50. “They’ll Call You Crazy Right Up Until They Call You Genius” – Special Q&A Episode

For 50 episodes, Julian's been asking the questions. Now it's his turn to answer them.In this special milestone episode, Julian turns the tables on himself” answering the same questions he asks his guests, plus a few from the audience. He gets into his hip-hop-to-alt-rock musical journey, the shows he played around Philadelphia, the moment he realized how much work it actually takes to make it, and why he'd tell any young musician to count the cost of their dream before chasing it. It's honest, funny, and the most personal episode of the show so far.In this conversation, we get into:Julian's music career from mixtapes to five albums and opening for Bubba SparksWhy the best song on every album was never the one he tried to make a hitWhat "count the cost of your dream" actually means for young musiciansThe Ali McGuire lesson that changed how he thinks about the "how,” not just the "what"Why they'll call you crazy right up until they call you a geniusResources Mentioned in this Episode:“Turning Pro” by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Pro-Steven-Pressfield/dp/1936891034“The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield: https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026Julian’s book, “The Pain You Choose”: https://a.co/d/01NBukVUEpisode 26: Marc Ramos of Morning Wars – https://pod.link/1810336818/episode/OGU3YzA3MjktOTRkNi00ZmM1LWIyMWItODg2NWM5MzQ4NDg1?view=apps&amp;sort=popularityEpisode 24: mcgwn – https://pod.link/1810336818/episode/NmE3YTI0ZTktZjUyOS00ZjIyLTg2ZTAtZmQ4OTZkMWMyMTI5?view=apps&amp;sort=popularityEpisode 42: AMACULENT (Ali McGuire) – https://pod.link/1810336818/episode/YTFkOGRmMjItMGNkZi00MmNjLWFkZWItMmY5MWRkMTUzMTBi?view=apps&amp;sort=popularityMusic Mentioned in this Episode:Songs:"Female Robbery" — The Neighbourhood"Sweater Weather" — The Neighbourhood"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" — Cage the Elephant"Sex on Fire" — Kings of Leon"I'd Missed the Birds" — Joy Oladokun"Rolling Rock" — Julian JonesAlbums &amp; Projects:Derelict Diaries — Julian JonesArena Rap — Julian Jones20 Something — Julian JonesSongs About Girls — Julian JonesObserve — ZegoviaProspect Gallery — Morning WarsYoungblood — Marcus KingBe the Void — Dr. DogYellow Submarine — The BeatlesOnly by Night — Kings of LeonDoggy Style — Snoop DoggArtists &amp; Bands:Julian JonesThe NeighbourhoodRoyal BloodQueens of the Stone AgeDr. DogKings of Leon21 PilotsCage the ElephantMy Morning JacketNoga ErezMagnolia ParkThe WarningSleep TokenPoppyHouse of ProtectionFearsonEcho VandalRivalsMorning Wars (Mark Ramos)Marcus KingGnarls Barkley / CeeLo GreenJoy OladokunTame ImpalaLinkin ParkGym Class HeroesNirvanaWu-Tang ClanNasA Tribe Called QuestNaughty by NatureSnoop DoggThe BeatlesLed ZeppelinOasisJimi HendrixStevie WonderMac MillerAsher RothConnor PriceNick DMcgwnSplit Decision (Mike Bruchard)Ali McGuireThe ParadoxBubba SparksZZ Top---------------Follow the OFFICIAL “loves music” playlist on Apple Music: ​​https://music.apple.com/library/playlist/p.4Y0J406i03DQrX“loves music” playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qE3kq89oyg3tFNbmRfHEO?si=vopaKQnNS8OHn0r2fFTVBgCheck out the “loves music” podcast website: <a href="https://www.podpage.com/loves-music/" rel="noopener