DANNY HUTTON: Founding Member of "Three Dog Night" Talks Getting Sober & the Death of His Close Friend Brian Wilson

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Danny Hutton, founding member of Three Dog Night, joins us for a raw and reflective conversation about the rise of one of the biggest bands of the 70s and the chaos that came with it. From overnight fame and internal band tension to addiction, financial collapse, and personal loss, Danny opens up about what success really cost him and what it took to survive it. We also talk about the music business machine, loyalty inside a band, and how perspective changes after decades in the industry. Thank you to our sponsors: 🍽️ Hello Fresh: https://hellofresh.com/insideofyou10fm 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/inside/ 💪 Mars Men: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com ❤️ This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/inside and get on your way to being your best self __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/insideofyou⁠⁠ 👕 Inside Of You Merch: ⁠⁠https://store.insideofyoupodcast.com/⁠⁠ __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 ⁠⁠https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/show⁠⁠ __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/insideofyoupodcast/⁠⁠ 🤣 TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@insideofyou_podcast⁠⁠ 📘 Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/insideofyoupodcast/⁠⁠ 🐦 Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/insideofyoupod⁠⁠ 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	People were influenced by you, no doubt. A lot of people said it.
0:03.6	Yes, in many ways. But, uh, and that's going to be on my tombstone.
0:07.8	What, joy to the world? Well, I'm not going to put it in them, but I did slow down,
0:12.0	like 77. I was so bad. I had to stop every, you know, I was bad. So they broke in and,
0:18.8	and dragged you out of the car. Yeah, I ended up and I would have died. I can tell
0:24.0	you and it's real. What I'm going to tell you sounds like I'm making up. I'm at Brian Wilson's. He
0:29.6	was playing on the piano and got a knock on the door and it was Iggy, Iggy Pop and Alice Cooper.
0:35.5	I was called it B people hire C people. A people are higher A plus people.
0:40.7	Yeah. And surround yourself. Know that I weakness. Yeah. How did you know you were good? Did you ever
0:45.8	wake up in the 70s and think, I am absolutely not equipped for this level of fame? Was his law losing him the biggest loss you've had? How was Jack Nicholson?
0:53.9	My life. I'll just go. Watch. Watch this. Oh, that's Was his loss losing him the biggest loss you've had? How was Jack Nicholson?
0:55.1	I'll just get her.
0:57.7	Watch, watch this.
0:58.8	Oh, that's my mom.
1:01.7	Oh, so don't answer it right now.
1:06.7	You're listening to Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum.
1:08.6	Thank you for joining me today.
1:10.7	Ryan Tejas is here. I'm here, barely, but I'm here.
1:12.4	You're here.
1:14.0	Great guests today.
1:15.7	You know, we don't do a ton of musicians, but this guy, Danny Hutton, has been around the block.
1:22.1	I mean, you know, he created the band Three Dog Night with hits like,
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