Matt Pike (High on Fire, Sleep) Fan First: Led Zeppelin, Noise Complaints, American Metal & More

Matt Pike (Sleep, High on Fire) delves deep into his history as a fan, from breaking his dad's turntable on his 1970's quadraphonic sound system at the age of four to creating his very first solo album. We explore his utopian world, his teenage black mohawk, what happened when the Americans countered British heavy metal and lots more. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TzldGO Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x0vxFH CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Introduction & what’s been going on 01:08 The first artist you put on a pedestal? 03:02 His dad’s record collection & quadraphonic sound system 04:55 The first artist you saw yourself in? 06:24 Getting a guitar at age 10 07:39 Illustration before guitar; drawing on drum heads 08:32 Commissioning artists for the book 09:46 Writing lyrics, forming his first bands 11:35 The first songs he wrote; discovering punk rock 12:55 Psychedelic experiences & early encounters with mortality; faith 15:29 Conspiracies, Julian Assange & Edward Snowden 17:33 Hollywood glam rock, Motley Crue, Van Halen & Matt sings a song 20:16 Dressing the part & Matt’s black mohawk 22:23 People invest in artists who invest in their art; the solo record 25:15 What would it be if it were a movie? Lynch & transcendental meditation 28:30 Divine timing and the ocean; our eternal energy 29:52 Where do ideas come from? 31:51 Bay Area times and Choosing Your Own Adventure 33:17 Your Musical Mount Rushmore 34:15 Matt’s experiments with cryptocurrency & the stock market 37:16 How would society look like post-capitalism if you had your way? 41:04 A creative marriage with Alyssa; what they’ve made 45:22 Five Songs That Changed Your Life 49:44 The first music that soothed you & the American Metal Invasion 53:32 We go way back; our history of talks Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/revolver?... --- Revolver on the web: Revolver on Shopify: https://revolvermagazine.myshopify.com Revolver on Facebook:   / revolvermag   Revolver on Twitter:   / revolvermag   Revolver on Instagram:   / revolvermag   Subscribe to the Revolver Newsletter: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/185346...