Will Turpin is a musician, songwriter and music producer.  He is best known as the bass player and founding member of the band Collective Soul. He also has his own solo career and is currently producing some bands. In this interview we discuss the backstory of Collective Soul, touring with Aerosmith & Van Halen, how Elton John played on a song, Woodstock 94 versus 99 and more! 00:00 - Intro00:40 - New Album 01:27 - Band Contribution To Songs 03:30 - Collective Soul Sound & Singles 05:40 - Elton John 07:03 - Figuring Out Popular Songs 08:03 - Backstory of Collective Soul 16:45 - Tours with Aerosmith & Van Halen 18:30 - Bret Michaels 20:20 - Woodstock 94 vs 9921:45 - Will's Solo Music & Producing 24:03 - Future of Collective Soul 25:03 - Creative Vets 26:22 - Outro Collective Soul websitehttps://collectivesoul.com/Creative Vets website:https://creativets.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Brian Tichy is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He has played drums for some of the biggest names in rock including Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Whitesnake, and Ace Frehley.  Currently he is the drummer for The Dead Daisies, who have a new album out titled Radiance. We discuss Brian’s solo project “Ball” plus working with Steven Tyler, focusing & work ethic and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Connecting with Brian 01:10 - Guitar, Singing & Ball 03:45 - Songwriting For Movies & TV05:48 - Solo Record & Singing 12:50 - Working with Steven Tyler 17:15 - Setting Goals & Dreams 19:22 - Competition, Work Ethic & Focus 26:16 - Working with Legends 28:58 - MusiCares & Music in Schools Brian Tichy website:https://www.briantichy.com/index.phpDead Daisies website:https://thedeaddaisies.com/MusiCares website:https://www.musicares.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Michael Lombardi is and actor, director and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the Probationary (Probie) firefighter Mike Silletti in the critically acclaimed hit television show Rescue Me. He has a fun new horror movie out now (in select cities) called The Retaliators that features a lot of really cool cameos. The soundtrack features Motley Crue, Papa Roach, and Five Finger Death Punch. We discuss the true story that inspired this film, working & learning from Denis Leary, future projects and more! 00:00 - Intro00:41 - Retaliators Cameos & References06:17 - Retaliators Plot & True Story 12:41 - Rescue Me & Retaliators Tie In 15:28 - Justice & Morality in Film 17:34 - Production of Film & Script  18:53 - Working & Learning From Denis Leary 23:05 - Retaliators Sequel & Other Projects 25:45 - The Other Michael Lombardi 25:10 - Last Knights with Morgan Freeman 29:50 - Leary Firefighters Foundation 31:43 - Outro The Retaliators Movie website:https://www.retaliatorsmovie.com/Leary Firefighters Foundation website:https://learyfirefighters.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Dave “The Snake” Sabo is a guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band Skid Row. The band was formed in 1986 with bassist/songwriter Rachel Bolan and originally called Darkness. They went on to sell millions of records and tour with Guns ‘N Roses, Motley Crue, Kiss and others. Their new record “The Gang’s All Here” is a return to form and bridges the gap between the first two records. We discuss the new album and working with producer Nick Raskulinecz, plus some of the old stuff, and tons of great band trivia - much of which I don’t think has ever been revealed before! Great episode! 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:36 - Working with Producer Nick Raskulinecz 0:06:15 - Songwriting & Shape of Songs with Nick 0:09:15 - Songwriting Collaborations 0:10:03 - Single "The Gang's All Here" & Inspiration 0:14:43 - Theme of the Album & Underdog Role 0:16:51 - October's Song 0:20:00 - Playing Live & Division in the World 0:24:58 - Gratitude, Humility, Kindness & Success 0:28:31 - Early Days of Skid Row 0:31:02 - Jon Bon Jovi & Dave's Time in Bon Jovi 0:35:35 - Matt Fallon, Tico Torres & Demos 0:36:58 - Drummer Rob Affuso 0:38:17 - Geffen Vs. Atlantic 0:41:35 - Michael Wagner, Max Norman & Producers 0:43:25 - Slave to the Grind & Songwriting 0:46:16 - Get the Fuck Out 0:47:28 - The Threat & Wasted Time0:49:40 - Breakin' Down & Subhuman Race 0:53:57 - Home Videos & Comedy 0:55:55 - Recording with Scotti & Connection 0:57:40 - Atlantic Records Box Set 0:58:20 - Skid Row Trivia 1:00:02 - Skid Row Jackets & Touring 1:01:34 - N.A.M.I. 1:02:47 - Erik Gronwall 1:03:20 - Outro Skid Row website:https://www.skidrow.com/N.A.M.I. website:https://www.nami.org/HomeChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Doug “Cosmo” Clifford is a musician and songwriter who is most well known for being the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival.  The band was extremely successful and inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.  They have a new documentary on Netflix narrated by Jeff Bridges titled “Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.”  Cosmo also has a solo album he just released titled “California Gold’ that features Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominoes) and Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the M.G.’s).  We discuss it all in this episode plus the true meaning behind the song “Who’ll Stop The Rain”, the possibility of a CCR biopic and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - California Gold with Bobby Whitlock 03:56 - Donald "Duck" Dunn 05:30 - New Album Reception 06:38 - Netflix Documentary & Live Album 09:41 - Jeff Bridges Narrating the Documentary 10:48 - Royal Albert Hall Show & The Beatles 14:00 - A Future CCR Biopic? 15:50 - Guitar Players on New Project 18:00 - Drugs, CCR's Success & Psychedelic Rock 23:38 - CCR as a Band 27:40 - Who'll Stop The Rain 30:25 - CCR Vs. John Fogerty Solo 31:15 - California Gold & Bobby's Voice 37:48 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund 38:22 - Two Track Masters 40:40 - Outro Doug "Cosmo" Clifford website:https://dougcosmoclifford.com/Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund website:https://www.jdrf.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jim Babjak is the guitarist and founding member of The Smithereens.  The band had several modern rock hits including "Blood & Roses" and "A Girl Like You",  as well as performing on SNL and with Tom Petty.  They have a new album out now called "The Lost Album" that was recorded in 1993 and features all new songs.  We discuss the new album, how Madonna almost recorded with the band, Kurt Cobain being a super fan and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Library & Reading Books 02:38 - The Lost Album 06:11 - Juggling a Day Job 13:35 - Coffee 16:15 - New Single, Songs & Tour 18:45 - Blood & Roses19:49 - Girl Like You & Say Anything 20:45 - Madonna & Guests on Records 21:50 - Kurt Cobain is a Fan 23:30 - Don Dixon the Producer 24:35 - Getting Signed to Capitol 26:56 - Bruce Springsteen 28:18 - Being Recognized & Music 29:45 - Music Business, Money & Touring 32:54 - Fan Mail & Power of Music 33:45 - Monkey Man & Stop Bringing Me Down 35:30 - Betty Babjak Memorial Fund 36:25 - Ordering Physical Copies 37:30 - New Christmas Music 38:15 - Outro Jim Babjak website:https://www.jimbabjak.com/The Smithereens website:https://www.officialsmithereens.com/Betty Babjak Memorial Fund website:https://www.jimbabjak.com/betty-babjak-memorial-fundChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Melissa Urban is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Whole 30 and a New York Times best-selling author.  Her latest book, “The Book of Boundaries” shows you how boundaries are the key to better mental health, increased energy, improved productivity, and more fulfilling relationships.  We discuss the book in depth in this episode including signals for setting boundaries, setting boundaries in different settings, food & drink boundaries, being clear and kind and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:54 - New Book "Book of Boundaries" 0:03:45 - How Melissa Became "The Boundary Lady" 0:04:41 - Apologizing & Guilt for Boundaries 0:07:10 - Respecting Boundaries & Expanding Life 0:09:07 - Signals for Needing to Set a Boundary 0:11:40 - Self Boundaries & Understanding Yourself 0:15:03 - Starting with Whole 30 or Boundaries? 0:16:40 - Simplicity of Setting Boundaries 0:18:15 - Communication & "Clear & Kind"0:20:03 - Boundaries & Dating 0:22:55 - Boundaries & Flexibility 0:24:22 - Holding Boundaries 0:26:05 - Threat Levels for Boundaries 0:28:54 - Work Based Boundaries & Quiet Quitting 0:34:06 - Setting Boundaries with Family 0:35:55 - Boundaries with Pets? 0:36:43 - Emotional Vampires & Narcissists 0:38:34 - Soap Opera Star, Controller & Victim0:39:30 - Friend Break-Ups 0:41:40 - You Can Do It Anyway You Want 0:44:16 - Co-Parenting Boundaries 0:46:23 - Food & Drink Boundaries 0:51:23 - Sensitive Subjects 0:52:50 - Setting Boundaries with Yourself 0:54:22 - People Not Liking Boundaries 0:56:45 - Hardest Boundaries 0:58:16 - Extreme Boundaries 1:00:30 - Utah Food Bank 1:01:17 - Outro Melissa Urban website:https://www.melissau.com/Utah Food Bank website:https://www.utahfoodbank.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Ted Poley is a singer, songwriter and drummer, best known for fronting the band Danger Danger. He has since gone on to several successful projects including a solo career, singing in Tokyo Motor Fist (with Trixter’s Steve Brown) and making music for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game. Ted is now starting his final concert tour and we discuss the details in this episode along with the Monsters of Rock Cruise, his career highlights and more! 00:00 - Intro00:46 - Ted's Secret to Staying Young 01:40 - Final Tour Details 06:40 - Danger Danger Reunion? 07:40 - Tokyo Motor Fist 08:04 - Show Locations & MORC12:00 - Career and Personal Highlights 14:02 - Bone Machine 17:08 - Live Set List 17:58 - Sonic the Hedgehog Music 20:03 - Local No Kill Shelter 21:23 - Outro Ted Poley website:https://ted-poley.com/No Kill Animal Shelters website:https://www.nokillnetwork.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

David Lowy is an Australian businessman, aviator and musician.  He formed the band The Dead Daisies in 2013 with ex INXS singer Jon Stevens.  The band has since featured members of Gun ’N Roses, Motley Crue, and Whitesnake.  The current lineup features Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich & Brian Tichy.  They have a new album called “Radiance” that comes out on September 30th, and there are some tour dates with Enuf Z’Nuff as well.  We discuss the new record, playing guitar, business advice, income inequality, saving Ukrainian refugees, and more! 00:00 - Intro00:34 - New Dead Daisies Album, Songwriting03:15 - Producer Switch 05:30 - Stand on the Shoulders of Giants 06:23 - Face Your Fear & David's Philosophy 09:54 - Hypnotize Yourself 11:05 - Music Business Side 14:05 - Playing Guitar & Writing Riffs 18:46 - Early Days of Music 20:43 - Business Success & Playing Music 22:28 - Tour with Enuff Z'Nuff 23:20 - Needing Luck for Success 26:00 - Going All In & Business Success 28:01 - Income Equality & Society 32:10 - Playing in Cuba 34:30 - Headlining Vs Opening 36:18 - The Black Moods & Don Jamieson 37:34 - Flying Planes & Angel Flight Northeast The Dead Daisies website:https://thedeaddaisies.comAngel Flight NE website:http://www.angelflightne.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Liz Miele is a comedian, author and podcaster. Her new stand up special “The Ghost of Academic Future” is out now for free on YouTube.  We talk about the new special plus her time on America’s Got Talent, doing the Adam Carolla Show, going to therapy, the dating apps, her cameo in the new George Carlin documentary and more! 00:00 - Intro00:57 - New Special "Ghost of Academic Future" 02:20 - Not Drinking or Doing Drugs & Fun 05:22 - Socializing at Weddings 06:30 - Breaking Up 07:50 - Therapy & Self Development 13:45 - Customer Service 18:05 - Moms 23:02 - America's Got Talent 25:43 - Comedy Business & TikTok 28:02 - George Carlin 29:15 - Podcasts & Adam Carolla & Audience 32:40 - Frustration Towards Comedy Industry 36:30 - Financial Growth 38:08 - Telling People You're a Comedian 42:21 - The Dating Apps & Meeting People  48:03 - Cats 52:30 - Two Non-Doctors Podcast 53:45 - Lizrd Mail App 55:25 - Dramedy Script56:15 - Charities 57:24 - Outro Liz Miele website:https://lizmiele.comThe Jed Foundation website:https://jedfoundation.orgDyslexia Advantage website:https://www.dyslexicadvantage.orgThe Foundation of Hope  website:https://www.foundationofhope.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!