2019-11-19
1 小时 16 分钟So my guest today is Lisa Fisher.
Now, you may know her name, but even if you don't know her name, you do very likely know her voice.
She is a mesmerizing vocalist.
She spent decades touring with and recording with the Rolling Stones, Luther Vandross, sting, Tina Turner, Nine Inch Nails, Springsteen and so many others.
That that earth shaking voice you here alongside Mick Jagger on Gimme Shelter, that's Lisa.
And so many other places where you may have been humming along with it or singing along and not knowing it was her.
She also recorded and toured on her own in the early nineties, earned a Grammy, was featured in the Oscar winning documentary 20ft from stardom, and for the last five years, Lisa has been selling out venues worldwide with her band Grand Baton.
Interesting thing is that for Lisa, growing up in a neighborhood where loss was really a part of her existence, she felt like a perpetual outsider and she turned to music similar to the way her mom did as a refuge.
She eventually went on to study opera and then took this turn into the world of r and B, found herself touring with Luther Vandross and all these other mega acts.
Vaulted into some of the biggest stages in the world.
And in the midst of all this incredible success, Lisa also really wrestled with her own role in the music business.
Whether she should be front and center on the stage, or whether her gift and her love was to support and harmonize with others, she explored and wrestled with issues of worthiness and identity, purpose, power, theme, everything the stage and music industry can bring.
We dive into all of this along with Lisa's really beautiful and wise take on life, her lens on wonder and possibility, on harmony and elevation, alter egos and true self, and living with one eye on the finality inherent in every moment and the need to really just be real with people and take advantage of every breath you take.
So excited to share this conversation with you.
I'm Jonathan Fields and this is good life project.
It's so nice to be hanging out with you today.
We're hanging out in New York City right now and I guess you just came in from Brooklyn, which is where you grew up, Fort Green.
Yeah, but when I think about Fort Green now, so for those who are not familiar with Brooklyn and sort of like, you know, Fort Green now is kind of like Hipsterville, profoundly different neighborhood than when you actually grew up there.
I have memories of being in Fort Greene and visions of coming out of my elementary school.
I went to PS 67 and there was police and, you know, kids.