The Anatomy of a Working Musician

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

What does it really mean to be a working musician? Chris Jericho sits down with his Fozzy brothers - Rich Ward, Billy Grey, and PJ Farley—to break down the grind, the hustle, and the glory of making a living through music alone. Rich shares why he turned down gigs with Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford, and how “Judas” changed everything for him. PJ recounts going from MTV and arenas with Trixter to bar gigs with the rise of grunge, and why he never stopped. And Billy explains how teaching guitar lessons and playing in tribute bands kept him going through the lean years. They’ve all got stories about record label rip-offs, selling gear to pay rent, chasing that elusive hit single, and the sacrifices it takes to keep playing music you love. WIN your way to the KISS Kruise: Land locked In Vegas! https://kiss.topeka.live/giveaway/ Watch this episode on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/ChrisJerichoFozzy 👍 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the 🔔 to stay updated on new episodes! More from Talk Is Jericho: 📸 Instagram: @chrisjerichofozzy | @talkisjericho 🐦 Twitter/X: @IAmJericho | @TalkIsJericho 🌐 Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Talk is Jericho, baby. Talk is Jericho.
0:05.0	I'm a talk is Jericho, Mama, talk is me.
0:13.0	All right, welcome to Talk is Jericho.
0:15.0	It's the pot of thunder and rock and roll.
0:16.0	We're coming down to the wire.
0:17.0	Monday is the last day you can enter for your chance to win a trip to Kiss Cruise
0:21.9	landlocked in Vegas. It's November 14th through the 16th. Quarantines playing on the 15th, the
0:27.1	Saturday night, and one grand prize winner and their guests will receive two passes to Kiss
0:32.3	cruise landlocked in Vegas. Round trip airfare voucher for two to Las Vegas. Three nights hotel stay at Virgin
0:39.3	Hotels. A photo with Kiss. A photo and a meet and greet with me and the rest of quarantine. I'll sign an
0:44.9	event poster for you. You'll even get a pair of signed quarantine drumsticks courtesy of our
0:50.0	amazing drummer Kent Slusher. Enter now, last chance, enter now to win at kiss.topeka.
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0:59.1	That's kiss.topeca.
1:00.9	Live slash giveaway.
1:02.6	It's linked on the talk is Jericho, Instagram as well.
1:05.0	All entries must be received by September 15th.
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1:10.2	We want to see you there. So please enter now at kiss. Dotopika. Live slash giveaway. It's going to be a once in a lifetime event. Kiss and quarantine on the same night. That is a rock and roll party. All right. It's Friday. And you know what that means. It's time for the much anticipated. Duff McCagan joke of the week.
1:28.7	Chris Jericho, Duff McCagan calling you. I hope you're doing well. Hope everybody out there is
1:33.4	doing well. Listen, you know I like history. You know what you call a knighted medieval spy?
1:41.6	Surveillance. Thank you very much.
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