The speaker discusses the popularity of celebrity content and how it performs better than other types of content on aggregator sites. They also mention their time at New Gawker and the success of basic celebrity articles.
Musicians often appear quiet and docile during interviews, but their true personalities come to life on stage as they sing, jump, and scream. The contrast can be surprising to see during performances.
Two fans of the pod, Dylan and Henry, started chopping up clips for the podcast and eventually created a full-on agency that does well in the industry today, working with shows like All In; but before anyone took them seriously, all they had was their own unwatched podcast.
The moment of walking off stage and everyone cheering for one more song is the dream of any musician. By owning that moment and playing for people, a band can gain credibility in the music industry and be offered to tour with bigger bands.
In a world where there are a billion famous people, it's up to fans to decide who they like, and it's not up to the industry to mark someone as a failure. However, the problem is that there are a billion famous people who don't have talent that people have never even heard of.