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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Ep081: The Solid State of Jonathan Coulton

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Nate Goyer

Music, Music History, Music Interviews

4.7579 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2017

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Coulton is scary talented. He wouldn't admit that, he's too much of a nice guy. So nice he never corrected me on mispronouncing his name. This week we talk to Jonathan about his incredible career, creativity, his methods and his new LP 'Solid State' which is (hurray!) on vinyl! Plus we play a track from the new LP.

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.

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0:00.0

You started by quitting your job around the time your baby was being born.

0:05.0

Is that right?

0:06.0

Yeah.

0:07.0

Tell us how that worked.

0:08.0

Well, it didn't seem like a great idea at the time.

0:10.0

It felt like a pretty stupid and vain thing to do.

0:12.0

But, you know, it was sort of my daughter was just born and I'd always wanted to make a living as a musician, and it seemed like the last possible chance.

0:21.6

But it was also, you know, now there's another person in this world who is going to learn from you.

0:27.6

And, you know, you should probably set an example and be the person that you're supposed to be.

0:31.6

Was your wife able to like keep working and you spun it like, I'll stay home with the baby?

0:36.6

No, I spun it like, I'm going to quit my job to be a rock star.

0:39.8

And she swallowed that. That's love.

0:41.3

She was like, well, let's see, Mr. Fancy Pants. We'll see how it goes.

0:44.6

Hey, Tom, it's Bob from the office down the hall.

0:50.2

It's good to see you, buddy. How have you been?

0:55.0

Things have been okay for me except that I'm a zombie now.

1:02.0

I really wish you'd let us in.

1:07.0

I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand

1:13.6

Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand

1:19.6

But here's an FYI you're all gonna die screaming

1:25.6

All we want to do is eat your brains

1:30.3

We're not unreasonable

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