Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory

About this episode

Joel Madden interviews Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory about mental health and the band's impact on pop punk culture.

On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory. Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory will join Joel Madden on the latest episode of the series.New Found Glory became the soundtrack for teen angst during pop punk’s golden age in the early 2000s, blending their upbringings in Coral Springs, Florida DIY scenes with bouncy hooks. That angst, though, came from a very real place. “I wish I went back a long time ago to deal with [my anxiety],” Pundik tells Madden. “I haven’t been that vocal about it until recently because I would just hide it and push it down and pretend that everything was OK… That’s my biggest regret — not dealing with it sooner.” In a conversation with his longtime peer, the New Found Glory frontman elaborates on the positive effects of therapy, growing up on tour together, and Listen Up!, out this Friday (Feb. 20). ------- Listen to their Artist Friendly conversation on ⁠⁠Spotify.⁠ ------- Follow Artist Friendly! IG: @artist.friendly TikTok: @artist.friendly YouTube: youtube.com/@artist.friendly ------- Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King Producers: Josh Madden…

People in this episode

Host: Joel Madden

Guest: Jordan Pundik

Topics covered

• pop punk
• mental health
• music industry
• therapy
• teen angst

Keywords

• New Found Glory
• Joel Madden
• Jordan Pundik
• pop punk
• anxiety
• therapy
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Found Glory, Alternative Press

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