Jack Antonoff
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May 4, 2026 · 2h 17m · Episode 1044
About this episode
Jack Antonoff discusses his upbringing, creative process, and the impact of grief on his music career.
Jack Antonoff (Bleachers, everyone for ten minutes) is a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and frontman. Jack joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up as an unsupervised middle child in suburban New Jersey, processing profound family loss at a young age, and finding early identity through obsessive music discovery. Jack and Dax talk about grinding through DIY touring as a teenager, the evolution from punk purist to global pop collaborator, and how environment and movement shape his creative process. Jack explains why grief clarifies what truly matters, how the anxiety of the well running dry fuels his restlessness, and why starting over is the key to staying alive creatively. Sign up now in the app or at grubhub.com/plus/golddays to unlock exclusive Gold Days deals. Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Dax Shepard
Guest: Jack Antonoff
Topics covered
- music production
- personal growth
- family loss
- creative process
- DIY touring
- identity
Keywords
- Jack Antonoff
- music
- family loss
- creative process
- Dax Shepard
- Grammy-winning
- Bleachers
- DIY touring
Sponsors
Grubhub, Allstate
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