About this episode

Craig Finn interviews rock legend Lenny Kaye about his career and new solo album.

Lenny Kaye is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. Lenny is a true rock and roll legend, and he’s done it all. He’s Patti Smith’s long-running guitar player. He compiled the seminal garage rock compilation Nuggets. He’s written books, produced records…I’m barely scratching the surface. And now, in 2026, he’s put out his first-ever solo record, titled Goin’ Local. We talked about the new release as well as Jamaican Gospel records, his book You Call it Madness, his songwriter uncle, playing “You Really Got Me” with Ray Davies, Soul Asylum, Jim Carroll, and so much more. Lenny is a truly fantastic and encyclopedic rock and roll mind, and it was a pleasure to have him join me here. Listen and subscribe!

People in this episode

Host: Craig Finn

Guest: Lenny Kaye

Topics covered

• rock and roll
• music history
• solo albums
• interviews
• guitar players
• compilations

Keywords

• Lenny Kaye
• Patti Smith
• Goin’ Local
• Nuggets
• You Call it Madness
• rock music
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soul Asylum

Books & works: Nuggets, You Call it Madness, Goin’ Local

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