226: Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional)

Chris Carrabba's gift for melodic hooks and his sincere,
vulnerable lyrical approach won him a devoted and durable fan
base. He tells Joe about: growing up in a "wealth adjacent"
environment; sleeping in Washington Square Park; how his music
was informed by skateboarding; almost committing to a career as a
teacher; leaving a band comprised of lifelong friends to develop
his own creative voice; how an early backlash to his music
affected him personally; and what he's done to evolve as an
artist twenty years into his career.