WEBVTT - "takin ' a walk" welcomes The Professor of Rock-Adam Reader-Talking Led Zeppelin

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<v Speaker 1>Taking a walk. When you know you've got something, go

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<v Speaker 1>for it.

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<v Speaker 2>Keep going because we all worry about what other people think.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you know in your heart there's something great,

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<v Speaker 2>you keep going moving forward. And that was a great

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<v Speaker 2>lesson to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, welcome to the Taking a Walk podcast and we

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<v Speaker 3>have Adam reed Or, the Professor of Rock. We are

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<v Speaker 3>going to break down the amazing led Zeppelin documentary. But

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<v Speaker 3>before we get started at him, you know, since the

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<v Speaker 3>podcast is called taking a Walk, I do want to

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<v Speaker 3>ask you, could you tell me if there was someone

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<v Speaker 3>you could take.

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<v Speaker 4>A walk with, living or dead, who would you like

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<v Speaker 4>to take a walk with?

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<v Speaker 3>And where might you want to walk with them?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, thinking about it, there's three names that come up,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll choose one of the three.

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<v Speaker 1>But the three of them meily come to mind are

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<v Speaker 1>Dan Fogelberg, Prince, and Elvis Presley.

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<v Speaker 2>Then Frank Sinatra just came into my head. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I love Dan Fogelberg and that's a dream interview. Prince

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<v Speaker 2>is just so interesting. But I think I think I

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<v Speaker 2>would have to go with Elvis.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd have to go with the King.

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<v Speaker 2>Because and I think I would take a walk with

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<v Speaker 2>him honestly on the grounds of Graceland. I've been there

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<v Speaker 2>many times, and I've interviewed Mark Cohane about walking to

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<v Speaker 2>Memphis and so, I you know, I just think that

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<v Speaker 2>it's a special place, a sacred place. When I went

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<v Speaker 2>actually spent a few months in Memphis, Tennessee a long

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<v Speaker 2>time ago, when I was doing totally different things.

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<v Speaker 1>I was traveling for.

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<v Speaker 2>Business and I was opening up a business center there,

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<v Speaker 2>and so spent a few months there, and I mean

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<v Speaker 2>every week I was at Graceland and Bill Street. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it was It's an incredible place. But I

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<v Speaker 2>just think Elvis is so fascinating. I would love to

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<v Speaker 2>just pick his brain and hear his his take on

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<v Speaker 2>It's interesting. We're very blessed to be able to do

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<v Speaker 2>what we do buzz, you know, to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>talk about music and talk to some of these heroes

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<v Speaker 2>of ours people have written some of the great songs

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<v Speaker 2>of all time. Elvis. I always find when I'm interviewing

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<v Speaker 2>somebody like like a Lamont Dozer from Hollandozer Holland or somebody,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Henry Dilts, the great photographer.

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<v Speaker 1>I interviewed him a few weeks ago. He was an.

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<v Speaker 2>Official photographer of Woodstock and took so many great photos

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<v Speaker 2>at Laurel Canyon. Sometimes you feel like you're interviewing somebody

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<v Speaker 2>and it's like you know, or like Brian Wilson the

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<v Speaker 2>Washington Monument, you're like sitting down with the Washington Monument.

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<v Speaker 2>There's so much history there. And to me, I'm fascinated

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<v Speaker 2>by the early early rock and roll fifties and sixties,

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<v Speaker 2>when when it was barely registering with people and they said, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a flash in the pan, it'll never last. And

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<v Speaker 2>Elvis was right there. I mean, he's the one that

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<v Speaker 2>started that fire, along with you know, Chuck Berry and

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<v Speaker 2>Little Richard and so to me that would be, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>that would be a treat to be able to really

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<v Speaker 2>the magic of his voice and and.

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<v Speaker 1>And just what he created.

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<v Speaker 3>And as we're going to talk about led Zeppelin and

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<v Speaker 3>Becoming led Zeppelin, the Great documentary, you know, there's no

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<v Speaker 3>doubt for so many of the Brits, you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>road started with people like Elvis, right that really it

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<v Speaker 3>really just began there, and uh, it still is a

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<v Speaker 3>great starting point to you know, talking about Elvis.

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<v Speaker 2>So Robert Plant talked about Little Richard, you know, on

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<v Speaker 2>the documentary, and of course in the interview with David Letterman.

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<v Speaker 1>He talked about the King. Of course, the King, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he threw that out there, so you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, yeah, that's that's that's a good one.

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<v Speaker 3>So what stood out to you most about the approach

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<v Speaker 3>that they took for becoming led Zeppelin compared to other

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<v Speaker 3>documentaries you know that you've seen, whether about Zeppelin or

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<v Speaker 3>just in general documentaries.

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<v Speaker 2>I I loved the origin story. I mean I start

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<v Speaker 2>off every interview I've ever done with that an origin

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<v Speaker 2>question about you know, what was the moment that kicked

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<v Speaker 2>open the door to your mind and made you want

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<v Speaker 2>to pursue music like that moment, like where everything changed

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<v Speaker 2>for you? And I love to know about people's history

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<v Speaker 2>because I mean, the origin story is so important. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if comic book movies are any indication.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they're hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they were ruled the box office for for

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<v Speaker 2>a decade, and it's always the origin story.

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<v Speaker 1>Why did spider Man? How did Spider Man become Spider Man?

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<v Speaker 2>And and what what motivated that Batman? That kind of thing,

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the same thing with artists, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what what was it? And I love how Robert Plant,

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<v Speaker 2>John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just so cool to feel like.

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<v Speaker 2>You had him in your living room there and then

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<v Speaker 2>telling about what started out, you know, and Jimmy Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>Page talk about he always had a guitar in his hand,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, he took it to school and they'd

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<v Speaker 2>take it away from him. And when he would go

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<v Speaker 2>into school and his dad kind of said, okay, well

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<v Speaker 2>I'll support you, but you make sure you keep your

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<v Speaker 2>grades up, you know. And it was just great to

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<v Speaker 2>to I was fascinated by that. And then of course

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<v Speaker 2>to get you know, John Bonham, to get Bonzo, to

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<v Speaker 2>get that that interview that had never been.

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<v Speaker 1>Shared, and it was really a treat to watch Robert.

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<v Speaker 2>Plant and well all of them, you know, just listening

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<v Speaker 2>to John Bonham and smiling, and I thought that was

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<v Speaker 2>a really cool approach. And the origin story just took

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<v Speaker 2>him from there and then how they all met and

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<v Speaker 2>and you got to see that, you know, Robert Plant talked.

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<v Speaker 2>You could see the pain in his face. He went

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<v Speaker 2>through some hard times. He was homeless, you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>was he had a little suitcase he'd carry around, and

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<v Speaker 2>he had some tough times.

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<v Speaker 1>Trying to figure out what he was going to do,

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<v Speaker 1>who he was.

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<v Speaker 2>And we all look at these guys as rock gods

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<v Speaker 2>and we don't see them as human, and when we

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<v Speaker 2>see them in human it makes them even more precious touffs.

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<v Speaker 2>At least it does to me, because they come.

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<v Speaker 1>Down to that level.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you know, I know we shouldn't worship that

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<v Speaker 2>type of thing, but you know, as a little kid,

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<v Speaker 2>when you see led Zeppelin, the golden gods of rock,

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<v Speaker 2>up there on the stage, you hear those records, it's mystical,

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<v Speaker 2>it's magical, it's like a it's almost indescribable, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you see them and then they come down

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<v Speaker 2>in their mere mortals. You would think that that would

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<v Speaker 2>take something away, but it doesn't. For me, it strengthens

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<v Speaker 2>that bond.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I loved how there really was no external commentary.

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<v Speaker 4>It was really just the band members themselves.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you think that choice that they made in

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<v Speaker 3>creating the documentary impacts us as viewers and our connection

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<v Speaker 3>to the story.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I think that they're holding us by the hand

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<v Speaker 2>and tanking gets along for the ride.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love that too. I love that aspect. There

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<v Speaker 1>was no voice over.

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<v Speaker 2>There was no Okay, now we're going to give you

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<v Speaker 2>some exposition here, and we're going to take you to

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<v Speaker 2>the next here, you know, here's this year.

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<v Speaker 1>And I loved how they let the music also.

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<v Speaker 2>Breathe life into it, where you'd see a live performance,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'd let the live performance go on, where you'd

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<v Speaker 2>see the full performance, and then you also see what

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<v Speaker 2>was going on in those years, which was impacting Zeppelins music,

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<v Speaker 2>and Zeppelin was impacting what was going on. And I

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<v Speaker 2>love that too, with that aspect of it, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>And I would have given it a perfect ten.

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<v Speaker 1>The only thing that.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't like about it is I feel like there

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<v Speaker 2>was a huge missed opportunity at the end. And we

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<v Speaker 2>learned this from a Star Wars trilogy. How could you

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<v Speaker 2>not bring the characters together at the end, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and let them be in the room. It would have

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<v Speaker 2>been so perfect to end with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones,

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<v Speaker 2>Robert Plant sitting together in that room where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it looked like even they were being interviewed in the

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<v Speaker 2>same room, some of them, but at least that John

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<v Speaker 2>Paul Jones or Robert Plant looked like the same room

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<v Speaker 2>to me. Maybe I'm mistaken, but it would have been

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<v Speaker 2>great to have them sitting in that like kind of

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<v Speaker 2>den together, listening to John Bonham and them kind of together,

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<v Speaker 2>the four of them one last time and and give

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<v Speaker 2>give the last word.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I like how Jimmy Page had the last word because

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<v Speaker 2>it was his band, he started it. But it would

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<v Speaker 2>have been cool to see that that's my only that's

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<v Speaker 2>my only hiccup.

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<v Speaker 3>I wondered the same thing, and I wondered whether it

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<v Speaker 3>was too painful in a way for them to go

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<v Speaker 3>through that in terms of the ride that would have

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<v Speaker 3>taken them on emotionally. But I definitely had that same feeling,

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<v Speaker 3>and I wish it went you know, I wish the

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<v Speaker 3>whole thing went on further further down the road, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like a good tease of an interview, which you're so

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<v Speaker 3>great at, Uh, you leave people wanting more.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they left us wanting more.

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<v Speaker 2>Definitely, I would love to see you know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>who doesn't want to hear their take on Steroid to Heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>even though Robert Plan doesn't want to talk about it

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<v Speaker 2>really from other interviews, but it would have been great

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<v Speaker 2>to see, you know, for example, my I mean, my

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<v Speaker 2>favorite song of all time by Zeppelin is ten years gone,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would love to have heard their take on

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<v Speaker 2>that immigrant song and so on and so forth. And

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<v Speaker 2>I loved how you got little stories behind the songs.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it seemed like Zeppel one and two and

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<v Speaker 2>they left us. But maybe there'll be a sequel. We

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<v Speaker 2>can only hope.

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<v Speaker 3>I love how Jimmy Page talked about his specific decision

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<v Speaker 3>to steer Zeppelin away from mainstream singles, you know, toward

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<v Speaker 3>these more ambitious albums. How in your mind, how pivotal

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<v Speaker 3>do you think that the vision was in shaping the

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<v Speaker 3>band's legacy.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, it was monumental because.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember there was a part where Jimmy Page talked

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<v Speaker 2>about that he saw the future in America. They were

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<v Speaker 2>playing full sides of albums, you know, they were trying

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<v Speaker 2>to push him for a cut for AM radio Pop radio,

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<v Speaker 2>and he could see where the future was going with

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<v Speaker 2>with FM and with them playing entire sides of albums,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's where.

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<v Speaker 1>He wanted to be.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that they influenced everybody came after, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>Pink Floyd and you know, the great albums.

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<v Speaker 1>I always say that the sixties to me are the greatest,

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<v Speaker 1>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been doing this project for like the last six months,

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<v Speaker 2>where every Saturday I camped down the top ten, or

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<v Speaker 2>in my case, I've been doing eleven songs because it's

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<v Speaker 2>so difficult for every year in music from so far,

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<v Speaker 2>I've done nineteen sixty four to about nineteen eighty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>and I planned to probably do a few few years

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<v Speaker 2>from the nineties in the fifties, but it is so

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<v Speaker 2>hard because in the sixties is impossible, because you go

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<v Speaker 2>from sixty five to sixty nine and there's fifty songs

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<v Speaker 2>that could be in the top ten easy. So to me,

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<v Speaker 2>the sixties are the greatest, and nothing comes close as

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<v Speaker 2>far as singles go, you know, their own individual songs.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you get in the seventies, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>seventies are the greatest decade by far for albums, for

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<v Speaker 2>a full picture and thematically, you know, and Zeppelin certainly

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<v Speaker 2>had that, and Eagles followed that, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>bands in the seventies who were trying to create full albums,

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<v Speaker 2>full experiences. We're missing that, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>In the New Age. That's a bit of a lost art.

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<v Speaker 2>The album is going away in some ways, it is

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<v Speaker 2>coming back in some ways with vinyl being so exciting

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<v Speaker 2>for younger people. So there's no question that Zeppelin had

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<v Speaker 2>a massive impact on that. And they were writing, they

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<v Speaker 2>were looking at as a as a full album. They

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<v Speaker 2>were They're never a band that was sitting down and saying,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, what's going to be the leadoff single?

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<v Speaker 1>What's going to be the second single?

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<v Speaker 2>And and that's the mentality that we all have, I

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<v Speaker 2>mean that the record executives have, and that that most

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<v Speaker 2>artists have is how were we going to I mean

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<v Speaker 2>today it's about grabbing them that first five seconds. That

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<v Speaker 2>was never on their mind. They were it was art

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<v Speaker 2>first and commerce came a distant second.

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<v Speaker 3>The filmmakers mentioned that there's a bit of a message

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<v Speaker 3>in the doc about following your passion and not listening

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<v Speaker 3>to naysayers. How do you think that theme resonates with

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<v Speaker 3>musicians and the general broad audience.

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<v Speaker 1>We we live in a time where.

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<v Speaker 2>Social media has taken over and a lot of these

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<v Speaker 2>younger kids are.

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<v Speaker 1>In some ways are there's there. Their value of.

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<v Speaker 2>Themselves is tied to likes and comments. And I can

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<v Speaker 2>understand that as a having a YouTube channel. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm having a bad day, on YouTube where it's

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<v Speaker 2>not resonating. You know, I'm beating myself up, like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I shouldn't this or whatever. You can't worry about what

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<v Speaker 2>others think of you if you know you've got something.

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<v Speaker 2>There was an artist that taught me something really incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>Kenny Loggins. Actually, Kenny Loggins was telling a story about

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<v Speaker 2>how he and Michael McDonald had just written what a

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<v Speaker 2>Fool Beliefs, huge hit for the Dewbie Brothers. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, one record of the year, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>a number one hit and massive, and so they really

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<v Speaker 2>had a great connection as writers. So Kenny wrote Whenever

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<v Speaker 2>I Call You Friend, and he thought this is man,

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a great song. And he took

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<v Speaker 2>it to Michael McDonald. Is their next song to do together?

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<v Speaker 2>And he said, man, I think we should do this

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<v Speaker 2>next one together. And Michael McDonald listened to it and

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<v Speaker 2>he said, nah, I don't hear it. I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>for it. I don't think it's a great song. Kenny's

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<v Speaker 2>like what And so Kenny Stevie Nix at the time

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<v Speaker 2>he used tour with her. She said let's do adet together,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, let's do this song and she loved it,

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<v Speaker 2>and they recorded and it became his first massive solo hit,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, you know, my lesson from that is

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<v Speaker 2>when you know you've got something, go for it. Keep

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<v Speaker 2>going because we all worry about what other people think.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you know in your heart does something great,

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<v Speaker 2>you keep going moving forward. And that was a great

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<v Speaker 2>lesson to me that you know we got to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think Zeppelin's a great example of that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>they have their struggles, you know, it shows that. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what I love about this documentary is that shows all

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<v Speaker 2>of their ups and downs getting to the point where

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<v Speaker 2>they were the greatest man of all time.

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<v Speaker 3>After watching Becoming Led Zeppelin, did you come away with

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<v Speaker 3>any new insights or questions that you would like to

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<v Speaker 3>explore further in your own work.

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<v Speaker 2>Gosh, I probably haven't had enough time to reflect on

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<v Speaker 2>it because I just barely watched it last night.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been so crazy busy the last few months.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I think I love their example of they

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<v Speaker 2>were creating without worrying about what an audience wanted. And

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<v Speaker 2>I think sometimes as a podcaster, as an interviewer, as

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<v Speaker 2>content creators, I guess is what they call it now,

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes we're worried about really tying it into your last

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<v Speaker 2>question what others are thinking, or maybe I should cover

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<v Speaker 2>this because it's the popular thing and forego our own

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<v Speaker 2>ideas of what our heart is telling us a direction

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<v Speaker 2>to go. And I think that Zeppelin's a great example

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<v Speaker 2>of you follow your heart and your passions. And a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of days ago, you know, my son, I've got

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<v Speaker 2>a seventeen year old and he had a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>friends over here.

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<v Speaker 1>We're putting together a puzzle of.

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<v Speaker 2>Rock albums, and we were talking about music, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was showing them different songs that they weren't aware of.

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<v Speaker 2>Either are like, what's this album? And they said, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, it's General Tall And I showed them

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<v Speaker 2>or Jefferson Airplane, and I was showing them different things

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<v Speaker 2>and they never heard it, and their mine was being

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<v Speaker 2>blown and I thought, this is so fun, so to

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<v Speaker 2>share something new with these kids that they've never heard

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<v Speaker 2>that they're like, wow, how did they how did what.

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<v Speaker 1>Instrument is that? And how did they do this?

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<v Speaker 2>And and I thought, I need to get back to

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<v Speaker 2>that a little bit more of I'm not worrying so

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<v Speaker 2>much about I got to do a video that's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get you know, that's gonna get clicks or views. It's

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<v Speaker 2>about creating something that that resonates and and I think

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part I do that. But it is

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<v Speaker 2>a good reminder that we need to follow our heart.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to follow where the mus is taking as

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<v Speaker 2>as opposed to what you know, the marketing plan is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's great advice for all of us, great advice for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I couldn't agree more. Highly recommend Becoming led Zeppelin a

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<v Speaker 3>great documentary, and I highly recommend you check out The

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<v Speaker 3>Professor of Rock because it's chock full of behind the

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<v Speaker 3>scenes stories with some of the greats from the music business.

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<v Speaker 3>So Adam, thank you for being on Taking a Walk Buzz,

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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