Matt Pike (High on Fire, Sleep) Fan First: Led Zeppelin, Noise Complaints, American Metal & More

Matt Pike (Sleep, High on Fire) delves deep into his history as a fan, from breaking his dad's turntable on his 1970's quadraphonic sound system at the age of four to creating his very first solo album. We explore his utopian world, his teenage black mohawk, what happened when the Americans countered British heavy metal and lots more.

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CONTENT GUIDE:
00:00 Introduction & what’s been going on
01:08 The first artist you put on a pedestal?
03:02 His dad’s record collection & quadraphonic sound system
04:55 The first artist you saw yourself in?
06:24 Getting a guitar at age 10
07:39 Illustration before guitar; drawing on drum heads
08:32 Commissioning artists for the book
09:46 Writing lyrics, forming his first bands
11:35 The first songs he wrote; discovering punk rock
12:55 Psychedelic experiences & early encounters with mortality; faith
15:29 Conspiracies, Julian Assange & Edward Snowden
17:33 Hollywood glam rock, Motley Crue, Van Halen & Matt sings a song
20:16 Dressing the part & Matt’s black mohawk
22:23 People invest in artists who invest in their art; the solo record
25:15 What would it be if it were a movie? Lynch & transcendental meditation
28:30 Divine timing and the ocean; our eternal energy
29:52 Where do ideas come from?
31:51 Bay Area times and Choosing Your Own Adventure
33:17 Your Musical Mount Rushmore
34:15 Matt’s experiments with cryptocurrency & the stock market
37:16 How would society look like post-capitalism if you had your way?
41:04 A creative marriage with Alyssa; what they’ve made
45:22 Five Songs That Changed Your Life
49:44 The first music that soothed you & the American Metal Invasion
53:32 We go way back; our history of talks

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