#430 - Neil Strauss
Neil Strauss reflects on his friendship with the late Chuck Berry and his book, The Game, a chronicle of his journey and encounters in the seduction community. Neil also talks to Tom about his favourite songs: The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows", Harry Nilsson - "One", Leonard Cohen - "Famous Blue Raincoat", Louis Armstrong, - "St James Infirmary, Johnny Cash - "Father & Son”, Cesária Évora - “Petit Pays”, The Louvin Brothers - "Knoxville Girl", The Beatles - "The Long and Winding Road", The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset", The Rolling Stones - "Wild Horses”, Crosby, Stills & Nash - “Our House", The Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", Lefty Frizzell - "Long Black Veil", Chris Bell - "I Am the Cosmos", Sam Cooke - "Chain Gang", Lucinda Williams - "Drunken Angel", Vanilla Fudge - "Keep Me Hanging On", Soul Clan - "That's How It Feels", Marmalade - "Reflections of My Life", Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris - “Love Hurts” and Bob Marley - “Redemption Song”. This episode is brought to you by Lumie, the original inventors of wake-up lights, whose Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB wake-up light mimics a natural sunrise and sunset. Shown to improve quality of sleep and to boost productivity in clinical trials, this remarkable device also features high quality audio with DAB+ radio, Bluetooth speakers, USB port and a selection of over 20 sleep/wake sounds. The Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB can transform the way you start and end your day, especially if you struggle to wake up in the morning and/or get to sleep at night. Go to lumie.com to find out more. This episode is brought to you by Modal Electronics, who make beautiful, innovative and powerful synthesisers. You can enjoy vibrant wavetable patches with their ARGON8 series. You can produce state-of-the-art analogue-style synth textures with their COBALT8 series. Go to modalelectronics.com to check out their incredible array of synthesisers.