246: Chad Clark (Beauty Pill, Smart Went Crazy)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Chad Clark's parents were attorneys positioned at the vanguard of the civil rights movement, representing the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and James Baldwin. Ergo, Chad feels that--however lofty his ambitions--he'll never impact the world to the same degree as his family. That said, his music is enormously impactful on the folks lucky enough to have heard it. He and Joe discuss: his first memory of staring at the sea; the nature of success; the responsibilities of an artist, beyond making the art; Chad's roots in the DC punk scene; and why he is proud to remain in his home town.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, it's Joe. If you're a regular listener of the trap set, you might remember my conversation with drummer and chef, Brooks Heedley, proprietor of superiority burger.
0:10.6	Brooks executed an incredibly ambitious vision of bringing vegan, sophisticated, affordable food to the masses.
0:18.9	As somebody who grew up in the restaurant business, I've spent a lot of
0:22.1	time in kitchens and I can say firsthand that restaurant workers are among the most hardworking,
0:27.6	community-oriented folks I've ever encountered. Because of the current crisis, superiority
0:33.0	burger, like many restaurants, was forced to shut down temporarily. If you have the resources,
0:39.2	please consider donating to the GoFundMe set up to help the staff of the restaurant through
0:43.6	these difficult times. Thanks. This is Joe Wong.
1:01.8	During this time of social distancing,
1:06.4	we're recording conversations remotely and releasing daily episodes.
1:25.1	Music recording conversations remotely and releasing daily episodes. Today's guest is Chad Clark, a DC- based artist, best known as the driving force behind the band's beauty pill and smart went crazy.
1:34.5	Chad's also recently become active as a film and TV composer.
1:38.6	We've been friends for over 20 years, and Chad's been a positive presence in my life as an artist and as a person. He spoke to me from his home in D.C. Hello?
2:06.9	Hi, Chad. How are you?
2:09.6	Hey, how are you?
2:10.9	Good.
2:11.6	I'm good. How are you?
2:14.2	I'm feeling fine.
2:17.4	So it's like just two in the afternoon over there.
2:21.4	Correct.
2:23.7	Yeah.
2:25.5	I want to make sure time still works the normal way in the post-virus age.
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