Jason McCoy

Professions :

I listen more to music when I'm on my computer. I'm into the latest YouTube thing. I'm a nanosecond kind of listener, but if I'm driving I would be listening to a Merle Haggard box set. It's a weird experience listening to 'Working Man Blues' by Merle Haggard and cruising around in a Porsche.

weird man experience music

Grade 9: I was too small for football, too shy for drama class, but I did have a passion for music. And so, with a mouth full of braces (and a glorious mullet), I accepted that the trombone would be a fantastic scholastic counterpart to my extracurricular loves: country music, and the guitar.

guitar passion music football

The stage and the live crowd taught me to think on my feet, to improvise.

live think me feet

Most of the time I don't force records. I'm not one of these guys that put records out every nine, 10 months. I'm pretty long between records. I've only had a few in my career. I kind of wait until I feel I have really strong songs. I don't know if they're going to change the world or not, but I dig 'em, and if I dig 'em we make a record.

change time long world

My family is my priority.

priority family

I honestly think that's one of the greatest motivators of art - the fear of not making great art.

great think fear art

Porsche is a driver's car - a performance car. That was funny - here's this awesome car, but it's got no cup holders.

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If I'm going on any trip, driving music is key. Road Hammers is good driving music. I don't mind listening to my own stuff. You record it for a certain reason. You fall in a love with a certain song at a certain time and how you record it is a labour of love. You better love it.

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I'm a cowboy. I wear a hat. I drive a 4x4 Silverado diesel truck. I've got a farm.

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Adam Jones

Izzy Stradlin

Bon Scott

Brad Delp

Brad Delson

Brian Eno