You’ve likely heard Kevin Griffin’s work, either through his work as frontman for the ’90s alt rockers Better Than Ezra or through his songwriting talents for artists such as Sugarland and Train (The band’s hits have also been redone by stars such as Taylor Swift). Griffin’s résumé continues to overflow with high points, but at his career’s lowest moment, if he had not accepted the need for change, he says the music could have stopped permanently—including the completion of the Sugarland hit “Stuck Like Glue.”
Kevin Griffin just released “The Greatest Song: Spark Creativity, Ignite Your Career, and Transform Your Life,” and here the singer/songwriter/author tells M&F Senior Editor Jeff Tomko his all-around Winning Strategy that includes dropping his ego and picking up a Peloton to help stay fit, creative—and sober.
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:08 Winning Strategy 1: Your Ego Has no Place in the Room
:35 Kevin Griffin explains how he was able to reinvent himself as an artist after the band was dropped by their label.
1:55 Let go of your ego in order to move forward
2:50 Suck it up and get help.
3:30 With change comes big things, like collaborating with Meat Loaf
4:10 The origins of writing his book
6:02 Winning Strategy 2: Collaborate in Order to Facilitate Success
6:30 How KG works with other artists in order to bring out his best creativity.
7:07 It’s OK to take a break and regroup.
8:39 The song is “always in the room”
10:05 How he struggled creatively before coming up with Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue
10:12 Working with Shy Carter
11:00 How Autotune helped create “Stuck Like Glue.”
12:00 “The song is always there.”
12:33 Winning Strategy 3: Know When to Finally Say When
12:50 How sobriety helped reinvent Kevin Griffin physically and artistically.
13:30 Kevin griffin’s workout regimen
13:50 At age 54, how staying fit has kept the ailments away.
14:10 When it comes to fitness, consistency over duration.
14:30 Either a jog or Peloton
14:45 His healthy addiction to Peloton
15:30 The importance of eating to maintain weight and health
16:00 When drinking no longer became enjoyable
16:23 KG explains much better a hangover-free lifestyle has become
17:05 Seeing the dark side of the party lifestyle
17:55 Winning Strategy 4: Stay Fit Like a Rockstar
18:05 What advice Kevin Griffin would give other musicians to stay healthy
18:30 His standard weightlifting routine
19:00 Why KG likes pullups
19:50 Why he doesn’t like CrossFit as much
20:55 Winning Strategy 5: Keep Learning and Never Give Up
21:05 KG shares the do’s and don’ts of becoming a rock star
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