Ep554: Everlast - From Rhyme Syndicate to Embers to Ashes
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Everlast discusses his musical journey from Rhyme Syndicate to his new album 'Embers to Ashes'.
Everlast traces his journey from Rhyme Syndicate graffiti kid to House of Pain to solo artist, revealing how Jump Around's success gave him the freedom to never chase a hit again. New LP "Embers to Ashes" available here Topics Include: Everlast's new album Embers to Ashes drops August 28th with vinyl available He collects art and guitars, not records — leaves vinyl to the DJs His guitar collection spans vintage Fender Strats, Gretsch Falcons, and Martin acoustics Grew up immersed in graffiti culture, his kids are graffiti artists too His house is essentially a private gallery of graffiti and street art Music was always on — mom loved R&B and doo-wop, dad loved Southern rock His dad had a guitar; Everlast taught himself basic chords by watching TV Hip hop took over at 15, but guitar quietly stayed in his life He plays guitar like a drummer — rhythm-first, not melody-first The breakthrough came post-House of Pain: suddenly he could play and sing simultaneously Whitey Ford Sings the Blues was conceived as hip hop — "What It's Like" changed everything Jump Around's success gave him the financial freedom to never chase it again He and Muggs deliberately made each subsequent record…
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