Josh Rouse has made fifteen-plus albums since the late ’90s, turned down major label deals, placed a song in Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky, toured with Aimee Mann, and opened for John Mayer when Continuum was taking off. He splits his time between Spain and Nashville, and with all of this, he still struggles with what we all face: clearing enough room to write. We talk about why he said no to the major labels, what he learned watching Nick Lowe night after night, and the QuickBooks habit that keeps the numbers from running his head. His idea of success is smaller than you’d expect: “I made something today.”
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In This Episode:
- Josh Rouse
- Ep 27 – Mary Gauthier
- Ep 61 – Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & the Blowfish)
- Ron Sexsmith
- Nick Lowe
- Ep 80 – John Moreland
- Ep 3 – The Milk Carton Kids
- Marty Stuart
- Chris Moon
- Sam & Zoe’s Coffee Shop
- Grimey’s New & Preloved Music
- The Basement
- The Lumineers
- Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations
- Mitchell’s Deli
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The Other 22 Hours is hosted by Aaron Shafer-Haiss (producer, mixer, musician) and Michaela Anne (songwriter, artist, creative coach). More about Aaron’s work. More about Michaela Anne’s work.
Produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss. Original music written, performed and produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss.
Photo Credit: Joshua Black Wilkins
