Musician and Drummer Jon Shiffman (Steel Train, Bleachers) tells us about his life as a pro musician, the golden age of North Jersey high school bands, working with Jack Antonoff and what it takes to stay creative and solvent. Skip ahead:
00:00 Who is Jon Shiffman and what's his proximity to someone more famous?
3:00 Ebaum's World, AIM, and early internet problems
12:55 Jon's road to professional drumming
16:40 Early days w/ Jack Antanoff & Ari Levine
23:00 How's it feel to watch Jack Antonoff win Grammy's?
33:22 Life on the road
37:15 How do kids change your idea of success?
43:30 Content creation debate: Ami vs. everyone else
51:55 How Jon stays sane
01:00:00 Getting lucky Vs. Hard Work
01:12:00 Toxic procrastination
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