Scott Metzger

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

5.0 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Guitarist Scott Metzger joins Rhett from his home in Brooklyn to talk about his forthcoming album Too Close To Reason, which is his first solo effort. Scott tells Rhett about his early days as a sideman and shares the story of meeting James Brown, which was a pivotal moment in his career. The two discuss The Alexander Technique and why being aware of your body can help you navigate through stress, and Scott tells Rhett why it’s cool to be uncool. Scott Metzger has performed, recorded, and toured with artists including: John Mayer, John Scofield, Warren Haynes, Nels Cline, Anders Osborne, Phil Lesh & many others from a variety of genres. He is a full time member of the critically acclaimed, increasingly popular Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. His various part time projects include the Gypsy Jazz influenced The Showdown Kids, and WOLF! (Royal Potato Family Records), an instrumental guitar trio whose music has been featured on the hit television series Z-Nation. In addition, Scott has made various appearances on national television, including appearances on Good Day New York and a featured duet with Nicole Atkins on the season 1 finale of Cameron Crowe’s Showtime series ‘Roadies.’ Pre-order Scott’s new album Too Close To Reason 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 Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. 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. Visit SunsetlakeCBD.com and use the promo code WHEELSOFF for 20% off premium CBD products. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.9	who set the rules, you could win vintage Coca-Cola jerseys, Premier League tickets, and more.
0:44.5	So go ahead and get involved. Grab a Coke, drink it in.
0:49.8	Osiris.
0:52.4	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:57.6	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:59.2	That's when it got wheels off.
1:02.3	We started up and we ain't gonna stop.
1:05.5	I like you.
1:06.4	Like it a night.
1:08.0	That's when they got wheels off. Yeah. Scott Metzker is a guitar player through and through.
1:20.3	He was born in New Jersey.
1:22.0	He has toured the world with all sorts of bands.
1:26.7	If you're familiar with the world of the J-Rad world,
1:31.8	which is the Grateful Dead kind of cover band,
1:35.3	he plays in that.
1:36.4	They're insanely popular.
1:39.2	But he's done a lot kind of in that world.
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