Guru Please

Life of an Artist with Chris Sand

Episode Summary

What is being a musician really like? How do you get inspired and what is it like to tour? Also, what is a rapping cowboy? Get the answers and more on this episode of Guru Please with the one-and-only cowboy rapper Chris Sand.

Episode Notes

Chris Sand is a musician who grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. He has toured and performed for over two decades and his music is a unique blend of folk, punk, hip hop, and cowboy music. He is also the star of the documentary "Roll Out, Cowboy."

Quotes to remember: 

“You don’t have to be timid in this life.”

“If I was nervous before a show… it means I don’t know what’s about to happen. There’s something magical about to come out of me.”

Takeaways:

• Art and music reveal the possibilities of identity
• A question can endlessly inspire us--for Chris, it is the question of how to merge polar opposites
• Growing musically requires growing as a person
• What if fear was just excitement?

What you’ll learn:

• What it’s like growing up white on an Indian reservation
• How and why Chris fused rap with country music
• What it was like to be a white rapper before Eminem and the Beastie Boys
• Where his artistic inspiration comes from (hint: many different sources)
• How Chris faced the fear of standing during a show and his new mindset about it

Mentioned on the podcast: 

• http://chrissand.net/
• Rappin’ Cowboy discography
• Roll Out, Cowboy documentary
• Cow Cow
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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