Episode 15 - Sonny Vega (Close Your Eyes + Always Sonny Podcast)

Sonny Vega was getting ready to fly to South America for another
overseas tour when he received some news that would change his
life. After a frank discussion with his band mates, he left
behind a decade of travelling the world with melodic hardcore
legends Close Your Eyes and returned home to Texas to prepare for
the birth of his daughter and a different life.

We sit down with Sonny from a covid-secure social distance of
4,733 miles and discuss his childhood dreams of being a
professional musician and how Close Your Eyes cleverly ignited
their small town with live music to ink a deal with Victory
Records. He also talks about the challenging transition from
being a touring musician sleeping in a van with sweaty fellas, to
being home with a steady job and sleeping in a nice bed with his
wife. 

We talk podcasts too, as Sonny hosts the immensely witty (and
often drunken) Always Sonny Podcast. Don't listen to it though,
you might like it more than ours.

Before Sonny joins us we get into Kieran's dreams of being a
lumberjack, Graham's fancy new microphone, and whether 'crap' and
'bloody' are swear words.