have. Just never fucking have. i know um i know i've I know I've said and done some goofy ass shit when we've been live, but I'm also like, yeah, if somebody was like, oh, you said this back in 2021, I'd be like, yeah, and and? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. but but Motherfuckers want to support pedophiles and motherfuckers want to support these fucking Hollywood weirdos and industry fucking freaks with their fashion and all this bullshit. Oh, you'll go buy that bullshit.
02:21:11
Speaker
You'll go buy that bullshit all day motherfucking long. Are you fucking kidding me? But if a motherfucker said, oh man, fuck Joe Biden. but and Now all of a sudden you're and all of a sudden the motherfucker's a Trump supporter. like Bitch, shut up.
02:21:27
Speaker
You're mad at the wrong stuff. but well yeah You're mad at the wrong fucking thing, bro. like okay they you say but you Dude, come on.
02:21:38
Speaker
like At the end of the day, if that's all you got on me, yeah, bro, I said it. Fuck motherfucking Joe Biden because that's all you got. You don't got nothing else on the motherfucker. I know I ain't a pedo. I ain't a fucking criminal.
02:21:53
Speaker
All death to chomos. Fuck that bullshit. I'm a grown, responsible man who's changed his motherfucking life and is trying to be better, trying to be a role model for my kids, for people. Dude, but y'all want to support these weird... That's what pisses me off. That's what gets me mad, bro.
02:22:10
Speaker
That's what gets me mad. One thing that ticks me off... It's those people who are on the on the higher level, but they don't deserve to be there. No, 100%. I agree. Dude, I go off about that all the time, man, especially with like the TikTok culture.
02:22:26
Speaker
I get so mad at TikTok because our network page is permanently banned from going live. You to know what I did? Exactly what you and I are doing right now.
02:22:38
Speaker
Meanwhile, they'll have motherfuckers on there half naked doing drugs. yeah yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And they've got 3 million followers. And I'm like, yeah um many cat how many times has a cat been busted talking to 14-year-old girls? and and And he's still, you know, making all this money. ah yeah like like It's like, yeah, man. And and and it's like it's like the real content creators, people who try to create real content get get pushed to the bottom while somebody who's done a dance that 9 million other people have done gets two million views and you know a million likes and it's just like it's the way it goes originality here man there's no originality that's the way and that's and you know and it's sad but you know what it's like well it's it's all a hustle you feel me and it's like i don't hate on it but i i see where like oh man i get frustrated because yeah there is better content out there that deserves salty as fuck about it yeah like
02:23:34
Speaker
I ain't gonna lie. When I seen Gail from Walmart had a fucking 860 followers, i was like, damn. You know what I'm saying? I didn't even have me a moment like that or some shit. You know? Get shit back. Just by saying.
02:23:51
Speaker
I quit working at Walmart. Congratulations. You're okay. yeah the Yeah, exactly. And it's like, um but you know what, though? At the end of the day, at the end of the fucking day, like you said, though, at the end of the day, a lot of those people, they they're temporary. They fade away. Yeah, they'll burn out, man.
02:24:12
Speaker
They'll burn contact ven out. Yeah, look at that Haktua girl. She's already burning out. She and her 15 minutes is up. Yeah, yeah. And the thing with her, though, she done made that money. 15 fame, that fame is up. Now, see, if you can maintain it and take it and make something of it, great.
02:24:33
Speaker
Great. But, dude, all you're known for is... ho and so that's all yeah That's all she... like Like, give me that five minutes. Give me that five minutes on on on ah of Spotlight.
02:24:49
Speaker
and and And you're going to know me for a lot more than two-word phrase. At the end of the day, a lot a lot of people might know this like that chick from that viral moment.
02:25:01
Speaker
And it's like a lot of people are they're not laughing with you. They're laughing at you. Yeah, exactly. And for me, it's like, okay, I might not be this viral person or this big artist, but you know what?
02:25:16
Speaker
A lot of the people who follow me, they know me for who I am. They know me for my dedication and my hard work that I put into my music. They don't know me for just this viral moment.
02:25:29
Speaker
Nah, they're going to be like, man, solo and motherfucker was real. He took the time to listen to us. He took the time to just be authentic. At the end of the day, I'll take that. I'll take that any motherfucking day.
02:25:41
Speaker
I'll take that all day long. That's what I said earlier. Yeah, earlier. this and And this is another thing for advice for musicians. Don't be a broke-ass musician. Go out and work.
02:25:52
Speaker
Go out and work. Get a job. Have a career. Do your music. If you're not making money on music, don't... You need to be... need to be doing something on the on the side.
02:26:07
Speaker
Like, yeah real and for real. For real, for real, for real. You know what i'm saying? Because at the end of the day, bro, like...
02:26:15
Speaker
the music the The music world is is is a world of broken dreams, man. You know? And for me, I'm so grateful for music and I love music, but I could quit music right now and I'm fine because I have...
02:26:31
Speaker
I'm my music doesn't financially carry me. So it's like somebody said, well, why are you still doing it? So like, why are you still do it? If it, you, you put more money into music, bro.
02:26:42
Speaker
And I'm like, I know if I, if I were to stop du doing how much money I would save, Like I would have that badass F-250 I've been wanting for a long time by now.
02:26:53
Speaker
yeah you kidding me, bro? I would already done had that. But, you know, i it's it's and I tell him it's because, man, it's not about money, bro. It's about the people I meet. It's about the connections that I make.
02:27:05
Speaker
um umm um um I'm past that. I want to be rich and famous one day off music. I don't care, bro. i I don't care because I'm good in life. God has blessed me, bro.
02:27:17
Speaker
So and when I see musicians just struggling and struggling, and I'm like, dude, well how come you don't get you a little nine to five? Oh, it's that ego. I don't want to work. You know, i don't want i don't want to have a I don't want to have a job working doing Uber Eats. Like, why not? You're embarrassed or something, darling.
02:27:35
Speaker
Yeah. But you rather be broke.
02:27:39
Speaker
and doing it for all the wrong reasons and hoping that you get that viral moment. Yeah, you know, that's like, um I'm over here. It's all ass backwards, bro. Everything's all. Yeah, like, I'm over here chasing this podcast dream, you know, hoping to monetize, hoping to make money off of hoping to make a living off of it.
02:27:56
Speaker
But in the meantime, I still got bills to pay. You know what I mean? Yeah, And there were there were times there were times when it was tight and and and and my ass was out there doing door dash to make a little extra cash.
02:28:08
Speaker
And I'll tell you what, one some of the coolest things is like, And i had it happened a handful of times where people were fans of this this of our podcast or um of ah of the network or something.
02:28:20
Speaker
And I would drop off their delivery or I'd go pick up a delivery from someplace and somebody would be like, oh, man, you look like this dude from a podcast that I listen to or you sound like this guy from a podcast that me and my buddies listen to.
02:28:33
Speaker
And I'd have them, yeah, what's what's the name of it? I'll have to check it out and see what this guy looks like. And then they're like, oh, you know, it's nonsensical nonsense or whatever. And I'm like, yeah, that Glick guy. And they're like, and it and it takes them a minute before it registers that it's me. And then I'll stand there and talk to them for a few minutes. I'm not fucking embarrassed that I'm delivering their food.
02:28:52
Speaker
They like my show. And they're like, they're they're excited that they get to talk to me. Or, you know, I had a couple people that actually asked to take a picture so that they they could show, like, couple college guys who just, bunch of stoners who, you know, they had late night munchies. And he was like, yo, they're never going to believe that Glick was here. Can I get a picture? And like, I'm nobody,
Critique of Inauthentic Lifestyles in the Industry
02:29:12
Speaker
bro. Like, why you want to take a picture with me? I'm i'm fucking... I'm a dude delivering DoorDash right now. People are embarrassed because listen, I'll tell you right now, I know so many people who have 100,000 followers, musicians. I'm not going to drop no names, but I know for fact because I've had a couple of them ask me for loans and money. and
02:29:32
Speaker
Like, nah, bro, go get your job, right? And it's like, okay. So i'm like, when I've had that happen to me, when I go look at their followers, motherfucker got 200K followers.
02:29:46
Speaker
It's like,
02:29:48
Speaker
well what? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You're putting up this front of this life that you don't even fucking live, bro. Yeah. but but But you want to reach out to me and ask for some bread?
02:30:01
Speaker
Like, Bro, go look at my page. I got 4,000 followers. You got 200K? yeah got a hundred k and You you're going to come ask... And you're flashing all this shit? like you And you're going to come ask me hardworking...
02:30:17
Speaker
Person who decided not to be a broke-ass musician who got up on my ass and went and fucking... you You expect me to give you some cash, bro? You're smoking dope. Get the... Bro, you're crazy. Get the hell here. Like, are you kidding me right now? So what'd you do? So already know what they did. They went and go buy all these fake-ass likes.
02:30:39
Speaker
they go they go They go in front of... They'll go take... Bro, in downtown, you can see Lamborghinis and everything. They'll go take pictures in front of them. yeah Go rent out an Airbnb for two hours For you know 100 bucks an hour And then they go do all the content in there But they they but but they're going out to their fucking Nissan Altima Yeah Back to their mom Bro you are a fucking joke Yeah And I know and i know and i know person I know these motherfuckers personse I know people like this personally
02:31:15
Speaker
I will never drop no names unless they diss me or something. Then it's on. You know what i mean? Because I got text messages and shit saved for these motherfuckers. Because even though they're nothing to me, but it's like, you never know. I always save my receipts.
02:31:29
Speaker
But at the same time, i' saying i remember it's like, bro, that's so wild that people live like that. Yeah. Like, are you kidding me, dude? Like, nah, bro. I will never do that. I will never be that.
02:31:43
Speaker
I'm glad I don't have that mentality. I'd rather just be an independent fucking struggling artist all my life, just doing music because I love it and enjoy it. And I'm grateful for the relationship I have.
02:31:55
Speaker
But at the end of the day, I'm out here on the grind. I'm out here digging trenches and shit. I'm on fucking landscape company. I told you that sprinkler systems and shit. You know, my thing, you know, I posted on, you know, i don't post much on Facebook, but, you know, I went on there and I recently got, you know, my license to do irrigation systems and shit and posted up on there being vulnerable.
02:32:16
Speaker
in it was crazy when I did that post. Literally, I had somebody's like, do you don't do music full time? No, I work. yeah i set I was like, bro, I wish I did, bro. But no, brother, I don't. I own a landscape company. I've owned a landscape company for the past seven years.
02:32:33
Speaker
You know, I know, brother, I've always worked. I've always held a job. um You know, you know, music has kept me from getting really good careers because like I used to work for one company where I was in a sales position.
02:32:48
Speaker
And they wanted me to be, you know, manager of sales, the district. But you know what? With the schedule, I wouldn't have no time for music. So I would think to myself, do I take the, you know, I'm like 25 years old. I'm like, do I take this opportunity?
02:33:01
Speaker
Or do I stay where I'm at because I got the weekends and I got more time? I'm only working like eight hours a day and um I got time for music. Weekends are free. If I take this sales position, yeah, I got good 401k. got retirement.
02:33:15
Speaker
I got all this shit, health benefits. I'm making you know six figures. um I'll be good, but I will not have a life. Yeah, exactly. I'm like, so so me being me being like, yo know, I'm an artist. I'm like, I'm now I'm good.
02:33:30
Speaker
And I remember my mom when I turned down an opportunity like that, my boss looked at me he's like, what? You serious? You're not going to take this like you've been working hard here. You've been proving yourself like they're literally offering you a like a better position.
02:33:45
Speaker
And I'm like, yeah, that position's not meant for me, bro. said, give it to the homie over here. He deserves it, too. I said, dude, I don't I don't I'm not going to be here all my life.
02:33:57
Speaker
I don't see myself being here, bro. like I'm a musician. ah love the schedule I'm on. He's like, yeah, man, that makes sense. You know, like I get it. i get it. I said, man, he deserves that.
02:34:08
Speaker
He has a family already. He's been here just as long and give it to him. You know what I'm saying? and he's like fuck I respect the fuck out there dog I was like brother I was like shit you know but see music has kept me from those opportunities you know like not kept me but it's just helped me keep the course of staying on my dream staying on my path but not having to um you know sacrifice so much on like the work side to where I don't have room for that you know
02:34:41
Speaker
Yeah, exactly. It's like, but at the same time, keeping a nine to five and keeping the bills paid and still chasing the dream. It's balanced, baby. It's balanced. Don't be a broke ass musician living in your mom's fucking back room or whatever. Yeah.
02:34:59
Speaker
Faking a lifestyle that you don't even live. Like, yeah. china Trying to try to pick it. So you make it. I got a Zephyr series and you're rich in your connections and friendships. You guys have fans who have faith in you.
02:35:10
Speaker
And love you for you, not looking to laugh at you being ignorant. Yeah, exactly, man. what What are you saying about yeah the posers? No coof.
02:35:21
Speaker
All ego, no confidence and security in who they are, man. That's fact on fact. But I just said all that. Yeah, for sure. just said all that. yeah for show i just say i just say i just said all that you know, just to, and some people might say, Oh, you know, you just sound like an old head and trying to preach to people.
02:35:43
Speaker
you know, I don't preach to anybody, you know, like I don't, I don't waste my time and energy on that. But I just, I say that because I let more and let people know what my mentality is.
02:35:54
Speaker
So they can know where I'm at. They can know where, how I think, you know, it's like,
02:36:01
Speaker
I'm not going to be a poser, yo. What do you want to know about me? And I will tell you. You know what I'm saying? And it's like... um And, you know, I've had people around me that say, dude, oh, like, somebody told me, like, man, what what what would you think about, like, painting your face? And I'm like, I would look stupid.
02:36:20
Speaker
Like, you know, adding like face paint to the band type shit. And I'm like, what do you want me to do? big Make a gimmick? I don't know. You got to try something. This is what they told me. Not being hated, not being hateful because this was my dog who was telling me.
02:36:34
Speaker
He was like, I'm just saying because nothing you've done has worked. And I'm like, I get it what you're saying. Like, yeah you're right. He's like, I don't know. you just got to try different things. I'm like, I get what you're saying, brother.
02:36:45
Speaker
I do get what you're saying. But I make up on my face and trying to be like, you know, I just can't see that. You know what I'm saying? Like, but I get what you're saying, though. i get i understood. I didn't get mad at him. Like, well, what you've been doing really hasn't worked.
02:37:00
Speaker
I understand. No. and um' Yeah. You know. What it boils down to, though, that's all a gimmick is, is a gimmick. And it's not you. You're not being true to who you are at the end of the day.
02:37:12
Speaker
Yeah. So, you know, you lose a part, you lose a part of yourself because mean we've had people come at us like that. They're like, dude, why don't you guys talk politics, man? You know how many followers? Because that's not what we do.
02:37:23
Speaker
Yeah. That's a low hanging fruit. Well, man, why don't you guys do more drama, man? People love the drama. Because I don't like the drama and it's a low hanging fruit. Like, yeah, know yeah I can, I can very easily go out here and just create drama constantly, but it gets tiring and it, I mean, on yeah, on your mental psyche. And it's just like, no, it's a low hanging fruit in my opinion.
02:37:46
Speaker
uh you know we'll keep doing what we're doing we'll keep pushing it tight it's like you know it's gonna break through yeah yeah it's like you you're like you you put on a costume this gimmick and it's just like you got to wear that in front of people and you can't be yourself yeah and it's like oh and you get home you can take it off and be yourself but then again you get so lost in this character that you're trying to portray that you're going to lose yourself we see it happen all the time in in the music world entertainment world And what happens to those people, bro?
The Emotional Labor of Musicians
02:38:13
Speaker
They kill themselves. They overdose.
02:38:16
Speaker
They burn out. They crash. They burn out. They crash. I mean, hell, we see it with our with our you know rock stars, Corey Taylor. They need to take breaks. And you know how they have to get into that moment that mindset all that all day, every day for the fan.
02:38:33
Speaker
and And you know what? it It does take a lot from that individual. I admire the fuck out of them people, out of musicians. You know what? I don't want to get no shit for this, but it's like this, you know, like our servicemen, our military men, you know, they do a lot for us. They protect us.
02:38:50
Speaker
they They give us our rights, you know, fight for our rights. I mean, you know, our freedoms. And then it's like, then you got musicians, right? musicians, I put them, might get some shit for this, but I put them right up there because yeah i got to grab those real quick because those musicians are making that music for that soldier to get them through um that one song that's getting them hyped up for war.
02:39:18
Speaker
um that that musicians out there saving lives with his story with these songs, putting their health on the line every night to rock that stage, be on tour, be on the road, eating horrible, missing their family. You know what I'm saying? You see where I'm getting at here?
02:39:36
Speaker
is It's like, you know, musicians go through so much too to help people heal that at the same time, it's so damaging to The process is so damaged. It can be if you don't have your shit right. You know what i mean?
02:39:52
Speaker
Oh, definitely. Definitely. yeah it It takes its toll on you on your body. Not only your body, but your body. Yes, I'd rather not have a gimmick. I'd rather not. i rather not I'd rather just be 100% myself. That way I don't have to fall into that fucking you know bullshit. Because I'm already dealing with depression and all that shit. Imagine having... You know?
02:40:14
Speaker
you know uh being in fake 24 7 yeah exactly right nah bro i'm good mess me with that but anyways man um just want to talk about just you know with the new music coming up before we hop up off here um just you know get ready and ready and Closed out. But yeah, definitely. What's going on with the new music? in there Yeah, man, just working on this, you know, just working on getting new music out as fast as I can, having a quick turnaround and just trying to keep it going, trying to keep the ball rolling. I'm trying to have a song and a video every month moving forward.
02:40:53
Speaker
Nice. Every month is going to be a drop every month. um i i gotta go full force with it i got a team now behind me i felt like i've matured in my life just through my sobriety i feel like i'm a i'm a good i'm in my prime as a musician and used to always think man i should have blown up when i was 20 25 i to always like have that weight on my shoulders in my head all the time but i'm like you know what dude Everything happens for a reason.
02:41:25
Speaker
You weren't meant to be on that pedestal at those at that age. you were still trying to find yourself. But right now in this time in this time in my life, I'm ready. You know, I feel like I'm ready because I'm seeing shit through different eyes. I'm experiencing things growing, being a role model to to my my children and just trying to help people in general, you know, with mental health and.
02:41:52
Speaker
you know i have people come to me like dude how'd you get sober and and so i was like all right cool i get to tell people now you know because i do got time under my belt you know i do got sober time under my belt well i still smoke so people might say you're not 100 sober but in my eyes i i am sober because i my weed wasn't my downfall alcohol fucking crack cocaine yeah but You know what I'm saying? Yeah, weed didn't have me out here spazzing out, motherfucker.
02:42:26
Speaker
You know what I'm saying? As Rick James once said, cocaine's a hell of a drug. Yeah, so you know what I'm saying, bro? I just feel like I'm im i'm in my um mean my prime as a musician.
02:42:36
Speaker
as ah As a man, as a human being, I'm not perfect. I let my you know wear my heart on my sleeve every day for my followers, for anybody who's you know new followers who just discover us.
02:42:50
Speaker
um I want them to pick up like, damn, this guy is ah authentic. like Instead of, what but the fuck is this? you know i come across so much shit scrolling through Instagram, different artists, and I see that gimmick off bat and I'm out.
02:43:04
Speaker
Like, i don't even give it a chance, you know what i mean? Because I'm like... Yeah. The vibe is already there, you know? Fucking gang, gang, gang, and party, party, party, and type bullshit. And it's like...
02:43:17
Speaker
Yeah. heart yeah hard yes Yeah. But once I see a good, you know, say I see a a sponsored ad and it's a guy up to a mic and he's holding a guitar or, you know, or in ah or ah in a different setting, more of a, Oh, this homie's about to, he's about to saying or something, you know, let's see what he's about to do. Okay. I'll give those chances. I'll give those more of a chance all day long. Cause I'm like,
02:43:44
Speaker
I see, let me hear him out. You know what I'm saying? I want people hear me out too. ah So you know what I'm talking about? like i'm i'm where I give that a chance more. like I'm looking for that real authentic out of people. yeah And it's hard it's hard to find. so i don't I really don't listen to it much.
02:44:03
Speaker
I don't really listen to other artists, bro, honestly. like People like, well, what do are you listen to on a daily? Honestly, bro, I listen to me. Yeah. Not trying to fucking have big old ego or nothing, but I listen to me.
02:44:17
Speaker
these are I try to, I try to improve myself. i listen to songs. I do. Where can I do better? Go retract it. So I don't have time to listen to anybody. I don't want to listen to anybody and get influenced by a sound. Now I'm going just stay to me, stay what I know and just grow.
02:44:35
Speaker
So yeah, man, that's it. So burn coming out on Thursday, man. Yeah. No, as I was going to say just in the last, uh, you know three or four months since the last time you were here, man, a lot of things have happened. You know, a lot of a lot of things in the positive direction with the crew yeah having the producer and having a, because I think last time we were, we were talking, you were still trying to put a full band together.
02:44:59
Speaker
Yeah. Had guys that you could play with, but you didn't actually have a
Community and Personal Narrative in Music
02:45:03
Speaker
ah band. So man, that's that's fucking awesome, dude. I'm excited for you for that. And yeah, you know, definitely looking forward to burn. Obviously, you know, burn is to be getting played here.
02:45:14
Speaker
Uh, we'll have it on as quick as I can get it into the rotation. Um, definitely looking forward to that. And definitely looking forward to hearing this, hearing the shang lady that's on the track with you. I might have to, uh, reach out to her and, uh,
02:45:29
Speaker
have her up here in the house of music one night and chit chat with her and talk to her. Yeah, man. Yeah, man. She's cool, man. She's cool. It's, you know, it's all, it's always good to just connect and, and just have that content. You know I'm saying? Cause the better, the more content you have, the realer it is, the more you put yourself out there. Listen, nobody's going to know who we are if we don't put ourselves out there. Right.
02:45:51
Speaker
So at the end of the day, you got to be vulnerable and, and, and just be authentic, bro. And like, and I always stick to that information, that, that advice that my boy gave me, it's like, it's 80% story, 20% talent. And it's, and he's right. And that's why, and that's why I was like, yo, let's, let's dive into more of my story. I want people to know who I am, which I do. and and I am going to do these things. I've been working on these short reels. It's like,
02:46:16
Speaker
Who is solo? You know, it's like it says who is solo and then it's going to me like talking about my not my life. Then, you know, how did you start Reckless High? But it's just like little, you know what I'm saying?
02:46:31
Speaker
So I'm like interviewing myself in a way, you know? Nice. Yeah. So I'm like, look, I got to do something to let people know who I am, you know? And if it's just like two questions per reel, you know, like what got you and you, you'll see the question pop up on a black screen or whatever. And then it'll go to the footage of me answering the question, you know?
02:46:50
Speaker
So I've been doing things like that. I'm going to drop those as we start getting traction and people start to, you know, start starting getting excited. I believe with this new song burn and everything else that we have coming up, I do feel it in my heart that things are really going to start to take off. And if they don't fuck it, we gave it a shot.
02:47:06
Speaker
but we We did our best with it. And and i'm and I'm happy with that. And I can live with that. And it's not going to define me. You know, numbers don't de define me. I don't let them define me. I'm a man.
02:47:18
Speaker
And that's it. I do what I got to do to take care of my life, take care of my fam, my kids. And that's it, bro. I'm going to keep it 100. Absolutely. That's my message to the world.
02:47:32
Speaker
And burn dropping Thursday. and we're going to keep it cooking. yeah we We're going to keep it cooking, man. We're going to keep it cooking. So, yeah, bro, I'll let you go. i see you yawning and shit. Bro, we've been on here for three hours, bro.
02:47:47
Speaker
We've been on here for three hours, bro. and this is This is nothing. Three hours. That's easy, easy. Oh, man. um We went left, bro. Yeah, we went left. I'm going to hit you up.
02:48:00
Speaker
I'm going to hit you up probably tomorrow. Um, I've got an idea for another, uh, another show at I'll get your opinion on it, but that'll give you the full on opportunity to, uh, to dive into who who is Solo?
02:48:15
Speaker
Man, because I've been through some What made Solo? I've been through some shit, bro. I've been through life experiences that I've never even talked. And that's what I was kind of hoping. we were you know But it's all right. I love this right here. I had a great time tonight.
02:48:27
Speaker
I laughed a lot. I laughed a lot. That made me feel good. You know, like... ah No, laughs, I dig it because, you know, it's been a long time since I really laughed, bro. And I'm just kind of really, like I said, man, three years, you know, almost four years of learning how to live and finally just feeling happiness, finally feeling peace.
02:48:49
Speaker
It's new to me, dog. It's not like I've dog. i've never last time I've never laughed. never laughed. I've laughed, bro. Like I tell now in my life I'm able to enjoy things.
02:49:02
Speaker
I'm not hung over 24-7. not fucking fiending, looking for coke all the time. and up like you know that's That's out of my life. so it's like yeah bro so It's just one of them things where, yeah, bro, I'm just ah trying to live the best I can. You feel me?
02:49:20
Speaker
um oh yeah hey and ben i'm um I'm right there with you. ah You're preaching to the choir. i'm in i think I think the last couple of years have been the best, especially this past year and a half, maybe two years.
02:49:32
Speaker
has been the best version of me I've seen in a long time and, and, and actually enjoying life and and just, just, man, just really a different outlook on life. So i I'm right there with you. We're, we're in the same boat together, paddling along.
02:49:47
Speaker
and so And I got some story, dude. And I got some stories to tell, like for real, for real. Like I got some stories to tell that people are probably going be like, What the fuck? like like Like, like, like, like, you know, I grew up around drug dealing. I grew up around gangs. I grew up around shit that, I mean, I grew up around shit that motherfuckers, young kids shouldn't be around and at a young age. And anybody in general he shit just bad things that people shouldn't be doing um you know and i'm not proud of a lot of that shit the stories and stuff but you know what man i feel like man you know if people really knew some of the shit that i've been through
02:50:30
Speaker
They can be like, damn, I've been through that, too. Of course. I mean, it might sound cliche as fuck, you know, like whatever. It might sound cliche like, oh, you know, I've been through that, too. And can relate what it is. This is this how life is. yeah It's about connection. Yeah, man. Relatable being relatable to people.
02:50:49
Speaker
it might be the cliche to be like, I've been through it. I got through it. So can you. you know, but what are you supposed to tell people? Tell me something else. to go No. Yeah. You take ah you know, like, shit, bro. What's up? I've been through that. Check it out. But I've been through this. Listen, you if I got it. You got it.
02:51:07
Speaker
This is how I navigated that. Boom. You can try what I did. But if you find something along the way that works for you, fucking do that. Whatever works for you, brother, and helps you get out of that situation, do that.
02:51:18
Speaker
But let me tell you what I did. If you want to hear, you know, if you have got some time, yeah man cool if you want to hear you want to know i'll tell you if not all right homie shit but best of luck to you in life uh man i wish i wish you the motherfucking best and you know what's so crazy lot of those people that i knew growing up and sad though man lot of people that i knew growing up man they just they just They're in their mid 40s and they're they're just still doing that, you know, still doing that dumb shit, you still doing that dumb shit. And I'm like, you know what, bro?
02:51:53
Speaker
I'm so glad. I'm so glad that I woke up that day. That morning after a three-day binge, I woke up, fell to my knees, and I just looked up to the sky, to that roof, and I just said, I want something different for myself.
02:52:09
Speaker
i don't know. I don't know what I'm going to do. i don't know how I'm going to do it. I'm not a religious person. I don't try to put God on nobody. I got my own God, period. I got my own relationship. Whatever people have their own shit, that's on you. Don't bring that on me. Sorry.
02:52:24
Speaker
i I appreciate... No, that's why I avoid talking about that. But anyways, I got my own way of living in my own way. Yeah, right. And it works for me. That's why I tell people it works for me. when It ain't going to work. It might work for you.
02:52:39
Speaker
ah ah you can try it because it works for me. i um i got I don't give a fuck about the religious world and what they got to say about me. i Whatever I feel in my heart, I believe there's God and I believe there's a devil.
02:52:51
Speaker
And I feel like whatever I feel in my heart is brought to by God. And if it's a good thing, it's brought to him. And I lead with that. I don't need church. i don't need religious people. I don't need none of that. I follow my heart. I follow my gut now.
02:53:03
Speaker
I know what's right from wrong. So do you, unless you're just a dumb motherfucker. and But come on now, common sense. People who I engage with, they're not dumb people. They're smart people who are just lost. yeah They're smart, talented people who are lost. Come on, you're smart.
02:53:20
Speaker
So you're making choices. You're making choices that are not good for you. And and um you know this. It's called accountability. And you know this. Yeah. It's called accountability, bro. Homie, sister, but whatever. Who's trying to like come on?
02:53:35
Speaker
Like, you know what's right and wrong. So. That's all I can tell you, you know, and it for me, be better. Yeah, just be better for me. That's exactly what people think.
02:53:47
Speaker
Oh, did you go to rehab? Did you do this? Did you do that? No, I did none of that. And I understand that that works for people, whatever works for you. But and so people, like well how'd you do it? Listen, listen, I will tell you, but it's up to you.
02:54:03
Speaker
So they're like, oh, what'd you do? What'd you do? I said, listen, brother.
02:54:08
Speaker
I'm no fucking religious person. Nothing. But damn, dog, have you ever prayed, homie? ah No, no, no. Well, shit, dog. ah Start there, my guy. Or or or or so if you're not comfortable with that, I went to an N.A., bro.
02:54:25
Speaker
I went to N.A. I walked into one of those fucking rooms. Yes, I did. I walked into those places and I seeked help. I said, man, I don't know where I got to go, but someone told me i this is where I got to go.
02:54:37
Speaker
And those people will be like, well, you're in the right spot. Come on in. hey Come on. What's what you battling? what's What's your drug? You know what's going on? Oh, those are the only two things I can tell you. If you're dealing with addiction, you want to change your life. There's the um only two options that I can give you, my guy.
02:54:55
Speaker
You know what I'm saying? There's no real there's no real like. i yeah you know I don't know what you want. like a get A fucking yeah dons that can coach with ah yeah with a coach trying to draw a plan up for you or something, bro. no There's never but's no playbook, man. You just got to find what works for you.
02:55:12
Speaker
Yeah, there's no playbook to this shit. and to to To life in general, there is no playbook because you might have a plan and we all know life throws curveballs. We just... We know this shit.
02:55:24
Speaker
So it's like live day by day, live day at a time. So I always tell people who ever want advice from me because that's what I do. Yeah, bro. Every day I want to drink. Every day I do want to do cocaine.
02:55:36
Speaker
I am not free from those things yet. I might have been clean from it for almost four years, but I still taste that shit. In the video, in the video burn, you're going to see me doing fake doing fake cocaine. Like I did a fake line. I didn't snort it or nothing.
02:55:52
Speaker
But yeah just doing the motions and doing putting myself back in those vulnerable moments, it's like a movie, dog. I'm telling you you're going to see this shit. and you're like, oh, I know he's talking about. But to have to relive that shit, bro, I swear to God, bro, ah my heart was beating.
02:56:08
Speaker
I was shaking. I was just but I was just like, you know what? I'm doing this. to let people know, to let people know this is what people like us went through in these moments.
02:56:19
Speaker
Now here I am fucking trying to live redemption, trying to just be better. But I had to put myself back in those vulnerable moments to be able to just tell my story. know might Tell my, tell, uh, uh, you know what i mean? That way people can see that. I'm like, they might be fucking getting fucked up that night when they see that video.
02:56:40
Speaker
I don't know. that They might play that. You know what I used to do when I used to get fucked up, bro? I used to play P.O.D. P.O.D. is a fucking Christian band. yeah But I'd be there all sad and shit.
02:56:54
Speaker
right Listen to P.O.D. like, I need to get i need to get better. yeah God, why? I'm getting fucked up. I'm getting fucked up.
02:57:06
Speaker
But you know what? Those songs, man, now that I listen to a lot of that music, you know, my, some of my favorite songs when I'm in the gym or whatever. Yeah. I'll put on my playlist for show. That's the only time I'll listen to somebody.
02:57:18
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Um, but I got like a little small 15 track playlist of my life. You know what I'm talking about? I put a little 15 tracker. It's all old school, you know drowning pool, POD, uh, old school mud vein. you know what I'm saying? The first Papa Roach record, a couple of those songs out there.
02:57:36
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So it's a lot of that old school 2000 shit. But dude, it's like I listen to that shit now and I'm like, damn, I can't remember just getting so fucked up to this song. Now I listen to it now. sober. I'm like, this song fucking hits. You know what saying? I fucking love this song. This song doesn't even, you know, like it is not even about getting fucked up.
02:57:57
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It's about like having hope and faith and shit. ah You know what mean? Redemption shit. You know what I'm talking about? So I'm like, with burn, it's the same thing. It's like, I don't know who this is going to rescue. It might rescue somebody from that dark moment, from that fucking dark path.
02:58:16
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And they're going to fucking, they might not even know who I am. They might still think I'm a junkie. Cause I, I dude, I did that shit well in this video. Right. So until they hear my story and sit and like, Oh, homie's actually sober.
02:58:30
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Like, yeah, bro, it's been one hell of a journey.
The Impact of Music on Personal Struggles
02:58:33
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Let's connect. You want what you want to know. and And I kind of fucked up at the end of the video. We were supposed to put like a PSA thing, you know, and we didn't do it because we forgot about it and we just couldn't go back to too much time. Video was done.
02:58:46
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But I wanted to put like, you know, the suicide hotlines and just get help. Different, you know, just reach out to NAs and cause some people don't know the information. And honestly, I didn't know it either.
02:58:58
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It took a friend of mine. I took my one, my brother, my brother, man, his name is Jim Moon. He raised he took me in when I was younger for a couple of years, him and his wife.
02:59:09
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He was a pastor, but he's no longer involved in that. He still does a lot of stuff with the churches and stuff and on his on the side. But just a solid dude. Just a solid dude. Never judged me. He took me in when I was a kid.
02:59:21
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Dude, nah, bro. I love these people in my heart. But you know what? When I was struggling, I knew i didn't know where to go. didn't know where to go. And he was like, you know what? Have you ever been to NA?
02:59:31
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And I was like, what the fuck is that? You know? He's like, hold up Google. but Bam. He dropped the Addy and shit. He was like... Dude. And I'm like, what is that?
02:59:43
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Fuck it. Got in my truck. There's like, oh, there's a meeting at three o'clock. Never been to one. Never knew what it was. The only thing I ever knew of that was on the TV. ah You know, in the movies where they were like sex, sex, a, a, a, or whatever, you know, the funny, in the comedy movies, you know, fucking blades of glory. When fucking Will Ferrell's at the sex, you know,
03:00:05
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oh yeah That's the only time I've ever known that I never knew and I didn't know it was i didn't know Until I he i taught got an Addy Saw a meeting, boom, and I showed up And I i was so weirded out like What am i doing here? Yeah But I'm like, fuck it.
03:00:22
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I need something. I need help. But see, I didn't know any of that shit. So, you know, I was like, man I'm going to put this PSA at the end. But I was like, fuck man, i'm kind of fucked up and i left it out. But I just felt like I have to just start telling my story and how I went through it, how I'm navigating it now, because I see a lot of people struggling, bro.
03:00:44
Speaker
People that I love, people I care for, but I got to love them from a distance now because they're not willing to change their lives. You know, they're not willing to take that leap and do what they got to do and hold themselves accountable. So it's like, all right, I can't engage with people like that.
03:01:00
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But you know what? I could try to show them my story and how, listen, look look where I'm at. I want you to feel the same. I want you to feel I want you to wake up hangover free.
03:01:11
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I want you to be there for your kids. I don't i don't want you spending your money anymore. I want you to feel good on a daily. I want you to have peace in your life. I want you to fucking heal from old school childhood traumas.
03:01:23
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Trauma. You're going to heal on your from your traumas by doing cocaine, crack, meth, whatever your fucking drug choices. No, you're digging your hole deeper, my brother. So I want the best for you. But I'm not going to sit here and preach to you. But you want to follow the music you like you want to hear the story it's there for you yep exactly and you've got you've got a perfect tool and a perfect instrument and outlet in your music you know so but that i'm gonna leave it with that man you know i'm saying because that's really where that's really what it comes down to like that's really where my journey's at uh that's that's that's it you know it's like
03:02:00
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Love people from afar who aren't ready to change. Love them from afar because you need to find your peace. You need to heal. You need to heal. How are you going to heal when you have toxic people around you? You can't do it. You can't do it.
03:02:16
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So it's like, you know what I mean? But at the end of the day, if I could be that person to just help that person get that message across to somebody so where they wake up one day and they're like, you know what?
03:02:32
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Because you know what? i used to listen to a lot of um interviews from Brian Head Welch and and his story, how he had redemption. And so like Sonny Sandoval from POD, too, like their testimonies and shit.
03:02:45
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I used to always watch those. And there's some that I just there's some that I just don't forget. Never forget, like some things that they've said when I was struggling with addiction, waking up after a bender and I would turn on a fucking Brian Head Welch interview, bro.
03:02:58
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Straight up. and And I would just listen and listen and listen. Like, how is he? How did he do it? Trying to find something, something just resonate with me. And there's some things that resonated with me, but.
03:03:10
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If that happened with me, I know i it could probably happen with me. with good happen with somebody else Yeah, because I already have you know some sobriety time under my belt. It's not 30 days, 60 days. It's almost four years.
03:03:24
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and i continue to keep And I'm going to continue to keep it going. Hopefully, God, you know fuck, I don't ever want to fall back in that life. But hey, the devil's real. Pressure's real. Shit's real.
03:03:36
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Shit's real. You know, people, uh, somebody said, I'm like, I'm a recovering at addict. You know, they're like, no, you're not a recovering addict. You just, why you put that title on yourself? Cause I am, I'm still in recovery, bro. I can, I can relapse today. I can relapse right now. I'm thinking about alcohol right now.
03:03:54
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You know, I'm talking to this person, like you kidding me, bro. Like it's a life that I lived for so long. Like I'm, I'm recovering. I'm no, I'm not better than anybody. i was a fucking addict.
03:04:07
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Still probably am because i still have ah addictive personality. i still have some things that I got to work on in my life. So I'm, I'm recovering homie. You know I'm saying? I'm not better than anybody. You feel me? Yeah, exactly.
03:04:22
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So that's where like, that's where like the evil, the evil, was like the start to the new me, to the new reckless high, to a new brand, to a sober, to a sober me, to just being better going forward, representing something that means something good.
03:04:48
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It's authentic. It's real. You're never going to get foolery from me. You're never going to get no bullshit from me. I'm never going to guide you in the wrong direction. I will try to give you the best advice as I can as a person, as a brother and sister in this life.
03:05:04
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And that's it, you know, and that's all you will, that's all you will get from, from me. And that's all I expect you to, you know, to expect of me. Cause i will never be that guy out there.
03:05:17
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hyping you up to go get fucked up, hyping you up to go and beat someone's ass. Or maybe like if you're doing it in boxing ring or something. Yeah. You
Life Choices and Personal Growth
03:05:26
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know I mean? Yeah. but I'm not going to go talk about violence and go shoot up somebody like a lot of music does this days and, and go fuck a whole bunch of people. Cause you know, sex set. and Come on, brother. There's so much already out there. I don't got to do that. Yeah, since i already overset the market, it's already over-saturated. Get a real artist out there. Yeah, give us a real artist. Yeah, let's not talk about it. Let's bring back real artistry.
03:05:52
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Let's try to bring back, let's try to do something with that. And that's what the evil was for me. That was a start for me to bring back something that has been lost for a long time.
03:06:05
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It might not gain a big audience, but the audience I gained was meant for me. You know what I'm saying? The people who come across me and want to listen, they were meant to be in my life.
03:06:18
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And those people will come. They will, whether it's by the masses or it doesn't matter because even when I was out there rocking shows. Dude, we used there's some shows we played to the bartenders, bro, but I still went home i still went ham. You know, still went hard.
03:06:34
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still You know what I used to do? i still do... Well, I haven't performed in almost... Going on over three years since you know since I got sober, i just decided to step away from performing. it's but It was one of the hardest things to do. I grew up performing since I was 16 years old. I've been on stages.
03:06:53
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um And then to just cut that out of my life, it was depressing. i fell into a de depressed state. i i used to perform three or four shows a week with the band i mean we were we were going you know and had to remove myself going back to just being better yourself yeah yeah i had to remove myself from that because there was drugs alcohol everything was there i couldn't heal how am i gonna heal from still putting myself in yourself yeah still putting yourself in the situation it's like yes like remove myself you know so um
03:07:24
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you know, it's like one of those things, it's like, how much do you want it? You know, it's like, how much do you want it? So I had to sacrifice being on stage and, and all that to be able to just build myself up to who I am right now.
03:07:36
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And, uh, it's all about sacrificing. And at the end of the day, bro, at the end of the day, ah could finally say, that I'm proud of myself.
03:07:47
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i'm proud I'm proud of myself and I'm proud of the music that I'm making and I'm on a new journey. I'm in my prime, baby. I'm in my prime. One thing I struggle with though, and you might've noticed this though.
03:08:05
Speaker
One thing I struggle with is like my brain is constantly like I always I have like thoughts constantly going through my head. Right. Like, right. Just as we're talking, I got so much going through my my mind and I'll I'll start talking and I'll lose what I'm saying.
03:08:20
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like I will forget. I just forget where I'm going. I start thinking in my head, where was I going with that? Where was I even talking? like well What the fuck was I even talking about? Because I'm just like, so much is just running through.
03:08:36
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yeah but i know But I know people deal with that too. you know It's like... life bro life is not easy life is not easy it's so stressful man it's so fucking stressful but at the end of the day music i feel like music connects a lot of people lot a lot of people can relate to music so i'm blessed to be able to be able to create that because listen Music is takes time to create.
03:09:07
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takes takes hard work. like if people can like That's why I say it all the time. like If you support an independent artist, you need to understand how much work goes behind that music so they can put that out there for you.
03:09:22
Speaker
you Artists who are big labels and shit, they got big budgets. They got big studios. My studio is literally right here. What you see right here? it's uh i've had this fucking interface um this was my first interface i've had it for 11 years this is a first gen focus right it ain't nothing special it's still going that's broken knobs and shit uh dude i got these little bx fucking fives bro these were my first monitors just i've had these for 11 years bro 11 years bro and they're still going dog you know i'm talking about the only thing that i bought new the the laptop i'm on is a 12 year old laptop i do all my recording on this old laptop through portals i don't have a fucking new mac i don't got none of this shit i got a 200 microphone road microphone that i record on over here dude my setup is probably worth 600 bucks
03:10:19
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and everything you hear coming out, the evil was done right here. oh yeah. Not in no big studio. None of that. Bro, burn, burn was done right here. Like everything that you've heard,
03:10:34
Speaker
Since that I've dropped in the past two years has been done right here. It has been done in my home. That's why I changed my mentality. Like I could do this myself. I don't need big studios. I don't need none of this.
03:10:45
Speaker
I can do this on my own. It's helped me grow as a musician. It's helped me. Dude, I realized I don't need all that crazy shit. You know what I mean?
Simplicity and Creativity in Music Production
03:10:54
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I'm able to create more music, do more content.
03:10:57
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but The only thing is, is it takes time. It takes time. So if you love, so if anybody out there listening, if you have a favorite local artist or favorite, just independent artist and they do a merch drop, buy that merch, buy that merch. They drop a post, a video, go like that shit, comment it. It it means the world.
03:11:18
Speaker
Go stream it, add it to your playlist. You might not listen to the song every fucking day, but just go add it to the playlist. It breaks the algorithm. It helps the algorithm for that artist. If they see, 20 people adding it to playlists and the algorithm starts. Oh, okay.
03:11:33
Speaker
Okay. And it starts to help boost. But a lot of people don't understand that, you know, like how much that means. Like I just had somebody like reach out and was like, Hey, can I get some merch? Hell yeah, I got merch. So I got my own, just some advice. Like I bought this label printer. It's a thermal printer right here.
03:11:49
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you know I'm saying? And I, and, and you can ship, make your own labels through the United States postal service website. Weigh your package. I got a little scale that I bought off fucking Amazon for like $10. You know, just to just advice to the upcoming artists or any just any business like goes by a little scale.
03:12:08
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I spent 50 bucks on this fucking thermal printer on TikTok shop. Dude, it's free to fucking have a USPS account to do the clicking shit. It's like I do it all right here.
03:12:21
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You know, like some people don't notice how easy it is. Like I print, ship everything here. i got a heat transfer right here on the side. You can't see it, but I have a heat transfer press.
03:12:32
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I do all my own merch. I've been doing all my own merch. I just got a dope design done this morning by my boy Apache Wayne. That's that's my official artist, Apache Wayne, Wayne Dazen. He's done...
03:12:44
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the past few merch designs, but he's a local artist at Arizona, and that's my boy, and I support him. He's the official reckless high fucking artist. I will never go nowhere else. you This dude draws badass. So we got a new merch drop coming soon, so be be on the lookout for that. But I press all my shit up. no it would that That's what we do. and that's That's why we we we push Nikki's Facebook and Instagram page, Beauty and the Beard Creative Corner.
03:13:10
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Went out and bought her a press, and got her what she needed to do. so She does all of our, my shirts that I wear and like the shirts that I'm to be sending out to some of my former guests and whatnot made right here in our living room.
03:13:23
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Hell yeah. press sitting On ah ah the other coffee table in the living room. Dude. See, I used to, I used to own a screen printing business. So I, I, I know what's up with like screen printing and I still have all these presses and shit. like I still have a full business. Like, like if I wanted to,
03:13:40
Speaker
started my business up again. Like I got everything needed. Right. But it's such a mess and it's just, I don't got the room for it. ain't got the time for it. So the thermals are so fucking, the transfers are just good quality as well.
03:13:55
Speaker
Some of them are cheap. It just depends who you get it from. But I found a really good company where it feels like once you press the motherfucker, it feels like it's been screen printed. Like it's, thick it don't feel all glossy and shiny there's something that you gotta be careful um nikki found a company that she really that she really likes and she's done a few things with them and the shirts look amazing yeah it looks like it's yeah right into the material yeah so so a lot of the newer merch is is that you know the transfers and a lot of people are like dude there's such quality fucking because i'm like yo let me know how you like that tea you know like
03:14:31
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let me know after does it fade you know i'm reaching out to people like does it fade after some washes let me know because i did i'm honest with people like i did it myself you know and um No, dude, they're fucking good. da du So now that I'm locked in with somebody local, giving them them my business from, you know, so I'm like, dude, I'm trying to do shit without having to go to the big websites and, you know, the big transfer companies, man. I found somebody local with the homie, David, the guitarist. He set me up with that. That's, you know, it was somebody he knew.
03:15:02
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um But yo, like shit, bro, you can do it all right here in the comfort of your home. and you can just do just as good as a major label so yeah this this is where i'm at bro this is where i'm at this is what i'm doing this is how so so now that you know like everything that you hear moving forward has been done right here yeah know what i'm saying and then of course when we work with other producers
03:15:34
Speaker
Bro, they have the same setup as me. like they have They're in their room in the corner of their room. So like the two producers, Bad Kid and Sky Beats, Riz Beats, those guys, bro, they're in their home studio. They don't got nothing huge.
03:15:51
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They just, you know, guitars, some softwares, and we're rocking and we're fucking rolling, dog. You know what I'm saying? It don't take much to do it. If you if you really want to do it,
03:16:03
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there's i would say the most I would say the most expensive thing for that we're is probably like the instruments, you know the guitar. But dude, we're all on laptops, older laptops. None of us really have state-of-the-art shit. like None of us, dude. That's what I'm saying.
03:16:23
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and there was there's a There's a producer I follow on Instagram. He's so hilarious. He's like... There's an 18-year-old kid right now who just decided to be an artist, downloaded a band lab to his iPhone, recorded his first song through his earbuds.
03:16:38
Speaker
He uploaded it to SoundCloud, and now he has a platinum record. While you're sitting in your studio trying to mix down the same guitar track for the past three months, you think you're going add some echo reverb on it, and now it sounds right.
03:16:51
Speaker
But now the kid, now he's got two platinum records while you don't got shit. but yeah Why does that happen? Because you're sitting there overthinking shit. Yeah, just do it.
03:17:02
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Just do it. That goes back to when I did the Linkin Park and the Machine Head shit. Just do it. yeah I thought the quality sounded horrible on those mixes because I'm no mixing engineer. I recorded and mixed them here.
03:17:16
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could hit up my producer and been like, hey, can you mix these down? But dude, no. This is supposed to meant to be like real, raw, and uncut. Not supposed to be sounding perfect and all cleaned up. like Let it fly, baby. Let people know who you are.
03:17:32
Speaker
be fucking real and authentic with it. And they're going to love you more. I've seen it happen. I was like, man, these people are going shred me. Yeah, I'm great. Chester would be proud and fuck. Yeah.
03:17:45
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and Okay. that boosting That boosted my confidence up to where I'm like, fucking let it fly, baby. Track that shit. It sounds good. It sounds great. You're overthinking it.
03:17:56
Speaker
Don't overthink it. is my vocals too low? Are they too high? Don't need that more reverb. And you're over there. One notch up tuna. Ain't nobody going to notice the two notches. yeah 0.1 dB.
03:18:09
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Like nobody... Nobody's gonna know that stuff. Nobody's... You're over here overthinking it and shit. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Let it fly, baby. Let it fly, baby.
03:18:21
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Yeah, just do it. Don't talk about it. Be about it. Just do it. I do hate to cut you off, but I do want to wrap this up. Yeah, for I know... ah I know mama's got to get ready and go to bed. My lazy, unemployed ass don't got to do anything tomorrow.
03:18:35
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What time is it over there? Almost midnight. i got the podcast what time what time is it over there ah almost midnight Oh, damn.
03:18:46
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Yes, it's 1055 over here. So, oh, yeah. Damn, bro. see that's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. We went on for three hours and I feel like, damn, like, yeah, see, we went so left. We went so left with it.
03:19:02
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Yeah, I'll hit you up but tomorrow. I've got an idea for for an already quote unquote somewhat established show here on the network. That's kind of a little bit of a break.
03:19:13
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but I have an idea, so I'll hit you up tomorrow with it. Definitely see what we can work out. so So with StreamYard, does it like cut out clips for you automatically? Like Riverside? no so No. So I got to... I'll actually have to sit down and and go through... That's crazy. Why doesn't StreamYard do that? like They should cut that shit for you. AI does it. Riverside, bro. I just hit the AI feature and boom, my reels are cut.
03:19:43
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they do They do do that, but it can't go anything over two hours. So once you hit that two-hour and one-second mark, it won't do it. It won't chop it up. you got to keep it under two hours, and then it it will. then it will The only downside is a lot of times when I when i do the StreamYard AI, I don't like the clips that they drop.
03:20:07
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drop They, you know, they, they missed the ball on some really good points. Yeah. You got to edit them, you know, they'll just kind of do it. They just kind of give you the, yeah but and they just kind of go to those points and then you got to kind of fuck with them. You know what mean?
03:20:23
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Yeah. So I, I just, I just do it. all I like this though. I like how you have the whole shit going. Like the, the back, like i like how you do it, bro. Like, I like that. I like that.
03:20:34
Speaker
ah real it took It took a lot long time of learning StreamYard and playing with StreamYard and realizing new things and different things that we could do. Like how you pop up that follow Reckless High and then, you know, like shit like that's cool, you know?
03:20:49
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Yeah. Because you could play like a video right now, right? And we could like talk over it. Well, yeah, I could actually, yeah, I could I could pull up a video and just turn our mind because whenever I click a video and it comes up, it automatically takes our cameras down. ah And then you can be like, go check out the song, y'all. And then, boom, play the video. And then it comes back and we talk about it. Yeah.
03:21:13
Speaker
Yeah. Cool. that's like That's cool. Yeah, that's cool. It's cool. it's cool It's kind of like how I start to show, you know, I do the countdown and all that stuff. And then I have my intro music. And especially this show, I usually try to start the show because I was trying to take breaks, but I hate to interrupt the conversations.
03:21:29
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So I at least want to get one song played at the very beginning. So I do my intro, do my, my intro music, and then I'll play the artist song, uh, at the beginning of the show. And it's that also allows me time to share it out to social and all that stuff.
03:21:43
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Um, but then like on our other shows where we do take breaks, uh, we're like, we're gonna take a real quick break. Here's some music from, uh, from Reckless High. Check them out on everywhere at Reckless High Music, blah, blah, blah.
03:21:57
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We'll play the music, take our break, go do whatever we need to go do, take a piss, grab something to eat, grab something drink, and automatically cues everything back up as soon as the music's done, and then we jump right back into the show.
03:22:10
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But I do want to say, but definitely appreciate you coming back again. Got nothing but love for you, brother. Definitely enjoy hanging out with you. Somebody posted on the story there. Yeah,
03:22:24
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oh misfit mis fitt right Misfit Writer? Yeah, Misfit Writer. um Oh, that's my homie. That's the homie. Okay. Yeah, Tarango. Yeah, Tarango. Okay. That's cool. He posted that earlier. But I do...
03:22:37
Speaker
ah but i do you know Like I said, thanks for coming back up again. ah Yeah, for sure, brother. I let you go, man. shit out for I got to eat dinner. shit shit um I'm actually going to go get me a second helping in and dinner.
03:22:51
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03:23:02
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You boost us in the algorithm, dropping the like, dropping the comment. While you're at it, make sure you go follow my guy solo, Reckless High Music. And check out the newest song, The Evil.
03:23:14
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And then Thursday, this Thursday, two days from now, the new song drops. So make sure you guys are streaming the shit out of that one, too. that's gonna He's hyped it up, y'all. So you got to make sure you better come with that fire.
03:23:28
Speaker
You know it, brother. You know it. No, man. Like I said, thanks for coming up again. I'll hit you up tomorrow. Because like I said, I definitely want to have that conversation with you about your journey and where you were, where you are, where you're going and all that much stuff.
03:23:42
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ah But, I mean, if you want to if you if you want to drop down, you're more welcome to. or you can listen to me do my networks feel
03:23:53
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03:24:05
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03:24:35
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It's the sports show. We're talking everything and anything ah sports. Shout out to Ben Craft for coming up this past Sunday. Crafted Iron founder and owner, men's motivational and fitness trainer. He was a great guest. We had a lot of fun hanging out with him and chit-chatting.
03:24:57
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03:25:08
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03:25:20
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She can do that as well. You can say, fuck them idiots on Nonsensical Nonsense. We just heard about you from them, and we don't want to buy their shit. And that's fine, too, because that's still supporting small business.
03:25:30
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So, with that being said, Solo, you got anything before I hit this button? Man, good night to y'all. Love y'all. Love yourself first. Peace.
03:25:43
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You heard the man. Be good or be good at it when we hit these buttons.
03:25:57
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03:26:12
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03:26:48
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03:27:00
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always on repeat