WEBVTT - Classic Replay Music Saved Me with Adam Ezra

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<v Speaker 1>Music Saved Me.

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<v Speaker 2>Pizzier, one of my heroes. I had a change to

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<v Speaker 2>medium that we're passing by. Someone introduced me. He shook

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<v Speaker 2>my hand. He did not spare a second for small

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<v Speaker 2>talk or pleasantries.

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<v Speaker 1>He took my hand in the first thing he said.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, look here, this is a folk conference and

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<v Speaker 2>you're one of the few people that are here that

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<v Speaker 2>are belowd the age of sixty. This music is suffering

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<v Speaker 2>right now. Use your voice in your lifetime to keep

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<v Speaker 2>this music and this message a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Lyn Hoffman, and welcome to the Music Save Me Podcast,

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<v Speaker 3>the show where we explore the power of music to heal,

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<v Speaker 3>to help others, and to create good. Now, if you

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<v Speaker 3>love this podcast, please share it with your friends and family,

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<v Speaker 3>and please follow and subscribe so you never miss an episode,

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<v Speaker 3>and thank you in advance. Today we have an amazing

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<v Speaker 3>artist who lives and breeds the qualities that we love

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<v Speaker 3>here on the Music Save Me Podcast. Adam As is

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<v Speaker 3>an underground Americana songwriter who leads Adam as a group

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<v Speaker 3>and he takes This is the Coolest Thing a month

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<v Speaker 3>out of each year to visit the living room of

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<v Speaker 3>his fans around the country. Literally, his band and nonprofit

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<v Speaker 3>organization Rally Sound hosts a free festival every summer, raised

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<v Speaker 3>almost one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for homeless vets

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<v Speaker 3>just last year. Adam Ezra, Welcome to music saved me.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much, Lenn, Thank you so much for wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to chat with me today.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm so excited. First, I don't even know where to start,

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<v Speaker 3>So let's start here. When you started your career a

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<v Speaker 3>few decades ago, can you tell us about the journey

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<v Speaker 3>when you started in how you discovered then how important

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<v Speaker 3>music is in creating good in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I would be I would be happy to I have,

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<v Speaker 2>by no means, had a fairy tale journey. When I

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<v Speaker 2>started music, I was in I was in Boston and

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<v Speaker 2>just I was writing songs all the time, trying to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out how to perform them in front of people,

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to be a part of the band, wanting to

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<v Speaker 2>be a part of something bigger than myself. And I

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<v Speaker 2>came up against the challenge that so many starting artists

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<v Speaker 2>have that don't have a leg up in the music

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<v Speaker 2>world right, that don't have money or connections of resources.

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<v Speaker 2>I needed to get hired to play in the good

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<v Speaker 2>music clubs in order to get fans. But the good

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<v Speaker 2>music clubs won't going to hire me until I had fans. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>It's like this catch twenty two that all starting artists,

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<v Speaker 2>or many starting artists, most starting artists face. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I ended up going to kind of the least successful, nastiest, darkest,

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<v Speaker 2>dankest bars that I could find in Boston now and

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<v Speaker 2>ask the owners if I could set up in the corner.

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<v Speaker 2>For many years, we were not getting hired to play concerts.

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<v Speaker 2>We were hired to keep people drinking in a close time,

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<v Speaker 2>play five hours and nine every night that we could

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<v Speaker 2>in any bar that was wanting to hire us anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>in the Northeast. And at one by one, people in

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<v Speaker 2>those bars kind of turned away from the socks game

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<v Speaker 2>plan over the bar and decided to pay attention to

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<v Speaker 2>music and decided that they liked it, decided that they

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to listen, and shared it with their friends and

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<v Speaker 2>people that they cared about. And that's how our music

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<v Speaker 2>community has grown very very slowly over the years. Now

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<v Speaker 2>we get to play in such cool, inspiring venues and festivals,

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<v Speaker 2>and we get the tour around the country.

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<v Speaker 1>It is and I.

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<v Speaker 2>Think because it took so long, and because it was

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<v Speaker 2>not a fairy tale. It is something that I am

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<v Speaker 2>always amazed by and appreciate so deeply.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you personally discovered the healing forces of music in

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<v Speaker 3>your life during this time?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man, Man, I think that music and art, any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of expression of art in general, right, I find

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<v Speaker 2>it ironic and inspiring all the time. That is not

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<v Speaker 2>when an artist really digs deep, digs out something unique

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<v Speaker 2>in them. It speaks to a human experience that is universal,

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<v Speaker 2>and when great art is happening, it connects us. It

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<v Speaker 2>reminds us that there's more about us that is saying

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<v Speaker 2>than is different, and that that I have always felt

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<v Speaker 2>so strongly through music and adds a huge reason that

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<v Speaker 2>I write songs and a huge reason that I'm out

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<v Speaker 2>there for man music.

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<v Speaker 3>And I said something earlier about you being an underground

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<v Speaker 3>americanis singer songwriter. Yeah, it's amazing to the power of that,

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<v Speaker 3>that underground movement.

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<v Speaker 1>It is coupled with your hard.

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<v Speaker 3>Work, many years of hard work. I wonder who are

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<v Speaker 3>some of the musicians that have lifted you up during

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<v Speaker 3>perhaps challenging times in your life. You're pretty open about

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<v Speaker 3>those challenges.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean there have been so many interactions and

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<v Speaker 2>moments and songs that have helped inspire me along the way.

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<v Speaker 2>But I will tell you I'll give you because there

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<v Speaker 2>are too many stories or examples racing through my head.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you one that happened when I.

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<v Speaker 2>Was in my twenty eights hours trying out, banging my

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<v Speaker 2>head against the wall, trying to figure out how to

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<v Speaker 2>play music. And during that time I ended up at

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<v Speaker 2>a music conference, very grassroots, in a camp somewhere in

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<v Speaker 2>the Northeast I can't even remember, and it was mostly

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<v Speaker 2>folk musician and Pete Seer, one of my heroes, not

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<v Speaker 2>only for his songwriting, not only because I grew up

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<v Speaker 2>listening to his music, but also because of his mission

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<v Speaker 2>through music to shape the world around him and inspire others.

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<v Speaker 2>I had to change the medium that weekend. It was

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<v Speaker 2>we were passing by. Someone introduced me to and he

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<v Speaker 2>shook my hand. He did not spare a second for

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<v Speaker 2>small talk or pleasantries. He took my hand in the

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<v Speaker 2>first thing he said, he said, look around, right, this

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<v Speaker 2>is a folk conference, and you're one of the few

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<v Speaker 2>people that are here that are below the age of sixty.

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<v Speaker 2>This music is suffering, right, now and use your voice

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<v Speaker 2>in your lifetime to keep this keep this music and

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<v Speaker 2>this message a lot. You know, the power of hearing

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<v Speaker 2>those words spoken from a hero of mine and just

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<v Speaker 2>the briefest of interactions. I think back about those those

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<v Speaker 2>words in that moment often in my life.

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<v Speaker 3>I bet that was would you say that was a

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<v Speaker 3>crossroads for you where you just sort of got put

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<v Speaker 3>on that right path.

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<v Speaker 1>It was certainly one.

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<v Speaker 2>It was certainly one of many crossroads, but it was

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<v Speaker 2>more spark that continue to fan the flame of of

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<v Speaker 2>what I was feeling inside.

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<v Speaker 3>You didn't mean to get out letting you know you

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<v Speaker 3>were you were on the right path. Sure, that's pretty exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean that I can't even imagine. I've had those

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<v Speaker 3>moments in my life, and you know, it's hard to

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<v Speaker 3>pinpoint one, but that's that's a pretty big one.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a good one for me.

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<v Speaker 3>Something else that's really big is rally Sound, which I

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<v Speaker 3>understand it was. It was created based on the premise

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<v Speaker 3>of just helping others. Can you explain this is your

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<v Speaker 3>nonprofit organization, what rally sound is, what it does, How

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<v Speaker 3>it came about.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it came about way back in the

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<v Speaker 2>day where I was playing the bars on Sundays as

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Gal. You appreciate a place called the Pine Street

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<v Speaker 2>in almost Shelter in Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday more.

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<v Speaker 2>I would go down and kind of play for the

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<v Speaker 2>folks down there when I could. People would come up

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<v Speaker 2>to me at shows and they would say, you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing this event at this bar down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to raise money for the American Drub Association. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing this event in our backyard. We're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>raise some money for handicap accessible ramp for our neighbors,

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<v Speaker 2>right like me, And I would always say yes because

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<v Speaker 2>doing good feels good, but also because I was just excited.

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<v Speaker 1>People wanted me to play music right.

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<v Speaker 2>But I would find I would find early on that

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<v Speaker 2>when a concert was about more than just a concert,

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<v Speaker 2>the music sounded better, the experience connected a little bit deeper,

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<v Speaker 2>and those shows inspired. Of course, the more I ended

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<v Speaker 2>up doing, the more people would ask me. It became

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<v Speaker 2>a part of my mission as an artist. Eventually, as

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<v Speaker 2>we began to grow a little bit, put together aboard

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<v Speaker 2>and started this nonprofit organization called rally Sound, and rally

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<v Speaker 2>Sound's mission is to empower community through music. Most of

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<v Speaker 2>what rally Sound does help people that are trying to

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<v Speaker 2>put together events oftentimes and they want music, but they

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<v Speaker 2>don't really know how to do that right. It's as

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<v Speaker 2>you can appreciate, right, complicated thing.

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<v Speaker 1>To set up.

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<v Speaker 2>An event that has music to it, you have to

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<v Speaker 2>think about sound. You have to think about the band

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<v Speaker 2>and how you're going to get them in, and how

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<v Speaker 2>the day is going to work, and how you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to figure everything and anyways. It can be common and

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<v Speaker 2>we wanted to empower people to be able to do

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<v Speaker 2>those things. Over the years, rally Sound has taken on

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<v Speaker 2>a life of its own. The community within rally Sound

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<v Speaker 2>has really mobilized in an incredible, incredible way, and most

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<v Speaker 2>of our atam Mesure Group shows very often will see

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<v Speaker 2>an element of rally Sound at them. Now, there will

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<v Speaker 2>be folks fans in the area, you know, ninety percent

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<v Speaker 2>of the time will will will reach out and they

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<v Speaker 2>will they will do some kind of awareness campaign or

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<v Speaker 2>a fundraiser, or they'll have people bring non perishable items

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<v Speaker 2>for local food pantry. But those things are happening. Once

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<v Speaker 2>a year, rally Sound puts on our own festival, which

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<v Speaker 2>you also mentioned in your introduction called the Ramble. It's

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<v Speaker 2>our one, it's our one big event that it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>It is and for those of you listening, uh, it

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<v Speaker 2>is a festival unlike any cestival I've ever experienced one.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyone can come to the Ramble. They can comfort for me,

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<v Speaker 2>they can donate what they can. All of the musicians

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<v Speaker 2>that come to the Ramble donate their time and their talent.

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<v Speaker 2>It is run entirely by an army of volunteers to

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<v Speaker 2>regular folks. I give me coming together. Not one of

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<v Speaker 2>us actually knows how to run a festival, but somehow.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this year we had two hundred volunteers working

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<v Speaker 2>all summer to put this festival together. It was unbelievable

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<v Speaker 2>and it's the most inspiring day we have. The Rainbell

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<v Speaker 2>has a mission which is to put an end of

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<v Speaker 2>veteran homelessness. And we actually this is an exciting week

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<v Speaker 2>talking to you in because we just found out our

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<v Speaker 2>results from this year's Ramble, which happened just a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks ago, and we are going to be presenting

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<v Speaker 2>a check to the New England Center and Home for

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<v Speaker 2>Veterans for one hundred and fifty one thousand dollars, which

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<v Speaker 2>is more than I could ever I ever imagined we'd

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<v Speaker 2>be able to raise together.

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<v Speaker 3>So congratulations, that's huge, it is It is really exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a good week for me to be talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the power community and music.

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<v Speaker 3>For sure, certainly, and the power of music is so strong.

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<v Speaker 3>I would I'm just curious. I don't know, a little

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<v Speaker 3>more of a personal note, I did hear some interviews

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<v Speaker 3>with you recently that you discussed how you started during

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<v Speaker 3>COVID talking to person you know, to people online and

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<v Speaker 3>then you know, promising you'd be back if they came back,

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<v Speaker 3>and how that just sort of grew when you when

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<v Speaker 3>you play music, or when you play music and talk

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<v Speaker 3>to people, which is probably all a part of your shows.

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<v Speaker 3>How does it feel when you connect with your fans

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<v Speaker 3>and you see them taking you know, inspired by your

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<v Speaker 3>music to take action in their own lives. So how

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<v Speaker 3>does that make you feel?

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<v Speaker 1>Hm, Well, that.

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<v Speaker 2>There's two things that your there's two things that you're

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<v Speaker 2>there your needs. You can touch upon that question, both

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<v Speaker 2>of which I think about a lot. Right. One is

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<v Speaker 2>the connection itself, making that connection, and there are men,

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<v Speaker 2>there are artists that are out there that are incredible,

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful singers, incredible beautiful players, like so beyond right. When

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<v Speaker 2>I go to see them, I feel like I'm getting

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<v Speaker 2>to experience that they are embodying human potential, right. And

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<v Speaker 2>for me as an artist, I mean, it's just it

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<v Speaker 2>ain't my art form. It's a different art form. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the coolest thing about music. Within this big category

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<v Speaker 2>of music, there are so many different ways to express

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<v Speaker 2>and share art, and so for me, the musical experience

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<v Speaker 2>is about that connection.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about That's what a show is for.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about trying to connect with folks and trying to

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<v Speaker 2>connect folks with each other. I am so so fortunate

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<v Speaker 2>in because of my because my journey has been so

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<v Speaker 2>grassroots and undergrad, because it has been so one, one

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<v Speaker 2>person at a time, and so very personal for me

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<v Speaker 2>and for the folks that have connected to us over time.

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<v Speaker 2>The feeling of connection at our shows these days is

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<v Speaker 2>just one of the most inspiring things I get to experience,

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<v Speaker 2>apart from being a daddy to two little girls. It

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<v Speaker 2>is the most inspiring thing that I get to experience

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<v Speaker 2>these days. And the fact that rally sound and community

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<v Speaker 2>activism and empowerment is so closely meant to our mission

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<v Speaker 2>as a band.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting to watch that.

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<v Speaker 2>Community engage and mobilize and impact each other in different ways.

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<v Speaker 1>It's, uh, it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Just so so rewarding for me, you know, I get.

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<v Speaker 2>I It's it's like I got to be a little

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<v Speaker 2>a little, a little firestarter. I got to be a

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<v Speaker 2>little spark, that is it. And when I get to

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<v Speaker 2>play shows get I get to fan those slams a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more every single night. And that's often kind

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<v Speaker 2>of how it feels to me to be a musician.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you think it is about music specifically, Because

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<v Speaker 3>you said music has a it's a big tent, all

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<v Speaker 3>different kinds of talents, levels, messages, songs.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think it is.

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<v Speaker 3>Specifically about music that heals people or helps people?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think the way that I think words

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<v Speaker 2>are limited. I think the way that we communicate through

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<v Speaker 2>words it's limited. I often struggle to find them write

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<v Speaker 2>words to really say what's inside of me right. Music

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<v Speaker 2>adds a whole other dimension down vibrates a person and

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<v Speaker 2>can speak to emotions that oftentimes I don't let myself

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<v Speaker 2>feel on a day and day baby, or I am

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<v Speaker 2>not even aware of on a.

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<v Speaker 1>Day to day basis.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes when I listen to a singer singing about something

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<v Speaker 2>that's really really real, right, if they had just said

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<v Speaker 2>those words, it wouldn't hit me as deeply as music does.

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<v Speaker 2>And ultimately, I think when we are together and we

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<v Speaker 2>are listening to music, if it's if it's good music,

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<v Speaker 2>if it's art that's made honestly, no matter what genre

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<v Speaker 2>it is, we all get to experience that thing that

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<v Speaker 2>is universal and all of us, and that's that's that's inspiring.

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<v Speaker 3>Sure is well, Adam Ezra from Adam Ezra Group, you

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<v Speaker 3>are inspiring clearly inspiring a lot of people, not just

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<v Speaker 3>myself and my listeners, but but I just I'm so

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<v Speaker 3>happy to be the one to hear the news today

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<v Speaker 3>about the money you've been able to raise. Me's pretty cool, veterans,

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<v Speaker 3>that's so exciting, and there's there's nothing better than doing

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<v Speaker 3>and what you love and you found a way to

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<v Speaker 3>make a living at it. But it's true giving back.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's like you get stuff from the people who listen,

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<v Speaker 3>you give back, and you're able to find a way

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<v Speaker 3>to get volunteers to do all of this incredible work

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<v Speaker 3>without sort of the traditional trappings of a music career,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that's probably dare I say a wish

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<v Speaker 3>of a lot of artists who didn't follow that path.

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<v Speaker 3>But congratulations on all of that good stuff, and please

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<v Speaker 3>come back and see us again, and thanks for doing

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<v Speaker 3>what you do. And I'm even more a little impartial

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<v Speaker 3>because you're from my hometown and see us again.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for your words, man, and thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast. Thanks for doing what you do.

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<v Speaker 2>I think telling stories about the way that music has

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<v Speaker 2>the power to impact us all. I think those are

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<v Speaker 2>important stories to be told, and I'm glad you're out

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<v Speaker 2>there doing it.