A bonus, filmed episode of The Singers Talk that you can watch now on Volume.com. This special episode features a conversation with Laura Davidson from Shure Microphones. Shure is not only our partner, but they’re the mic company I use onstage and for this podcast. But why? Well, Laura is not only a microphone rep, she’s a singer as well. So she gonna tell us why, and take you through a tour of all that Shure has to offer for every type of voice.
Dec 04, 2024•3 min
Welcome to “The Top Five!” A bonus, filmed episode of The Singers Talk that you can watch now on Volume.com. This little sideshow allows me to speak with some of my favorite people about their top five favorite singers of all time. I’m interested in seeing what voices they gravitate towards, and what that may reveal about their own personalities. My guest today is Kerri Kasem, my sister from another mister. And that mister is the iconic DJ Casey Kasem. Just like her father, Kerri has spent most ...
Nov 27, 2024•3 min
Welcome to “The Top Five!” A bonus, filmed episode of The Singers Talk that you can watch now on Volume.com. This little sideshow allows me to speak with some of my favorite people about their top five favorite singers of all time. I’m interested on seeing what voices they gravitate towards, and what that may reveal about their own personalities. My guest today is one of my best friends in the world, actor David DeLuise! Son of comedy legend Dom DeLuise. Selena Gomez’ father on Wizards of Waverl...
Nov 21, 2024•2 min
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This episode has been filmed and can only be viewed over at Volume.com, where you’ll see my conversation with the legendary six-time Grammy Award Winner and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee who has sold over 100 million records…Ms. Dionne Warwick! Volume.com/thesingers In this exclusive filmed episode, Dionne talks to us about her working relationship with songwriters Hal David and Burt Bacharach, singing with Whitn...
Oct 30, 2024•4 min
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Platinum Selling Artist Billy Squier. You heard right! One of the great singers of the MTV generation of rock! And I get to ask him where the hell he’s been… and tell him how much he’s missed. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about some pretty powerful stuff, like taking on your personal demons, and what it takes to keep your confidence up. On what Billy had to do to become ...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Geddy Lee from Rush. Have you ever tried to sing with blood gushing from your nose, down your face, in front of 20,00 people? Well, Geddy’s gonna tell you all about it. In this episode you’re gonna hear us break down what it takes to be the guy who had the Herculean task of playing all those insane bass parts, while singing all demanding vocals, pl...
Sep 25, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Johnny Rzeznik from the Goo Goo Dolls. Johnny and (bassist/vocalist) Robby Takac formed Goo Goo Dolls in Buffalo, New York in 1986, and since then, they’ve had 19 top ten singles on various charts, and wrote some of the biggest hits you’ve ever heard with songs like “Name – Broadway – Slide - Black Balloon - and Iris,” which held the number one spot for 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot ...
Sep 18, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Grammy Award Winner Patty Griffin. One of the few people who can make me cry just by the sound of her voice. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about the often lonely, boring life a singer leads if they truly care about their voice. Patty opens up about surviving cancer and having to build her voice back from nothing. But she is living proof that it can be done! We’re gonna he...
Sep 11, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with the legendary Sam Moore. Sam Moore and the late Dave Prater came together in 1961 and formed one of the greatest vocal duos of all time: Sam & Dave. “Soul man,” Hold On! I’m Comin’,” Wrap it Up,” “I Thank you.” Just listen to their catalog and you’ll know exactly why they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame....
Sep 04, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Al Schackman on Nina Simone. As Nina’s guitarist and musical director, she was more like a sister than anything. But this wasn’t just any sister. This was the mercurial, controversial, enigmatic, “high Priestess of Soul.” And with that comes incredible stories of her immense talent and outrageous temper, her fight for what she believed when it could literally get her killed, and that...
Aug 28, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Jim James of the critically acclaimed, Americana, psychedelic, experimental, rock and roll band ~ My Morning Jacket. And by the way, none of those labels or genres I just mentioned can define who this man is, and what he sounds like. Because he’s always changing, striving and evolving, taking his voices places that its yet to go. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about what h...
Aug 21, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Emmylou Harris. A Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee. Winner of 14 Grammy Awards, plus a Lifetime Achievement Award. An absolute legend. And one of my favorite voices of all-time. In this episode you’re also gonna hear us talk about the shimmer that a song should have. What she learned early on from collaborating with Gram Parsons. How she overcame some vocal issues. The importance ...
Aug 14, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Destructee, and one of the iconic founders of Punk Rock: John Lydon (PiL, The Sex Pistols). In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about his unique approach to being a singer, and his philosophy behind the inner workings of the voice. We speak about his horrific stage fright, his false demons, and surprising shyness. How he stole some of his vocal style ...
Aug 07, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Grammy Award Winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee. In this episode Sammy’s gonna give you such a great vocal lesson. There’s a lot to learn here, so many cool little tricks to make it work. I love when people are vulnerable and honest, and talk about their flaws, and we go deep into all of it: Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot, his solo career. You’re also gonna hear us talk a...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Peter Albin (the bad ass bassist of Big Brother and the Holding Company, talking about the legendary voice of his old bandmate Janis Joplin. In the episode Peter and I discuss that place. Her wild side, her sweet side, and the tragic side, but most of all, we talk about that voice that seemed to be touched by God. All my writer’s royalties from sales of the book benefit the kids and ...
Jul 24, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Joe Elliott from Def Leppard. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee who has sold over 100 million records, but more importantly to me, he’s a childhood hero! In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about about being imprisoned by the songs you write when you’re younger, and the solutions that can help with that as you grow older. You’ll hear how meticulous Joe is about taking care ...
Jul 17, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Grammy Award Winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Thom Yorke. Through Radiohead, The Smile, Atoms for Peace, and his solo endeavors, Thom’s voice has blown our minds. In this interview you’re gonna hear us talk about his reluctance to even be a singer, losing your self-consciousness, the power of yoga, chiropractics, how Neil Young and Jeff Buckley changes his life, The orch...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with LeAnn Rimes. I mean, she was only a multi-platinum selling artist, and Grammy Award Winner at the age of 14. And she’s still kickin’ ass with a new album called God’s work. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about LeAnn’s hard work, her A&R skills as a child, the brutal world of singing competitions, where she comes from spiritually when she’s performing, the challenge of ...
Jul 03, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Tom Morello on the earth-shattering voice of Chris Cornell (Soundgarden / Audioslave). We first met Tom as the guitarist of the legendary Rage Against the Machine, but soon after they disbanded, he joined together with Chris Cornell to form Audioslave, which saw both men reach new heights, critically and commercially. What these two guys also have in common is they are both considere...
Jun 26, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Michael Stipe, the iconic singer of R.E.M. For me, the mark of a great vocalist isn’t just someone who can sing a tune. It’s about the personality the singer gives the vocal—that distinctive tone that lets you know who’s calling on the line. And when Michael Stipe calls, you know damn well who it is. A Multiple Grammy Award Winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, whose band has ...
Jun 19, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Belinda Carlisle. The legendary lead singer of The Go-Go’s. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about all the different phases and styles and characteristics inside of Belinda’s voice, everything she does to prepare for a show, the important lesson she learned while recording vocals with Brian Wilson, and the hard-fought, hard-won glory of be...
Jun 12, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’ll hear my conversation with Perry Farrell (Janes Addiction, Porno for Pyros, Satellite Party) The man helped reinvent the sound of rock music forever. A visionary and a poet, Perry tells us how he got where he is today, connecting with his heart, exploring the sound of his own voice, and throwing it out to the crowd. And if Kermit the Frog helps him get there, well, even better. Like the man himself, this one i...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. My guest this week is too insane to believe. Because his name is Roger Daltrey. Who???? That’s right. The iconic singer of one of the most legendary, influential bands of the 20th century. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about the unforgiving nature of being a front man, how he and Pete Townsend work out their songs, singing with your real voice, singing from your guts, the stutter stylings of ‘My Generation,’ why ‘...
May 29, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. In this special episode I had the honor of speaking of with legendary songwriter, guitarist, producer, and iconic member of Prince & the Revolution: Wendy “Is the water warm enough?” Melvoin. I got to ask her questions I always wanted to know about Prince - some of them deeply personal - and Wendy was just so lovely and cool, I can’t say enough. And what can be said about Prince himself? The man sold over 150 million reco...
May 22, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’re gonna hear my conversation with Grammy Award Winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Simon Le Bon. The lead singer of Duran Duran, who has sold over 100 million records, and who is about to give you a master class on singing. Filled with some amazing , in-depth, vocal exercises, you’re also gonna get some incredible embarrassing stories that’ll have you splitting your pants. From "Do They Know It’s Christmas?” t...
May 15, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. My guest this week is Michael “You don’t know me, but I’m your bruuuutha” McDonald. Is there anyone on this planet who doesn’t love singing along to this legend? His voice defined the sound of the 70’s - from his lead vocals to his background vocals - and this episode gets into all of it. The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, the lessons he’s learned from singing Motown music, his out of body duet with Ray Charles, the story of Mi...
May 08, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. This week you’re gonna hear my conversation with Norah Jones! A woman who was winning multiple Grammy Awards at the age of 23, and she’s still killin’ the game. In this episode you’re gonna hear us talk about Norah’s stint as the Stepfather of Jesus, Singing drunk, her mastery of singing harmony, the perfection of imperfection, and some beautiful stories about Norah singing duets with people like Willie Nelson, and that horri...
May 01, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to The Singers Talk Podcast based on my book of the same name. Here we go, baby! Episode #1 is my conversation with Grammy Award Winner Bryan Adams. The man has sold over a 100 million records worldwide and has written hit after hit after. And he’s about to give us a vocal lesson, plus some amazing stories about his duets with Tina Turner, Pavarotti, and Paul McCartney! All my writer’s royalties from sales of the book benefit the kids and families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital...
Apr 24, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to The Singers Talk podcast based on my book of the same name. I’m Jason Thomas Gordon (singer/drummer of the Los angles rock band Kingsize), and when I first started singing for my band, I couldn’t believe there was no resource to find out how singers do this brutal job night after night. For something that seems easy, it can be truly dangerous, often embarrassing, and when you’re lucky… absolutely glorious. So, this is me, reaching out to some of the greatest, most iconic singers of ou...
Apr 16, 2024•3 min
