Ed Kowalczyk interview on The Distance to Here (23 minutes), Toazted - Dutch interview Options

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I found this interview on YouTube where Ed is interviewed prior to the release of The Distance to Here. In the past I have uploaded snippets of the interview but this seems to be the entire thing.

Ed talks about the recording process (50 songs written, 15 recorded, 13 made the album).

I haven't had a chance to listen to the whole thing, but I'll try to post a summary of topics over the next few days...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpiLVd1azhI

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Topics covered in this interview:

The Distance to Here writing process
Singer/songwriter scene in LA
Paradiso performance
Record company and band changes
Lightning strike at Tibetan Freedom Concert
Inspiration for TDTH
John Lennon
Music that advocates love
Music written by Chad Taylor and Patrick Dahlheimer
Finding God/love
The Distance
The future of Live
Reaching a new audience
Where Fishes Go (wrote the song to CT's backwards guitar track)
New audiences
Money and success
Music changing the world
Artwork for The Distance to Here
The need for positive music
Secret Samadhi ("not the type of music we wanted to create forever")