Daniel Lanois: Live From On Air Fest
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
4.5 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Join us for an intimate conversation with legendary producer and songwriter Daniel Lanois, captured live at Brooklyn's premier podcast event, On Air Fest. Host Justin Richmond sits down with Lanois before an audience filled with musical luminaries—including Prince's former guitarist Donna Grantis, performance artist Laurie Anderson, and ambient music pioneer Laraaji.
In this special episode, Lanois shares fascinating insights from his storied career producing albums with Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and The Neville Brothers. He also delves into the creative process behind his exceptional solo work, punctuating the conversation with a mesmerizing live pedal steel performance that showcases his unique musicality.
You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Daniel Lanois songs HERE.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin. |
| 0:10.8 | Earlier this year, I was asked if I'd go to Brooklyn to interview Daniel Lanwa in front of an intimate audience at On Air Fest. |
| 0:17.5 | And although my nerves don't love any form of public speaking, the answer was an unequivocal yes. |
| 0:24.6 | Lanwise made some of my favorite albums, Bob Dylan's time out of mind, the Neville Brothers Yellow Moon, |
| 0:30.3 | and Neil Young's underappreciated 2010 album, La Noyes. |
| 0:34.3 | Then, of course, there's the albums he made with you too, with Brian Eno, with Willie Nelson, |
| 0:39.2 | the record with DeAngelo. There's just so much. We talk about many of these collaborations |
| 0:44.4 | during the course of our conversation. We also talk about some of Lanwa's solo works that are |
| 0:49.2 | just as beautiful. And in front of an audience featuring Prince guitarist Donna Grantus, La Ragee, and Laurie Anderson, Lanwha plays us some music on his very first instrument, the pedal steel. |
| 1:03.5 | This is Broken Record. Real musicians, real conversations. |
| 1:12.7 | Here's my conversation with Daniel Lanwa. |
| 1:16.0 | And if you'd like to watch, you can view this conversation at YouTube.com |
| 1:19.8 | slash broken record podcast. |
| 1:22.9 | Ladies and gentlemen and everyone else, Daniel Lanwaugh and Justin Richmond. |
| 1:35.3 | Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen and everyone else, Daniel Lanwa and Justin Richmond. Away you go. |
| 1:42.3 | Perfect. Would you... Just check and see if it's on, but it's not. |
| 1:46.5 | Maybe you can... |
| 1:48.0 | Let me just start things off like an invocation from you. |
| 1:52.1 | Do you want to play something just to start us off? |
| 1:54.5 | Thank you. Thank you. And |
| 2:04.6 | you I'm I'm I'm |
| 2:18.3 | I'm |
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