Fascinating folks of note, from writers and musicians/artists to business and tech leaders, are interviewed by well-known LA radio DJ Nic Harcourt about the songs, bands, and concerts that have influenced their lives from childhood to now. What are the tracks they return to over and over, and what new artists have they embraced in recent years? Would they be the person they are today without this music? With the Sound of Success, Harcourt turns his legendarily expansive knowledge of music to host revealing and relatable interviews about the artists and sounds that have meant the most to a wide range of people.
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Film maker and Academy Award® winning documentarian Alex Gibney’s first ’45 was Herman’s Hermits ‘Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter’, his first concert experience was seeing the Jimi Hendrix Experience at age 14 and Prince
Alex Gibney is a documentarian and film maker whose body...
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Judy Greer’s first musical memory is listening to The Doobie Brothers with her dad, the first single she bought was “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor, and Chicago house music
Judy Greer has appeared in most of your favorite films...
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Robert Hilburn’s first assignment for the LA Times was covering Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison concerts. His first record purchase was Bill Haley’s ‘Rock Around the Clock’, his favorite artist is John Prine, and his musical
Robert Hilburn was music editor for the Los Angeles Times...
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Steve Kilbey talks about playing in cover bands before forming and finding international success with The Church. A life derailed by a brutal heroin addiction, and the music of his life including his favorite song
Steve Kilby, singer, songwriter and bass player for the legendary...
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Jamie Lee Curtis talks about the end of ‘Halloween’, new beginnings with ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, and the music of her life, from Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Rickie Lee Jones to DJ Snake and a
Actor, producer, author and activist Jamie Lee Curtis’ career has...
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Death Cab for Cutie’s Benjamin Gibbard’s first record purchase was ‘Big Bam Boom’ by Hall & Oates. When he wants to dance he listens to New Order and you might be surprised to know that he’s a
Benjamin Gibbard is the lead singer and guitarist of the...
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Actress, Producer and Singer/Songwriter Rita Wilson’s earliest musical memory is hearing the Beatles, her first concert experience, Led Zeppelin in Los Angeles and if she could only listen to one song, she’d pick Joni Mitchell’s
Rita Wilson’s film appearances include ‘Sleepless in Seattle’, ‘That Thing...
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Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre was forever changed by hearing Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” at the age of four, and age seven seeing Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum perform. Early disco and ELO’s
Composer producer and performer Jean-Michel Jarre is a pioneer in...
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John Lloyd, the British television and radio producer behind hits like ‘QI’, ‘Spitting Image’ and ‘Black Adder’ talks about the music of his life, from Little Eva, The Beatles and Ten Years After to The HU
John Lloyd is an English television and radio comedy producer...
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Fran Healy of the band Travis talks about the band’s massive success in the early 2000’s, and sustaining their career. Fran’s influences include The Beatles, the poetry of Seamus Heaney
Fran Healy, songwriter, lead, singer, and guitarist for the band....
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On this ‘Minisode’ of The Sound Of Success, the legendary Willie Nelson answers Nic’s “21 Questions” about life and music. His inspirations include Bob Willis, Hank Williams, Sinatra,
This week’s podcast is a “minisode”; occasional interviews and conversations...
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Writer, Director and Producer Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, The Big Short, Succession) talks about his climate change activism and the music of The Who, Run DMC, LL Cool J and early Flaming Lips
Writer, director and producer, Adam Mackay and Nic actually met...
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Olympic and World Champion figure skater and now broadcaster Tara Lipinski, talks about her heroes and mentors in her iceskating and television careers, her opinions on Russian cheating in the sport, and shares the music
Olympic and World Champion figure skater and now broadcaster Tara...
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Patti Smith joins Nic to discuss returning to live performance after lockdown, and the
Patti Smith is a singer songwriter, poet, author, and visual...
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