This week on SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with entrance man of The Cult Ian Astbury, who’s presently on the street touring for the primary time in two years.
The vocalist spoke about how he started touring at a really younger age up by means of becoming a member of The Cult and the band’s formation when he met guitarist Billy Duffy. Astbury continued on in discussing how he met legendary producer Rick Rubin and the hip hop scene surrounding the Beastie Boys, who Rubin famously produced.
It’s no shock that Astbury has been surrounded by musical legends and cultural icons all through his blistering profession, and he spoke with Lipps about assembly Weapons N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, and famed psychologist Timothy Leary.
Within the prolonged dialog, Astbury additionally defined how he was nearly forged as Jim Morrison in an upcoming movie, together with The Doorways’ legacy, and touched on new bands akin to post-punkers Idles. And, in fact, the singer unveiled a few of what we will count on on his personal upcoming album and talked about the way it was impressed by the late Rolling Stone, Brian Jones.
On final week’s episode, Lipps sat down with The Struts‘ Luke Spiller and Adam Slack. The previous of the Lipps Service veterans detailed what it was like performing alongside Queen on the latest Taylor Hawkins’ tribute reveals, and the 2 talked about their new music and the present state of the music trade.
Because it started in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured most of the largest voices and personalities in music, together with unique interviews with Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Shepard Fairey, Courtney Love, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell and lots of, many extra.
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