Something’s Burning: Fat Mike + El Hefe Explain Why NOFX Is Really Done | S7 E10
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Wait, where's my crasher? There we go. The one part of the documentary, at the very end, the final show, and you show all the people coming to give you love.
Yeah.
And you show the network, or what we call network execs,
You guys started without me.
No, no, no. I'm just browning meat.
I can't believe it. I was here on time. You were here early. I put the punk in punctual. Come on. This is for you so you know how to say his name. Yeah. It's Bert. Bert. Your last name.
Oh, you'll never have to say it.
The first name that's misspelled is easy.
So in the documentary at the very end, all the... You've basically made a diatribe of why you never sold out to the major labels. And a fucking label exec comes up in the shot and gives you a hug with a liquid death in his hand. And I went, that's why. That guy knows Live Nation has a deal with liquid death. And he was like, we gotta make sure we get our sponsor in this doc.
And I went... I didn't catch that.
Oh, I did. Oh, dude, I am so... So I sold out.
I have to tell you something after that story. Please. I'm a first-round investor in Liquid Death. Me too. Yeah! That's why I loved it. That's why it's all here. Yeah, fuck yeah. So, yeah, maybe that wasn't such a... Maybe it wasn't a corporation doing that.
But what's interesting is... It was. I'm fascinated. I'm more fascinated by the... energy of punk than anything in the world and I think it's cuz I Probably would admit I sold out. I think I started with punk vibes I have punk energy But I got to a place where I was like, you know, my kids need to go to college and I and I and I took the pill Yeah, I took the pill and I was like dude the blue pill Viagra. Yeah. No, you know fucks up your blood pressure.
I
No, I'm on lisinopril.
What's that?
I love that you grew up. I love that you grew up. Well, no, you have to do lisinopril and metformin if you're going to drink and do cocaine. See? Them's the rules, and you got to work out, too. Buddy.
Well.
This podcast could be over. You fucking kids that started these influencer pages where you maximize your life and you get up at six and cold plunge and sauna and you take all the things and you get off the grid, but you're still videotaping it so that we see it. So you live an authentic life. Fuck that. Live an authentic life. And all you got to do is get up, get your pills straight, get your blood work done, work out, and you can outrun death.
Well, yeah. I mean, or live as long as Jack Nicholson. Because, I mean, that guy is a partier. That guy's a fucking legend. Sean Penn. Oh, yeah. He was a partier. They're scary. Chris Penn was a partier. Now, there is a cautionary tale. So, yeah. See, you don't want to be the fat guy doing drugs.
How does the documentary reveal NOFX's relationship with sponsors and 'selling out'?
You don't want to be the fat guy dying from basketball. I don't mean to laugh, but.
Yes, you do. You're laughing at tragedy. But tragedy plus time.
I mean, so Jack Nicholson's. era of movies. Yeah. That Raging Bull, Easy Rider. Raging Bull. That was De Niro. I know, but that era. There's a book called Raging Bull, Easy Rider.
Oh.
And that is the most punk moment in film is when those guys showed up and started making movies against the studios.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:21
2
How does the documentary reveal NOFX's relationship with sponsors and 'selling out'?
4:21–18:22
3
Why do Fat Mike and El Hefe discuss touring, retirement and the pressure of repeating songs?
18:22–20:45
4
What drug and party stories do the guests share about cocaine, MDMA and touring?
20:45–51:06
5
How did Fat Mike and crew address health, sobriety, and therapy after the final tour?
51:06–53:34
6
What products and sponsors are promoted and why do they matter to the hosts?
53:34–1:02:19
7
How is the NOFX documentary being released and why are theatrical screenings important?
1:02:19–1:06:43
8
What arguments do they make about ‘punk’ identity and onstage banter?
1:06:43–1:37:51
Speakers
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