Ep146: Mark Lanegan (Mark Lanegan Band, Queens of the Stone Age, Gutter Twins, Screaming Trees)

What this episode covers

-Doing the video with Travis and Joe (and Donel!)-Video with Jimmy the cab driver (reprising that character after years)-Making the other video at the Salton Sea with still photographs-"Don't mind the crickets."-The book! "Sing Backwards and Weep" (and companion piece record)-Recording the companion piece record to the book and linking the songs to it.-"A pandora's box of shitty memories."-Working with Rob Marshall of Humanist.-Making a double record/great double records.-Opening for Watt-Blues Funeral-Meet and greets at the merch table and getting ghost pain from shaking hands.-Complicated hand shake non-engagement-Older audiences. -Picking a setlist with so much material.-Ripping off Leonard Cohen-Rated R and joining Queens of the Stone Age-Gutter Twins with Greg Dulli-Playing on each other's records, vs. working on things together. -Meeting Greg Dulli (and initially wanting to kick ass ass) -"Secret beef!"-Josh Homme in Screaming Trees-Walking the streets with Josh Homme, and Josh being misidentified as a cop! -The Conner brothers. -The story of the Screaming Trees. -Publically learning how to make records-Different crowds knowing different eras of the music. -Artist vs. entertaintainer vs. guy who stands there and sings. -Stooges and being in Iggy's sights