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“He’s the king of surprising the people that he loves with unexpected gifts. The song’s essence is not simply the chorus it’s right there in that second verse.” “It needed our version, and we did that one because I believe that its second verse is an overlooked example of pure poetry.

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We can go forward together but you have to let the other side speak as well.”ĭoes the world really need another version of Neil Young’s Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World ?

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Your gender, age, sex, religion or the colour of your skin – none of that matters. “Seeing that story on the news broke my heart, but I find it hard to listen when I’m being screamed at let’s have a conversation and create an actual plan. The murder of George Floyd inspired Not Mad Enough as a plea for a meaningful dialogue, rather than anarchy and violence. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums. That was the principal point, but with these covers we’re not making carbon copies, and that’s what makes them fun.” Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. ”ĭid you look at some of those fan-sourced suggestions, from Post Malone, INXS and the like and think, ‘No fucking way!’ I wasn’t sure about calling it Smith & Myers as it sounded like a law firm, but three years later we did 22 shows and to our surprise they all sold out. We allowed them to pick the songs we covered. “In 2014, at the request of the fans, we released two EPs.

Tell us about the formation of Smith & Myers. As frontman Brent Smith tells HuffPost, he wrote the lyrics to 'GET UP' about bassist Eric Bass experience with depression. He was among the sweetest, kindest people I knew.” ABC/Randy Holmes Shinedown has premiered the video for 'GET UP,' a track from the bands new album, ATTENTION ATTENTION.The emotional clip, streaming now via YouTube, reflects the songs message about depression. I was lucky enough to hang out with Eddie during the early days of Shinedown. “I cried the day that Eddie Van Halen died. To my band’s credit, they pulled the slack for me. We played at The Mayan Theater in Los Angeles and the withdrawal made me feel like I was going to die. In 2014 I had a bad slip-up with my addiction and the following year, when we were touring Threat To Survival, I was clean, but man… it takes a while to get the residuals out of your system. “I’ve had a lot of bad moments on drugs, I’m lucky to be alive. What’s been your worst experience on drugs? Although there was a 10-foot gap between the audience and the stage, I ran from the drums to dive out into them. It was my first time facing a crowd of 30,000 and that felt massive. In 2003, Shinedown played at Memphis In May, a multi-genre event that over the course of a week attracts a million and a half people. “I don’t think of myself as a rock star, except when I’m onstage and that’s performance. When was the first time you felt like a rock star?

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