Johnette Napolitano

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

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This week we talk to Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde

Johnette Napolitano is an American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist/songwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.
Johnette is currently a resident of Joshua Tree, California. She composes music for films and works as a gallery artist, specializing in working with discarded and reclaimed materials. She also takes care of rescue horses.
Her latest record is called Naked and her book is called Rough Mix.
Chris and I have been huge fans of her work for over 25 years.
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In This Interview Johnette and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.
Channeling negative emotions into art.
The role of our environment on our moods.
Finding the right balance between repressing and indulging our moods.
Flamenco dancing.
The danger of denying the spiritual side of ourselves.
How relevant "God is a Bullet" is today.
Willing her property to The Desert Land Trust.
Being rejected early in their career.
The song "True"
Paradox and Contradiction.
How cliches are cliches for a reason.
Fear of missing out.
Working with Harold Budd.
Using social media in a positive way.
The mystery of life.
Her new three song EP.
Moving out of Hollywood.
Her new song "Here"
The things she does to comfort herself.
Who "Joey" is about.
The lesson that has taken her the longest to learn.
How life can end at any minute and learning to appreciate it while we are here.
How every moment is precious.
That sleep is the sex of the new millennium: you'll be lucky if you get any.

Songs featured in this episode:
God is a Bullet
True
Here
Joey

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0:00.0	If somebody's kicking a dog, I'm sorry. I'm not going to feel love and peace and feed that. I'm going to kick your ass.
0:14.0	Welcome to the one you feed.
0:16.0	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.
0:20.0	Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think. Ring true.
0:26.0	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:30.0	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:38.0	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter.
0:44.0	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:49.0	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.
1:09.0	In the 70s, the warehouse took over Chicago Nightlife. And the club's DJ would go on to make history.
1:15.0	Frankie, make sure that you felt it in your soul.
1:19.0	Learn more about the rise of house music on the history of the world's greatest night clubs.
1:24.0	A 12-part podcast about the iconic venues and people that revolutionized How We Party.
1:30.0	Listen to the history of the world's greatest night clubs on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:38.0	Thanks for joining us. Our guest this week is John Netna Poletano.
1:43.0	An American musician best known as the lead vocalist and songwriter and bassist for the band Concrete Blonde.
1:50.0	John Netna is currently a resident of Joshua Tree, California. She composes music for films and works as a gallery artist,
1:57.0	specializing in discarded and reclaimed materials. She also takes care of rescue horses.
2:03.0	Her latest record is called Naked, and her book is called Rough Mix. And here's the interview.
2:09.0	Hi, Jeanette. Welcome to the show. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.
2:12.0	Yeah, I'm really excited to have you on every once in a while. We get a guest that has figured prominently in my mental landscape for a long time.
2:22.0	And you are one of those. You flatter me, sir. You flatter me.
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