Glen Phillips

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

During his years as lead singer and main songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips helped to create the band’s elegant folk/pop sound with honest, introspective lyrics that forged a close bond with their fans. He joins Rhett on this episode of Wheels Off for a deep dive into the inspiration behind his music and the playful approach he took in the making of his new solo record, There Is So Much Here. Glen shares stories of his life with Toad, discusses what it means to be creatively curious, and explains how the practice of community singing helps him realize a life of gratitude. Get Glen’s new album here Glen Phillips website Glen on IG: @glenphillipsmusic Rhett on IG: @rhettmiller Website: Rhettmiller.com Go see a show! Rhett’s tour dates are here Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Matt Dwyer. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes. Revisit previous episodes of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. Find Rhett's podcast #WheelsOff and other music-powered shows on @Osirispod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O'SIrhus
0:02.0	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:09.3	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.8	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.8	Started out and we ain't going to stop.
0:16.4	Oh, she made me feel like a good car.
0:19.5	That's when it got wheels off. Whether it is with Toad the Wet Sprocket,
0:26.6	the WPA or on his solo records,
0:30.6	Glenn Phillips is always out there trying new things,
0:34.6	challenging himself,
0:36.6	searching, searching, opening himself up for inspection,
0:43.4	spiritual inspection. He's a hippie, a self-described hippie. I would concur. I've known Glenn for a long
0:51.1	time. We met each other during my years in Hollywood at a club called Largo that I think about all the time.
0:59.4	So it made so many friends in that room.
1:01.6	And Glenn was one of my favorites.
1:03.1	He is an incredibly smart guy and also tortured in the best way, you know, if that makes sense to you.
1:14.4	He tends to challenge himself and is usually pretty busy doing a lot, live shows, recorded music, getting out there in the world.
1:24.9	He opens up during this conversation in the best way about his own search for meaning, his own search for happiness.
1:38.3	He has a brand new record out, a solo record called There Is So Much More that's fantastic and is in itself its own
1:47.5	kind of weird challenging new thing. I think you're going to love it. And I think you'll enjoy
1:53.4	this conversation. He's got a great perspective and I think he draws on it to make a bunch of
1:59.0	really salient points and offers up a bunch of great wisdom.
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