Max Gomez talks not playing the TikTok game, touring with Steve Earle. (VHS HQ live series)

Been awhile, Max. I’ve had the pleasure of recording with Max a number of times, and a number of you have seen those videos before. Millions, if the view count is to be believed! (https://youtu.be/vEzaVUwEBiU?si=5dCq6CIX3C5x1i-n). I love checking up on my old pals, and this was a nice occasion in the Gems HQ. Max picked a classic VHS favorite of his, the George Strait movie. We chatted and he played in that laid back, Western style.

Last time I saw Max, was in the wild west that is Taos, New Mexico. His hometown. We checked out the local courthouse, where somehwere he’d been given the keys (literally the keys to the city?) to open up and play some songs in their grand hall, with old motifs of justice adorning the walls(https://youtu.be/_NuVRYKeRaI). Everyone would stop Max for a hi hello how are you. “My old Kindegarden classmate,” he explained about one. He’s practically the mayor down there.

Anyhow, I hope y’all enjoy. Max is a one of a kind dude and a great songwriter, performer and folkie. I’m doing these Gems VHS HQ sessions as a sort of different approach to YouTube. Slow, talking, playing. No spectacle, no clickbait. I know that isn’t the most popular concept in the world now a days with music, but i’ma keep doing it my way. You can watch a collection of these here; https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs_EQs5RN523Td8R-mIyR7vwrivYB0Uf6&si=iU7FRb_r8I7FUFyG

More of Max?
https://maxgomezmusic.com/

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00:00 – Movie Choice
00:35 – “memory mountain”
05:20 – interview, funding the arts
09:15 – “what did you learn in school today?”
12:10 – interview, steve earle
15:50 – “too afraid to fall in love”
19:30 – closing remarks!

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