WEBVTT - Remembering Nolan Neal

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<v Speaker 1>Hey guys, it's Kaylie Shore and this is too much

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<v Speaker 1>to say, but it's turn it out you, Okay. So,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, I want to announce that over the

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<v Speaker 1>next month long period, we're going to change the format

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<v Speaker 1>of the podcast a little bit. We're gonna be doing

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<v Speaker 1>one mini Soda week, so it'll be shorter episodes, um,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just covering some some random topics. But basically,

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm doing is taking a month long break from

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast to work on some new episodes and get

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<v Speaker 1>some special guests in and kind of dream up new

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<v Speaker 1>ways to grow the podcast to the next level. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is kind of like a mid series break, I guess, um,

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<v Speaker 1>but I want to come back stronger than ever. And

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<v Speaker 1>I've found myself not able to put as much effort

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<v Speaker 1>into the podcast recently because I've just been like doing

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<v Speaker 1>it every single week versus setting myself up for success

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<v Speaker 1>by doing several of the time and uh, just being

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more prepared. And I'm so thankful to

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby Bones and the Nationale Podcast Network and I Heart

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<v Speaker 1>Radio for um, you know, having me have this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just want to like show them how appreciative

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<v Speaker 1>I am by working a little bit harder on it.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what the podcast will look like for the

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<v Speaker 1>next month. So thank you guys for bearing with me

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<v Speaker 1>during this transitional period. Moving to l A has been

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<v Speaker 1>so so fun, but also you know, there's just so

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<v Speaker 1>much to do, and I've been jumping right in. I

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<v Speaker 1>have a show on Friday. I'm really excited about it. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But also on the personal side of things, I had

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<v Speaker 1>a really crazy week. Um my mom was hospitalized and

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<v Speaker 1>she's never been in the best health, but we've never

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<v Speaker 1>had a scare like that. And basically, like she just

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<v Speaker 1>started she was super loopy, like at work, like my

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<v Speaker 1>mom doesn't drink at all, she has maybe a glass

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<v Speaker 1>of wine with me a year. Um, and my aunt

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<v Speaker 1>works with her and noticed that she was acting really

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<v Speaker 1>weird and like I got the call and it sounded

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<v Speaker 1>like she was having a stroke or something, but it

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<v Speaker 1>ended up being Um, she's been pre diabetic for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>but she went into uh keto acidosis, which is like

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<v Speaker 1>when your blood sugar crazy spikes. So your blood sugar

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<v Speaker 1>is supposed to be between one and one eighty and

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<v Speaker 1>hers was seven hundreds. So if she hadn't come into

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<v Speaker 1>work despite not feeling well, UM and feeling a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit loopy. She probably wouldn't be with us, so she

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<v Speaker 1>gets UM out of the hospital today. But it's been

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<v Speaker 1>really scary. And then on top of that, yesterday UM,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my friends, Nolan Neil, passed away and some

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<v Speaker 1>of you may know him. He's an incredible musician. Incredible

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't even begin to cover it. UM. And he was

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<v Speaker 1>like the first person I ever met in Nashville. His

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<v Speaker 1>son lives in UM around my hometown, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>had a friend tell me that I had to meet him,

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<v Speaker 1>and so my first trip to Nashville when I was seventeen,

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<v Speaker 1>he let me come up during one of his rider's

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<v Speaker 1>rounds and take a couple of his songs and play

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<v Speaker 1>my own and they were not very good. My songs

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<v Speaker 1>really sucked then. And he was just a really special person. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>He struggled with addiction, and for those of you who

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<v Speaker 1>have loved an addict, you know that it changes them

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<v Speaker 1>and it changes their personality and they don't end up

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<v Speaker 1>being the person you know and love when they're using.

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<v Speaker 1>And UM, Nolan and I got into several fights over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of our professional relationship and friendship, and in

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<v Speaker 1>like it was very like brother sister type of fights.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, you, when you are close with an addict,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to set boundaries with them, and that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>always feel great. I mean, I know this better than

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<v Speaker 1>anybody with my sister, and yeah, so it's just been

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<v Speaker 1>really hard. But I want to focus on the amazing

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<v Speaker 1>things that he did in his life. Um, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it's I prefer to instead of sitting around and

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<v Speaker 1>talking about somebody died, I'd rather talk about how they lived.

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<v Speaker 1>And so I just wanted to share with you guys

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit about Nolan if you don't know him. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I've told people this so many times over

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<v Speaker 1>the years, but I really do think he's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most talented people I've ever encountered in my life.

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<v Speaker 1>He's so gifted and struggled so much with so many

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<v Speaker 1>different things. His dad killed himself when he was growing

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<v Speaker 1>up and that really affected him, and he's had so

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<v Speaker 1>many chances at success, and his addiction has gotten in

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<v Speaker 1>a way, and I just it was heartbreaking watching him

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<v Speaker 1>and knowing that he could and should be a superstar

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<v Speaker 1>and just kept struggling, and um, it's a really it's

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<v Speaker 1>just a really sad feeling um to watch someone who

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<v Speaker 1>has all the potential in the world and somehow not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to beat their demons, and it just tells

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<v Speaker 1>you how brutal addiction is. And even when you have

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<v Speaker 1>so much to live for, the demons can win. Um

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<v Speaker 1>So anyway, So here's a quick bio about him. This

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<v Speaker 1>is on the Taylor Guitar's website because he had an

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<v Speaker 1>endorsement deal with them. Um Bigger than Life, captivating energy,

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<v Speaker 1>and boundless talent are just a few ways you'll hear

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<v Speaker 1>people describe Nolan Neil, while many no Nolan is a

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<v Speaker 1>contestant on the hit NBC series The Voice and America's

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<v Speaker 1>Got Talent. The Nashville based artist is an accomplished singer, songwriter, musician,

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<v Speaker 1>and producer who was literally born into music, the son

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<v Speaker 1>of a professional drummer and a mother who made her

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<v Speaker 1>living as a singer, Nolan's career started by playing the

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<v Speaker 1>clubs in and around Nashville and as a street performer,

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<v Speaker 1>playing for tips in his guitar case. After a producer

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<v Speaker 1>heard him play, Nolan headed west to a record deal

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<v Speaker 1>with Hollywood Records in two thousand. During the next few years,

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<v Speaker 1>No One was touring and writing with the band's tonics

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<v Speaker 1>Saliva and Shined Down, among others. In two thousand and six,

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<v Speaker 1>he signed with Virgin Records and continued touring and writing.

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<v Speaker 1>Nolan changed paths, joining Hinders, the multi platinum group's lead singer.

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<v Speaker 1>After a stint with Hinder, Nolan decided to explore his

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<v Speaker 1>music and passions as an independent artist, and we released

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<v Speaker 1>his third independent project, Nashville l A and Fall. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a little out of date, so there's some more to uh,

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<v Speaker 1>what he was doing recently, but I just it's so sad, y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so freaking sad. And I want to leave you

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<v Speaker 1>with some of his music to listen to. Um it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to live on and UM. It's really the beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>thing about music. And Nolan impacted so many people in

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<v Speaker 1>his life, and he really did care so deeply about people,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just so hard to see that, like no

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<v Speaker 1>matter how much someone can love someone's they can't love himselves. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really hard on weeks like this when something happens,

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<v Speaker 1>like when I do the podcast, because I just I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not thinking about anything else. And my mom knew him too,

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<v Speaker 1>so she was like, really sad, just crying in the hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just been a mess. But um, his performances on

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<v Speaker 1>the Voice were amazing. He did he did this one. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's he did two auditions. One was heated Tiny Dancer

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<v Speaker 1>by Elton John and when he did Drive by Incuba

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<v Speaker 1>and they're both just amazing, but his rendition of Tiny

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<v Speaker 1>Dancers beyond incredible. Um. Then he has a song that

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<v Speaker 1>he did on America's Got Talents called Send Me a Butterfly,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think he wrote it, like I mean, over

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<v Speaker 1>ten years ago. But he wrote it about his dad

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<v Speaker 1>and about losing somebody, and the lyrics are just so

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful and it's um, really heartbreaking, but really fitting because

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<v Speaker 1>it's UM. I think a lot of people will listen

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<v Speaker 1>to this and think of Nolan now um in his

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<v Speaker 1>own words. And I'm just gonna read you the lyrics

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<v Speaker 1>to this. Um. Why do all the worst things happen

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<v Speaker 1>to the best of us? And why does all the

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<v Speaker 1>life God made just turn to us? Why the hell

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<v Speaker 1>is there hell at all? And why would God let

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<v Speaker 1>angels fall if they were created to fly? So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're up there, could you ask him? Why send me

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<v Speaker 1>a butterfly? And let it be the color of your eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>Show me a falling Star. The second that I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 1>where you are, let me here our favorite song the

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<v Speaker 1>next time I turn the radio on. If you're up

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<v Speaker 1>there on the other side, send me a butterfly. So

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<v Speaker 1>tell me why I had to be your time to go.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're in a better place, and I've just got

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<v Speaker 1>to know, are there angels where you are? Because where

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<v Speaker 1>I am feeling so dark, I've never seen a black

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<v Speaker 1>or night. So if you're up there where it's always light,

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<v Speaker 1>send me a butterfly. I'm so tired of losing people

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<v Speaker 1>to addiction. I'm so tired of it, and I just

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<v Speaker 1>don't feel so helpless because there's really not much you

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<v Speaker 1>can do other than just love them and pray and

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<v Speaker 1>just hope and stay positive. So your homework for this

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<v Speaker 1>week is to go and less into sound of Nolan's music.

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<v Speaker 1>One of my favorite songs of him of his ever

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<v Speaker 1>is um love is Blind. It's such an incredible song.

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<v Speaker 1>Um He released it last year, but I think he

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<v Speaker 1>played it for me the first time in seventeen or something,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just an incredible song. So go listen and

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<v Speaker 1>watch him of his live performances because really that was

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<v Speaker 1>just where he really, really really shined. Um. I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 1>for the depressing episode. I just can't think of anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, the next couple of weeks we're gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>doing many episodes while I revamped the podcast. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>guys for being loyal listeners, and thank you for dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with the past few months where the podcast has just

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<v Speaker 1>been a little erratic. Um today being no exception. But

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<v Speaker 1>I love you all, um, and I'm sending extra love

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<v Speaker 1>to any of you who know this feeling and know

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<v Speaker 1>what it's like to lose somebody pre addiction. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>sending you a really big hug. It doesn't get easier

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<v Speaker 1>with time, um, but let's just remember how they lived

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<v Speaker 1>in so that how they died. I'm Kaylie Shore and

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<v Speaker 1>this is too much to say. Don't go asking questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Soon I'll go to mus say now turn it out,

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<v Speaker 1>you