Living Villa Cappelli - 057: It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll

057: It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll

11/09/18 • 42 min

We move outdoors to sit among the olive trees for our second part of our interview with rock ’n’ roll royalty Jenny Boyd. We talk music, creativity, and her book It’s Not Only Rock ’n’ Roll.

Topics we cover:

• We talk about Jenny’s second husband

• The British invasion

• How Brits saw America a land of opportunity

• What musicians drive was during the creative process, what they experience when writing a son

• What part drugs and alcohol played in the creative process

• If they believed everyone has the potential to be creative and how to express yourself

• How they musicians are just like normal folks

• How the Beatles never knew their music would live on and be so popular for so long

• How they came from very simple lives in Liverpool

• How Jenny’s new book is a memoir of her life growing up in the 60s and 70s with all these musicians

• How George Harrison was most influenced by their experience in India

• Carpool Karaoke with Corbin

• The reason some groups have stayed together or come back together

• How Jenny interviewed Keith Richards for the book

• Keith’s take on creativity

• How all the artists were willing to talk about their muse

• How they all had a sense of destiny and knew they were going to be famous

• Paul’s breakfast with Pete Townsend

• Pete’s take on people feeling he was selling out by using his music in advertising

• How people feel they have ownership over of the music and even the artists

• The most interesting Don Hendly, Joni Mitchel, David Crosby, Graham Nash

• How all of the artists were really encouraged by someone when they were young

• How you have to be you to be creativity

• How Paul hated seeing work that was imitating other work in advertising

• How you need to find your own voice and find the courage to use it.

• A book on the subject: The Courage to Create

• Paul’s description of showing creative work to clients and how it feels like you are exposing yourself to them

• How Eric Clapton described it as looking into the face of God

• How Ringo described presenting songs to the rest of the group

• One of Paul’s favorite quotes about creativity: “Big ideas are so hard to find, so fragile, and so easy to kill. Don’t forget that, all of you that don’t have them.”

• How Jenny was inspired by her stay at Villa Cappelli

• How she stayed “in the now” while here and enjoying

• How she was inspired by the food and cooking at Villa Cappelli

• Steven’s take on cooking and how there are no rules

• Jenny’s take on our creative expression at Villa Cappelli

• Steven’s appreciation of Italian’s “living in the now” and definitely enjoying each moment and each day

• Italians don’t just each to nourish, but sit down, relax and each with the family

• Paul really wants to create a sign that says, “Just calm down!” for guests that come to the villa

• How tours have changed here at the villa from guests really interacting with each other to everyone sitting on their phone posting pics to Facebook

• How one of our guests did something amazing while staying here. She wouldn’t take a camera with her when she went out. She instead took her sketch pad and would sketch whatever she saw and then watercolor it.

• Jenny said she was inspired to draw while staying here

• The famous picture of everyone “enjoying” the Pope’s visit

• How we hope to do an unplugged tour at some point

• This great Nature Valley commercial

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er5IijMC24A[/embed]

• Again, enjoy Jenny’s book. Check it out here.

• Again, you can follow Jenny here at her website.

Topics we cover:

• We talk about Jenny’s second husband

• The British invasion

• How Brits saw America a land of opportunity

• What musicians drive was during the creative process, what they experience when writing a son

• What part drugs and alcohol played in the creative process

• If they believed everyone has the potential to be creative and how to express yourself

• How they musicians are just like normal folks

• How the Beatles never knew their music would live on and be so popular for so long

• How they came from very simple lives in Liverpool

• How Jenny’s new book is a memoir of her life growing up in the 60s and 70s with all these musicians

• How George Harrison was most influenced by their experience in India

• Carpool Karaoke with Corbin

• The reason some groups have stayed together or come back together

• How Jenny interviewed Keith Richards for the book

• Keith’s take on creativity

• How all the artists were willing to talk about their muse

• How they all had a sense of destiny and knew they were going to be famous

• Paul’s breakfast with Pete Townsend

• Pete’s take on people feeling he was selling out by using his music in advertising

• How people feel they have ownership over of the music and even the artists

• The most interesting Don Hendly, Joni Mitchel, David Crosby, Graham Nash

• How all of the artists were really encouraged by someone when they were young

• How you have to be you to be creativity

• How Paul hated seeing work that was imitating other work in advertising

• How you need to find your own voice and find the courage to use it.

• A book on the subject: The Courage to Create

• Paul’s description of showing creative work to clients and how it feels like you are exposing yourself to them

• How Eric Clapton described it as looking into the face of God

• How Ringo described presenting songs to the rest of the group

• One of Paul’s favorite quotes about creativity: “Big ideas are so hard to find, so fragile, and so easy to kill. Don’t forget that, all of you that don’t have them.”

• How Jenny was inspired by her stay at Villa Cappelli

• How she stayed “in the now” while here and enjoying

• How she was inspired by the food and cooking at Villa Cappelli

• Steven’s take on cooking and how there are no rules

• Jenny’s take on our creative expression at Villa Cappelli

• Steven’s appreciation of Italian’s “living in the now” and definitely enjoying each moment and each day

• Italians don’t just each to nourish, but sit down, relax and each with the family

• Paul really wants to create a sign that says, “Just calm down!” for guests that come to the villa

• How tours have changed here at the villa from guests really interacting with each other to everyone sitting on their phone posting pics to Facebook

• Jenny said she was inspired to draw while staying here

• The famous picture of everyone “enjoying” the Pope’s visit

• How we hope to do an unplugged tour at some point

• This great Nature Valley commercial

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er5IijMC24A[/embed]

• Again, enjoy Jenny’s book. Check it out here.

• Again, you can follow Jenny here at her website.

Previous Episode

056: Jenny Boyd "Rock 'n' Roll Nobility"

We are finally back after a very very very busy summer. But we couldn't resist making some time to sit down with one of our guests, Jenny Boyd, and talk to her about creative and music and her book It's Not Only Rock 'n' Roll.

Topics we cover:

• We introduce Jenny Boyd, a recent guest at Villa Cappelli

• She wrote the book It’s Not Only Rock and Roll Click here to get a copy.

• How Paul grew up with the music Jenny had a first-hand account of this music

• How Jenny is a part of rock and roll nobility if you will

• How music today doesn’t have the same social relevance as it did in the 60s and 70s

• We wonder what has changed, why aren’t artist tapping into the zeitgeist like that used to

• They really had no idea that it was going to be such an important time and that music would be such a big part of it.

• The Beatles were like the first boy band

• Jenny was married to Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac

• How Jenny and Mick meet

• Pattie Boyd is Jenny’s sister, who was married to George Harrison of the Beatles and later Eric Clapton

• Jenny talks about how Pattie and George met

• How Eric Clapton wooed Jenny away from George, writing Layla for her while Pattie and George were still together

Here's the song on iTunes and below are the lyrics:

[Verse 1]

What will you do when you get lonely

And nobody is waiting by your side?

You have been running and hiding much too long

You know it is just your foolish pride

[Chorus]

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees

Layla, I am begging, darling, please Layla

Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

[Verse 2]

I tried to give you consolation

When your old man had let you down

Like a fool, I fell in love with you

You turned my whole world upside down

[Chorus]

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees

Layla, I am begging, darling, please Layla

Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

[Verse 3]

Let us make the best of the situation

Before I finally go insane

Please, don’t say we will never find a way

And tell me all my love in vain

[Chorus]

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees

Layla, I am begging, darling, please Layla

Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

[Chorus]

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees

Layla, I am begging, darling, please Layla

Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

[Chorus]

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees

Layla, I am begging, darling, please Layla

Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

[Chorus]

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees

Layla, I am begging, darling, please Layla

Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?

• How Paul likes Bell Bottom Blues from the same album

• The drive is very key for all the artists Jenny interviewed

• They also had a sense of destiny. For example, Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash said he just knew they were going to be famous

• Jenny went to San Fransisco in the 60s and had an “ah-ha” moment

• When she moved to San Fransisco, they were all tapping into the zeitgeist

• How the musicians hung out with royals and everyone was just equal

• How Paul thinks pot had something to do with it

• Paul’s memory of disc eaters

• Paul’s story of when Rumors came out and smoking when his Mom was visiting

• How the song Jennifer Juniper was written about Jenny by Donovan

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCtcXDCxh7w[/embed]

"Jennifer Juniper" Jennifer Juniper, lives upon the hill Jennifer Juniper, sitting very still

Is she sleeping? I don't think so Is she breathing? Yes, very low Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love?

Jennifer Juniper, rides a dappled mare Jennifer Juniper, lilacs in her hair

Is she dreaming? Yes, I think so Is she pretty? Yes, ever so Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love?

I'm thinking of what it would be like if she loved me How just lately this happy song, it came along And I like to somehow try and tell you

J...

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058: Real News, Fake Food

In this podcast, we take a dive into the culinary world and explore where there is a lot of “fake food” out there. From doctored extra virgin olive oils and grated cheese to wine and balsamic vinegar, we give you the real news on fake food.

Topics we cover:

• How we’ve had a few podcast fans visit this year, including Kendra and her new business: www.vida.wine

• How often we don’t realize the wool is being pulled over our eyes in regards to food. Here’s a list. Do you have others? Let us know in the comments.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• The corrupt world of extra virgin olive oil and the struggles we face with that. It is definitely a fake food most times.

• This book covers this topic extensively. Check it out: Extra Virginity

• How by Italian law that even if the olives come from a different country, as long as the oil is bottled in Italy it is allowed to be called “Italian Olive Oil”

• How producers from Tuscany come down to Puglia and buy Puglia olives, then bottle extra virgin olive oil in Tuscany and call it Tuscan olive oil

• How our extra virgin olive oil is really just freshly squeezed olives

• We’ve covered this subject a couple of times in past episodes. Check out:

— Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Everything you always wanted to know and never knew to ask — How to tell if your extra virgin oil is really extra virgin — Why your Italian "food" may not be real food

And click here to sign up for our email course explaining more on how to tell if your extra virgin olive oil is really extra virgin.

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Coffee

• Paul wonders why whole bean coffee costs less than ground coffee

• Paul believes there must be other additives to make it cost less

• After doing a little research, I think there may be other reasons: Namely, inferior beans. Here's what one site had to say:

"Whole bean coffees come from better lots, because it’s impossible to hide negative qualities in a bag of whole bean coffee. Much of the coffee’s aromas and flavors are released when it’s ground. Therefore, customers who purchase whole bean coffee and grind it at home will notice the coffee’s nuanced qualities — regardless of whether they are good or bad.

In comparison, coffee that’s pre-ground has already lost many of its aromatics and flavors by the time the customer purchases it. Thus, it’s not as important to use beans that are highly flavorful and aromatic when selling pre-ground coffee. Roasters that offer ground selections can get away with using lower-quality beans."

• Does anyone have any insight? Let us know in the comments!

• How Paul had a work colleague was bragging about how he makes coffee pods that have 75% pure coffee grounds in the pods

Parmesan Cheese

• We did a whole podcast on this here: Why your Italian "food" may not be real food

• How Parmesan actually is legally allowed to have cellulose (wood pulp) in every jar. Supposedly it is a safe anti-clumping additive when it is only 2-4% of a product. But FDA investigations found 8.8% in some! In some cases ,the cheese was less than 40% of the product!

Wal-Mart has now be slapped with a lawsuit over selling a product labeled as 100% Grated Parmesan but had 7.8% wood pulp!

Truffle oil

• How Paul bought some fresh truffles a few years ago and we made truffle oil

• But then we discovered this can be very very dangerous, and only last 2-3 days

• This sight https://www.idratherbeachef.com/how-to-make-truffle-oil/ goes into it a bit more:

"When you make fresh truffle oil as demonstrated in this post, it has a VERY limited shelf life of two, maybe three days maximum. I suggest making it in small batches to ensure all the oil may be used quickly.

Fresh truffle oil has a limited shelf life due to the oil not being brought and held 212 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the temperature that kills botulism and other bacteria which thrive in an anaerobic environment. Learn more about