Steve Poltz

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Arts, Performing Arts, Music

5.0 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Singer-songwriter Steve Poltz joins Rhett from Portland, ME (in the middle of his tour with the Wood Brothers) to tell wild stories from the early days of his career, growing from failed performances, and his morning routine. You’ll hear Steve tell Rhett about a practical lesson that helps him eliminate internally-generated negativity, making less money from performances after destroying venues, and much more. Steve Poltz is a musician from Nova Scotia who grew up in San Diego, CA. He gained initial recognition for co-founding the Rugburns, who released 6 exciting albums in the late 80s and early 90s, and toured nationally. Steve co-wrote the multi-platinum “You Were Meant For Me” with Jewel, and has also written songs with other legendary artists including Billy Strings, Sierra Hull, Nicki Bluhm, Oliver Wood and even Mojo Nixon. In this episode you’ll hear all about his wild ride on the rock n’ roll rollercoaster, and you won’t want to miss what he has to say! Steve’s new record, Stardust and Satellites, comes out on February 18. Pre-save it here and check out the single from the album, “Conveyor Belt” on Apple Music or Spotify 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Osiris.
0:03.9	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:09.1	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.8	That's when it got wheels off.
0:14.0	We started up and we ain't gonna starve.
0:17.0	I like you.
0:18.0	I could not.
0:19.5	That's when they got wheels off. You guys, I like you. I can not. That's when they got wheels off.
0:23.8	You guys, I am so excited to share this wheels off with you.
0:29.5	Steve Polts is a singular individual.
0:33.7	He is a one of a kind.
0:36.4	He has, I think I've said this about people before, but nobody
0:40.0	deserves this descriptor more than Steve Pultz. He has a big engine, perhaps the biggest
0:46.6	engine. There's a lot going on in his brain and in his giant heart. He's such a funny, fun dude. I knew he would be a great
0:57.0	guest for Wheels Off, but I wasn't prepared for the amount of fun I was going to have in speaking
1:02.5	to him. My face literally hurts from smiling after spending a half an hour with Steve. He shares a lot of stories, he shares a lot of insights,
1:14.3	some of the most useful advice that's ever been imparted
1:20.2	during these wheels off conversations.
1:22.8	At the end, we get into some goofy stories about,
1:26.1	like, kind of don't do drugs but here's my crazy
1:27.9	drug stories I hope it's not triggering for anyone I don't think it will be I don't think he's
1:34.7	glorifying any drug use in his stories but it's just memories from like 40 years ago of insanity
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