Justin Hawkins Rides Again

We're back again this week with the ultimate questions "Originality VS Success". Can you have both as an artist? Do you sacrifice originality in pursuit of success? What is it that makes songs successful? Is it even originality? Let's discuss. I'm joined by my producer Jenny May Finn.Justin's Stuff: https://beacons.ai/justinhawkinsJenny May's Stuff: https://beacons.ai/jennymayfinn

Today is all about fans and fandom or rather I like to call them "music enthusiasts". How do you navigate this world when you start garner attention and people start becoming actual "fans" of you and your work. What are the ups and downsides to it and why is there such a negative connotation with being called a "fan" in the first place? Let's discuss.Follow us on Instagram: @justinhawkinsta or @jennymayfinnJoin my special Mailing List here to get emails from me about stuff you might like: https://beacons.ai/justinhawkinsGet a Justin Hawkins Rides Again T-Shirt & Hoodie here: https://thejawsofvictory.com/I do monthly Zoom Call Nights over on my Patreon, they're A LOT of fun: http://www.patreon.com/jushawk

I’ve been looking forward to announcing this… LIVE Justin Hawkins Rides Again...for the first time! This is so far outside of my comfort zone that I’ve already got the butterflies. I can’t wait to get cracking, I have no idea what will happen. All I know is, it’ll be beautiful. Come witness the chaos. So apologies for there not being a longform podcast this week as I'm been on tour with The Darkness, but I've included a Q&A instead. See you next week!Tickets go on General Sale on Friday 27th Oct at 10am BST here: https://www.axs.com/uk/series/19790/live-justin-hawkins-rides-again-for-the-first-time-tickets?skin=aegpresentsukDates: 18th March - Norwich LCR UEA19th March - Bristol St George's20th March - Sheffield Memorial Hall21st March - Glasgow The Glee Club22nd March - Gateshead The Glasshouse Sage 224th March - London Bloomsbury Theatre25th March - Hayes The Beck Theatre26th March - Cardiff The Glee Club 27th March - Birmingham The Glee Club29th March - Manchester Salford The Lowry30th March - Liverpool St George's Hall31st March - Leeds City Varieties Music Hall There will also be a VIP meet & greet for 30 special guests only at each show. You'll get early access to the theatre, we'll chat and hang out for a while, you'll get a signed tour poster, I'll take photos with each of your individually and we'll have some pre-show fun in general. This will be available separately to your gig ticket as an upgrade- I'll post the link to purchase on Friday 27th Oct here too.

I'm so happy to be speaking with Myles Kennedy today! For those of you unaware Myles Kennedy He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge and the lead vocalist in guitarist Slash's backing band, known as Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators. He is one of the pre-eminent rock vocalists of our time and I think you'll really enjoy this conversation! We talk a lot about singing, touring and the art of fronting a band. Please, to enjoy!Join my special Mailing List here to get emails from me about stuff you might like: https://beacons.ai/justinhawkinsGet a Justin Hawkins Rides Again T-Shirt & Hoodie here: https://thejawsofvictory.com/I do monthly Zoom Call Nights over on my Patreon, they're A LOT of fun: http://www.patreon.com/jushawkJustin Hawkins Rides Again...The Podcast. You can listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify etc: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hQYjIww4Rfaka9Fqc11mX?si=ab25d61ba0c74618The Darkness are going on a World Tour this year to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Permission to Land - get your tickets here: https://www.thedarknesslive.com/tour-dates/#myleskennedy #alterbridge #musicpodcast

What is the life of a frontman of a cult band like? What does working in the music industry look like for people like that? Well today I'm speaking with arguably the best frontman in the industry right now, Eric Nally of Foxy Shazam. Some of you may recognise him for his collaborations with Macklemore. He is incredibly talented and he's had an interesting career.Join my special Mailing List here to get emails from me about stuff you might like: https://beacons.ai/justinhawkinsFollow Eric Nally on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/eric_in_american/?hl=enListen to The Church of Rock and Roll here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6k6gbpR9h1fIuXSEKRp3Yo?si=7P6ZnW7iQ1Kv2eDqShsNuw Get a Justin Hawkins Rides Again T-Shirt & Hoodie here: https://thejawsofvictory.com/I do monthly Zoom Call Nights over on my Patreon, they're A LOT of fun: http://www.patreon.com/jushawkThe Darkness are going on a World Tour this year to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Permission to Land - get your tickets here: https://www.thedarknesslive.com/tour-dates/

W does hat failure looks like for a musician or a band in the music industry and what does success actually mean? How does it feel to fail and what is the importance of failure? I also talk about the times that I have “failed” and how it really felt. I think failure is a beautiful thing.Join my special Mailing List here to get emails from me about stuff you might like: https://beacons.ai/justinhawkinsGet a Justin Hawkins Rides Again T-Shirt & Hoodie here: https://thejawsofvictory.com/I do monthly Zoom Call Nights over on my Patreon, they're A LOT of fun: http://www.patreon.com/jushawkYou can follow Justin and Jenny May on Instagram: @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinn

What role does alcohol play in the music industry? Is it possible to work in this industry sober? Why do so many musicians end up fighting battles with addiction? I try to open up a bit about my struggles with alcoholism in today's episode, though I'm still a little guarded around that for variety of reason that I will reveal. If you're struggling with alcohol or feel it's not playing a good role in your life, or with your mental health in general check out some of these linksMusiCares: https://www.musicares.org/get-help/addiction-recoveryhttps://www.smartrecovery.org/https://www.samaritans.org/

How does being a music journalist work? What's the point of them? Do we even need them anymore or are they an important voice in the industry to help us curate our music tastes? I'm speaking with Pat Carty today, my favourite music journalist in the business. We discuss the pitfalls and merits of this particular trade.Make sure to check out Pat's excellent show The Record Machine here: https://www.dublincityfm.ie/shows/the-record-machine/You can follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Pat_Carty If you fancy a Justin Hawkins Rides Again t-shirt or hoodie you can get one here: https://thejawsofvictory.com/Thank you for listening! See you next Monday!

What it's like being one of the best drummers in the world and being considered part of rock royalty? I'm interviewing Rufus Tiger Taylor, drummer of The Darkness and according to a lot of music fans, one of the best drummers amongst us right now! We talk about how he started, his first proper drumming jobs, what it's like being the son of a drummer aka of Roger Taylor of Queen, his musical influences and if he had to get one limb chopped off what would it be?Justin Hawkins Rides Again Merch: https://thejawsofvictory.com/I do monthly Zoom Call Nights over on my Patreon, they're A LOT of fun: http://www.patreon.com/jushawkThank you all for listening - see you next Monday!

Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again...the podcast where each week I’ll be discussing the pitfalls of the music industry. This week I'm speaking to one of the greatest guitarist and vocalist amongst us right now, Richie Kotzen! You may know him from his time in Poison and Mr Big, or currently as the frontman of The Winery Dogs. If not, this is your introduction to an incredibly talented human being and musician. He is a fantastic guitarist and as well as being a part of those bands I mentioned before, he is also a prolific solo artist. We spoke about how he navigated difficult music contracts over the years, how he stayed true to himself and his craft and what the creative process actually means to him along with lots of guitar based chat...of course.Thank you so much for listening, we really appreciate it!You can watch all of these podcast episodes over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2UpVqorEGqBnrfSYCkfO7z5Y5P7oqsqsYour can get yourself some Justin Hawkins Rides Again merch here: https://thejawsofvictory.com/

Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again…the podcast where each week I’ll be discussing the pitfalls of the music industry. This week it’s time to get down to business. My producer Jenny May Finn is intrigued about how a band actually becomes a business, and how does this affect you as an artist? What goes into running a band in order for it to succeed? It’s quite business-oriented, however as always we go on some philosophical tangental meanderings related to this. Can you make music your living also without it chipping away at your sense of authenticity? What affect does the business side of things have on how you show up as an artist? We try and answer these.You can watch this episode over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/-p36KF1XyxMYou can follow us both over on Instagram if you like @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinnThank you for listening! See you next Monday!

Welcome to Justin Hawkins Rides Again…the podcast where each week I’ll be discussing the pitfalls of the music industry. One of the biggest questions I see asked is “how do you make it in the music industry” so this week my producer Jenny May Finn has decided to probe me about my life to figure out “how I made it” to see if we can figure what the basic recipe is to making it big.The industry was quite a lot different back then but maybe this might give you an insight into how it was and my experience trying to make it.You can follow us both over on Instagram if you like @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinnThank you so much for listening, we really appreciate it!

This week we're discussing creative burnout and the effect this has on songwriting. What causes burnout? How does it affect musicians like myself and the process of writing a song? We also dig into why so much songwriting feels lazy these days - what is causing this? Let's go!You can follow us both over on Instagram if you like @justinhawkinsta and @jennymayfinnYou can also watch all of these episodes over on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/uweoWcS7kqs Thank you so much for listening, we really appreciate it!