George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic) + Amy Lee (Evanescence), etc – Dr. Mike
George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic) shared some news on psychologist/life coach/heavy metal vocalist Dr. Mike’s mental health podcast Hardcore Humanism.
Ahead of his return to live shows this month, Clinton talked about painting during the pandemic with his color blindness, and how he just discovered that his great-great-grandfather Isom Clinton founded Clinton College and Isom’s brother, Frederick Clinton was the first black senator from Lancaster, South Carolina.
A portion of sales from Clinton’s recent collaboration with Fluevog Shoes will actually go to Clinton College, an HBCU.This follows previous episodes with Heart’s Nancy Wilson, Paula Cole, Nile Rodgers, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Gavin Rossdale (Bush), Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), William Duvall (Alice In Chains) & more, with upcoming guests like Amy Lee of Evanescence & Vernon Reid of
Living Colour – past episodes here.
On Hardcore Humanism with Dr. Mike, artists from a range of genres share how they’ve overcome barriers from poverty, discrimination and self-doubt to mental illness such as trauma, substance abuse, depression and anxiety on their road to success.Also the host of Consequence’s Going There With Dr. Mike podcast (Julien Baker, Jason Isbell, Gerard Way, Shamir, etc), Dr. Mike has written for & appeared on CNN, USA Today, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, Wall Street Journal Radio, Teen Vogue, Elle & beyond.
He’s interviewed actors (Mayim Bialik, Andrew McCarthy, Cindy Williams), comedians (Margaret Cho, Jim Breuer, Lisa Lampanelli) and athletes (Laird Hamilton, Theo Fleury, Rich Roll), as well.More below if you’d like to listen / cover in any way!
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