Danny Boy of House of Pain - Ep053

Danny Boy of House of Pain joins Scott this week for an in-depth,
entertaining discussion. Danny is Executive Director of The
Outsiders House Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founding member of House
of Pain & La Coka Nostra.


The conversation begins with some discussion of Danny's
appearance in the recently released 'Kid90' documentary on Hulu.
The documentary chronicles the behind the scenes life of kid star
Soliel Moon Frye. Danny's relationship with Soliel and struggles
with addiction are a part of the documentary. In this discussion
he tells Scott his memories of their relationship as well as how
they reconnected 20 years later by chance.


In this chat, Danny shares the story of his upbringing, which was
a difficult one. He was brought up around a broad range of music,
specifically hip hop. He talks about the drug culture that was
going on behind the scenes of the hip hop world.


House of Pain enjoyed a huge wave of success but just as quickly,
Danny got tied up in hard drugs. In this discussion he tells
Scott about the choices he made and how those choices caused
things to spin out of control.


After getting sober, things began to turn up personally for Danny
Boy. In the first 3 years of sobriety, he began getting things in
order, putting out a solo album as well as forming strong
business ties. However, internally, he had stopped doing the work
needed and continued to struggle. He would eventually overcome
addiction and put it behind him. It's an inspiring story.


The movie 'The Outsiders' is very important to Danny. As a
latchkey kid, it helped him through childhood. It had such an
impact on him that he actually purchased the house from the movie
and has written a book on his collection of memorabilia from the
film. His story of finding the house, purchasing, and rebuilding
it is incredible.


Other topics touched on include touring with Cypress Hill, crimes
before House of Pain, the staying power of 'Jump Around,' the
early 90's resurrection of Hip Hop, getting fired from the
Beastie Boys tour, the Judgement Night soundtrack, a love of
early 80's pop culture, and much more!


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