Lukas Nelson: A Star Is Born
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
4.5 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Growing up in a family full of musicians, Lukas Nelson was basically raised on stage. He started playing guitar in his dad Willie Nelson’s band when he was just 11 years-old. In 2008, Lukas formed his acclaimed band, Promise of the Real, who’ve also spent the last six years as Neil Young’s touring band. In 2017 Lukas was hired as Bradley Cooper's authenticity consultant for A Star Is Born. Lukas also co-wrote songs on the movie's soundtrack including the unforgettable opening riff of "Shallow."
On today’s episode, Lukas Nelson sings some songs from his band's latest album, A Few Stars Apart. He also talks to Bruce Headlam about the very relatable experience of quarantining with his parents. And talks about how the first song he ever wrote saved him from getting evicted from an apartment after leaving college.
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| 0:00.0 | You're gonna waste your house and home, going your money away so long. |
| 0:25.0 | Growing up with the family full of musicians, Lucas Nelson was basically raised on stage. |
| 0:39.8 | Lucas started playing guitar on his dad Willie Nelson's band when he was just 11 years old. |
| 0:45.0 | In those early days, he spent all of his time practicing and made a point of earning |
| 0:49.6 | his stripes instead of just coasting on his dad's success. |
| 1:01.1 | That hard work paid off. |
| 1:02.8 | In 2008, Lucas formed his acclaimed band Promise of the Real, who've also spent the last six |
| 1:07.7 | years as Neil Young's touring band. |
| 1:10.5 | In 2017, Lucas and the band were cast and a star was born as Bradley Cooper's backing |
| 1:15.6 | band. |
| 1:16.6 | Cooper learned how to embody a rock star on stage through working with Lucas, who also |
| 1:21.1 | wrote the opening riff for Shallow and co-wrote some other songs on the soundtrack sung by |
| 1:25.6 | Cooper and Lady Gaga. |
| 1:28.2 | On today's episode, Lucas Nelson sings some songs from his latest album, A Few Stars |
| 1:32.7 | Apart. |
| 1:33.7 | He also talks to Bruce Hadlem about the very relatable experience of quarantining with |
| 1:38.1 | his parents. |
| 1:39.1 | He talks about how the first song he ever wrote saved him from getting evicted from an |
| 1:43.7 | apartment after leaving college. |
| 1:49.7 | This is Broken Record, Liner Notes for the Digital Age. |
| 1:52.5 | I'm Justin Richmond. |
| 1:58.7 | Here's Bruce Hadlem and Lucas Nelson. |
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