Marcus King is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about his new Republic album, Darling Blue, and the challenges of mental health and sobriety amid life in the music industry.
King also gets into his upbringing in South Carolina and playing music with his family members from a young age, his decision to leave school to pursue his career full-time, the merits of micrososing and working with producers such as Rick Rubin and Dave Cobb. The episode concludes with King’s lists of his top five guitarists and roots, Americana and country artists.
On the previous episode of Lipps Service, YUNGBLUD discussed his new EP in collaboration with Aerosmith and paying homage to Ozzy Osbourne at the Back to the Beginning concert in July just days before the Black Sabbath frontman’s death.
Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Hozier, Maynard James Keenan, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Dove Cameron, Perry Farrell, the Kills and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is available wherever you listen to podcasts.
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