Bob Schneider is an Austin, Texas–based musician and former lead singer of the rock band Ugly Americans.

He joins us to talk about why AI won’t be taking over the world anytime soon, how he used to live off of flour and water, and what the differences are between music and comedy

We also talk about how long it took him to get good at writing songs, how psychedelics influenced his songwriting, and who his favorite composer is.

“If you’re an artist you have to have that idea that you’re great and if you don’t have that idea if any part of you thinks I’m just not very good at this, you’ll just stop doing it.” - Bob Schneider