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Mar 2024
1h 10m

From $100k in Debt to #1 Independent Cou...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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Singer-songwriter Cody Jinks shares his journey from heavy metal frontman and part-time bouncer and forklift driver to country music’s top independent artist. He talks about enduring years of poverty in order to keep 100% ownership over his publishing (“it was worth it”); how he wrote the 2x-platinum track “Loud & Heavy”; finding sobriety; and evolving h ... Show More
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