Singer-songwriter Samantha Crain wasn’t sure if she’d ever be able to make music again after a car accident left her without the ability to play instruments or physically write songs. Samantha talks with Marc about her recovery and how her physical improvement coincided with the evolution of her artistic confidence. Samantha also explains her family’s storied history of powerlifting, the influence of Jason Molina, and why she feels it’s important to write and perform songs in the Choctaw language. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chapter 1: What challenges did Samantha Crain face after her accident?
Aus christlicher Sicht?
Ja, es war sehr viel Teil des Südenbaptistischen.
Es ist so lustig, ich hatte ein T-Shirt, das jemand mir gekauft hat. Ich weiß nicht, wo es war, aber es war vor Jahren. Es muss ein christlicher Giftshop gewesen sein. Es war Christus, fast in einer Push-Up-Position, mit dem Kreuz auf seinem Rücken, mit Muskeln.
War es ein Lord's Gym T-Shirt?
Maybe it said like his pain, your gain.
I think that's a Lord's Gym T-Shirt. That was a very big like deal in the 90s, especially around Oklahoma.
Really?
Yeah, it became like a very popular T-Shirt.
I really want another one. Ich dachte nur, es wäre so cool. Ich war es ironisch, aber ich mag das T-Shirt. Ja. Hat Jesus den Kreuz auf seinem Rücken zerbrochen?
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Chapter 2: How did Samantha Crain's family background influence her career?
Was ist sein Name?
Ricky Dale Crane. Such a great name for it, right?
Yeah, it's a powerlifting name. Yeah. Wow. So, wait, so were you powerlifting?
Yeah, when I was a little, yeah. Well, up until I was like 16, I competed.
How were you, were you ranked?
I was. I got like records and stuff. But the thing was, I didn't really like, I didn't like it. I just liked being good at something, I think.
Well, sure, it seems like a fairly limited scope. I mean, it's like, it's not even a sport necessarily. It's a, what would you call it? It's a competitive thing, but you're doing one thing. You're not playing, there's not a team element.
No, it's an individual sport.
That's right. Yeah, yeah. So you were good, huh?
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Chapter 3: What is the significance of writing songs in the Choctaw language?
Oh ja, das mache ich. Eines Tages war ich beim YMCA und ich hatte einen Squat. Und ein Mann sagte mir, du hast eine großartige Form. Und du warst so, lass mich dir das erzählen. Das wurde mir von sehr junger Zeit in den Kopf geschlagen. Dein Vater ist nicht mehr da? Nein. Er ist im Oktober gestorben.
Das war sehr plötzlich. Oh, sorry. Ja. Also habt ihr nur einen Bruder? Oder wie viele? Einen Bruder, ja. Und ist er noch im Powerlifting-Racket?
He runs my dad's gym now.
It's still there?
Yeah. Where you grew up? Well, it moved around a couple of times, but it is still in Shawnee. He had it in a garage and then he had it in another shopping center building. And now it's in a building that's kind of near his house.
I wonder, he just chose that because of his dad, huh? And he focused on that one thing.
I think he just saw that he was really good at it. And he just wanted to be the best at something, I guess.
Yeah, that makes sense. And I imagine your brother kind of expanded the gym to include more things.
No, I mean, like I said, my brother has just now gotten this handed to him because my dad passed away in October. So my brother worked there, but he's just now gotten it.
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Chapter 4: How did Samantha Crain's upbringing shape her musical influences?
Chapter 5: What led Samantha to transition from powerlifting to music?
Chapter 6: What does Samantha Crain's latest album 'Gumshoe' explore?
Aus christlicher Sicht?
Ja, es war sehr viel Teil des Südenbaptistischen.
Es ist so lustig, ich hatte ein T-Shirt, das jemand mir gekauft hat. Ich weiß nicht, wo es war, aber es war vor Jahren. Es muss ein christlicher Giftshop gewesen sein. Es war Christus, fast in einer Push-Up-Position, mit dem Kreuz auf seinem Rücken, mit Muskeln.
War es ein Lord's Gym T-Shirt?
Maybe it said like his pain, your gain.
I think that's a Lord's Gym T-Shirt. That was a very big like deal in the 90s, especially around Oklahoma.
Really?
Yeah, it became like a very popular T-Shirt.
I really want another one. Ich dachte nur, es wäre so cool. Ich war es ironisch, aber ich mag das T-Shirt. Ja. Hat Jesus den Kreuz auf seinem Rücken zerbrochen?
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Chapter 7: How does Samantha balance her cultural identity with her art?
Oh, yeah. The clunky like that had to make the imprint.
Ja, also ich hatte einen von diesen, den ich als acht Jahre alt anbiete, wo ich einfach Leute Kreditkarten-Imprints nehme. Und dann würde mein Bruder diese kleine Videokamera arbeiten. Mein Vater hätte eine Videokamera gesetzt, weil er herausgefunden hat, dass alle dieser Lüfter ihre Wettbewerb schauen wollten, aber die Leute hatten keine eigenen Videokameras.
Also wie eine VHS-Kamera?
Yeah, so my brother would set up a VHS camera and film the whole meet. And then my dad would sell copies of the tapes to people. And we just traveled around and did that like a lot.
It's almost like, it's not quite like, I don't know why I associate it with wrestling, because it's not really like that, but it seems like the culture is kind of like that.
It is. Did you see Iron Claw?
Ja.
Die ganze Familie. Ja. Von seinem Vater. Sein Vater war einer dieser Muscle Beach Leute.
Da draußen?
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