Billy Strings | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #483

Billy Strings is a Grammy award-winning musician, songwriter and guitar player. His latest album “Me / And / Dad” is out now and you can catch him on tour now through the rest of the year.

Billy Strings joins Theo to chat about his life in music, growing up in a tough environment in Michigan, bad trips, the time he played guitar for 48 hours straight, tweakers mining for gold, and how Bluegrass can save the world.

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[PatiFerguson-xovo]

I saw Billy play in Syracuse 12/16/23 . My son took me for Christmas. I am 72yrs old and have been into bluegrass for over 50 yrs, having gone to many festivals . I swear he is the best performer I have ever seen. I hope I will see him again before I die. Thank you Billy!

[KarltonFranz]

If this man comes to your town, do whatever you can to see him live. I guarantee it will be one of the best concerts you will ever experience

[guillermovellasquez]

I relapsed this weekend after a year sober broke my girls heart, luckily my daughter isn't old enough to understand what happened. It's weird because I'd listen to billy alot when I was using, today I was able to force myself to go to work today and this was the first thing I listened to and everything came full circle I cried listening to this podcast because its helped me get through day one. I'm going to a meeting tonight. All that to say thank you Billy and theo you've helped me more today than you will ever know ❤

Edit: thank you everyone for the support and love I've been sober since, even stop vaping and smoking pot. Started going to meetings twice a week again. I'm starting my own meeting for younger people like me with my bestfriend. Thank you everyone I'd read all your comments every morning before work and it's been a huge inspiration. And my wife and daughter are both doing great now that dad is 100% available. Love all of you

[offshores]

And this interview is exactly why so many people have such a deep love for Billy. He's the real deal. Humble, down to earth, intelligent and just mind-blowingly cool.

[ZIGGYMIDWEST]

I’m a black dude from flint, Michigan I seen him perform at the Pine knob. sht changed my perspective, I don’t listen to Bluegrass at all. but he has a Song called “Home” that captivated me and I play it regularly now 💪🏾 me and the homies call it the “Players Anthem” lol

[jakeburkhart]

Was gifted Billy Strings tickets by a friend, only knowing of Dust in a Baggie video, and was absolutely blown away by the performance. He barely spoke, just played for nearly 3 hours straight and absolutely destroyed. It was a life changing experience for me and have been following him since, so cool to be able to hear him speak so openly and honestly on such a big platform.

[vanbrown]

Currently battling my cocaine addiction. The nights are long and I’m ready for change. I’ve beaten in before I will do it again. I love being alive and this won’t be the end of me. Thank you Theo and Billy for sharing your stories. One day at a time!

[dgayle]

Billy is a real one. He deserves all the good things happening for him.

[bryj]

Bruh I remember watching Billy sing Dust in a Baggy in a basement. Look at him now, so inspirational.

[GreenManGrowing]

Billy Strings the type of guy Theo says "we had this one guy" about.

[dustindellinger]

Billy went from i ain’t slept in seven days to I haven’t drank in 7 years.

[theexpressionbooth]

Hearing billy talk about his relationship with his guitar almost made me cry. I have given up on my dreams a few years back. I got burnt out and sick of my guitar. I hadn't played in 2 years. I've played for almost 20 years straight. Every chance I could get. Ive lost all of my old friends from either overdose or they are in prison. My guitar was always my best friend. He has inspired me to get back to playing and try to start playing professionally again. Any serious musician will understand this.

[xXxRAPIDxXx]

I have played guitar my whole life, Billy is an absolute god. For him to be so modest really shows his personality

[naomacurtis]

There’s a reason everyone goes back to Billy’s concerts. Every concert is a unique experience, I’ve taken my daughter to one concert and plan on another one in April. She’s almost 3 and is autistic… it’s beautiful seeing her get lost in his music. Thank you Billy 💕

[jessefillmore]

This is def one of Theo's best interviews . I like how Billy opened up and told his truth . Great conversation . IMO it takes certain people to interview folks to make a great interview . Theo does great when he interviews working class folks who are just trying to find their way through life .

[andycaylor]

"Ionia, and that was probably a slave town by the name of it" was one of the most underrated things ive ever heard come out of theos mouth 😭

[roylott]

This interview right here is why Theo Von is at the top of his craft. You can just see how at ease he made Billy feel. The two of them just hanging out and talking. Both admiring each others talent without being sycophantic. Keep bringing us this kind of content Theo.

[magrobertson]

Isn't it the best when someone you look up to is even better a person than you could have imagined? Yo Billy, I'm a commercial fisherman and fish 18-hour trips for swordfish. It's pretty brutal work, but your music makes the time fly by. I relate to a lot of it as a former h user who's lost friends to drugs. You're an inspiration. Keep pushing. You deserve all the success.

[ok_naw]

Randomly saw Billy two summers ago, it was 1 month, 1 week, and 1 day after I quit drinking. He played through set break, mowed me down, changed my life. Tomorrow is 20 months of no drinking. Away from the mire!

[JAY.ARE]

Thanks for being honest about being in recovery it's an inspiration to hear a fellow addicted not ashamed about who they are. I have over 5 years myself.