Dermot Kennedy | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

01 Sep 2024 (18 days ago)

Dermot Kennedy's Music and Career

Dermot Kennedy has upcoming tour dates in Colorado Springs, Casper, Billings, and Missoula.
Dermot Kennedy played a show at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dermot Kennedy finds the most exciting part of making music is having new material to share.
Dermot Kennedy's songs often blend lyrics about a variety of experiences, including both positive and negative ones, but he strives to convey an overall message of hopefulness in his music.
Dermot Kennedy writes songs from the perspective of family members and friends, acting as a "mouthpiece" for their shared feelings and emotions.
The speaker describes himself as a solitary figure in the music industry, content with working alone and avoiding collaborations.
The speaker recounts a performance with Zac Brown Band where he joined them onstage for a song but then felt awkward standing onstage after his part was finished.
The speaker describes his journey into music, starting with singing in the car as a child and later performing at open mics in Dublin.
Dermot Kennedy has been pursuing music since he was 19 years old.
Dermot Kennedy's show included a poet named Joshua De Shooter who tailored his poetry to fit around the songs.
Dermot Kennedy found Joshua De Shooter on Instagram after seeing a poem about two people who come up out of their graves in a cemetery every night.
Dermot Kennedy strives to perform and create music without overthinking or self-analyzing.
Dermot Kennedy has written 25-30 songs for his new album but finds it challenging to decide when an album is finished and struggles with overanalyzing his music.
There are six people on stage during Dermot Kennedy's concerts, two of whom are Irish. The rest of the band is from Australia, Switzerland, and the UK.
Dermot Kennedy enjoys when solo artists incorporate their bands into their shows and views it as unusual when they are not meaningfully included.
Dermot Kennedy likes to write music and be in the studio daily; however, he finds it tiring and likes to relax in the forest with his dog.

Irish Culture and Identity

Drinking milk straight from a cow felt illicit.
Irish people are very supportive of Irish talent and quick to celebrate their own.
Irish Olympic athletes are very humble, downplaying their achievements in interviews.
There is a podcast called West Cork that covers a real murder in Cork, Ireland.
The Giant's Causeway in Ireland is said to have been built by an Irish giant named Finn Mol so that he could cross the Irish Sea and fight a Scottish giant named Benandonner.
Wayne Parks is a successful road bowler who has earned €13,800.
Tom Salman is a strongman who participates in stone lifting competitions.
Páraic Flood is a road bowler who won €50,000 in a competition in County Cork.
Irish people value their small communities and use gatherings, including music events, to connect with each other.
Irish names can be difficult to spell, with examples like Saoirse, Tadhg, and Caoilfhionn.

Personal Experiences and Relationships

Dermot Kennedy used to feel more confident and a little arrogant when playing for audiences who didn't know his music.
Dermot Kennedy splits the management of his social media with his producers.
Dermot Kennedy found socializing, particularly with girls, difficult during his school years, describing himself as quiet and awkward.
Dermot Kennedy deliberately avoided social interaction in school, carrying all his books to avoid going to his locker.
A friend of Dermot Kennedy passed away. While laying in the friend's living room the day after, Kennedy felt the presence of his friend.
Dermot Kennedy played football as a child but realized he wasn't good enough to pursue it professionally.
Dermot Kennedy is in a relationship but prefers not to discuss it publicly, as he sees it as separate from his career.
Dermot Kennedy has a dog named Tom, whom he considers emotional support and plans to take on planes.
Dermot Kennedy and his girlfriend grew up in the same area and have a relationship akin to high school sweethearts.

Societal Observations and Issues

Dermot Kennedy believes there are issues in Ireland with men, particularly, not being open about their emotions.
Cameras and the ability to view images of people on demand have reduced the role of imagination in attraction.
Dermot Kennedy believes his imagination is his livelihood and that it is important to be mindful of what influences it.
People who were left-handed were forced to write with their right hands, even as late as the 1900s.
The term "refrigerator mother" was coined in the 1940s by Leo Kanner to describe mothers whose cold parenting was believed to cause autism in their children.
Valor Recovery, founded by Stephen Walt, is a program that helps men overcome pornography addiction and sexual compulsivity.

Music and Artists

J. Cole is a musical influence.
Theo Von believes most people who reach a certain level of success in their field have put in significant time and effort.
Theo Von believes the arts chose him as a career path.
It is suggested that artists should focus on developing their unique style instead of imitating the styles of successful artists like Louis Capaldi, Noah Kahan, and Zach Bryan.
Authenticity in music is valued, as seen in the popularity of Zach Bryan's raw and unpolished recordings.
Musicians face the challenge of evolving their music while staying true to themselves and keeping their audience engaged as they mature.
The speaker met Bono from U2 at the MTV Music Awards.
The speaker plans to listen to the band Thin Lizzy.
Morgan Wallen has released an album with 37 songs.
Matt McCusker had a tour where he played a couple of shows every weekend.

Other

The BTK serial killer was an electrician and ran his community church in Witchita, Kansas.
A man met someone on a plane who was going to play with Dermot Kennedy.
A family in America attempted to increase business at their motel by creating a haunted attraction. They made alterations to the electrical wiring for effects and had someone dressed as a ghost walk across the hallway between rooms. The plan was eventually discovered by police, and the person playing the ghost was apprehended while driving home still wearing their costume.
Dermot Kennedy believes people in Nashville are more supportive of musicians and their craft.
Theo Von expresses a desire to get married but acknowledges the difficulty of relationships, particularly in his line of work, which often involves travel and can make trust and commitment challenging.