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Talk Is Jericho

Who The F is Michael Alago?

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.79.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2017

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Who the F is Michael Alago? Well, he's the A&R guy who signed Metallica, White Zombie, and even Fozzy for their debut album back in 2000. What's A&R? Michael's answering that too! And sharing stories from his days at Elektra Records, Geffen Records, and working with other artists like Cyndi Lauper and Nina Simone! He also survived full-blown AIDS, and you'll hear the miracle that accompanies that story! Plus, Michael talks about the state of the music biz today, why he still considers former Sex Pistol Johnny Lydon a close friend and one of the smartest people he knows, and which single artist makes up his entire desert island top 5 records. 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

I'm talking to Jericho baby, talk to Jericho.

0:07.0

I'm talking to Jericho mama, talk to me.

0:13.0

All right, welcome to Talk to Jericho.

0:15.0

It's the part of Thunder and Rock and Roll and it's Friday, so let's turn it over to

0:20.2

Duff McCaygan and the joke of the week.

0:23.2

Hey Jericho, this is a Duff McCaygan call on my friend's up.

0:29.0

I'm on the phone, I'm on the home of the Detroit Red Wing, Detroit Pistons.

0:34.0

There's no cell service here, so I'm calling out on a, I kind of a phone call thing.

0:40.0

So number one, I asked my gym trainer, I got a gym trainer and I asked him, can you give me an

0:45.0

split?

0:46.0

And he goes, well, I'm flexible.

0:47.0

I said, well, I can't do Tuesday.

0:50.0

Thank you.

0:52.0

Wow, they just keep getting worse and worse and worse and I wouldn't have it any other way.

0:58.0

Thanks to Duff McCaygan for sending those amazing jokes.

1:00.0

I think these ones came from the middle of the Guns and Roses tour when he was in Detroit.

1:05.0

The fact that he takes a minute out of his busy schedule to make a scrone is well, well,

1:11.0

appreciated.

1:12.0

Thanks to Duff and thank you to Michael Alago and his amazing Rock and Roll stories.

1:17.0

And I know what you're thinking, who the fuck is Michael Alago?

1:20.0

Well, funny, you should think that because Michael is the subject of a new documentary called

1:24.0

Who the fuck is that guy?

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