Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss, Ed Roland attending Berklee College of Music and dropping out based on advice from a random mailman, Collective Soul getting signed when Ed Roland was 30 years old, growing up as part of a church and being brought to concerts by his father, listening to Elton John as a child then moving on to befriend and work with him as an adult, being gifted a piano from Elton John and a guitar from Eddie Van Halen, first session ended up being with RuPaul in the early 80s, Ed Roland getting his first song on the radio without actually having a band yet, writing the song Shine with his brother at home in their living room, Collective Soul getting into a lawsuit with their manager and Ed Roland having to move back to Georgia into a cabin, the origin of the band name Collective Soul, Ed Roland liking to rent houses to record songs in including Elvis Presley's house, what musicians do in their downtime, Ed Roland tipping open mic bands to do surprise shows, Ed Roland meeting his wife during a ticket delivery and never parting since, online rumors that Ed Roland had died, Ed Roland's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more!

(Air Date: June 7th, 2024)

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