Our guest for episode 14 is the musician Jason Lytle. Jason made his name as the frontman of Grandaddy, and it was with that band that he met Elliott Smith for the first time. Grandaddy had just released their second album, The Sophtware Slump, while Elliott had recently put out Figure 8, and they had been lined up to tour together.
In this interview, Jason discusses the moment he met Elliott for the first time, how their friendship developed and, of course, his favourite song.
We loved hearing Jason's stories, so we hope you enjoy this interview too.
Things to look listen to:
Jason Lytle playing on the Color Bars Experience tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-uMXdCUni8
Color Bars Experience website: http://www.the-color-bars-experience.com/elliott-smith/
Jason discussing Elliott in this interview from 2009: http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/06/09/jason-lytle-interview-i-just-want-to-be-that-six-year-old-kid
Waltz #1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4SD4ri0Msp6DxgoXKcf6ug?si=T0LxiCNvSayIHcqy0_fN-Q
XO on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1zOxlHQGGV6EH7n4OIFTyh?si=PLpMoCgaTvqS2_EAaFHoWg
My Favourite Elliott Smith Song is produced by Rob Comba and Elizabeth Withstandley. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @MyFavESmithSong.
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