006 - Eric Howk - Grammy Winning Guitarist: Portugal. The Man

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Rhett met up in Eric’s adopted hometown of Seattle to record this episode, and the two discuss writing accidental hits, how to combat insecurity, and the “secret sleeper towns” they find while on tour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:06.4	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:07.9	That's when they got wheels off.
0:10.9	Shot it up and we ain't going to starve.
0:14.1	I like you like it or not.
0:16.6	That's when they got wheels off.
0:20.0	Our guest on this episode of Wheels Off is Eric Hawk.
0:23.5	Like two of his bandmates in Portugal, The Man, Eric hails from Alaska.
0:29.2	His early band, The Lashes, was a really cool band that made a lot of noise before he joined up with the giant mega successful Portugal demand.
0:41.0	They're having what they call in the industry a moment,
0:44.0	and Eric is a big part of that.
0:46.3	He's a great guitarist and a very funny, cool guy.
0:50.9	I'm so lucky to have sat down with him at his house.
0:53.8	Please welcome to Wheels Off, Eric Hoff.
1:02.0	Hello, Eric. Welcome to Wheels Off. Hi, Rhett. How you doing? I'm really good. Cool. We are here at
1:08.0	your home in Seattle, and it's really beautiful. Seattle and your home both, and I'm so happy to be here.
1:13.8	And to begin with, I'll ask you what I always start these interviews with.
1:18.5	What project are you working on right now, and how is it inspiring to you?
1:22.7	What kind of interview is this?
1:24.6	What did I get myself into?
1:27.4	Right now, currently, we, we as a band,
1:32.5	I'm in a band called Portugal the Man, and the core of that band is, you know, a few guys from Alaska
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