What If 30 Years Is Just The Beginning? with Rhett Miller

About this episode

Rhett Miller discusses the challenges of staying creative in a changing music industry.

Musician and writer Rhett Miller joins us to talk about staying creative in an industry that keeps changing. From fronting the Old 97’s to writing children’s books, Rhett opens up about the financial rollercoaster of life on the road, the loneliness of independence, and the challenge of keeping faith in your work when the world stops clapping. Get more at http://patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle

Guest: Rhett Miller

Topics covered

• creativity
• music industry
• independence
• financial challenges
• writing
• children's books

Keywords

• Rhett Miller
• Old 97’s
• creativity
• music
• independence
• financial rollercoaster
• children's books

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Old 97’s, patreon.com, megaphone.fm

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