This is a bit of deviation from what we’ve been doing so far but a) there is a music industry connection and b) change never harmed anyone c) it’s an ace story and d) I’ve got an ace guest
Jenny Valentish started her working life in the music industry starting her own fanzine - cheekily called "Slapper: The Groupie’s Guide to Gropable Bands" and then writing for Dazed and Confused, NME, Time Out and doing artist bios, various stints in music publicity for artists like Swans, Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond and Afghan Whigs and over the last few years she has become a speaker, coach and author. She’s written 3 books. Her 2017 memoir called Woman of Substances in which she uses scientific research and theories and her own experiences, to investigates the paths that, in particular, women take into and out of addiction.
Her latest book is a follow up to Woman of Substances and is called Everything Harder Than Everyone Else, which follows people doing the things that most couldn’t, wouldn’t or shouldn’t. By delving into their extreme behaviour, there’s a lot that us mere mortals can learn about the human condition.
It's a rollercoaster read of experiences with a neuroscientis, performance artists, pornstar turned fighter, architect, BDSM Dom, bare knuckle fighter, wrestler and bodybuilder.
We're gonna talk about what Jenny learnt, what we can all learn and how her immersive journalism has challenged her own mindset.
I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is a music podcast that does music interviews differently.
I'm Giles Sibbald and I'm talking to extraordinary musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in their lives to amplify their own creativity, pursue new challenges, overcome fears and bounce back from mistakes.
- brought to you by Hey Sunday, the mothership of the experimental mindset™.
Podcast logo and art by Tide Adesanya, Coppie and Paste
https://www.iwannajumplikedeedee.com
I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is the music podcast that does music interviews differently.
Giles Sibbald talks to musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in every part of their lives.
- brought to you from the mothership of the experimental mindset™
- swirl logo and art by Giles Sibbald
- doodle logo and art by Tide Adesanya, Coppie and Paste
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