Chris Hathcock is known as creative mind and songwriter for the progressive metal band, The Reticent. Chris is also known as a Grammy nominated music educator, and is one of the most interesting, and challenging, humans I've met over my years as a performing artist.

I've known Chris for awhile now, and in that time, I've fallen in love with his musical projects. I've also witnessed him suffer traumatic loss at an almost legendary scale. Like all of us, Chris has lost family members and friends over the years, including his father, whom Chris was incredibly close. His father's passing has resulted in Chris creating a new album project where he lays his life and feelings bare in the rarest of ways. You want to reach through his songs to help him heal, but wildly enough, the very reason you want to do that IS because his words and theme touch your aching heart as well. It's quite something to experience.

So, this said, I can only warn you that today is not your typical light conversation about an upcoming band or a cautionary tale of celebrity. This is Chris Hathcock, uncompromisingly authentic and desperately seeking anything or anyone that will bring him out of the deep dark hole he's been trapped in as far back as he can remember. This is a conversation about mental illness, surviving it, and admitting that thriving within it doesn't just seem hopeless, but impossible.

This is a conversation about the most ugly truths. This is a real life deep dive with my friend, Chris Hathcock, on a very important Rockstar Superhero.

Time codes:

2:00 The impossibility of now
3:35 Panel discussions
6:30 Faltering when things are close to the edge
11:00 Distracting oneself
15:20 Making himself stronger
20:20 Carried offstage
25:20 Hearing a smile on the phone
31:30 Flattering messages
37:30 Finding out about The Reticent
43:00 The Old Guard
47:45 Giving to charities
52:40 Despondency and sadness
57:50 Missing the opportunities of love
1:03:00 Behavioral Therapy
1:08:00 Misunderstanding praise
1:13:00 Extraordinary writing abilities
1:17:00 A window into another mind
1:22:00 Real excited about the upcoming tour
1:27:00 Getting away from it when it's too much
1:31:00 Super cool mixing techniques
1:35:00 Affecting the lives of those that listen to the show today

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