Shinedown on Why Streaming Isn’t Enough for a Real Music Career

Shinedown says streaming gets your music heard. Radio builds careers. Brent Smith and Zach Myers stopped by 105.7 The Point in St. Louis while rehearsing for their upcoming tour at Gateway Studios to talk about why radio still matters, building a real fanbase, the new Shinedown album “EI8HT,” Carrie Underwood, the Grand Ole Opry, American Idol, arena pyro at a small venue like The Factory, and why they still approach records like albums instead of playlists. There’s also a completely unnecessary amount of discussion about Dukes of Hazzard, Sleep Token fans headbutting railings, and setting small venues on fire responsibly. Topics in this interview: 00:00 “If you want a career, go to radio” 00:42 Why Shinedown is rehearsing in St. Louis 02:30 The new album “EI8HT” 05:15 Why radio still matters 08:40 Grand Ole Opry stories 11:50 Eric Bass producing Shinedown records 17:05 Carrie Underwood + American Idol 19:15 The Factory show + arena pyro 20:10 Sleep Token fans are built different We also got Brent and Zach to play ‘A Symptom of Being Human’ acoustic and somehow nobody cried in the studio. Watch that intimate performance:    • Shinedown - A Symptom Of Being Human (Acou...   Follow Shinedown: ‪@shinedown‬ Subscribe for more artist interviews, live performances, Pointfest coverage, acoustic sessions, and alternative rock chaos from 105.7 The Point | Everything Alternative. #Shinedown #BrentSmith #ZachMyers #EI8HT #1057ThePoint #AlternativeRock #RockMusic