Part 2 - Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon - Text
More about the anniversary of Everything You Want, performing, and writing lyrics
Highlights from this conversation:
"There was a way that (Seinfeld) described the art of stand-up comedy that... I felt there were through lines to what we do."
"The tone that we want to set when we start a show is that we're in this together."
"The feeling I get when I walk on stage with Richard (Marx) is what I would imagine the other players on the Chicago Bulls felt like when they walked on the court with Michael Jordan."
We delve into the his lyric "Listen and wait for the echoes of angels that won't return".
"Go listen to 'Subdivisions' from the Signals record (Rush)… and maybe (first) read the lyrics. It's astoundingly great."
“I have so much respect for comedians.”
Cris Cohen: To start with... Follow-up questions I wish I had asked the first time.
Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon: I like this segment. This is a good segment.
Cris Cohen: You said in our first conversation that you learned a lot from Jerry Seinfeld. One of the examples you gave was going to the writing pad every single day and making that a habit. It's not often that a musician will cite a comedian as someone that they've learned from. Besides the daily writing habit, what other stuff did you learn from Seinfeld?
Matt Scannell: It's a great question. I am not necessarily the best public speaker. You give me a microphone and you give me a song to sing, I can do that. But the space in between the songs is not necessarily my forte.
So, I found, particularly with Seinfeld, listening to him talk about his craft and
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