The Art of Longevity 50th Episode: Corey Taylor

The Art of Longevity 50th Episode: Corey Taylor

Author: The Song Sommelier August 12, 2023 Duration: 54:47
What better guest for this 50th episode of The Art of Longevity than metal’s renaissance man Corey Taylor? A modern legend of the heavy metal genre, Corey has no less than three successful music projects. He is probably best known as Slipknot’s #9 (lead vocals) but before he joined Slipknot, Taylor already had another established hard rock band, Stone Sour. I met Corey as he was about to release his second solo record CMF2. This multiple persona artist is a sort-of blueprint for music creat...

The Art of Longevity, hosted by The Song Sommelier, sits at the crossroads of music, history, and the often-unseen business behind it. This isn't a typical interview podcast; it's a series of candid, in-depth dialogues with artists who have built careers spanning decades. Each conversation explores the real journey-how these musicians have weathered the industry's constant shifts, creative droughts, and commercial pressures to not just survive, but to continue evolving and connecting with audiences. We get into the specifics: the collaboration that saved a career, the business decision that changed everything, the fanbase that grew quietly over years. The discussions move fluidly between past triumphs, current projects, and future ambitions, always grounded in the artist's personal definition of success. It's about the resilience required to make art for a lifetime. Tune in for these uniquely honest reflections on what it truly means to last.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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The Art of Longevity Episode 64: Chilly Gonzales [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:03
When I heard the Chilly Gonzales song Neoclassical Massacre, I immediately got in touch with his management and label to get Gonzo on the Art of Longevity. Not only are his views on AI and background music incisive, but…
The Art of Longevity Episode 63: Nada Surf [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:26
In this day & age of abundance, you can easily forget what’s precious - like your favourite bands. If you are anything like me the question “what’s your favourite band” now has an official top 40. As in I have a rolling…
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 5: Eels [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:20
In Mark Oliver Everett’s autobiography “Things The Grandchildren Should Know”, the author, otherwise known as E, the frontman and band leader of Eels, wrote of Bob Dylan’s self-proclaimed destiny as a musician: “I wish I…
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 4: Marika Hackman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:03
Marika Hackman's Big Sigh is everything a 4th album should be. Really good songs, good scheduling, sophisticated arrangements (brass and strings accompany many tracks). The album has variety - from the mysterious instrum…
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 3: Travis, with Fran Healy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:03
Fran Healy and his band Travis have this longevity thing down. Firstly, you must have a love and addiction to music, as something magical. Secondly, that magic is for you to create - making music to nobody’s expectations…
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 2: Ed Harcourt [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:41
After 25 years in the music business, both as a major label priority artist and as a jobbing musician, Ed Harcourt still has big ambitions. “My greatest achievement would be to write a song I would never get bored of sin…
The Art of Longevity Season 9, Episode 1: Crowded House [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:59
Try playing a Crowded House record (any of them) then let Spotify play on…you will get just the best selection of really great songs. Go on, try it and you’ll see for yourself. This discovery may well make drivetime radi…
The Art of Longevity Season 9 Preview, with Real Estate [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:17
When Real Estate's fifth album The Main Thing was released to fairly mixed results, was it time for a reset? In a sense, yes. For band leader Martin Courtney, it was time to get back to songs. After all, without songs, b…
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 5: The Staves [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:25
Like many women creators in the (still) white, male dominated music industry, the Staveley-Taylor sisters aka The Staves, bring a sense of humbleness to everything they have achieved, how they are positioned today and in…
The Art of Longevity Season 8, Episode 4: Beirut [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:42
After the fiasco of having to cancel Beirut’s 2019 tour, Zach Condon knew he needed to take the time out to fully recover. Multiple infections, colds and in the end complicated throat ailments had led him to a total burn…