Jelly Roll

Man, spot on. What would be the biggest pause for most artists, not me, is that they need their money. So every time they're going to record a new album, they got to tap in and go, hey, I need a million dollars. Oh, I see. To record this record.

Man, spot on. What would be the biggest pause for most artists, not me, is that they need their money. So every time they're going to record a new album, they got to tap in and go, hey, I need a million dollars. Oh, I see. To record this record.

And at the rate of the deal, it's the worst thing in the music business. I've been preaching against this for so long. I refuse to do it. That's why I don't take their money at all, right? Is that because in any other business, what the record businesses do to artists would be illegal, right? Like if a bank did it or a car lot did it, they'd shut them down. Because?

And at the rate of the deal, it's the worst thing in the music business. I've been preaching against this for so long. I refuse to do it. That's why I don't take their money at all, right? Is that because in any other business, what the record businesses do to artists would be illegal, right? Like if a bank did it or a car lot did it, they'd shut them down. Because?

And at the rate of the deal, it's the worst thing in the music business. I've been preaching against this for so long. I refuse to do it. That's why I don't take their money at all, right? Is that because in any other business, what the record businesses do to artists would be illegal, right? Like if a bank did it or a car lot did it, they'd shut them down. Because?

Because you're not allowed to put an interest rate on that kind of money. But if you don't call it a loan, you call it an advance. So when I take the word loan out of it, I call it an advance, and then we recoup it at the rate of the deal. So let's say, Jason, excuse me. Do you need to blow your nose, Sean? Can you run over there real quick? Thank you, Sean.

Because you're not allowed to put an interest rate on that kind of money. But if you don't call it a loan, you call it an advance. So when I take the word loan out of it, I call it an advance, and then we recoup it at the rate of the deal. So let's say, Jason, excuse me. Do you need to blow your nose, Sean? Can you run over there real quick? Thank you, Sean.

Because you're not allowed to put an interest rate on that kind of money. But if you don't call it a loan, you call it an advance. So when I take the word loan out of it, I call it an advance, and then we recoup it at the rate of the deal. So let's say, Jason, excuse me. Do you need to blow your nose, Sean? Can you run over there real quick? Thank you, Sean.

Let's say y'all three do a Smartless album, right? Sure.

Let's say y'all three do a Smartless album, right? Sure.

Let's say y'all three do a Smartless album, right? Sure.

Okay, everybody gets an instrument. I think this would be something unique. What do we strike you as? You look like you could rock a saxophone. That's hurtful. It could be a really cool curve ball to see you with a saxophone.

Okay, everybody gets an instrument. I think this would be something unique. What do we strike you as? You look like you could rock a saxophone. That's hurtful. It could be a really cool curve ball to see you with a saxophone.

Okay, everybody gets an instrument. I think this would be something unique. What do we strike you as? You look like you could rock a saxophone. That's hurtful. It could be a really cool curve ball to see you with a saxophone.

I would love to see, just because I think this would be so out of pocket for the crew, is if Sean was like the electric guitar player and he carried like a big, just gaudy Gretsch, just one of the huge oversized guitars.

I would love to see, just because I think this would be so out of pocket for the crew, is if Sean was like the electric guitar player and he carried like a big, just gaudy Gretsch, just one of the huge oversized guitars.

I would love to see, just because I think this would be so out of pocket for the crew, is if Sean was like the electric guitar player and he carried like a big, just gaudy Gretsch, just one of the huge oversized guitars.

No, you gotta have a drummer. You know what I mean?

No, you gotta have a drummer. You know what I mean?

No, you gotta have a drummer. You know what I mean?