Tyler, the Creator's Manager on Confident Vulnerability — Christian Clancy (Ep.#62)
Christian Clancy (IG: @christianclancy) is a legendary dude & music industry outsider very much on the inside. He is the co-founder of 4 Strikes management along with his wife Kelly. They manage the careers of Tyler, The Creator, Mac Miller, BROCKHAMPTON, Domo Genesis, Raveena, Boylife and formerly Solange and Frank Ocean. Clancy also formerly headed up hip hop marketing at Interscope Records in it's gangster rap heyday, helping promote such artists as 50 Cent, Eminem, The Game and many more!!
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //
The facade he wore at Interscope ultimately weighing him down
Why music is so powerful
Clancy explains what 1st drew him to Tyler, The Creator
The curious dance within artists between ego and insecurity
Why a slow build career beats a hit single, or immediate success
Reflections on being on the receiving end of road rage
What were the catalysts that helped you grow into this version of yourself?
Leaping from Interscope into 4 Strikes with nearly no money
How the music business rewards facades and caricatures
Clancy's gratitude practice
Seeing depression as a movie in your head to get space from it
Meditation as a major key to our well being
Personal pain hopefully leads us to more empathy
The gifts of aging
Evolving internally and externally
Judging Mac Miller before meeting him & their first meeting
Recalling where he was when he got news Mac passed away
Clancy's favorite Mac Miller memory
When your old ceiling becomes your new floor, the magic of growth
Getting trapped in anger & missing a) solution b)the blessing within it
Horrible breakup prepping Clancy to become the man who attracted his wife
"The things that aren't right for you, will give you up"
Everything has its opposite ie. the lower you go the higher you can go
Gem advice for up and coming artists...
Clancy's relationship to money, having grown up with none
How great artists / entrepreneurs can easily get dismissed & overlooked
Why tragedies unites us
Frank Ocean's brilliance and impact on pop culture
The magic and appeal of the underdog
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