7: Dine & Dish with Phillip Phillips at the Capital One Cafe
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“She encouraged me by listening to me.” (Phillip Phillips about his wife’s encouragement and the power of listening) A few weeks ago, I attended the Listen In event at the Capital One Cafe in Santa Monica for a truly 360-degree listening experience, which included a remote podcast taping of Dine And Dish With Dawn (sponsored by Capital One) - my show where we eat, drink, share stories...and, desserts. According to the Capital One Listen In Survey, nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18%) can’t remember the last time someone was completely focused on listening to them, which...
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6: Dine & Dish with John Oates
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Episode 6: Dine & Dish with John Oates "All creative people need to make mistakes. If you can’t make creative mistakes, you’ll never progress…and, you’ll never find who you really can be. Creative mistakes are essential to the creative personality.” (John Oates on Dine & Dish with Dawn) A little while ago, I had the pleasure of hosting John Oates (yep, THAT John Oates of Hall & Oates) at the Whisper Lounge at The Grove in LA. From being born “famous” by birthright as the first born grandson in an Italian Family to becoming a world-renowned rockstar and...
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5: Dine & Dish with Sarah Hepola
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Dine & Dish with Sarah Hepola “It’s not your job to save another person…but you can remind them of their value.” (Sarah Hepola) Y’all, I’ve got a girl crush…as the band Little Big Town sings…and, it’s on our guest today, Sarah Hepola. The New York Times Bestselling author of BLACKOUT and former Salon Editor has had essays appear in the New York Times Magazine, Elle, The New Republic, Glamour, The Guardian, Slate and The Morning News. She is also from my hometown of Dallas, which is where I dined and dished with...
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4: Dine & Dish with Danny Trejo
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"Everything good that has happened to me has happened as the direct result of helping someone else." - Danny Trejo [embed]https://vimeo.com/175507048[/embed] *Film by Nelson Lee of For our fourth episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I didn't have to go further than right around the corner from my house to get my interview on…and leave with a new baseball cap on my head. There, I met up with Machete himself, actor & producer Danny Trejo, at his flagship restaurant, , where we enjoyed street tacos and street corn, while he waved at fans who honked at us as they drove down La...
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3: Dine & Dish with Trey Fanjoy
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"If you really just focus on what you enjoy doing the most, it's interesting how all the money and success comes your way if you're pursuing what is truly your passion." - Trey Fanjoy This third episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn finds me in Nashville interviewing my dear friend, storyteller, visionary, and - CMA, ACM, Billboard, MTV and CMT award-winning - director, Trey Fanjoy over soul food and deep soul talk. We are dining and dishing at - a local Nashville institution, where southern soul food and service with a smile reign supreme. Trey and I chat about...
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2: Dine & Dish with Kim Carnes
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"Anytime I've gone against my instinct, I've always lost." - Kim Carnes In this episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I'm dining and dishing with Bette Davis Eyes herself, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, . Though I had met her years before while I was working in a little beauty store in Nashville, I felt an instant kinship when we were reintroduced for this podcast, when we dined at her favorite restaurant in Nashville, the tantalizing . We chatted about everything from common coworkers and cohorts in Barbra Streisand and Quincy Jones to our love of Justin Timberlake...
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1: Dine & Dish with Peter Cooper
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"If you write the song that only you can write, or you do the thing that only you can do, you've removed yourself yourself from competition. You don't have to arm wrestle the world any more." (Peter Cooper) To kick off this first episode of Dine & Dish with Dawn, I'm dining & dishing with country music expert, Country Music Hall of Fame editor, Vanderbilt University Professor, and Grammy-nominated musician, at Lockeland Table restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. My friend - and former East Nashville neighbor - and I talk about everything from finding your passion to the challenges we...
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"All creative people need to make mistakes. If you can’t make creative mistakes, you’ll never progress…and, you’ll never find who you really can be. Creative mistakes are essential to the creative personality.”
(John Oates on Dine & Dish with Dawn)
A little while ago, I had the pleasure of hosting John Oates (yep, THAT John Oates of Hall & Oates) at the Whisper Lounge at The Grove in LA.
From being born “famous” by birthright as the first born grandson in an Italian Family to becoming a world-renowned rockstar and songwriter to watching Monty python with George Harrison at his house in Beverly Hills to being photographed by Andy Warhol to having the sports-betting southern gentleman, Hunter S. Thompson as a neighbor in Colorado, John’s life is filled with even more stories than his book, Change Of Seasons: A Memoir can hold.
We talked creativity, dating advice, his advice to songwriters, why 80s pop is still so beloved, engaging and in demand…and, his iconic mustache that became a signature of the 80s music scene.
Here was my takeaway:
There is no narcissism or over-self-awareness in this man which is almost unheard of for a rockstar with as many legendary experiences as he has had.
He seems to have no real regrets.
Like me, he doesn't necessarily believe in "mistakes."
He does believe in living in the moment.
And, he loves making music so much that he doesn't even listen to it "for leisure" because he's so passionate about all of the details that go into making it.
She’s Gone.
Sara Smile.
Maneater.
Rich Girl.
Out of Touch.
I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do).
Method of Modern Love.
Electric Blue.
Just thinking of all of the legendary songs that John Oates has been responsible for - either by writing, performing with Hall & Oates or both - I realize how ingrained John’s music has been in not only my life - but in the lives of my entire generation.
When you listen to this episode, you'll hear John tease me on tape saying I'm flirting with him.🙈
I swear I wasn't.
Maybe it was just my childlike exuberance at getting to interview and share a meal with someone I grew up listening to.
A face I've always recognized as familiar much like family - if only from album covers and MTV.
Or, maybe it's because he is one of the most settled-in-his-soul individuals I've ever met - not only in the entertainment business but in life.
I wish my feet were a bit more tethered to the ground as much as his are.
And, John, since this is coming out quite a bit after our actual interview, I really do hope your hope has come true and you have indeed had time to smell the roses this year.
Get…
John’s book: Change of Seasons: A Memoir here
John's new record: here (Also available on iTunes & Amazon)
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