Episode 36

36 - I Want to Have More Time to Live

Published on: 30th October, 2025

This week's summit: the immortal author, publicist, musician, music expert, activist, DJ, badass: Nathan Carson of Nanotear

Topics and quotes: 

  • Any art that I appreciate, I like knowing where it comes from and what those people's influences are, and so I think it's just a natural curiosity for me to trace all those roots 
  • Hole in the Sky, to me, is very much a better Black Sabbath song.
  • You've got people saying, “Well, concerts should be free, or $5. I grew up going to $5 shows, why isn't it $5?” 
  • You can see I've got a pretty good, scar across my neck. It looks like I came out of a Highlander movie, successfully. 
  • I didn't want to have to wrap up my affairs and sell my records and finish my novel in 6 months. 
  • Making a list, or making a call, or making a plan.


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