Tommy Cantillon is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and has been a nationally touring musician since he was a teenager. Tommy sits down with Julian to discuss what it was like being so young on the road. Having his older brother manager their first band, "Holden." What it was like to live out of a van, play shows in every nook and cranny of the country and become a real road dawg. Tommy talks about learning how to be efficient at touring through learning the tricks of the road. What it was like to play every State Fair and High school this giant country has to offer. Going through his first breakup of a band. Starting Tommy and the High Pilots, and seeing success. Applying all the grassroots approaches they learned from the early days to build out tours, play big stages and ultimately cultivate a giant following all over the world. Tommy talks about persistence. The importance of staying with it, but also knowing when to call it. The good times and the bad. What becoming a father has been like for his musical journey and how he's managed to keep his passions and his family both at the forefront of his pursuits. finally, how a bunch of unreleased music from Tommy and the High Pilots became their new titled EP, and how it sparked the interest to get the band back together and do a reunion show this October in St. Louis. If you're around or you can swing it, you won't wanna miss this one!

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