Ep. 155: Shawn Stern discusses Youth Brigade's "I Hate My Life"

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Chris DeMakes

Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4.9 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In the early 80s, Youth Brigade helped blaze the trail for generations of punk rock bands that followed. In this episode, guitarist and vocalist Shawn Stern discusses the writing and recording of "I Hate My Life", the 1996 fan favorite song that details the ups and downs of life on the road. To support Chris DeMakes A Podcast and get weekly bonus episodes, visit http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com to join the Supporting Cast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.6	Hey everybody today's guest is Sean Stern
0:45.0	guitarist and lead vocalist for the Los Angeles California punk rock band Youth Brigade. Together we take a deep dive into the writing, recording, and inspiration behind the fan favorite song,
0:52.0	I hate my life. taken from their 1996 album to sell the truth.
0:57.0	Sean mentioned that the lyrics in many ways are autobiographical at least the first half of
1:01.9	the song while the last half of the song.
1:03.0	While the last half leaves the listener with the hope of seeing the good through the bad,
1:07.0	the thought that someone always has it worse.
1:09.0	So be thankful for what you have.
1:11.0	We both had fun regaling stories about producer Steve Kravac, whom I've worked with a number of
1:16.7	times with less than Jake.
1:18.4	And I even listed some cravacisms, as I call them.
1:21.6	Those moments within I hate my life that have Steve's
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