Episode 32 is a celebration of St David’s Day through a conversation with Fender Jackson’s Welsh friend Akira The Don. Akira is a successful musical artist who has come up with his own genre which he calls “Meaningwave” – a fusion of wave music with meaningful lyrical content and lo-fi hip-hop.

Conversation includes: introductions; St David’s Day vs St Patrick’s Day; Phil Lynott; Akira’s early life in Wales; shucks vs mucky puddles; forced redemption; castles and booze; Y2K era - the turning of the millennium; The Krays; working in an abattoir; Hunter S. Thompson; breaking into music journalism; getting into trouble and then writing about it; Crack Village; Gorrillaz; Lego; getting the first gig; stiltwalking vs. balloon modelling; Lemmy christening Akira; moving to LA and getting a record deal with Interscope Records; The Strokes; rapping in Miami; meeting Jimmy Iovine and Madonna’s lawyer; guerrilla graffiti marketing; editing 50 Cent’s movie; not meeting Will.I.Am; song appearing on a movie with Uma Thurman and Eddie Izzard; going independent; paying for studio time vs acquiring gear; moving to USA; the similarities between USA and China; Tom Hanks disease; lockdowns; Cancun; hyper productivity; Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart; that Hunter S. Thompson quote about the music industry; Meaningwave; Alan Watts; Jordan Peterson; relocating to Ireland; Dadrock; working outward; heaven vs. hell; kicking alcohol; adventures; the meaning of life; getting fit; artists vs. gym-going; carrying your own weight; John Robb; buying a guitar; Nick Cave; chaos and order; Happy Saint David’s Day in Welsh, as well as other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.akirathedon.com/ 

Additional Links

Clean Up Your Room ft. Jordan Peterson ( ＪＢＰＷＡＶＥ )

Jordan Peterson - Akira The Don & MEANINGWAVE

ＷＡＴＴＳＷＡＶＥ² ⚡🌊 : How To Be A Better Person - An Alan Watts Lofi Hip Hop Mix

John Robb on The Galway Podcast

Get bonus content on Patreon

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.