He Became Jelly Roll's Drummer Because of a... Mullet? (Cody Ash)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
For me, it was about the adventure and the story. You know what I'm saying? Cause now it's like, so the adventure and the story, and then also what you said about opportunity. So for me, like I wasn't doing anything, like I wasn't doing what I wanted to do.
What challenges did Cody face growing up in a small town in Kentucky?
So anything that was bigger than what I was doing was an opportunity in my eyes.
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How did Cody Ash's 14-hour drive to NYC change his career?
I got a dude that you'll probably know who he is. This is a cat that has a pretty cool story, man. Came up in a very small town in Kentucky and wanted a little bit of rebellion, as we all do with those young ages. Moved to the Big Apple. fell into kind of the metalcore scene, if you will, of music. That's the harder stuff from the late 2000s, late 90s that kind of hit. And then got back to his roots a little bit and hooked up with a little guy you guys might know named Jelly Roll and has been on the road with him selling out stadiums from one side of this country to the other. And I can't wait to hear his story.
How does Cody approach networking in the music industry?
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the program. This is Cody Ash. Cody!
Cody!
big dog that was an impeccable intro dude that was incredible you gotta you gotta catch him dude you had it you were not you are you you got it i was i'm hyped up about you're hyping me up about me i'm like i don't get hype about myself but that was that was i was like holy shit dude how do you remember all that like there's no paper here just so you know that was all that was off the dome that was crazy
No, dude, so dude, thank you for coming in, bro. Dude, thank you for having me, man.
I appreciate you doing it. I know we set this up like a day or two ago, but I was like, fuck yeah, man, let's go.
What was the 'umpire incident' that led Cody to quit his day job?
Yeah, dude. Yeah, so let's talk about, let's go back because I think this story that we want to tell today, at least what I think we're going to tell is going to be a story of kind of coming up and then pivoting, which I think a lot of people start one way in their careers or their life or direction they think they want to head and then don't really find true success until they kind of pivot back to their roots or whatever it is. I want to start with you, man. So you grew up in a small town in Kentucky, like I said, where?
Mount Washington, Kentucky, out in Bullitt County.
Okay, what is that close to?
It's about 30 minutes south of Louisville, an hour west of Lexington.
How did Cody land the gig as Jelly Roll's drummer?
Okay, so that's kind of middle of nowhere. How many people in your hometown?
Well, now there's like 18,000. Now it's like grown up, but like... Which actually, even in the grand scheme of things, 18,000 is still small compared to a lot of other small towns, but it's just not a small town anymore. But when I was growing up there, it was maybe around 1,800 to 5,000 from 1993 to 2001-ish. It was probably like...
What humorous story involves Cody's mullet and his hiring by Jelly Roll?
1,800 to 5,000 people. It was real small.
I feel you. My hometown is a stop on the map. Where were you at? North Florida, dude. Lake City, Florida. Florida's the greatest place on Earth.
What is the reality of life on tour for a drummer?
If you're coming down 75 into Florida. From Georgia? Yeah, from Georgia. My city was the place where your dad was like, well, as soon as we get to Florida, we'll stop and get gas. Yeah, you got gas in my hometown.
How far was that from Shawnee? uh swanee swanee right there it's right there swanee river basin okay so we played we had a house on the swanee river yeah we played uh we played a festival uh on at swanee uh yeah whatever the swanee i think i think it was just called swanee river country music festival yeah something like that and uh
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:15
2
What challenges did Cody face growing up in a small town in Kentucky?
0:15–0:56
3
How did Cody Ash's 14-hour drive to NYC change his career?
0:56–1:32
4
How does Cody approach networking in the music industry?
1:32–2:09
5
What was the 'umpire incident' that led Cody to quit his day job?
2:09–2:39
6
How did Cody land the gig as Jelly Roll's drummer?
2:39–3:08
7
What humorous story involves Cody's mullet and his hiring by Jelly Roll?
3:08–3:18
8
What is the reality of life on tour for a drummer?
3:18–1:16:47
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