Our guest this Episode is Josh Rouse! We chat about his new Christmas Album & how he got the idea while touring with Nick Lowe, how he comes up with song ideas, recording in Nashville, his move to Spain, how he got into music & his early inspirations, his early punk phase, REM's influence, some of the early bands he was in, how is got signed to Rykodisc, regrets about past decisions, getting on the Vanilla Sky soundtrack, navigating the music business today, what it takes to keep an artistic career going, the Spanish songs he recorded and performing them in Spain, writing songs with younger artists, yoga & soccer, we analyze Leonard Cohen & talk looping, and how to find the reset button on your own music & success! Enjoy!!!