Working Class Rock Star Ivan Bodley Was Fired by a Disco Diva; Reflecting on Other Epic Firings

<p><a href="https://markgraban.com/mistake206" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Episode page</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #206 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake</a> podcast is <a href="https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy/bio">Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley</a>. He is a bass player and music director for the stars. He has performed with 52 <a href="https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy/credits">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> inductees and counting (ranging from Elvis Costello, The Temptations, Bo Diddley, and Wynonna Judd. He&#39;s the author of the book <a href="https://amzn.to/41t5mag">Am I Famous Yet?: Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star</a> — and it&#39;s also a <a href="https://tools.applemediaservices.com/podcast/1540160547?country=us">podcast</a>.</p> <p>He’s played in 13 Broadway shows, the President Obama Inaugural Ball, many late-night shows (including Late Night with Conan O’Brien), and morning shows, including Today and Live with Regis &amp; Kelly. Funkboy is a magna cum laude graduate of the Berklee College of Music and an inductee into the <a href="https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy/awards">New York Blues Hall of Fame</a>. He has traveled to 31 countries worldwide and played to audiences of up to 82,000 people. </p> <p>In this episode, Ivan shares his favorite mistake story about getting fired by a certain “disco diva” because he asked for a raise. But what did Ivan learn from that situation? What could he have done better? Does he second-guess what he should have done before any of his “epic firings”? We discuss what it&#39;s like to be a musician who travels the world playing with household names and legends. We also talk about our mutual love of the film “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap">This is Spinal Tap</a>.” But, <a href="https://memes.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/46e3994c-4ffa-48cf-a82d-083fe507f075">hey, enough of my yakkin&#39;</a>… Whadaya say? Let&#39;s boogie!</p> <p><strong>Questions and Topics:</strong></p> <ul> <li>W