Episode description
Episode description
Pete Evick is a musician, businessman and author. His latest book “MTV Famous” (co-written with Steve Olivas), chronicles his journey in the music business with his own bands as well as working with Bret Michaels. We discuss lots of great things including lessons from Bret, work ethic, his friendship with Mark McGrath, the downside of reality TV and more!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:13- New Sauce Company & Workload
0:05:00 - Work Ethic & Anxiety
0:07:55 - Music Career, Songwriting & Goals
0:09:45 - Camping, Youtube & Traveling
0:14:05 - Working Hard, Driving & Pete's Son
0:17:40 - Long Wong's, Arizona Scene & Gin Blossoms
0:23:53 - Sugar Ray & Mark McGrath
0:24:44 - Grunge Era & Seattle Sound
0:26:25 - Bret Michaels & Poison in the 90s
0:33:35 - Dropping Hints for the Bret Michaels Gig
0:37:50 - Getting Guests & Growing a Podcast
0:41:35 - Lessons from Bret Michaels
0:50:40 - Learning from Dana Strum
0:52:45 - Zoltan Chaney & Drummers
0:53:55 - Guns 'N Roses
0:59:40 - Rikki Rockett
1:02:45 - Don Dokken
1:04:10 - Rock of Love & Life As I Know It
1:11:55 - Being Happy with Who You Are
1:14:10 - Rockstar Movie & Perception Change
1:17:35 - Why You Got Into It
1:18:50 - Promotions
1:19:10 - Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation
1:20:40 - Coming to Arizona & Mark McGrath
1:23:30 - Outro
MTV Famous Book:
https://www.amazon.com/MTV-Famous-Pete-Evick/dp/1956577076
Pete Evick Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/pete_evick/
Bret Michaels Life Rocks Foundation site:
https://www.liferocksfoundation.org/
Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!