Billy Strings Escaped the Darkness. He’s Playing to Not Go Back.

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  I'm David Marchese, and today I'm talking to musical sensation Billy Strings.

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  At 33 years old, Strings is bringing his blend of music influenced by bluegrass artists like Doc Watson

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  and Bill Monroe and jam bands like the Grateful Dead to sold-out arenas across the country.

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  He grew up in Michigan, surrounded by poverty and heavy drug use.

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  His new album, So Much for Goodbyes, is inspired by his mother, who died about a year ago of an overdose.

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  One of my favorite tracks, Milltown Flood,

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  is a melancholy story song which is built on Strings' beautiful guitar playing.

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  That guitar playing I got to witness firsthand in our second interview, which you'll want to stick around for.

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  Here's my conversation with Billy Strings.

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