50. “They’ll Call You Crazy Right Up Until They Call You Genius” – Special Q&A Episode

For 50 episodes, Julian's been asking the questions. Now it's his turn to answer them.
In this special milestone episode, Julian turns the tables on himself” answering the same questions he asks his guests, plus a few from the audience. He gets into his hip-hop-to-alt-rock musical journey, the shows he played around Philadelphia, the moment he realized how much work it actually takes to make it, and why he'd tell any young musician to count the cost of their dream before chasing it. It's honest, funny, and the most personal episode of the show so far.
In this conversation, we get into:
- Julian's music career from mixtapes to five albums and opening for Bubba Sparks
- Why the best song on every album was never the one he tried to make a hit
- What "count the cost of your dream" actually means for young musicians
- The Ali McGuire lesson that changed how he thinks about the "how,” not just the "what"
- Why they'll call you crazy right up until they call you a genius
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
“Turning Pro” by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Pro-Steven-Pressfield/dp/1936891034
“The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026
Julian’s book, “The Pain You Choose”: https://a.co/d/01NBukVU
Episode 26: Marc Ramos of Morning Wars – https://pod.link/1810336818/episode/OGU3YzA3MjktOTRkNi00ZmM1LWIyMWItODg2NWM5MzQ4NDg1?view=apps&sort=popularity
Episode 24: mcgwn – https://pod.link/1810336818/episode/NmE3YTI0ZTktZjUyOS00ZjIyLTg2ZTAtZmQ4OTZkMWMyMTI5?view=apps&sort=popularity
Episode 42: AMACULENT (Ali McGuire) – https://pod.link/1810336818/episode/YTFkOGRmMjItMGNkZi00MmNjLWFkZWItMmY5MWRkMTUzMTBi?view=apps&sort=popularity
Music Mentioned in this Episode:
Songs:
- "Female Robbery" — The Neighbourhood
- "Sweater Weather" — The Neighbourhood
- "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" — Cage the Elephant
- "Sex on Fire" — Kings of Leon
- "I'd Missed the Birds" — Joy Oladokun
- "Rolling Rock" — Julian Jones
Albums & Projects:
- Derelict Diaries — Julian Jones
- Arena Rap — Julian Jones
- 20 Something — Julian Jones
- Songs About Girls — Julian Jones
- Observe — Zegovia
- Prospect Gallery — Morning Wars
- Youngblood — Marcus King
- Be the Void — Dr. Dog
- Yellow Submarine — The Beatles
- Only by Night — Kings of Leon
- Doggy Style — Snoop Dogg
Artists & Bands:
- Julian Jones
- The Neighbourhood
- Royal Blood
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Dr. Dog
- Kings of Leon
- 21 Pilots
- Cage the Elephant
- My Morning Jacket
- Noga Erez
- Magnolia Park
- The Warning
- Sleep Token
- Poppy
- House of Protection
- Fearson
- Echo Vandal
- Rivals
- Morning Wars (Mark Ramos)
- Marcus King
- Gnarls Barkley / CeeLo Green
- Joy Oladokun
- Tame Impala
- Linkin Park
- Gym Class Heroes
- Nirvana
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Nas
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Naughty by Nature
- Snoop Dogg
- The Beatles
- Led Zeppelin
- Oasis
- Jimi Hendrix
- Stevie Wonder
- Mac Miller
- Asher Roth
- Connor Price
- Nick D
- Mcgwn
- Split Decision (Mike Bruchard)
- Ali McGuire
- The Paradox
- Bubba Sparks
- ZZ Top
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