Life of an Artist with Chris Sand - a podcast by Jessica Sun
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Chris Sand is a musician who grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. He has toured and performed for over two decades and his music is a unique blend of folk, punk, hip hop, and cowboy music. He is also the star of the documentary "Roll Out, Cowboy."
Quotes to remember:
“You don’t have to be timid in this life.”
“If I was nervous before a show… it means I don’t know what’s about to happen. There’s something magical about to come out of me.”
Takeaways:
- Art and music reveal the possibilities of identity
- A question can endlessly inspire us--for Chris, it is the question of how to merge polar opposites
- Growing musically requires growing as a person
- What if fear was just excitement?
What you’ll learn:
- What it’s like growing up white on an Indian reservation
- How and why Chris fused rap with country music
- What it was like to be a white rapper before Eminem and the Beastie Boys
- Where his artistic inspiration comes from (hint: many different sources)
- How Chris faced the fear of standing during a show and his new mindset about it
Mentioned on the podcast:
- http://chrissand.net/
- Rappin’ Cowboy discography
- Roll Out, Cowboy documentary
- Cow Cow
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Links:
Further episodes of Guru Please
Further podcasts by Jessica Sun
Website of Jessica Sun