Dawes
The Working Songwriter
Joe Pug
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2021
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Taylor Goldsmith, the songwriter and singer for this L.A. rock quartet, stops by the show to discuss how they almost didn't record their first hit, the reason they committed to touring so heavily, and the gratitude he feels for his musical journey so far.
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| 0:18.0 | You're not going to be a Hi and welcome to the working songwriter. The show where today's best songwriters come to talk shop. |
| 0:22.0 | I'm your host, Joe Pug. Each episode here we host a |
| 0:25.8 | distinguished guest and we ask them to go deep on their inspiration, on |
| 0:30.6 | their process, on the general ups and downs of making a life in music. |
| 0:35.0 | So, whether you are a grizzled veteran trying to sell your vintage Roland tape echo for scrap, or else a scrappy upstart, willing to purchase a completely non-functional |
| 0:48.4 | Roland tape echo for $3,000, this is your show. |
| 0:53.6 | Because ultimately, it is what every writer seeks most, |
| 0:57.1 | an ironclad excuse to put off actually writing. |
| 1:05.0 | Hey everybody, it's the last Friday of January 2021, |
| 1:11.0 | and I thank you for joining us. |
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