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Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Cole Becker (SWMRS)

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2017

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Episode 90 - SWMRS frontman Cole Becker takes time out of his busy schedule and joins Shane between lunch and soundcheck while on tour in Providence, Rhode Island. Starting his first band Emily's Army when he was barely a pre-teen, he learned the ropes from his best friend and SWMRS drummer's father, who happens to be Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. Now 22, Cole has found his own voice and sound, and he discusses Art vs. Business, how to rev up a crowd of young fans, and his mega crush on Miley Cyrus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:21.0

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0:53.3

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0:55.2

You must be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook. I'm going to Oh, what is up everyone. Shout out to my sinners worldwide. Welcome to another episode of Lead Singer Syndrome.

1:35.0

As always, I am your host.

1:37.0

Mr. Shane told, as I talk to other lead singers

1:41.0

about what it's like to be the front man or front woman of a band.

1:47.1

And this week we got a fucking cool episode man.

1:50.8

I loved every second of talking to Cole from swimmers and let's be real here this kid has a unique story

1:58.9

I mean imagine growing up and your best friend his dad just happens to be the lead singer of the biggest

2:06.2

punk rock band of all time. And that is Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day. So pretty cool story and very smart kid got his head on super

2:16.4

straight and it was a pleasure talking to him. Thank you Cole for doing this.

2:21.2

Thank you his PR person Colin for setting it up and we're going to get to that in just a minute but first I want to thank everybody who checked out the episode last week with Jamie Jasta of Hate Breed, one of my favorite

2:35.1

episodes I've done to date.

2:37.4

And hey, you know, if you like the show, maybe it's your first time listening to it, you know,

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