At Home With MOD SUN: Sobriety, Heartbreak, New Music & Starting Over

What this episode covers

One of my dearest friends in music came over to the house. 🖤 MOD SUN joined me for one of the most honest conversations we've ever had about sobriety, heartbreak, purpose, creativity, healing, and why he believes he's entering the greatest chapter of his life. We dive deep into his incredible new album, how Nashville completely changed his creative process, making music inspired by Bob Dylan, collaborating with Chris Carrabba, his friendship with Machine Gun Kelly, becoming sober, finding peace after heartbreak, and why he finally feels like he's made the quintessential MOD SUN album. We also talk about: ⚡️ Warped Tour memories and how our friendship began ⚡️ Life after heartbreak and finding a new purpose ⚡️ Why Bob Dylan inspired this new chapter ⚡️ Creating the "quintessential" MOD SUN album ⚡️ Why Nashville changed everything ⚡️ Working with Chris Carrabba on "Danger" ⚡️ Using songwriting as therapy ⚡️ Relationships, love, and wanting to become a father ⚡️ Looking back on his dad and the lessons he carries today ⚡️ His sobriety journey, overdose, and rock bottom ⚡️ Learning to become a better person ⚡️ Regrets, perspective, and living without fear ⚡️ Making peace with his past, including Avril Lavigne ⚡️ Defining success beyond fame and money ⚡️ His lifelong brotherhood with Machine Gun Kelly ⚡️ Why rock music is entering an exciting new era ⚡️ The songs, albums, and artists that changed his life ⚡️ Advice for staying present and living with purpose Plus: oatmeal cookies, Shirley Temples, vintage barware, brownies, banana hammocks, and plenty of laughs along the way. If you're a longtime MOD SUN fan or simply love conversations about music, resilience, creativity, recovery, and finding your purpose, this one is for you. ❤️ Subscribe for more At Home conversations: https://youtube.com/@AllisonHagendorf 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts: https://play.megaphone.fm/sxhb2ibzrw-vle8ombutpa ❤️ FOLLOW ALLISON ON SOCIALS ✅ YouTube: https://youtube.com/AllisonHagendorf ✅ Official Website: https://allisonhagendorf.com ✅ Instagram: https://instagram.com/allisonhagendorf ✅ TikTok: https://TikTok.com/@allisonhagendorf ✅ X: https://x.com/allihagendorf 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - Cookies, Shirley Temples & Brian 05:00 - Connecting at Warped Tour & Friendship Origins 06:30 - How Are You Feeling? 09:12 - New Music & Life After Heartbreak 12:54 - Making Music Like Bob Dylan 17:00 - The Quintessential MOD SUN Album 19:32 - Why Nashville Changed Everything 22:37 - "Danger" with Chris Carrabba 32:32 - Music as Therapy 33:43 - Relationships, Love & Wanting to Be a Dad 36:53 - Looking Back at His Father 39:14 - Sobriety, Rock Bottom & Second Chances 41:53 - Becoming a Better Person 46:09 - Living Without Regrets 48:18 - Making Peace with Avril Lavigne 49:20 - What Success Really Means 52:14 - The Brotherhood with Machine Gun Kelly 57:30 - Why Rock Music Is Changing 59:56 - Deep Cuts 1:10:21 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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