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" Also he's in dream lives smash salt flat to me. Here I'll take you all. This and check on judge -- in 1957. Jack Kerouac became a literary sensation with the publication of this novel on the road. That this unwilling spokesman of the -- generation struggled with the spotlight just a few years after on the road Carol acts troubles including his advancing alcoholism. Sent him seeking solace at Big Sur the desolate wilderness along California's central coast. He wrote a book about that dark period of his life simply call optics are. And now to Icahn's alternative music -- adapted these words for a new album. Jay Farrar of the -- Son -- Ben Gabbard of the group Death Cab for Cutie. Have released the album one fast move or I'm gone and it's the soundtrack to documentary of the same name. We'll hear more about the project in a moment but first here's -- Byrd and Jay Farrar to play live in or centric studio the song -- called these roads don't move. And."

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" Then give Byrd and Jay Farrar live on sound check these roads don't move. Comes from there. Collaborative record one fast move or I'm guns."

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" And asked to contribute -- Some songs you know put in -- Lyrics and ideas and you know talks from the book -- from news. I -- artists are doing farm and influenced by a projector works messages. Going on the rodent on sort of foreign yourself. Throughout intensified experience and also news. Method in particular who's sort of student consciousness yeah."

" So where those his lyrics that we gestures or is that kind of an adaptation. Probably 95%. Are actually -- Words you know him -- accused of income from around the term strategic. And then I mean where you a -- fan as well prior to this project absolutely I mean I I came across Jack Kerouac and this 1819 golden. Funny -- it seems to be a national real OK yeah I think maybe you of the manner ladies and generally younger reforming doubts about the went down it just. It yeah I just instantaneously. Found love and and I I honestly think that it's part of the reason I can choose. The -- A life that delight of the touring musician or at least while I was attracted to -- But you know it you're you're both. -- without mentioning on the road seemingly referencing on the road Pixar is not nearly as well known of books so why why this particular one."

" It's not mean we boats province and are started with on the Rosen -- Clinton. Hesitant to. You know incidentally I didn't. From across picks or -- later Narnia no more -- actually need. Near the days of when Jack who's writing about the experiences in the book picks are sort. Particularly resonant with communal and we're -- kind of questions. He throws and kind of -- for instance. You know. Sort of our respective that I commitment."

" Hey it's kind of a darker. Look I guess would be one way of describing it on the road this kind of first of youthful exuberance you know -- he talks of being on the roof of America's there in Colorado up in the Rockies and you know that the language is just full of that kind of optimism. Not in in big serve and it's harder to deliver this because the material is. As -- says is more sort of questioning everything. On there are some optimistic moments in the book because there aren't all of his."

" Writing but I think that for me you mean there are many things that are interesting about the book big serve and I think you know I mean the -- you know. You know Jack started heading west at a particular point eventually he. Reach that figure defender of the road and in of that road is the west coast the United States -- at some point you get. You keep moving west -- the Pacific Ocean you can't go any further and once you get that point you have to actually. You know examine your own life and and how are you. Ended up where you are there's --"

" And and in. The case of Jack Kerouac he ends up he's struggling with alcoholism he sort of shuttling between San Francisco. And Laurence sperling Geddes. Cabin or bungalow or whatever it is. Bigs are this this wildly beautiful place on the California coast and and he's would you say this is like a quest for some sort of inner peace change is that with the book is."

" I was the idea of the Hamburg slowly you know he seems to be becoming cognizant of the -- fifties he says can easily in the throes of alcoholism. -- stern this stern."

" What is the area itself big XR I mean. You know it seems to have inspired not just Jack -- but it you know jazz musicians like Charles Lloyd has an album called Big -- the classical composer John Adams has a piece about the except. Have you guys been there. -- spent time actually I mean after participating in this document are actually spent a couple weeks at the actual -- Text data com. And I you know being being a west coaster I've I've spent you know have spent time there and it's truly. I think truly the most beautiful place in -- entire country notes obviously I would say that regardless of we're. You're talking about a record inspired a -- it is just unbelievable if you haven't. And their before I mean that's the scope of the ocean just kind of continuing and must -- west and he's like beautiful Rolling Hills kind of you're back in just you know it's unbelievable it's it's it's truly beautiful place islanders and thankfully by the time. Now on westerners kind of got to that point there. Did they decide to leave it right well it was too exhausted is exhausted and destroy it -- Or or maybe had that little bit at that point had maybe -- the slightest bit of foresight to maybe leave the way it was in."

" Well this in fact the title of this next song is -- are. And it comes from the the album which itself is a companion to the documentary of the same name one fast move or I'm gone. Both of my guests spend an average day for our our in this documentary along with Patti Smith and Sam Shepard. Tom Waits the poet Laurence sperling -- And many many others."

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" Once again lives song and our sound check studio Jay Farrar singing and playing the harmonica and guitar -- delivered singing and playing our piano big seller is the name of it. The album called one fast move or I'm gone Carol -- bigs are soundtrack to the documentary of the same name which is out on dvd. And both of you guys appear in the the documentary."

" I didn't have any real speaking parts. I disturb door card sort of music -- argument where do we. -- two farm house hotel room and we we being just we were actually part of those -- dissent. -- we we you guys in note this is the first time to -- work together then. Yeah I mean we met the day before -- went into the studio to record start recording. What would become a record I think at the time. There wasn't it wasn't a defined kind of and that he used just recordings of songs for the soundtrack."

" So for both of view this is kind of stepping away from year accustomed roles then you know that's not a Death Cab for Cutie project inject its not a Son -- thing. -- is that Qaeda. Liberating innocent consumers you know does feel a little. Strange to be making music in this kind of way. I mean I think you kind you."

" To particular -- know when you're playing with the same group of people for as long as both of both of us have respectively and so I mean. I -- I just love playing music and and any chance kind of please do some and I respected him he's doing things that are really enjoy doubt I'll take that opportunity and certainly and certainly one. This opportunity came up in. You know -- was involved in the movie you know there were it talked Lawrence found -- and Tom Waits and always people who allows for a lot of respect for you you'll be able to kind of take a small part of that -- you know -- on the I would jump I jump that."

" didn't mean the idea of this becoming you know full length project -- that are currently involved in American. Through the process of recording and we realize it was kind of spontaneous energy and that we can do. Keep keep on."

" you guys just finished likening it to a war of of this music what happens to this project now. Well I think we're talking about doing may be another mini tour maybe early next year but I think that you know. Yeah you never know what the future is gonna hold but I think that we both have a lot of responsibilities some things wonderful times so. I don't I don't think we'll business -- going to become a series of you know Ben and but -- never know I mean I've certainly enjoyed playing with -- hopefully bring your chance to something else and."

" Look Chris from LA leaves this comment on the website any plans for an appearance on a late night show -- to. Sounds like that's gonna happen it would probably be sometime after that I guess I guess there's had invited three and a half and half but that's at. Now part of of Jack terror or six. You know part of his trouble was he didn't like being the so called king of the -- he didn't like being labeled that way he founded it was kind of like. And oppressive weight that he had to carry around you guys relate to that as musicians that you know you get sort of a label put on new and that's what you have to carry around with you for the -- year career. --"

" As we can relate to that in -- a little student thrown around in our guests from the perspective of a a writer you know you don't like to be put -- box of young. Volunteers of care are present here actually turn votes come up with the terms and."

" Now. -- I I certainly feel that you know it. If it only really affects you as much as you pay attention to I -- if you go searching out every last. You know sentence that's written about you. I mean it's you know you're most likely going to find some things that you don't want to hear and maybe you'll admit there may be a pattern. And that that you you know you disagree with so I mean I just. It's not meet personally I'd just try to avoid all that and he's you don't wake up first thing in the morning typed in Google and did --"

" It into Google and see what I don't have myself on -- Google went to get it I don't I don't have myself on Google I think in my hands to do so if something -- Really really controversial parts of that there the first they usually want to tell me about -- Then dividend Jay -- with us here in our centric studio playing some songs from this Jack Kerouac inspired project one fast move or -- gone. You gonna do see engines next -- another live performance here in our centric studio. Now some."

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" Jay Farrar Ben Gabbard lives and our sound checks studio C engines part of their project one fast move or I'm gone terror lacks Big Sur the soundtrack is absent is the dvd of the documentary. Jay Farrar. Back to Son Volt and give respect to Death Cab for Cutie but this this is a really neat project guys thanks coming in -- some -- the force. These programs. That'll do it for today show tomorrow music is increasingly used in major hospitals and clinics as a therapeutic tool but the -- still lacks evidence will debate the effects of music. On your health. And operatic soprano Lauren Flanagan. Our technical director is Irene propeller program produced by Bryan was essential Meyer our executive producer -- accelerated how. -- today from a judicial hello I'm John -- with us again this time tomorrow for the next sound check. 93 point nine --"

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