Experts

Dan Zanes

Musician

Interview with Dan Zanes
Playing Your Darker, Failed Self 3:01 Discuss
Career Switch: What Can You Do After Heading a Rock Band? 8:00 Discuss
Why We Should Be Happy the Music Industry Killed Itself 2:20 Discuss
How to Write a Song: Imagine a Grateful Dead Show 2:14 Discuss
The Mysterious Inspiration of Lead Belly 4:03 Discuss
Full Interview 22:52 Discuss
Other Ideas from Zanes
The Joy of Forgetting Rock and Roll 4:19 Discuss

About Dan Zanes

Dan Zanes

Dan Zanes is a Grammy-winning family musician. A former member of the band the The Del Fuegos, he has gone on to redefine children's music with an "unsanitized, unpasteurized, [and] organically even" mode of composition. In 2009, he won the Independent Music Award, and has collaborated with Lou Reed, Sheryl Crow, Suzanne Vega and numerous others on his albums. He lives in Brooklyn.