Second Best Interviewer In The World Podcast with A.D. Rowntree

Second Best Interviewer In The World Podcast with A.D. Rowntree

National radio personality, A.D. Rowntree, talks to your favorite musicians, comedians, artists and other public figures to find out what makes them tick, why they do what they do, and how they do it. Often people tell A.D. he's the best interviewer in the world. A.D.'s response? "That's not possible. You're thinking of Howard Stern." He'll happily settle for second place

Episodes

October 13, 2020 9 mins
A.D. talks to Dave Grohl about inspiration, hard work, how his mom and dad were responsible for both of those things.
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A.D. talks to Tom Morello of Prophets of Rage, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Bruce Springsteen's band, Street Sweeper Social Club, & Night Watchman. They talk about how he started his 1st band with Adam Jones of Tool, what record lead him to make music in the 1st place, inspiring people, education, and whether there was truth to the rumor that he was an exotic dancer before Rage Against The Machine took off?!
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A.D talks to Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers backstage right before he performs in front of a sold out stadium of people. They talk about following your heart, being true to yourself, inspiring others, how A.D. looks like he belongs in a Scandanavian airport
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A.D. is joined by the absolutely legendary Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame talking about his solo project Perfectamundo, as well as which places in his hometown of Houston have the best tacos.
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October 14, 2020 9 mins
A.D. revisits his final conversation with Chris Cornell. Chris Cornell ( Soundgarden/ Temple of The Dog/ Audioslave etc) joined AD to talk about his amazing solo album "Higher Truth", how music is a time machine, how the Beatles were everything, old mutual friends and what made Cornell realize that music was the most important thing in his life.
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AD Talks to Kirk Hammet of Metallica backstage in the Metallica tuning room before they take the stage in San Diego. They talk Hendrix, Hardwired, humble beginnings, surfing San Diego, and which member of the Metallica KNEW they'd be the biggest band in the world...
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Dexter Holland, lead singer of the legendary punk rock band Offspring, molecular biologist, marathon runner, flight instructor, pilot, and hotsauce mogul talks to A.D. about ALL of it.
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