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[N] Citizen Coke and the Bing Lounge.
Hey, welcome back to Kink and welcome to the Bing Lounge.
I hope that you're enjoying it here.
Oh, it's beautiful.
It's very nice.
Yeah, it still feels like brand new stuff.
You just got in from New York, what, last night?
Yeah, I flew in last night.
And, like, today, you're really dodging a bullet.
It's a perfect day in Portland and it's just sweltering in the city.
Well, I really like the hot, hot, hot weather, so I'm kind of
I'm glad I'm here, but
It hasn't been hot in New York, really, this year, so
There's been a lot of rain, so
It doesn't even feel like summer yet.
Yeah, well, I guess you lucked out today, because we've had the same situation here in Portland.
It's great that you're coming, especially for a trip here to Kink and the Bing Lounge.
I wanted to just catch up, in case there's somebody in the world who doesn't know Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Coke.
You began about a decade ago, this modest self-release,
and just what I consider to be [Fm] this uncompromising kind of path
to developing and getting the word out on your music, and that's how fans flocked, right?
Well, it's just been a really good, you know, chance to write music and produce and go out and play shows.
So, like, I just consistently made records and consistently toured and people enjoyed the music.
So I had kind of a different path than a lot of other people who [F#] might have sold a million records on their [F] first record or whatever,
but I've just consistently grown with it.
[A#] And just been real fortunate to be able to [G] play and sing [E] and still do it.
Yeah, I remember that very first time you came to our old studios, and it was just in a funky little room.
So we've kind [G] of been growing right along with you, and that's why it's extra-specially wonderful to have you here.
When you look back on that decade, does it feel like it's any easier?
I mean, you know, are you
do doors open a little bit quicker for you?
I just think it's always, you know, everything is a constant, like, something else to do.
There's always another step to take, so it's not like
There's things that you look back and go,
Oh, man, I can't believe I did that and that and that.
But, you know, you had to do them to get to the next step, so
And I wanted to pick your brain just a little bit about music-making,
because when I look at when you got going,
you know, now there's this really big, wide range of guys and girls
kind of doing that [N] mash-up of hip-hop and folk and blues and rock and that whole thing.
But you were kind of
You know, in my ear, you were pioneering back in 2002.
What are the challenges, you know, in this world of downloads
and ridiculously easy access to free music?
You know, the economics of getting an album out there and touring.
What are the challenges for you?
Well, again, it's just something that you have to consistently
You know, every day you got to do something, because it's always challenging.
You know, the industry's been decimated in a lot of ways,
and there's a lot of companies that have become very successful
and been kind of on the backs of content and music.
[F] And I don't know how to divide it,
and I [E] just know there's a lot of people that are kind of struggling.
But I've been very fortunate, because I
Like I said, I've [F] toured, and I've toured not just major [E] markets, small markets,
and people have heard the music.
Right when I first came out, I used to give my CDs away,
and that was before [D#] anyone was doing it.
People [Fm] were saying, are you crazy?
And I would give the whole thing out, because it was my option to give that record out,
[F#] because I thought it was a [Em] better thing to do than just say,
hey, go [G#] to a store and buy it.
Especially if I saw you on the street, and you knew me or whatever.
Or seen the show or something.
Or in passing.
And we started on Clarence Greenwood [F#] recordings right when the record [F] came out.
I felt like on the [G] first album, there wasn't a lot of buzz going,
and there was no way to get it out.
So even at shows, we would come,
prior to the album being released, we would give the album out.
So I think there's some credibility to being able to give music out,
but they've got to figure out how to do it.
[F#] [Bm] [N]
To make a long story short, I've been really
Because of the way I tour, but there's not a lot of people that can tour,
and also physically do it,
because it's a physically challenging thing to do.
Some very big artists that had huge records really can't do it.
And you're a guy that can just go out with his guitar, too.
I can do that, and I can do it with a band.
I also wanted to give a shout-out to,
in the last couple of years, you have your own record label.
You can find artists that you love, and produce them,
and produce your own records.
That gives you some uncompromising abilities to do your thing.
Yeah, it's just a different way to do it.
Instead of doing it where you get an advance to do a record,
you kind of pay for it yourself, but then you own it forever.
So it doesn't
I kind of like that.
Yeah, and One Lovely Day is your new album.
So did it ever end up on that epic action film?
It was just in it for a second.
I was supposed to even [G] be in the movie.
We're talking about Battlestar.
Anybody here seen that film?
They cut the best acting over the last 25 years, probably, compared.
It's so funny.
My Marlon Brando [Am] moment, they cut it out of the movie.
Oh, man, on a cutting room floor with [G] Citizen Cope.
It's so funny to think that a movie like that would take a song like that,
because it's kind of ironic and poignant.
The director, this guy Peter [F] Berg,
has done a lot of stuff like Friday Night Lights,
and he's always been a fan, so he came out to shows early on.
I loved his movie, actually.
I thought Friday Night Lights was a really deep depiction
of West Texas football, [D] and I knew a little something about [E] it.
So I thought it was
Not the TV show, he directed the film.
So it was like [F#] he started coming to shows,
and then he called me when he was doing the movie,
and he was like, I need you for this, da-da-da-da,
be in [Fm] this [F#] graphic sex scene, we need you.
Oh, man, will you ever forgive him for dropping you out of the film?
But seriously, one lovely day the new album is going to be coming out
on July 17th, we're looking forward to that.
And September 30th, you'll be actually coming in
for a proper show at the [N] Crystal Ballroom.
So much to look forward to, and the new album coming out.
Meanwhile, a pleasure again, Citizen Cope.
Having you in The Bang, thank you so much.
[D#]
Hey, welcome back to Kink and welcome to the Bing Lounge.
I hope that you're enjoying it here.
Oh, it's beautiful.
It's very nice.
Yeah, it still feels like brand new stuff.
You just got in from New York, what, last night?
Yeah, I flew in last night.
And, like, today, you're really dodging a bullet.
It's a perfect day in Portland and it's just sweltering in the city.
Well, I really like the hot, hot, hot weather, so I'm kind of
I'm glad I'm here, but
It hasn't been hot in New York, really, this year, so
There's been a lot of rain, so
It doesn't even feel like summer yet.
Yeah, well, I guess you lucked out today, because we've had the same situation here in Portland.
It's great that you're coming, especially for a trip here to Kink and the Bing Lounge.
I wanted to just catch up, in case there's somebody in the world who doesn't know Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Coke.
You began about a decade ago, this modest self-release,
and just what I consider to be [Fm] this uncompromising kind of path
to developing and getting the word out on your music, and that's how fans flocked, right?
Well, it's just been a really good, you know, chance to write music and produce and go out and play shows.
So, like, I just consistently made records and consistently toured and people enjoyed the music.
So I had kind of a different path than a lot of other people who [F#] might have sold a million records on their [F] first record or whatever,
but I've just consistently grown with it.
[A#] And just been real fortunate to be able to [G] play and sing [E] and still do it.
Yeah, I remember that very first time you came to our old studios, and it was just in a funky little room.
So we've kind [G] of been growing right along with you, and that's why it's extra-specially wonderful to have you here.
When you look back on that decade, does it feel like it's any easier?
I mean, you know, are you
do doors open a little bit quicker for you?
I just think it's always, you know, everything is a constant, like, something else to do.
There's always another step to take, so it's not like
There's things that you look back and go,
Oh, man, I can't believe I did that and that and that.
But, you know, you had to do them to get to the next step, so
And I wanted to pick your brain just a little bit about music-making,
because when I look at when you got going,
you know, now there's this really big, wide range of guys and girls
kind of doing that [N] mash-up of hip-hop and folk and blues and rock and that whole thing.
But you were kind of
You know, in my ear, you were pioneering back in 2002.
What are the challenges, you know, in this world of downloads
and ridiculously easy access to free music?
You know, the economics of getting an album out there and touring.
What are the challenges for you?
Well, again, it's just something that you have to consistently
You know, every day you got to do something, because it's always challenging.
You know, the industry's been decimated in a lot of ways,
and there's a lot of companies that have become very successful
and been kind of on the backs of content and music.
[F] And I don't know how to divide it,
and I [E] just know there's a lot of people that are kind of struggling.
But I've been very fortunate, because I
Like I said, I've [F] toured, and I've toured not just major [E] markets, small markets,
and people have heard the music.
Right when I first came out, I used to give my CDs away,
and that was before [D#] anyone was doing it.
People [Fm] were saying, are you crazy?
And I would give the whole thing out, because it was my option to give that record out,
[F#] because I thought it was a [Em] better thing to do than just say,
hey, go [G#] to a store and buy it.
Especially if I saw you on the street, and you knew me or whatever.
Or seen the show or something.
Or in passing.
And we started on Clarence Greenwood [F#] recordings right when the record [F] came out.
I felt like on the [G] first album, there wasn't a lot of buzz going,
and there was no way to get it out.
So even at shows, we would come,
prior to the album being released, we would give the album out.
So I think there's some credibility to being able to give music out,
but they've got to figure out how to do it.
[F#] [Bm] [N]
To make a long story short, I've been really
Because of the way I tour, but there's not a lot of people that can tour,
and also physically do it,
because it's a physically challenging thing to do.
Some very big artists that had huge records really can't do it.
And you're a guy that can just go out with his guitar, too.
I can do that, and I can do it with a band.
I also wanted to give a shout-out to,
in the last couple of years, you have your own record label.
You can find artists that you love, and produce them,
and produce your own records.
That gives you some uncompromising abilities to do your thing.
Yeah, it's just a different way to do it.
Instead of doing it where you get an advance to do a record,
you kind of pay for it yourself, but then you own it forever.
So it doesn't
I kind of like that.
Yeah, and One Lovely Day is your new album.
So did it ever end up on that epic action film?
It was just in it for a second.
I was supposed to even [G] be in the movie.
We're talking about Battlestar.
Anybody here seen that film?
They cut the best acting over the last 25 years, probably, compared.
It's so funny.
My Marlon Brando [Am] moment, they cut it out of the movie.
Oh, man, on a cutting room floor with [G] Citizen Cope.
It's so funny to think that a movie like that would take a song like that,
because it's kind of ironic and poignant.
The director, this guy Peter [F] Berg,
has done a lot of stuff like Friday Night Lights,
and he's always been a fan, so he came out to shows early on.
I loved his movie, actually.
I thought Friday Night Lights was a really deep depiction
of West Texas football, [D] and I knew a little something about [E] it.
So I thought it was
Not the TV show, he directed the film.
So it was like [F#] he started coming to shows,
and then he called me when he was doing the movie,
and he was like, I need you for this, da-da-da-da,
be in [Fm] this [F#] graphic sex scene, we need you.
Oh, man, will you ever forgive him for dropping you out of the film?
But seriously, one lovely day the new album is going to be coming out
on July 17th, we're looking forward to that.
And September 30th, you'll be actually coming in
for a proper show at the [N] Crystal Ballroom.
So much to look forward to, and the new album coming out.
Meanwhile, a pleasure again, Citizen Cope.
Having you in The Bang, thank you so much.
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_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ Citizen Coke and the Bing Lounge.
Hey, welcome back to Kink and welcome to the Bing Lounge.
I hope that you're enjoying it here.
Oh, it's beautiful.
It's very nice.
Yeah, it still feels like brand new stuff.
You just got in from New York, what, last night?
Yeah, I flew in last night.
And, like, today, you're really dodging a bullet.
It's a perfect day in Portland and it's just sweltering in the city.
Well, I really like the hot, hot, hot weather, so I'm kind of_
I'm glad I'm here, but_
It hasn't been hot in New York, really, this year, so_
There's been a lot of rain, so_
It doesn't even feel like summer yet.
Yeah, well, I guess you lucked out today, because we've had the same situation here in Portland.
It's great that you're coming, especially for a trip here to Kink and the Bing Lounge.
I wanted to just catch up, in case there's somebody in the world who doesn't know Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Coke.
You began about a decade ago, this modest self-release,
and just what I consider to be [Fm] this uncompromising kind of path
to developing and getting the word out on your music, and that's how fans flocked, right?
Well, it's just been a really good, you know, chance to write music and produce and go out and play shows.
So, like, I just consistently made records and consistently toured and people enjoyed the music.
So I had kind of a different path than a lot of other people who [F#] might have sold a million records on their [F] first record or whatever,
but I've just consistently grown with it.
[A#] And just been real fortunate to be able to [G] play and sing [E] and still do it.
Yeah, I remember that very first time you came to our old studios, and it was just in a funky little room.
So we've kind [G] of been growing right along with you, and that's why it's extra-specially wonderful to have you here.
When you look back on that decade, does it feel like it's any easier?
I mean, you know, are you_
do doors open a little bit quicker for you?
I just think it's always, you know, everything is a constant, like, something else to do.
There's always another step to take, so it's not like_
There's things that you look back and go,
Oh, man, I can't believe I did that and that and that.
But, you know, you had to do them to get to the next step, so_
And I wanted to pick your brain just a little bit about music-making,
because when I look at when you got going,
you know, now there's this really big, wide range of guys and girls
kind of doing that [N] mash-up of hip-hop and folk and blues and rock and that whole thing.
But you were kind of_
You know, in my ear, you were pioneering back in 2002.
What are the challenges, you know, in this world of downloads
and ridiculously easy access to free music?
You know, the economics of getting an album out there and touring.
What are the challenges for you?
Well, again, it's just something that you have to consistently_
You know, every day you got to do something, because it's always challenging.
You know, the industry's been decimated in a lot of ways,
and there's a lot of companies that have become very successful
and been kind of on the backs of content and music.
[F] And I don't know how to divide it,
and I [E] just know there's a lot of people that are kind of struggling.
But I've been very fortunate, because I_
Like I said, I've [F] toured, and I've toured not just major [E] markets, small markets,
and people have heard the music.
Right when I first came out, I used to give my CDs away,
and that was before [D#] anyone was doing it.
People [Fm] were saying, are you crazy?
And I would give the whole thing out, because it was my option to give that record out,
[F#] because I thought it was a [Em] better thing to do than just say,
hey, go [G#] to a store and buy it.
Especially if I saw you on the street, and you knew me or whatever.
Or seen the show or something.
Or in passing.
And we started on Clarence Greenwood [F#] recordings right when the record [F] came out.
I felt like on the [G] first album, there wasn't a lot of buzz going,
and there was no way to get it out.
So even at shows, we would come,
prior to the album being released, we would give the album out.
So I think there's some credibility to being able to give music out,
but they've got to figure out how to do it.
_ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [N] _
To make a long story short, I've been really_
Because of the way I tour, but there's not a lot of people that can tour,
and also physically do it,
because it's a physically challenging thing to do.
Some very big artists that had huge records really can't do it.
And you're a guy that can just go out with his guitar, too.
I can do that, and I can do it with a band.
_ I also wanted to give a shout-out to,
in the last couple of years, you have your own record label.
You can find artists that you love, and produce them,
and produce your own records.
That gives you some uncompromising abilities to do your thing.
Yeah, it's just a different way to do it.
Instead of doing it where you get an advance to do a record,
you kind of pay for it yourself, but then you own it forever.
So it doesn't_
I kind of like that.
Yeah, and One Lovely Day is your new album.
So did it ever end up on that epic action film?
It was just in it for a second.
I was supposed to even [G] be in the movie.
We're talking about Battlestar.
Anybody here seen that film?
They cut the best acting over the last 25 years, probably, compared.
It's so funny.
My Marlon Brando [Am] moment, they cut it out of the movie.
Oh, man, on a cutting room floor with [G] Citizen Cope.
It's so funny to think that a movie like that would take a song like that,
because it's kind of ironic and poignant.
_ The director, this guy Peter [F] Berg,
has done a lot of stuff like Friday Night Lights,
and he's always been a fan, so he came out to shows early on.
I loved his movie, actually.
I thought Friday Night Lights was a really deep depiction
of West Texas football, [D] and I knew a little something about [E] it.
So I thought it was_
Not the TV show, he directed the film.
So it was like [F#] he started coming to shows,
and then he called me when he was doing the movie,
and he was like, I need you for this, da-da-da-da,
be in [Fm] this [F#] graphic sex scene, we need you.
Oh, man, will you ever forgive him for dropping you out of the film?
But seriously, one lovely day the new album is going to be coming out
on July 17th, we're looking forward to that.
And September 30th, you'll be actually coming in
for a proper show at the [N] Crystal Ballroom.
So much to look forward to, and the new album coming out.
Meanwhile, a pleasure again, Citizen Cope.
Having you in The Bang, thank you so much. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
Hey, welcome back to Kink and welcome to the Bing Lounge.
I hope that you're enjoying it here.
Oh, it's beautiful.
It's very nice.
Yeah, it still feels like brand new stuff.
You just got in from New York, what, last night?
Yeah, I flew in last night.
And, like, today, you're really dodging a bullet.
It's a perfect day in Portland and it's just sweltering in the city.
Well, I really like the hot, hot, hot weather, so I'm kind of_
I'm glad I'm here, but_
It hasn't been hot in New York, really, this year, so_
There's been a lot of rain, so_
It doesn't even feel like summer yet.
Yeah, well, I guess you lucked out today, because we've had the same situation here in Portland.
It's great that you're coming, especially for a trip here to Kink and the Bing Lounge.
I wanted to just catch up, in case there's somebody in the world who doesn't know Clarence Greenwood, aka Citizen Coke.
You began about a decade ago, this modest self-release,
and just what I consider to be [Fm] this uncompromising kind of path
to developing and getting the word out on your music, and that's how fans flocked, right?
Well, it's just been a really good, you know, chance to write music and produce and go out and play shows.
So, like, I just consistently made records and consistently toured and people enjoyed the music.
So I had kind of a different path than a lot of other people who [F#] might have sold a million records on their [F] first record or whatever,
but I've just consistently grown with it.
[A#] And just been real fortunate to be able to [G] play and sing [E] and still do it.
Yeah, I remember that very first time you came to our old studios, and it was just in a funky little room.
So we've kind [G] of been growing right along with you, and that's why it's extra-specially wonderful to have you here.
When you look back on that decade, does it feel like it's any easier?
I mean, you know, are you_
do doors open a little bit quicker for you?
I just think it's always, you know, everything is a constant, like, something else to do.
There's always another step to take, so it's not like_
There's things that you look back and go,
Oh, man, I can't believe I did that and that and that.
But, you know, you had to do them to get to the next step, so_
And I wanted to pick your brain just a little bit about music-making,
because when I look at when you got going,
you know, now there's this really big, wide range of guys and girls
kind of doing that [N] mash-up of hip-hop and folk and blues and rock and that whole thing.
But you were kind of_
You know, in my ear, you were pioneering back in 2002.
What are the challenges, you know, in this world of downloads
and ridiculously easy access to free music?
You know, the economics of getting an album out there and touring.
What are the challenges for you?
Well, again, it's just something that you have to consistently_
You know, every day you got to do something, because it's always challenging.
You know, the industry's been decimated in a lot of ways,
and there's a lot of companies that have become very successful
and been kind of on the backs of content and music.
[F] And I don't know how to divide it,
and I [E] just know there's a lot of people that are kind of struggling.
But I've been very fortunate, because I_
Like I said, I've [F] toured, and I've toured not just major [E] markets, small markets,
and people have heard the music.
Right when I first came out, I used to give my CDs away,
and that was before [D#] anyone was doing it.
People [Fm] were saying, are you crazy?
And I would give the whole thing out, because it was my option to give that record out,
[F#] because I thought it was a [Em] better thing to do than just say,
hey, go [G#] to a store and buy it.
Especially if I saw you on the street, and you knew me or whatever.
Or seen the show or something.
Or in passing.
And we started on Clarence Greenwood [F#] recordings right when the record [F] came out.
I felt like on the [G] first album, there wasn't a lot of buzz going,
and there was no way to get it out.
So even at shows, we would come,
prior to the album being released, we would give the album out.
So I think there's some credibility to being able to give music out,
but they've got to figure out how to do it.
_ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [N] _
To make a long story short, I've been really_
Because of the way I tour, but there's not a lot of people that can tour,
and also physically do it,
because it's a physically challenging thing to do.
Some very big artists that had huge records really can't do it.
And you're a guy that can just go out with his guitar, too.
I can do that, and I can do it with a band.
_ I also wanted to give a shout-out to,
in the last couple of years, you have your own record label.
You can find artists that you love, and produce them,
and produce your own records.
That gives you some uncompromising abilities to do your thing.
Yeah, it's just a different way to do it.
Instead of doing it where you get an advance to do a record,
you kind of pay for it yourself, but then you own it forever.
So it doesn't_
I kind of like that.
Yeah, and One Lovely Day is your new album.
So did it ever end up on that epic action film?
It was just in it for a second.
I was supposed to even [G] be in the movie.
We're talking about Battlestar.
Anybody here seen that film?
They cut the best acting over the last 25 years, probably, compared.
It's so funny.
My Marlon Brando [Am] moment, they cut it out of the movie.
Oh, man, on a cutting room floor with [G] Citizen Cope.
It's so funny to think that a movie like that would take a song like that,
because it's kind of ironic and poignant.
_ The director, this guy Peter [F] Berg,
has done a lot of stuff like Friday Night Lights,
and he's always been a fan, so he came out to shows early on.
I loved his movie, actually.
I thought Friday Night Lights was a really deep depiction
of West Texas football, [D] and I knew a little something about [E] it.
So I thought it was_
Not the TV show, he directed the film.
So it was like [F#] he started coming to shows,
and then he called me when he was doing the movie,
and he was like, I need you for this, da-da-da-da,
be in [Fm] this [F#] graphic sex scene, we need you.
Oh, man, will you ever forgive him for dropping you out of the film?
But seriously, one lovely day the new album is going to be coming out
on July 17th, we're looking forward to that.
And September 30th, you'll be actually coming in
for a proper show at the [N] Crystal Ballroom.
So much to look forward to, and the new album coming out.
Meanwhile, a pleasure again, Citizen Cope.
Having you in The Bang, thank you so much. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _