The Cult of Personality: Corey Glover of Living Colour | Drinks With Johnny #212

This week Johnny is joined by Corey Glover of the legendary Living Colour! The boys discuss sharing the stage for the first time at Madison Square Garden. Corey talks about the origin of his new band Sonic Universe and its conception at ShipRocked with an all-star roster. Johnny then dissects the album. What was it like having Mick Jagger helping with Living Colour’s first album? We hear the story of how Mick Jagger’s support is how Living Colour got their first record. What was on a mix tape that Mick Jagger made specifically for Corey?

Being an actor in Platoon before being a musician, and still being in contact with that cast who come out to shows. What it was like coming up in the MTV generation phase of the music industry? Living Colour was on the first Lollapalooza, and Corey explains how it has changed to being similar to other festivals today. Corey and Johnny dive into the ideology behind some of the lyrics of Sonic Universe's debut album. Touring the world, fighting off paparazzi with Mick Jagger, and being swarmed by fans in Brazil. Corey speaks to his fandom of WWE from childhood to today with CM punk using their song as his entrance theme. Corey expands on his comments about Lenny Kravitz’s career and the opportunities for black people in rock music.

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