EP 260: Nick Hexum (311) - Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast

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Floyd get his music hijacked by Andy to start us off. Nick approves! Speaking of Nick & Andy: find out what these two have up their sleeve with the upcoming World Saving Podcast Tour that kicks off real soon! Who's in the band? Who's the special guest? Does anybody have a smoke I can bum?? And on the Interview Hour, we got the legendary lead singer/rhythm guitarist of 311 on the show: Nick Hexum! Nick is forever hot. And does music outside of 311 you may not be aware of. REAL GOOD music at that. Don't you wanna impress your friends with your musical prowess? So listen to this episode now and then ask Ari Fink to give Nick Gerlach a 2-hour show on Jam On radio...
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Produced by Andy Frasco, Joe Angelhow, & Chris Lorentz
Audio mix by Chris Lorentz
Featuring:
• Floyd Kellogg & Nick Gerlach
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[@finisplayhouse]

Great questions, great interview. Nick isnt dodging raindrops, answers every question. Kudos to transparency and honesty.

[@avip671]

Appreciate the realer questions! Seems every 311 interview is usually exactly the same.

[@BGRETT-311]

311 forever

[@DennisGilmoreHomeLoans]

Nick, thanks for sharing the positive vibe! Enjoyed the introspection.

[@Gammarklar]

Every interview where Nick recalls living in Van Nuys with the band he mentions having to eat Top Ramen 😂

[@redredevil2588]

I was the first person to play 311 on a local radio station in Wisconsin. 89.1 WBSD.

[@bja311]

That’s awesome, big up!!!

[@user-fu7mu2bs5y]

Thank you

[@SillyGoose2024]

Proof or it didn't happen

[@SharkTank311]

Besides the Rap-Rock invention, 311 also brought up all these new Cali-Reggae bands too....Pepper, DH, Stoopid, Rebalution, etc.....

[@SillyGoose2024]

Love the questions by the interviewer here

[@joshburns6674]

Not to mention P-Nuts parents doing the original fan website and street team efforts. Shout out P-Nut's Mom!

[@waas-sappening]

Omaha Stylee!

[@BGRETT-311]

Wake the town and tell the people.

[@jasoncori2464]

311 Day swag exchange gave the younger crowd such joy. It's how Halloween times 311. Just got back and feel more calm.

[@michaelmccracken8921]

This shits so dope.

[@dj3stripes]

@42:58 Hour of power/century club!

[@carrico504]

Andy, check out PELL from New Orleans. He’s been making music with Yung Franco 🔥

[@ScottTheKrusher]

God is real .Look up to him forever

[@eabw0708]

Mean people suck... 😢

[@mikehutchinstrh]

Nick is dying his eyebrows, he should just dye his beard as well.

[@bluefukingreene]

This is the best comment you could come up with? Im sure he's gonna get right on that for you.

[@VirginiaBluesOG]

Nick want you to produce my solo album hmu🤔

[@springer90]

311>>>>>>>>Linkin Park

[@pechondelgado]

I wish Nick wasn't so positive. His positivity has created some of the most bland rock music in 20 years. The best music usually comes from stress. Even the old school 311 fans can admit now that the band is phoning it in. Fight me below.

[@Goody311]

All bullshit aside, this is so spot on. I was saying the same thing. Darkness creates some damn good music. And let’s be honest, we all need that sometimes

[@SillyGoose2024]

You diagnosed the symptom correctly but I disagree with the diagnosis. It's too simplistic and reductionist to say the problem there is positivity=blandness. Most bands have a creative arc. Most people want to hear guns n roses play stuff off their first record nobody wants to hear chineese democracy. For any band u might be able to mention that bucked that trend, there are dozens of bands like aerosmith whose second half of their career in terms of writing is nowhere near as interesting musically as the first half. 311 guys are all in their 50s now [pnut 49] , sorry but people get softer as they age. Happens to most everybody including song writers. I'm glad I was there when from 93-99 with this band because it was incredible then, imo.

[@DaveKukreja]

Disagree wholeheartedly