Ryan Cabrera jumps on with Erik Zachary for a fast, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt catch-up that runs from Times Square windows to toddler tantrums. Ryan’s celebrating the 20th anniversary of “On The Way Down” with a star-stacked new version (Joey Fatone, AJ McLean, members of Hanson, Hot Chelle Rae, Nick from Walk the Moon) and a punchy rock take with Like Ghost—proof that great songs don’t age, they shapeshift. 

He talks late nights turned dad life, why seeing his daughter side-stage changes the meaning of every show, and how painting (shoutout to a first portrait of Charles Bukowski in Lisa Marie Presley’s Hawaii home) became his creative reset. Plus: TRL war stories, a Will Ferrell cameo, being up for “Best New Artist” against Kanye West. 

Other Highlights

   •   The 20th-anniversary “On The Way Down” collab lineup + the Like Ghost rock version

   •   From road warrior to girl dad: performing with family in the wings

   •   Painting as therapy and philanthropy (Bukowski → Dylan → Harrison)

   •   TRL nostalgia, VHS time capsules, and a Will Ferrell flashback

   •   Fans old and new, and the timeless power of a great hook. 

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