Jason Aalon of letlive. at Download XXIII Donington Park - PipemanRadio Interview

0:04 Hi, you have done too sure. Se Wow for you you. This is pipe Man here on the Adventures pipe Man W four C Y Radio, and I'm here with This is Jason Alon from Let Live Nice here download. I follow you all over the world, or you follow me. Yeah, I think it's me following you, to be honest, I think it is. Oh my god, I'm so glad you're here a download because you guys fucking are bad at and we need bands like you right now more than ever, because this world is like fucked up. It's a trip, man, it is. It is a really interesting thing.

0:46 I've been thinking the past forty eight hours since we've uh I shared our first trillionaire into existence, and and just sort of the imbalance and the struggles that we're all facing because of this large hand of you know, you know, to say it bluntly, capitalism and and and greed. It's it's just an interesting time. And I think that we were fatigued for a while, right we were like, oh, this is fucked up, but I'm tired now It's like, Okay, I think this is so fucked up that I gotta do something about it. So well, it's funny too. You're wearing a Dead Candy shirt. Yep. One of the highlights of my press career was I was Aftershock and Jello was in the pres stent. I love that I talked to him for forty five politics love of course, Like I don't even care what you believe if you're talking to Jello b Offer about politics. Yeah, it's a fucking family.

1:35 Yes, yes, absolutely. What's seconds the stuff he was talking about way back when we still have to talk about now. It's it is, it is. Uh. It's fascinating to observe history, right and any whether that be recent or you know, further past, and to understand that once we actually start onboarding the lessons, once we start implementing them into our lives, we can't actually make the change. But what's happening is is we're experiencing so much distraction and abstraction with the Internet. Of course, these levels of artificial intelligence, identity lines, party line, all these things that are literally have been exposed as distractions, you know.

2:17 And I think that once we start having conversations like this, having conversations amongst each other and understand that we actually most of us want the same thing, we may have different roads to get there, but most of us want our liberties, our freedoms to be treated as equals as humans. And I think once we are able to allow this idea of identity to dissipate and understand that it's typically the people, the worker, it's us. I don't want to say us versus them. I know it's getting thrown around a lot, but it is us that we need to band together and find a position that we can oppose these powers that really don't have our interests in mind. Let don't give us as far as I'm concerned, they're all on the same team.

3:00 Yeah, mine, that's right, that's right, Yeah, absolutely and absolutely. Like we're falling for the oldest trick in the book. Conquer Man said, we all basically believe the same thing. Yeah, man, them that's making him think we don't. One hundred percent man, I mean it quite literally. Again has been exposed and exploited that these are literal tactics that are put in place divide and conquer, uh, pushing on pain points within you know, whether that be an activist group or a social group, like these are literal, like you said, plays being ran And once we start to understand that we are not only smarter than that, But we deserve more than that.

3:40 I think. I think we'll make better decisions. We will, And I actually have a solution to all the world's problems here, okay, and you would be involved if I could make it. Yeah, yeah, one music festival for the whole world. Everybody that is not a leader is required to attend. Wow, and then everybody just works it out in the marsh pit. Yo, let's go. I'm in, right, I'm in, Like, think about it, I'm in. I can't tell you how many people have been saved in my life from me going in the marsh pit instead of fucking them up. And yeah, yeah, I actually made a comment about that too. Right, It's like a pressure a pressure release valve. You know, it's a place for us. And then again, there's a level, a very very visceral level of humanity that you get to experience in the pit or at a show. I really do believe that more people need to have this experience, which is why we need to stop shutting down fucking smaller venues and you know, independent venues and all these things.

4:40 They need to be nurtured, fostered and sustained for sure. And you know, people that don't know about the pit. They don't realize it ain't about hurting the Maymon people. It is about therapy, getting your shit out, absolutely, and a brotherhood and sisterhood. Absolutely, and like just you're getting everything out so you are a better. Perhaps absolutely absolutely. Look at the end of the day, let's keep it super real. Evolutionarily, we're still animals, right, we still have levels of rage and frustration that we need to find a place for. That's just the reality. And given that understanding, when we when we position or color this rage is something sacred versus something that we have to ignore. I think that we can find an appropriate way to deliver that and to express that.

5:26 Absolutely, tell everybody what else you got coming on the rise and that they need to look out for. I mean me personally, I'll be you know, kind of wrapping this up with let Live right Now, which has been amazing. I'm currently working on my other band, New Fever three through three stuff. I really, honestly, if I'm being super honest, I'm trying to find that balance. Because I'm a father, because i am a son, because i am a citizen of a society, I'm I'm trying to make sure that I nurture and I am of service of those things as well, and then taking that I don't know, that love that I get from that, and putting that back into my music.

6:10 I think I've operated on a lot of. Anger and a lot of frustration and a lot of my life, and I don't think that's the cleanest burning fuel. So I'm trying to find a way to strike a balance and also incorporate more of a real, like I said, like a visceral idea of love, not this sacarin, fantastical movie idea, but like a real idea of love, which includes suffering, which includes hardship, which includes making hard decisions in order to honor this idea of love that I believe in. I think that's so bad ass, because you're one hundred percent correct, Thank you, brother. We call things love that really aren't loved. I agree, I certainly agree with that, ye. And I think that once we start to offer this idea of true love to ourselves for ourselves, then I think we can start to offer that to someone else.

7:01 And then I think relationships, whether that be romantic, platonic, or otherwise. Right, I believe that we will be able to engage in these relationships in a much more authentic way, and certain things won't be as offensive anymore, certain things won't be as challenging anymore, or they won't be as detrimental. If we're opening ourselves up to this idea that love isn't just always fun, it's not always joyful, it's not always as amorous as we'd like. It is hard, and that's what makes that shows us and reminds us what it's worth. And once we can kind of see that. I think that we'll find ourselves in a better place overall, whatever type of love you want to get, I.

7:44 Think our biggest thing, the biggest thing when it comes love or even anything that's going on in the world, is we need to learn how to communicate as other. That's the problem, absolutely, brother. I mean, it really has shown itsself the past ten years or so the advent of the Internet and as well as you know, politics finding their space within technology in the Internet, I think that we're seeing that communication is probably one of the most critical, critically endangered tactics that we that we have right now in these spaces. No doubt, Well, you are not only amazing artist, but amazing fucking human being. Thank you brother. I appreciate it.

8:25 Totally blonde, thank you, brother, and I'm thankful we have people like you in the world. I appreciate you. Maybe we can make some positive change. Let's we got to hope for it man. Thank you, Let's do it. And thanks for being on the Adventures Bite brother. Appreciate you. This is Jason a long from let Live and you're listening to Pipemin on W four c Y Radio. Thank you for listening to the Adventures of Pipe Man on W for CUI Radio.