Episode 515 - Jack Antonoff

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2014

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Jack Antonoff won two Grammys with the band Fun. His new project, Bleachers, already has a chart-topping hit. He's written blockbuster pop songs for Taylor Swift and Sara Bareilles. In light of this early success, Jack tells Marc how everything he's done in his career so far has been shaped by one indelible moment, a world-shattering event that informs every decision.

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0:00.0	Fuck the game!
0:01.0	Alright, let's do this.
0:10.5	How are you, what the fuckers, what the fuck buddies, what the fucking hears, what the fuck
0:13.8	nicks, what the fucksters, what the fuck nucks, what the fucking avians?
0:17.6	Today, the amazingly talented Jack Antenov is on the show.
0:25.6	Jack, his bands were initially steel train, then the band Fun, which I think I would think
0:35.4	it was last year, won the song of the year for We Are Young and also the best new artist,
0:42.6	the song Carry On was also a big hit.
0:44.8	These are pop songs, this is not my world, this is not my will house, but I'm not unable
0:49.7	to appreciate it.
0:52.4	Particularly fun, I mean I get it man.
0:54.6	I mean it's no easy trick to write a song that makes millions of dollars or to get millions
0:59.2	of people to like your song, it's a real gift.
1:01.9	And this guy Jack Antenov has that gift.
1:06.6	He does perform at the end of the show, he does an acoustic version of one of the new
1:10.6	songs off of the Bleacher's debut album.
1:14.7	This is his post fun project, which is more just Jack.
1:20.1	And that Bleacher's that debut album Strange Desires Available Now.
1:23.6	And they're going to be on tour this summer in Fall.
1:26.2	You can go to Bleacher's music.com for more info.
1:29.3	And he does play and Jack is appearing courtesy of RCA Records, which is a division of Sony
1:34.9	music entertainment.
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