Dan Mongrain Interview - Overcoming CHILDHOOD TRAUMA & FINDING JOY

Dan Mongrain Interview - Overcoming CHILDHOOD TRAUMA & FINDING JOY

Author: Craig Garber June 4, 2023 Duration: 1:58:35

On this Dan Mongrain interview: How music and guitar allowed Dan to deal with childhood trauma and led him to finding joy in his life. Finding the resilience to create his own opportunities for his first band, Martyr. How Voivod became part of his musical DNA, the beauty of Japan, dealing with career burnout and stress (twice!), the joy of doing new things musically, like directing an orchestra and creating string arrangements, The Shoelace Incident! Opening for Metallica in front of 100,000 people, becoming inspired to achieve better mental & physical health… foraging mushrooms and the freedom of being outdoors, mellowing and becoming more easy going, the MOST FUN thing he's ever done… and persevering. AWESOME conversation with an intelligent, classy, sincere guy - a MUST listen!

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Dan is most well known as the guitar player of the Canadian prog-metal band Voivod. Voivod has released 15 LPs, winning back to back Juno awards for their last two records, The Wake & Synchro-Anarchy (great LPs), both for best Metal LP of the year. He's also the co-founder, guitarist & vocalist of the prog-death metal band MARTYR, which he co-founded with his brother at age 14 (1990-2012) 

A well-respected session & touring player in Canada who's played with over 80 bands & artists in a wide variety of genres including Blues, rock, hip-hop, classical, prog and metal, Dan's latest cover band project is a tribute band to progressive music from the 1970s - called Jurassik Rock. Check out Dan playing covers of Deep Purple and the song Focus, on YouTube - great stuff.

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There's a particular kind of conversation that happens when a guitarist picks up an instrument, but the real stories often come when they put it down. Everyone Loves Guitar, hosted by Craig Garber, lives in that space. It’s less a formal interview and more like pulling up a chair in a backstage lounge or a quiet corner of a studio. Garber’s guests-celebrity players, revered musicians, and behind-the-scenes industry figures-open up in ways that go far beyond gear and technique. You’ll hear the unvarnished backstories, the pivotal moments that defined their careers, and the personal philosophies that drive them. This podcast digs into the history of the music itself and the people who make it, revealing the life lessons and personal development that come from a lifetime dedicated to art. Each episode feels like a deep, meandering chat with a fascinating friend who just happens to have an incredible tale about life on the road, the creative process, or the sheer joy of a perfect riff. It’s for anyone who believes the guitar is more than wood and strings; it’s a conduit for human experience. Tune in for honest talk about the music, the struggles, and the triumphs that resonate long after the last note fades.
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