Episode 75 - Beau Lastavich, singer of True Villains! Beau grew up in the small town of Big Lake, Minnesota but eventually moved to Nashville to join the True Villians. The band has a couple new killer songs out with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains) and plan to release more soon. Hear all about Beau’s journey including his American Idol try out, breathing fire on stage and much more!
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Welcome Beau!
01:41 - Big Lake, Minnesota
02:30 - Piano to Guitar & Rock
03:13 - Influenced by Kix
04:38 - Stephen Pearcy from Ratt
05:23 - Vocal Range
07:07 - Parents Influence
08:18 - Dirty Circus & Ivy Stone
09:10 - American Idol Tryout
13:30 - Moving to Nashville
18:13 - Joining True Villains
20:05 - Look & Logo of the Band
21:05 - Attitude & Range of Singer
23:15 - Fire Breathing On Stage
24:20 - Opening for Steel Panther
26:22 - Songwriting
27:57 - Nick Raskulinecz as Producer
29:12 - True Villains' Songs
32:35 - Doing Cover Songs
35:20 - Balancing Work with Music
37:55 - Deal with Producer
39:50 - Future of the Band
42:35 - Newer Bands
46:35 - MusiCares
48:53 - Wrap Up
Beau Lastavich Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/beaulastavich/
True Villains Website:
https://www.truevillainsnashville.com
MusiCares:
https://www.grammy.com/musicares/donations
Chuck Shute Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chuck_shute/
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!