Bad Lives Wishes He Majored In Music, Is Getting Sync Placements | Ep. #133

Heroek talks to Jordan Taylor Thomas of Bad Lives about his mind being made of Jell-O, why he wishes he majored in music in college, Bad Lives releases from their debut EP to latest single, seeing "Joker: Folie à Deux," getting followed by WALK THE MOON on Instagram, and more!

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📚CHAPTERS📚

0:00 Intro

1:30 Jordan's line "my mind is made of Jell-O"

2:16 Jordan's homage to Chappell Roan "Good Luck, Babe"

3:45 How long it takes Jordan to make a song/Jordan's collaborators

7:30 How well does the self-titled EP represent the Bad Lives sound?

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12:23 Jordan's first music experiences

14:48 Jordan's reaction to Joker: Folie à Deux

15:11 Jordan's experience with music composition

18:25 Jordan's advice to new artists

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24:34 Separating the creative and business sides of music

27:16 Getting Red Bull and Walmart sync placements

31:00 TikTok's effect on the music industry

35:18 What a label relationship should look like

38:13 Getting followed by WALK THE MOON on Instagram

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40:34 The story of "Indigo Girl"

49:00 The goal of Bad Lives

51:22 Jordan's upcoming book "A Guide to Normalcy"

55:52 Wrapping up

57:13 End screen