Ep149: Billy Gould (Faith No More, Talking Book)

The one and only Billy Gould finally comes on Protonic Reversal! Billy and his coharts have an awesome new The Talking Book album. A project that evokes eno-like soundscapes as well as 70s film soundtracks. Conan and Billy talk about that, many things Faith No More and… Milk Cult? -Talking Book II-70s film soundtracks -9 year gap -Structured but not structured -“It’s not ready until it’s ready” -Adding a member to a very subjective and subconscious enterprise -Not the same as getting a new band member. -Milk Cult! -Faith No More going into new directions the audience didn’t necessarily expect -Being known as a “rock guy.” -Old San Francisco -(Men of) Porn -Playing in Jello Biafra’s band -Faith No More reunion and complex relationships. -Songs with problems “We fixed ’em!” -Getting the call from Wayne Kramer to play in the MC50 -The pressure. -Playing with Brendan Canty -“If you do something, see it though -Choose a journey where you don’t care about the destination. -The many moods and styles of guitar players of Faith More. -FNM as alchemy -Slap bass demo tapes -touring vs. recording -Live shows with Talking Book -Kool Arrow: the genre is “good”