296 - The Smiths - Meat Is Murder - Chris Gethard
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EPISODE SUMMARY:
As an artist, you can spend your entire life chasing the dream of becoming "The Next Big Thing" or even just "The Flavor of the Month." Or you can say screw it and double down on what makes you you. There are very few who have ever walked the latter path so holistically and to the same amount of respect and acclaim as British New Waver icons The Smiths. And the influence of their albeit brief body of work, including 1985's Meat I Murder, resonates to this day. Just ask comedian Chris Gethard, who found in them the ability to unleash his own wholly incomparable creative potential.
SHOW NOTES:
02:00 - Intro
06:45 - Your favorite band’s favorite band
15:30 - Masculine femininity
22:00 - Swimming against the mainstream
29:30 - The reason people love it
35:45 - Knowledge of humanity
42:30 - Do it your way
53:00 - Lyrics with a statement
1:01:00 - The Art vs The Artists
1:13:30 - Staying on brand
1:22:00 - Changing with the times
1:33:15 - Lightning round
1:47:00 - Outro/New music
Check out the music history of this album here.