{"id":16764,"date":"2021-08-31T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T18:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=16764"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:46:57","slug":"5-must-listen-music-is-my-life-podcast-episodes-from-the-past-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/5-must-listen-music-is-my-life-podcast-episodes-from-the-past-year\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Listen \u2018Music is My Life\u2019 Podcast Episodes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exploring-iconic-musicians-careers-challenges-and-insights-through-in-depth-podcast-interviews\">Exploring Iconic Musicians\u2019 Careers, Challenges, and Insights Through In-Depth Podcast Interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the seventh season of the <em>Music is My Life<\/em> podcast approaches, now is a great time to catch up on past episodes. If you haven\u2019t had the chance to listen yet, <em>Music is My Life<\/em> is a Berklee Online podcast that explores the careers of notable musicians and music industry professionals.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-huey-lewis\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/huey-lewis-and-the-news-on-hearing-power-of-love-more?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Huey Lewis<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of the most-listened-to episodes of the year, Huey Lewis discusses his meteoric rise to fame in the 1980s with Huey Lewis and the News, whose mega-hits include \u201cI Want a New Drug,\u201d \u201cThe Power of Love,\u201d and \u201cHip to be Square,\u201d among so many others. In this wide-ranging interview, he shares anecdotes about playing soccer with Ozzy Osbourne and the rest of Black Sabbath, going clothing shopping with Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy, and politely declining an offer to play on Elvis Costello\u2019s first album. He also shares his struggles with a hearing disorder called M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s disease, and how he pushes on with new projects like his latest album <em>Weather<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Huey Lewis and the News on His Hearing (Meniere\u2019s Disease), the Power of Love, Music, and Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mnGZWkDdGXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quoted:<\/strong> \u201cMusic\u2019s kind of like food. There\u2019s foie gras, and then there\u2019s hamburgers. And if your song is a hamburger, you want a guy who\u2019s going to cook that hamburger like it\u2019s foie gras.\u201d \u2014 Huey Lewis<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lady-a\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/lady-a-on-musical-life-legal-battle-with-band-formerly-known-as-lady-antebellum?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Lady A<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s impossible not to feel charged up after listening to this interview with Seattle-based singer and performer, Lady A. At a peak in the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, the Nashville trio Lady Antebellum announced that they were going to retire their band name, due to its racist connotations. In doing so, they co-opted the name Lady A, overriding the Seattle singer\u2019s 20-year catalog on music streaming services and search engine platforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lady A expresses her deep frustration about how Lady Antebellum\u2019s name change did exactly the opposite of what they set out to do by negatively impacting the music career of a Black woman, and failing to make things right. Lady A details her long career in music and discusses her latest single, \u201cMy Name is All I Got.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lady A | Seattle Musician on Musical Life, Legal Battle with Band Formerly Known as Lady Antebellum\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TB2AbtulZF4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quoted: <\/strong>\u201cThey are trying to erase me, which is what white people have done for centuries to Black people, to Indigenous people of this land, and to people of color. You erase us, you erase our culture, our language, you appropriate our music.\u201d \u2014 Lady A<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ajr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/ajr-brothers-jack-and-ryan-on-bang-concert-livestream-and-tour-tips?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">AJR<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Metzger, who make up AJR, began their music career on New York City streets, where they busked daily for hours at a time. In this interview, Ryan and Jack detail the hustle that took their 2012 hit \u201cI\u2019m Ready,\u201d to new heights with the help of Sia. The brothers said \u201cI\u2019m Ready\u201d becoming a hit was misleading in a way, because subsequent success didn\u2019t immediately follow. So they regrouped and came back stronger with more personal statements in their lyrics and experimental production techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AJR - Ryan and Jack Metzger Interview on Bang, One Spectacular Night, and Music Business Advice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KufRh7fUcFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quoted:<\/strong> \u201cWriting a lot of bad songs, it\u2019s really just a totally okay thing to do. It\u2019s frowned on a lot, especially now in a culture where everybody\u2019s interested in going viral RIGHT NOW. Like, \u2018Wow, this is the first song I ever made and it went viral on TikTok!\u2019 Okay, but now you don\u2019t have any of the tools to make a follow-up. \u2026 Us writing probably a thousand bad songs before \u2018I\u2019m Ready\u2019 has equipped us to fail well, ya know, when we\u2019re writing songs now.\u201d \u2014 Ryan Metzger<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gavin-rossdale\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/gavin-rossdale-on-bush-jams-with-his-children-more?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Gavin Rossdale<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavin Rossdale founded the band Bush in the 1990s, and discusses the band\u2019s long run, as well as their revival in 2010, and now 25 year anniversary. Bush\u2019s debut album <em>Sixteen Stone <\/em>went six-times multiplatinum, and their follow-up album <em>Razorblade Suitcase <\/em>reached No. 1. Married for 14 years, Rossdale has three kids with Gwen Stefani. He shares which No Doubt and solo Gwen Stefani songs he still loves, and how his kids enjoy late-night jams and are taking to music like their parents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gavin Rossdale on 25 Years of Bush, Favorite Gwen Stefani Song, and Jamming with His Children\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tDb0YenO1pE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quoted: <\/strong>\u201cMost bands seem to find a way to exist, even if it\u2019s not in a big way. We found a way to still be on radio, to do this podcast. We\u2019re very lucky. Also at the same time, I don\u2019t know if people are aware of us . . . It\u2019s hard. You can\u2019t expect to be anything but a working musician after a certain time. And we\u2019re lucky that we have this catalog.\u201d \u2014 Gavin Rossdale<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-go-team\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/the-go-team-on-longevity-cookie-scene-and-more?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The Go! Team<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview featured in <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/the-go-team-get-up-sequences-part-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pitchfork<\/a><\/em>, members of The Go! Team, Ian Parton and Ninja, discuss what it means to stay together as a band since the early 2000s. Ian talks about his beginnings as a BBC videographer, and how that transitioned into his music career, and his pursuit of an idyllic, colorful, and punchy musical project that became The Go! Team. Ninja recalls answering Ian\u2019s Craigslist ad for a rapper and how she\u2019s been fronting the band ever since.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Go! 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Multiculturalism and socialism and technicolor and cool hobbies and cool films: All the best things in the world all rolled together.\u201d \u2014 Ian Parton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/podcast\/music-is-my-life?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Music is My Life<\/a><\/em> so that you can be notified when new episodes arrive. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the seventh season of the \u2018Music is My Life\u2019 podcast approaches, now is a great time to catch up on the best episodes from the past year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":16775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7863,7834,7833,7835,657,658,8070,985,1131,8566],"class_list":["post-16764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajr","tag-bush","tag-gavin-rossdale","tag-gwen-stefani","tag-huey-lewis","tag-huey-lewis-and-the-news","tag-lady-a","tag-music-is-my-life","tag-podcast","tag-the-go-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - 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