Andrew McMahon

I had many of my friends were Blockbuster video employees. Hell yeah. And we used to go hang out at Blockbuster on the weekends because they would just, you know, they'd smoke weed in the back. And like the, you know, like we're proper degenerate Blockbuster employee managerial staff. And yes, I do. I miss the Blockbuster days. It's such a good vibe. Yeah, it's a good vibe. It really is.

I had many of my friends were Blockbuster video employees. Hell yeah. And we used to go hang out at Blockbuster on the weekends because they would just, you know, they'd smoke weed in the back. And like the, you know, like we're proper degenerate Blockbuster employee managerial staff. And yes, I do. I miss the Blockbuster days. It's such a good vibe. Yeah, it's a good vibe. It really is.

I mean, the truth is the new model is working better. Oftentimes, there were no videos available. Very true. But it was a fun sort of snapshot. Just the environment.

I mean, the truth is the new model is working better. Oftentimes, there were no videos available. Very true. But it was a fun sort of snapshot. Just the environment.

I mean... Look, I think, you know, you're an author, so, you know, it's like as you start by writing because it's just like a reflex and it's this exploratory thing. And I think that the biggest shift is that you have to continue to find ways to explore and make it fresh and make it exciting. So, like, I've changed processes over the years, right? You know, I think...

I mean... Look, I think, you know, you're an author, so, you know, it's like as you start by writing because it's just like a reflex and it's this exploratory thing. And I think that the biggest shift is that you have to continue to find ways to explore and make it fresh and make it exciting. So, like, I've changed processes over the years, right? You know, I think...

When some of that like, oh, I just have to be sitting at the piano all day. And like now I have a family and I spent a lot of time on the road. So I do, you know, I do little tricks to sort of reengage myself in the writing process. I'll write with other people that I'm really excited about. I try and always like surround myself with writers that are both older and younger than me.

When some of that like, oh, I just have to be sitting at the piano all day. And like now I have a family and I spent a lot of time on the road. So I do, you know, I do little tricks to sort of reengage myself in the writing process. I'll write with other people that I'm really excited about. I try and always like surround myself with writers that are both older and younger than me.

You know, just so I can, you know, like I love having people in the room that are still in that phase of writing where they're like... and just super hungry and it keeps me hungry. So I think that's changed. And then what you write about changes, right?

You know, just so I can, you know, like I love having people in the room that are still in that phase of writing where they're like... and just super hungry and it keeps me hungry. So I think that's changed. And then what you write about changes, right?

So as you get to certain stages of life and the questions are changing about what is relevant or what's important to you, you have to find new ways in to discuss those things. And I feel like changing projects for me is like, has been a part of that, right? So it's like something Corbett was like very much about. you know, all of the things that you encounter in like high school and coming of age.

So as you get to certain stages of life and the questions are changing about what is relevant or what's important to you, you have to find new ways in to discuss those things. And I feel like changing projects for me is like, has been a part of that, right? So it's like something Corbett was like very much about. you know, all of the things that you encounter in like high school and coming of age.

It's a lot of makeups and breakups. And I think our industry, like the music business is fueled on a lot of that. And as somebody who wants to write and perform and do this till the day I die, you know, I've had to sort of shift my thinking. You know, a lot of Jack's Mannequin was, I got sick when I was in the middle of that project. So I had cancer and I was a cancer survivor.

It's a lot of makeups and breakups. And I think our industry, like the music business is fueled on a lot of that. And as somebody who wants to write and perform and do this till the day I die, you know, I've had to sort of shift my thinking. You know, a lot of Jack's Mannequin was, I got sick when I was in the middle of that project. So I had cancer and I was a cancer survivor.

I was like, how do you write about that? You know, and then, you know, and then sort of shifting into this next phase, a lot of it's been about keeping my edge while maintaining a family and a life and, you know, how to look after my kid and those questions that come with fatherhood and trying to stay creative, you know. So I think those are sort of, you know,

I was like, how do you write about that? You know, and then, you know, and then sort of shifting into this next phase, a lot of it's been about keeping my edge while maintaining a family and a life and, you know, how to look after my kid and those questions that come with fatherhood and trying to stay creative, you know. So I think those are sort of, you know,

big parts of how I shift and try and stay creative. I love that.

big parts of how I shift and try and stay creative. I love that.

Yeah, totally. And I think too, like I've tried really hard because a lot of my fans have grown up with me. Like rather than making the mistake, I think a lot of people do is they get older and their their artistic processes are trying to sort of recreate their their youth and still sing about those things.

Yeah, totally. And I think too, like I've tried really hard because a lot of my fans have grown up with me. Like rather than making the mistake, I think a lot of people do is they get older and their their artistic processes are trying to sort of recreate their their youth and still sing about those things.