104 - Steve Gorman - The Business Side of a Band

Steve Gorman is an American musician and sports talk radio host. Gorman is best known as the drummer of the American rock and roll band The Black Crowes. He spent time as the drummer for British rock band Stereophonics. He also hosted on his own radio show Steve Gorman Sports! on Fox Sports Radio. Steve is also the author of “Hard To Handle: The Life and Death of The Black Crowes—A Memoir”.   *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/listen   The Rich Remond Show is sponsored by: Big Dot Lighting - Commercial LED Lighting Specialists   -and-   Bruce Cline Home Loans & Mortgage Refinance | Movement Mortgage www.musiciansmortgage.com   Some Things That Came Up: -Writing a memoir too early? -Hesitant to write it -27 years with the Black Crowes -Starting on the drums late, in High School -How "Hard to Handle" came to be -We wanted to cover Otis, but not the typical covers -His kids thought it wasn't cool to hear their dad on the radio -Steve knew how to work local radio -Cracking the mic for the first time on radio -Recording in Nashville -Someone in the band had a $100,000 a year weed habit -Hearing your kick drum through a PA for the first time -Being friends with Ringo -Having an operational agreement -Renegotiating a bad first album contract with Rick Rubin -All members were 6'+!     Follow Steve: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveGormanRocks/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/stevegormanrocks Twitter: www.twitter.com/gormanrocks   The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:     https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1     One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!     Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond       Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.     Follow Jim: @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com