The music of Paul Williams goes on and on

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🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Paul Williams is an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning composer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for writing and co-writing popular songs such as “Evergreen”, “We’ve Only Just Begun”, and “Rainbow Connection”. Williams wrote the score and lyrics for renowned films such as the 1976 adaptation of “A Star is Born”, “The Muppet Movie”, “The Muppet Christmas Carol”, “Bugsy Malone”, and “The Phantom of the Paradise”. His songs have been recorded by legendary artists such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and The Carpenters. As an actor, Williams has appeared in numerous high profile films and TV shows such as the 1973 “Battle for the Planet of the Apes”, “Smokey and the Bandit”, “Phantom of the Paradise”, and “Baby Driver”. His illustrious career spans generations and includes titans of both the music industry and Hollywood. Currently, Williams is the president and chairman of the ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

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0:00.0	I found out that was related to the guy that I was dating.
0:02.7	I don't feel emotions correctly.
0:04.6	I collect my roommate's toenails and fingernails.
0:07.4	Those were some callers from my call-in podcast, Therapy Gecko.
0:11.7	It's a show where I take phone calls from anonymous strangers as a fake gecko therapist
0:17.5	and try to learn a little bit about their lives.
0:20.4	I know that's a weird concept, but I promise it's very interesting.
0:24.1	Check it out for yourself by searching for Therapy Gecko on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.6	I want you to ask yourself right now, how am I actually doing? Because it's a question that we rarely ask ourselves.
0:40.3	All of May is actually Mental Health Awareness Month and on the psychology of your 20s, we are taking a vulnerable look at why mental health is so hard to talk about.
0:49.1	Prepare for our conversations to go deep. I spent the majority of my teenagers and my 20s just feeling absolutely terrified.
0:56.7	I had a panic attack on a conference call. Knowing that she had six months to live, I was no longer
1:01.1	pretending that this was my best friend. So this mental health awareness month, take that extra
1:04.9	bit of care of your well-being. Listen to the psychology of your 20s on the IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,
1:10.6	or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:13.0	Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, and I'm the host of the on-purpose podcast, and I'm excited for my next
1:18.5	episode with Chloe Kardashian.
1:20.8	God, I've been through so many things that at this point, I would rather not feel than feel
1:26.7	because feeling is too much for me to handle.
1:29.0	I am Chloe Kardashian.
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1:31.7	Chloe Kardashian.
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