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Calvero Speaks

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Today's episode is all about mental health! For anyone who is struggling, or maybe doesn't know what's wrong, I hope this helps. I'm breaking down what my mental health issues looked like, why I avoided getting help for so long, what the proces
We are BACK, baby! The plan is to turn this into a bi-weekly thing. In today's episode we're talking about how fear-based compulsion can hold you back, releasing/putting things out when it feels like no one’s watching, dealing with industry rej
Today we're going back to the first half of 2017, where my OCD, depression & anxiety was starting to manifest in strange ways. A testament to what our brains can convince ourselves of when our mental health is not under control. Talking about f
In today's episode, we're continuing the narrative, talking a lot about compulsions. The compulsion to put too much value in numbers & social media results when it comes to finding value in your art. The compulsion to feel like you have to list
Today we're continuing the narrative that we left off on "Leaving Chicago, pt. 2." Talking about healing, struggling with self acceptance, slowly getting back on my house, crossing over and beginning the process of learning how to record & prod
Today we’re talking about RIDING THE WAVE. Dealing with slumps/downturns and learning to keep where you’re at in perspective. The importance of focusing on your own process rather than number-centric goals. Musical obsessions & the lyricism of
Today we’re talking about accepting your own path, the choices that you’ve made yourself, while also accepting the life unlived…the paths you didn’t take, the choices you didn’t make. We’re also talking about dealing with negativity, especially
In today's episode, I am finally getting back to the narrative of the pod and breaking down the mental & physical health issues I was struggling with that led me to leaving Chicago. This one may be a difficult listen but I decided to be as open
Hey hey, back at it! Today, among other things, we're talking about the discomfort that comes from asking for things, finding confidence in your path, finding value & self worth beyond clout & numbers, getting over depressive episodes, navigati
Alright, we're back!! Forgive the clickbaity title. Today we're talking about abandoning the concept of "following your dreams," something that's often tied to a capitalist fever dream of anxiously chasing the next level of success. This is all
In today's episode, among other rambles, we're talkin' about my journey into mixing my own music, accepting your own workflow without getting bogged down, the balance of creative and manual work that goes into making a piece of art, getting out
In today's episode, I begin telling the story of when I had to leave Chicago, starting with when I got publicly shamed on stage by a semi-famous comedian for singing an admittedly sub-par version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart." This two parter
Today's episode is about making my song When I Was Ur Love....also, among other things: why I think Nothing Compares 2 U is the greatest pop song of all time, how to be a better artist by listening for the details, why The Beatles' production w
Today's episode is all about the songwriting & production behind Vanishing Streets! Plus general thoughts/rambles about songwriting, production and recording, finding your voice, and finding creative epiphanies through collaboration. Support m
In The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog is on a quest to make it in show business...driven by the simple dream to make millions of people happy. Today I'm looking deeper into the questions: why do we make things? Why do we put things out into the
Today (among other things) we’re talkin’ about self acceptance & defining success for yourself on your own terms, why we overextend ourselves, American Idol and our country’s narrative of winners & losers, aging in music, a documentary about th
Finishing off the Calvero Origins series! Among other things: finding your voice by eating shit publicly and often, giving yourself space to evolve and move from the dreams you had for yourself as a kid, springsteen, meat loaf, freddie mercury,
Taking a pause from the Calvero Origins series to talk about what to do, and how to move forward, when you feel like you've been left behind. At many times in my life, I've bought into the idea that there is an expiration for when you're able t
Continuing the Calvero Origins series, we backtrack a few years before the previous episode. I was taking a break from nonstop touring and was beginning to make some serious changes as a person. I was also starting to explore what else I could
For this first episode, I tell the story of how I got the name Calvero. More importantly, it's the story of a time in my life when I truly questioned whether or not it might be the end of the road for me and my music career, and why I decided t
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