Highly Suspect's Johnny Stevens joined us in the studio to address the NZ ticketing and venue issues for their run of shows along with taking us on a deep dive through his journey from meeting his bandmates Rich & Ryan, losing to David Bowie at the Grammys, to the new music they're working on.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Addresses NZ ticketing & venue issues
02:59 How Johnny Stevens got into music
04:36 Highly Suspect's success still feels surreal
05:16 Meeting Rich & Ryan for the first time
05:57 Beef with Ryan
06:42 Fighting within the band
08:44 Coming up with the name 'Highly Suspect'
09:10 Now hating the band name 'Highly Suspect'
10:02 The worst band name in the world
10:58 Musical influences
12:13 News article confuses locals over Grammys lose
13:02 First-ever gig
14:29 Quitting their day jobs
15:05 When Lindsay Lohan called the cops on Johnny
17:04 Sleeping with an Elf and getting robbed at the same time
19:57 How did the record deal happen
21:42 Writing music in Columbia
23:26 Coming to NZ to live and make music
27:40 Playing sold-out NZ shows
28:36 Recording new music in Muse's studio
30:13 Has Johnny scratched the surface of what he's capable of?
32:08 New album is the best they've ever made
32:51 The music Johnny is least proud of making
38:04 Accidentally doing bath salts
39:58 The songs Johnny hates playing live and why
42:56 Talking about the All Blacks and Dan Carter
44:53 Being hungover and lost in New Zealand