Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons returns (video)

Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons returns (video)

From Lipps Service with Scott Lipps by Audio Up, Inc.

March 27, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

Scott Lipps interviews Jay Buchanan about his solo album and personal experiences in music.

this episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service with Scott Lipps, Scott sits down with Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons for a deep and revealing conversation about his debut solo album Weapons of Beauty.Jay reflects on performing at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final show, Back to the Beginning, and what it meant to witness the end of an era from the stage. From there, the conversation shifts into his most personal work yet — a stripped-down, acoustically driven record written in isolation in a Mojave Desert bunker and produced by Dave Cobb.Jay opens up about the album’s themes of grief, vulnerability, and storytelling, the creative process behind Weapons of Beauty, and why this project couldn’t exist within Rival Sons. He also discusses getting the call to appear in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, the influence of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, new Rival Sons music, and his all-time favorite singer-songwriters.A raw, introspective conversation with one of rock’s most powerful voices.#ozzy #ozzyosbourne #rivalsons #rocknroll #solo #music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Scott Lipps

Guest: Jay Buchanan

Topics covered

  • solo album
  • music industry
  • creative process
  • personal reflection
  • rock music
  • Rival Sons

Keywords

  • Jay Buchanan
  • Rival Sons
  • Weapons of Beauty
  • Ozzy Osbourne
  • Black Sabbath
  • music interview
  • rock music
  • creative process
  • Bruce Springsteen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rival Sons, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath

Books & works: Weapons of Beauty, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Nebraska

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