179: Matt Helders (The Arctic Monkeys, Iggy Pop)
The Trap Set with Joe Wong
English - August 08, 2018 04:26 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 645 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Comedy drummers drums joewong Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 178: Geoff Mann and Marcos Garcia (Here Lies Man, Antibalas)
The Arctic Monkeys started out as more of an aspiration than an actual band--its members were teenagers who had just started playing their instruments. But--after gaining some online notoriety--the band was catapulted to massive popularity, releasing a string of number one albums in their native UK. Matt Helders talks to Joe about: growing up in Sheffield; struggling with feelings of "unearned" success early in the band's career; evolving as an artist; the thrilling fear of writing his solo album; and working with the great Iggy Pop on his acclaimed Post Pop Depression album.