253: Rick Smith (Torche)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

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

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Joe and Torche's Rick Smith first met when their respective bands shared a bill in Dallas, TX, in 2008. The two reconnected last year when Rick was in Los Angeles, touring behind Torche's excellent new album, Admission.

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0:00.0	It was like a total myth that I was even a drummer.
0:15.3	This is Joe Wong.
0:17.8	Welcome to the Trap Set.
0:19.7	During social distancing lockdown, we're releasing daily episodes.
0:24.8	Today's episode was recorded before the outbreak of coronavirus.
0:43.3	Lockdown. Today's guest is Rick Smith. Rick is best known as the drummer for Torch, a band he co-founded in 2005.
0:49.3	My old band, Parts in Labor, shared some bills with Torch 12 years ago, and it was great
0:54.8	to reconnect with Rick when the band was in LA last fall.
0:59.2	Torch's excellent fifth album, Admission, was released last year.
1:07.4	And now my conversation with Rick Smith.
1:15.9	Heartbreak keeps getting faster.
1:22.3	First thing I went through my head this morning was
1:31.3	kind of a panic about what time it was because we had to leave to get here early the the umiba thing we had to come here for we had to load in at noon and we were in tuc
1:37.3	tucon so we woke up at four and i just remember thinking like can I drive that's really what it was I woke
1:47.0	up and was like can I do this today because I do a lot of the driving I prefer it but oh like to be in
1:53.2	control uh kind of it's it's it's mostly it's boring than being a passenger well I like I like, I like to, I do like to listen to music, you know, and I get car sick if
2:05.2	I'm in the back.
2:05.7	That's really part of it.
2:06.7	I get car sick if I'm in the backseat.
2:08.5	So if I'm not driving, I like to be passenger.
2:12.0	But I do like to have weed in the van also, and I don't like the guy's speeding when i know i have some
2:18.6	on me so i'm like if i'm driving i drive five over or keep it chill can you drive while you're high
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