Life-Changing Trips, Interviewing Music Legends, Backpacking the World, and Fostering Transformative Connections with Tony Fletcher

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Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Do you want to create your own path and build a life around your passions? Today I'm joined by author Tony Fletcher to talk about his experience interviewing music legends and his lessons from backpacking the world. Tony has lived an incredible life, building a career around his passion for writing and music. He's conducted over 1,000 interviews and has written several best-selling biographies of famous musicians like Keith Moon, Wilson Pickett, R.E.M., and The Smiths. In this episode, Tony shares what it was like to run a fanzine at 13 and the importance of getting out of your comfort zone. He gives valuable insight on how to connect with others on a deeper level, how travel can lead to profound reflection, and his #1 tip for maximizing your next travel experience. Do you have a life-changing travel moment? I'd love to hear your story and hope you will share it by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune in to Learn: Tony's experience living in New York City and writing a book on the music scene How Tony discovered his passion for writing and what led to starting a fanzine What it was like to interview Paul McCartney How to open up conversation and create deeper connections Tony's life-changing experience at Burning Man and backpacking the world with his family How travel can force reflection and transformation The importance of living outside your comfort zone and what writing has taught Tony What he misses the most about British culture And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsor, Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card Visit Tony's website Follow Tony on Instagram Listen to the One Step Beyond podcast Want More? Travel as a Force for Good, the Role of Travel Media, and Uncrowded Destinations to Visit with AFAR Co-Founder Greg Sullivan Following Inspiration Towards A Life Of Travel with Mark and Steffi (The World's Only Chapman Stick Duo) Immersion Travel: Becoming A Porter In Nepal w/ Nate Menninger Thanks to our Sponsor This episode is sponsored by US Bank's Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, with the ability to earn up to 5x the points on travel-related expenses like hotels, and rental cars, this card will get you the most return on your next trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Burning Man is one of those things that can change your life. The first time I went, it was a life changer.
0:05.6	And I would say that I would not have embarked on that round the world journey without Burning Man.
0:11.2	Without suggesting that people literally go to Burning Man, I think doing something like that can be a life changer.
0:18.2	It can just make you completely rethink why you're here, what you're doing,
0:22.2	and what to do with the rest of your life. That was Tony Fletcher, today's guest, talking about one of
0:27.5	his life-changing trips. Tony is a British-born author of bestselling biographies of Keith Moon,
0:33.7	Wilson Pickett, R.E.M. and the Smiths. He has written a memoir, a novel, and many other
0:38.8	books about music. And back in 2016, he backpacked around the world with his then-wife and
0:43.8	11-year-old younger son, which is another life-changing trip he talks about in this interview.
0:49.8	And how, coming out of that, he had a big realization he's going to share a bit about that.
0:55.7	And I love Tony's punk rock attitude, I guess, his unconventional approach to life.
1:00.4	Even as a teenager, he went ahead and started a fanzine, started interviewing all of these artists he admired.
1:07.0	And this is during the rise of punk rock in the late 70s.
1:10.2	He shares in his interview today what it was like interacting with artists at such a young age
1:15.3	and how that really put him out of his comfort zone and what that did for him.
1:20.4	And getting out of your comfort zone is another topic we cover.
1:24.0	Tony actually has a podcast called One Step Beyond,
1:26.8	which documents people who take a step outside of their comfort zone to enrich their life.
1:31.8	And he shares some of the best lessons from those experiences there.
1:35.7	He's a great interviewer.
1:36.6	I had to ask him about interviewing because he has conducted so many interviews over the years.
1:41.5	And really what this comes down to is not just interviewing,
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