Linda Perry
5/13/20261 hr 9 min
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Linda Perry. Perry quickly made her mark as the primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for 4 Non Blondes, where she penned the international hit “What’s Up?” (which Thursday covered earlier this year). That album, 1992’s Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, spent more than a year on the Billboard 200 following its release, going platinum and racking up millions of streams. Beyond that, Perry has become a major presence behind the scenes, producing Surfbort’s Keep On Truckin’ in 2021 and working with a slew of pop stars — including Gwen Stefani, Miley Cyrus, and Ariana Grande. Stopping by the Artist Friendly studio, she joins Madden for a wide-ranging conversation about legacy, creativity, and Let It Die Here — her first solo album in 25 years.
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First 90 secondsJoel Madden· Host0:00
This episode is brought to you by Good Charlotte. Good Charlotte is a band I started when I was 16 with my brother, and it is the reason I'm sitting here today. Thank you, Good Charlotte. We're going on tour. May 16th, Sonic Temple, Columbus, Ohio. May 23rd, Slam Dunk Festival, Hatfield, UK. May 24th, Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds, UK. June 20th, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, California. And July 25th through August 30th, Good Charlotte and Avenged Sevenfold touring in the US, starting July 25th, Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, and ending at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California on August 30th. Tickets are on sale now. We will see you at the show. Hey, what's up? It's Joel Madden, and it's festival season, and one of the best festival promoters in the world is Danny Wimmer Presents. DWP always cook up the best rock shows every summer. Meet me at Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio, May 14th to 17th. When I say meet me, I'm gonna be there, Good Charlotte's playing, and we could actually maybe meet in person. I don't know how, but I'm gonna definitely walk around a little bit and check out some bands. There's a lot of artist-friendly alumni playing the show. Not only Good Charlotte, but Shinedown, Sublime, Chevelle, New Found Glory, Dayseeker, Magnolia