Kyle Meredith Rewind: Les Claypool

<p>We&#39;re taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2022. We&#39;ll be back with brand new episodes on January 6th. For now, here&#39;s my chat with Les Claypool.</p><p>----</p><p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/les-claypool/" rel="nofollow">Les Claypool</a> catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/primus/" rel="nofollow">Primus</a>’ upcoming continuation of their <a href="https://consequence.net/2021/12/primus-rush-tribute-tour-2022-dates/" rel="nofollow"><em>A Tribute to Kings</em> tour</a>, where they play the 1977 <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/rush/" rel="nofollow">Rush</a> album <em>A Farewell to Kings</em> in full.</p><p>The legendary singer/bassist goes on to discuss his fandom for Peter Gabriel, XTC, and Jerry Reed before giving us an update on the next Primus release (a 13-min song with two addiction tracks), a project with Sean Lennon that has something to do with animation, “a twang thing” with Billy Strings, and the possibility of another <a href="https://consequence.net/artist/oysterhead/" rel="nofollow">Oysterhead</a> album.</p><p>Claypool then heads back to 2002 to talk about the <em>Purple Onion</em> LP and the possibly problematic song “Ding Dang” in the era of cancel culture, using his characters as a vehicle for social commentary, and his upcoming Bastard Jazz shows. Finally, comparing his own wine to his friend Maynard James Keenan of Tool&#39;s wine: “His wine is great, but he doesn’t have a 20 foot weiner!”</p><p>Listen to Les Claypool discuss Primus&#39; upcoming tour, his new projects, and more. Then make sure to like and subscribe to <a href="https://consequence.net/category/kyle-meredith-with/" rel="nofollow"><em>Kyle Meredith With…</em></a> wherever you get your podcasts, and you can also follow the <a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="nofollow">Consequence Podcast Network</a> f