“I Took A Pill in Ibiza”: How Mike Posner Transformed Struggle Into Song
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4.8 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Vic is joined by renowned musician Mike Posner, who is celebrated for his chart-topping hits like "Cooler Than Me" and "I Took a Pill in Ibiza." In this episode, Posner shares his journey from shy basement musician to international pop star, giving us an intimate look at his personal and professional transformation. He opens up about how fame and success weren’t all he expected, and how that realization inspired him to begin his own spiritual growth journey. You’ll learn the true meaning behind his hit song, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” and the figures that inspired him to heal like Vic's fav Eckhart Tolle and Tony Robbins. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking inspiration on resilience, honesty, and a continuous search for self-improvement.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to Real Podcast. It's your host Victoria Garrick Brown and this is the |
| 0:08.4 | podcast where we hold nothing back. |
| 0:11.0 | Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? |
| 0:13.5 | I really cried for 12 days straight. |
| 0:15.9 | Why do I want to be perfect? |
| 0:17.2 | There's nothing in my life that is perfect. |
| 0:19.5 | Every week I'll bring you honest, unfiltered, and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. |
| 0:26.1 | I crave the type of content that you're talking about. |
| 0:28.4 | I actually felt insecure. |
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| 0:31.4 | Let me just unload everything. |
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| 0:42.0 | Hello everybody and welcome back to RealPOD. I am just so excited about today's |
| 0:48.9 | episode because I have been dreaming of hosting this guest on the show for many years now. I want to say that I think I might have shot him a |
| 0:59.6 | DM and invited him on Real Pod like my senior year of college. |
| 1:05.0 | So this has been a long time coming and I am just so thrilled that it finally happened. |
| 1:12.4 | Our guest today is Mike Posner. You may know him from his popular |
| 1:17.2 | hits, like cooler than me. I think I should give a little like a little melody |
| 1:21.8 | jingle of each song because I think that'll help everyone remember but this one was |
| 1:25.7 | You think you're cooler than me you got your high brow that one okay I know you know that one. Also, please don't go. |
| 1:33.6 | Baby, please don't go. |
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