The Rock Star Autobiography Podcast

Brian Wilson: I Am Brian Wilson | Season 4: Ep. 7 30.07.2022 1:27:46 ↓

Everyone knows that legendary Brian Wilson was the melodic architect behind those Beach Boys gems; and, yes, he copes with mental health issues.  But did you know that Brian Wilson has a favorite chair in his living room where he likes to sit for hours?  That he has a favorite bagel spot in Santa Monica, but to get there he has to sit through a traffic light that lasts forever, and it bothers him...

Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run | Season 4: Ep. 6 05.06.2022 1:57:53 ↓

Bruce Springsteen is a polarizing figure.  His fans are die-hard, and they even famously refer to him as The Boss.  Critics revere him, extolling him as the working man's poet.  And of course, "You've just got to see him live."  Other people, however, write actual lists on the internet about why they "hate" him (Reason Number 6: the earring).  But you can't polar...

Mariah Carey: The Meaning of Mariah Carey | Season 4: Ep. 5 02.05.2022 1:36:00 ↓

The meaning of life?  Easy.  But the Meaning of Mariah?  That's heavy lifting.  The Guinness Book of World records refers to Mariah Carey as the Songbird Supreme .  She has a five-octave range and can sing into the seventh octave.  Her "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the 11th best-selling single in modern music, and only The Beatles have more number one hits.  She's also p...

Slash by Slash | Season 4: Ep. 4 14.04.2022 2:22:16 ↓

Ingredients for the Slash cocktail: gallons of vodka, heroin, STDs, one top hat, and lots and lots of snakes.  Stir, pour over ice, and then plug in your defibrillator! You know you've made it big in the world or rock and roll when you no longer need a last name: Sting, Prince, Madonna.  Add to that list Slash, lead guitarist of Guns n Roses .  The readers of Total Guitar voted the opening ri...

Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir | Season 4: Ep. 3 21.12.2021 1:39:36 ↓

Arriving like a splash of neon paint, Cyndi Lauper announced to the 80s that Girls, apparently, "Just Want to Have Fun."  Sure there was the A-Team , Silver Spoons , and Knight Rider .  But what's the 80s without She-Bop?  Without Cyndi Lauper in a wrestling ring?  Without The Goonies ???  In this episode Martha and Christian learn the true colors of the woman behind that hiccup, wh...

Sinead O'Connor: Rememberings | Season 4: Ep. 2 23.11.2021 1:41:16 ↓

Sinead O'Connor has often been reduced to that person who shaved her head, tore up the picture of the pope, and refused to play the Star Spangled Banner.  It's no surprise, however, that there was more to the story, some of which she reveals in Rememberings .  There's the dreary Irish upbringing, the terrible physical abuse, the job dressing up as a maid to deliver  telegrams, the R...

Dave Grohl: The Storyteller | Season 4: Ep. 1 06.11.2021 1:35:45 ↓

Dave Grohl, dude.  Dave.  GROHL.  Dave Grohl has been in the White House several times. He is friends with Paul McCartney. His band the Foo Fighters is very, very, very popular. You almost forget--almost--that he was a drummer for Nirvana, with someone named Kurt Cobain. How did Dave Grohl ever escape the shadow of that band?  How did Dave Grohl become America's favorite rock star musician? H...