Zac Brown on Playing The Sphere, “Chicken Fried,” Dolly Parton, Toes, and New Album ‘Love & Fear’

Joining us on the couch for the first time ever is Zac Brown, the lynchpin of the Zac Brown Band. For over a year he’s been hunkering down, ideating and prepping for the biggest shows of his life: a residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas kicking off December 5. At the same time he’ll be dropping his eighth album Love & Fear. It’s a record that delves into his personal story and his fraught childhood for the first time ever. What it was like to deal with a family grappling with mental illness, moving out at just 14, and the trials and tribulations that brought him to this point — shaping not only who he is, but also his work and his inclusive initiative Camp Southern Ground. We talk about all this and how it’s going to be reflected in the (self-funded) Sphere shows— and boy does it sound like it’s going to be an immersive spectacle. Plus, we discuss how legendary surrealist painter Salvador Dali’s protege, Louis Markoya, is involved in the show, not to mention free diving and other stunt-like feats. And of course we couldn’t leave out new collaborations with Dolly Parton, Snoop Dogg, and Marcus King on this record, the story behind hits like “Toes” and “Chicken Fried,” raising five kids, his genre-hopping solo projects, what he learned working with Pharrell Williams, what’s his deal with knife-making, and so much more. SUBSCRIBE to Our Podcast ►►https://tinyurl.com/48yfe4v5SUBSCRIBE to YT ►►https://tinyurl.com/5n8km55uSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.