- He works all day,
and then he wants to go out at night, too,
- One night a month, I wanna play a gig,
I can't just go to work and come home,
I need something that fills me up,
- And I guess your family doesn't fill you up?
- I didn't say that, - You kind of did,
- Lauren, what do you think of John's music?
- Ah, it's fine,
- Thanks,
- I was supportive for years, but at some point,
he needs to grow up and realize,
that it's not going to happen,
Everyone thinks they can sing,
Everyone thinks they were made for something great,
and you know what?
It's bullshit, because somebody has to work in a cubicle,
- Let's go, guys, we've got a lot of antsy people out there,
- Not yet,
- Five minutes, that's it,
- I can't believe she's late,
- She'll make it,
- She always does,
- Anyone else industry?
- Yeah,
- Hey, I liked the piece you did on streaming last month,
- Thanks, I just hope it helps the artists,
- Probably not, but enjoy the show,
Hey, I'll see you at the after party,
- Okay,
- Oh, hey, you made it,
- Yeah, yeah, quite a buzz on these guys,
- Yeah, you'll love them, promise, Come on,
- Hey, did you get my messages?
- Yeah, I can't talk now,
- I've got a new project for you,
- Find me after the show,
- It's important!
- Well?
- We sold out,
- What's the vibe out there?
- Well, there are 1000 people on their feet
another 100 hoping to get in,
That director I told you about is here,
you got A&R guys and radio weasels everywhere,
Take your pick, boys, any company you want,
big, small, independent, they all wanna sign Lincoln 8,
Well, come on, boys, this is the fun part,
- You're amazing,
- Uh!
- This is all because of you,
- Damn right it is,
Oh, oh-oh!
- I think I might barf,
- Breathe,
Better?
- We'll see,
- They're waiting,
- You made this happen,
- We did it together,
- I'll thank you properly after the show,
- Ladies and gentlemen,
put it together for Lincoln 8!
- I need a favor,
- Surprise,
- I'll pay you whatever you want,
- Who is it?
- She's a young talent we just signed, a lot of potential,
- Fine,
- Really?
- I'll be at Dugan's tomorrow at five,
- You won't be sorry,
- We got three definite offers, Universal, Epic and Capitol,
- Capitol Records, oh my gosh!
Ah, the Beatles, they were with Capitol Records,
- And Warner Brothers is flying us to LA tomorrow
to talk about their deal,
- On their jet,
- All of us, you too, Kat,
- Yeah, so, ah, I'm-I'm not going,
- What do you mean?
- This is the end of the road for me,
- We need you in LA,
- You'll be fine,
- But this is what we've worked for,
- Right, so my job is done,
- That's what this has been to you, a job?
- Don't make this personal, Colton,
- Nothing with you ever is,
- Man, this sucks, we're gonna miss you,
- Send me a postcard,
- Where to? You don't have an address,
- Oh yeah,
Hey,
You guys enjoy the party,
Hello?
Yeah, that's me,
They left what?
Hi, girl,
Looks like it's just us girls now,
Hey, Malone,
- Hey, ain't seen you around here in a while,
How was the show last night?
- Oh, you heard about that?
- Everyone in town heard about it,
Got some messages for you,
You know, they have these things called cell phones,
Get your messages on a bright, little screen,
- You're much more interesting than a cell phone,
- There is that,
You expecting someone?
- Unfortunately,
- Go easy on her,
- Kat,
- Hey, Garrett, - This is Mercy Maines,
- Oh, my gosh, it's so great to meet you,
Garrett told me you're the best,
- Don't trust a word he says,
- How do you wanna do this?
You wanna start by listening to her demo
or we could just- - You can take a seat,
Well, go on now,
- I'll be over there,
if you need me,
- Do you wanna hear anything in particular?
- I'd like to hear what makes you wake up screaming
in the middle of the night,
- Huh?
- Just play something,
- What's the problem, Kat?
- The problem is they'll eat her up,
- You don't know that, - She's in high school!
- It's not up to you!
Come on, this was a mistake,
- Can you pass the ketchup?
You, with the attitude, ketchup, please,
Salt too,
Don't worry about it, I'll just get it myself,
I'd hate to put you out,
Malone, I would like to buy this lovely lady a drink,
- No need, Kat drinks on the house,
- On the house?
I've been coming here for years,
I've never had a drink on the house,
- Maybe you should stop coming,
- You'd miss me,
- No,
- So why did that girl care what you think?
- Who knows?
- Are you in the music business or something?
- Something,
- Really?
- Why, are you a musician? Please tell me you're not,
- Construction worker,
- Thank you,
- But I do sing on the job,
- So I bet you're super handy, right?
- Oh no,
That question always gets me into trouble,
- What do you mean?
- When someone asks that, it means they either need me
to hang their mini-blinds or unclog their toilet for free
or for a meatloaf or something,
- You've been paid in meatloaf?
- Twice,
- So if I'm staying in a motel that has a leaky faucet,
that's not something you'd be interested in fixing?
- Ah, I don't know about that,
- Okay, no worries,
I'm sure I can find someone who would love to fix it,
- I'm sure you can,
Maybe call the manager,
- Yeah, sure,
Challenge,
- Meh-meh, meh-meh, meh-meh!
- What are-
- Whoa!
- Oh hi, Janis, - Hello,
Over here? Watch out, Janis,
Beep, beep, beep, oh, oh, oh!
- Oh!
- Well, hello, hello,
- Hey, Janis, come on, - Yes, hello, goodbye,
- Yes, yes,
What?
- I have, ah,
someplace I need to be,
- Yeah, me too,
Better get going,
- Yeah,
Do you play?
- No, a friend gave it to me,
- Wow, nice friend,
They all smell different, don't they?
What's this, mahogany?
- You're a construction worker?
- That's my day job, honey,
Sorry, I have to run, I've got a gig,
- What?
- You think I go to Dugan's for the food?
I don't know who you are or what you do,
but I've been playing empty bars for 10 years,
So if there's any way you can help me out,
Come to the gig,
Okay then,
Good luck with your faucet, Bye, Janis,
- Callahan!
- Didn't think I'd see you again,
- Sorry to disappoint,
- What are you doing here?
- I listened to your CD,
There's something there,
Do you have more than three songs?
- No,
- Why not?
- Because I have a wife and kid and a mortgage payment,
- I'm sorry, you have a wife?
- We're going through a rough patch,
- Like going to people's motel rooms?
- Spare me the judgment, I have enough of my own,
- Well, you're gonna have to write more songs,
You can't cut an album or play a show,
unless you have at least 10 songs,
- What the hell are you talking about?
- Oh, I'm leaving town and you're coming with me,
- What?
I don't even know who you are,
- I'm an independent music scout,
I've worked with hundreds of artists,
most of them you've heard of,
Hey, if you don't believe me, ask around,
- Where would we go?
- I don't know,
- For how long?
- No clue,
- At least tell me why,
- Because I can make it happen for you,
I wanna be on the road by sunset, pack some things
and meet me at Dugan's at five,
Yeah, so it's just the belt's been making some noise,
You want it, oh?
Sit,
Shake hands,
- Kaitlyn says they're the best swim lessons in town,
- She's already in ballet and soccer,
- She needs to learn to swim, John,
- For $300? - That's what it costs,
- What about piano lessons?
- Where's that gonna get her?
- I'll get it, I'll get it!
- Hey, where you going?
Millie, go find Mommy,
Now,
What are you doing here? - What are you doing here?
I said five o'clock,
- I'm not going,
- Why not?
- Because I have responsibilities,
I can't just pick up and leave,
- Bullshit, people do it all the time,
- Not me,
- You're right, not you,
You hate your job and your marriage, but by God,
you're gonna suffer through them to the very end,
- Don't pretend like you know me,
- Well, I've known a lot of people like you and guess what?
It's not cool to go down with the ship, find your joy
and I swear it spills over to the people you love,
- Do you have kids?
- No,
- Then you don't know what you're asking me to do,
- You're right, I don't,
but I do know that kids learn what they live,
What are you teaching your daughter, John?
You asked for help, this is what it looks like,
- I'm sorry, I can't,
- Unbelievable,
- Who is she?
- She's in the music business,
- That again?
- Yeah, that again,
- Just go,
- What?
- I can't stand the tension in this house anymore,
I'm not happy, you're not happy, let's stop pretending,
- Wait!
- Will you bring me a present, when you come back?
- Of course,
- A unicorn?
No, wait, a giant panda,
- A panda bear, you want a panda bear?
- No, a giant honey bear,
- A honey bear? You're my honey bear,
Yeah, I'll buy that, sure,
- I might have really long hair, when you come back,
- I don't think I'm gonna be gone that long,
Give me a hug, give me a hug,
Call if you need me,
- I won't,
- When Daniel taught me what this meant,
you remember what this was?
- Oh yes,
- Let's get married,
- What?
- I'll love you every day of my life and I'll never leave,
- I'm holding a cheeseburger,
- You're beautiful, - You're nuts,
- Marry me,
- Okay,
- I'm usually putting Millie to bed right now,
- What's that like?
- Sing me a song, Daddy,
- Not that one,
- No, the lullaby song,
- John,
- Yeah?
- You made the right decision,
- So where are we going?
- I don't know, you tell me,
- I'm sorry, what?
- This is your journey, John,
- Hey, Pete,
I'm not gonna make it in today,
I need to take some time off for personal reasons,
I don't know, maybe a week,
- A week?
- I know, I didn't expect to get paid,
Yeah, yeah, I get it,
God!
I got fired,
- They're hiring, you wanna get an application?
- You think this is a joke?
I have bills, I need a job,
- You have a new job, Tell the truth,
Speak it, write it, sing it,
- Does it come with dental?
It's no good, I don't even know
how I wrote those three songs,
Everything that comes out now is crap,
- Write it anyway, then go back and fix it,
- There's no hook, it can't be fixed,
- John,
You can't be an artist and a critic at the same time,
When you write, you write, Give yourself that freedom,
And when you're done, decide if it's any good,
Try tuning it down half a step,
- Hey, that sounds better,
- I know,
- Are you a musician?
- Nope,
- Singer?
- No,
- Then how did you get into the music business?
- Bad luck,
When are you most creative? When you're showering?
Running? Doing dishes?
- To be honest, I haven't felt creative in a while,
- When was the last time?
- When Lauren and I were dating,
I used to write in the space above the garage,
it had great acoustics
and I had this Hoffman guitar, that sung like a bird,
Then she got pregnant and we needed money
for a car with a backseat, so we sold everything,
bought a Honda,
- Solid car,
- I liked my guitar better,
- Let's find it,
- Hey, Phil, it's John Callahan,
Yeah, yeah, it's been a while, random question,
do you still have that Hoffman I sold you a while back?
Okay, what cousin?
Yeah, yeah, I met her once,
Um, where does she live?
Hey great, thanks, Phil, appreciate it, man,
It's in LaCrosse,
Should I check to see if there's a leaky faucet?
- Why?
You wouldn't do anything about it anyway,
I'm going for a run,
What are you doing?
- I haven't exercised in ages, do you mind?
- I do, actually,
- So where are you from?
What, you're the only one, who's allowed to ask questions?
- Chicago,
- I checked the faucet, by the way,
it's not leaking, but I would've fixed it,
- I wouldn't want you to fix it anymore,
- No?
- No, - You sure?
- Yeah, that moment has passed,
- I've got nothing, I'm just coming up blank,
- Is there a voice or sound in your head?
Something that drives you?
- The words "I expected more from you,"
- Who said that?
- My father said it first,
My parents split up, when I was a kid,
my sisters went with my mom, I went with Dad,
He was a salesman, a lot of cheap suits and cologne,
He was always gone, so I was left to fend for myself,
I used to cook dinner outside, so I wouldn't have dishes,
One night when I was eight, I took some ham out to the woods
behind our house, cooked it over a fire,
It never dawned on me, that it hadn't rained in months,
just knew I was hungry and no one was coming to help,
The fire took out 20 acres,
When my dad picked me up at the police station,
he said, "I expected more from you,"
The upside was in juvie, they gave me
breakfast, lunch and dinner and I wasn't alone anymore,
so it all worked out,
- Except for that voice in your head,
- What are you doing?
- Driving,
- No,
- Yes,
- No!
- Hi,
- Are you Skye?
- I am until my next life,
- I'm John Callahan, your cousin, Phil,
gave me your address, this is Kat,
- Hi, - Hi,
- We're searching for a Hoffman guitar,
I sold it to Phil about six years ago,
apparently he gave it to you, - Oh, my God,
that guitar is the sweetest instrument I have ever played,
- So you have it?
- No, I'm into the tabla now, have you heard of it?
It's an Indian drum, magical, the first time I heard it,
I connected with a part of myself deep down inside,
that is actually Indian,
I never knew She was there, until I played the tabla,
- Where's the guitar?
- I sold it to a pawn shop in Cedar Rapids,
- Shit,
- How long ago?
- I don't know, maybe a month,
- Do you know the name of the store?
- No, but I can take you there, I need rent money,
Arlo, we're taking a drive!
My boyfriend, you'll love him,
- So then she came into my tent and asked
if anyone had any extra birth control pills,
- Well, it was Burning Man,
I figured there was every kind of drug there, right,
why not birth control?
- We've been together ever since,
- Longest relationship of my life,
- Four months, baby,
- Big finish!
- There it is, up there! - Thank God!
- I don't see it,
- Let's ask,
Hi,
- You need something?
- Yeah, we're looking for a guitar,
- A '73 Hoffman Dreadnought, Indian rosewood back and sides,
sitka spruce on top,
- Yeah, I don't know what that means,
but we got a sweet ass one in the back,
- Can we see it?
- That's got to be it,
- How much is it worth?
- A couple thousand,
- Do you have any money?
- No, You?
- Not really,
- That's it!
- How much?
- Not for sale, sold it this morning,
They'll be by after work to pick it up,
- Are you kidding?
- Sorry, man,
- What if I can come up with the money?
- Can't do it, it's sold,
- John, go wait outside,
- Why? - Uptown Pawn,
- Just go,
- Nine p,m,
Yeah, you have a good day too,
- I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name,
- Randy,
Randy with the guitar,
- Yeah,
- My God, she's nuts,
Get your butt back here,
- No, no, no, no,
I don't wanna get fired this week!
- Go, go!
- What about the kids? - Leave them!
- No, no, no!
Oh, I am so getting fired,
- Hey, wake up, we're here,
Oh, shit!
- He's breathing,
- He usually is,
- I'm okay,
Shut the door,
- Who is it?
- My dad,
I'm going to bed,
Take the room at the top of the stairs,
- Hey, it's Lauren,
I'm probably out doing something fabulous,
Leave a message and I'll call you back,
Maybe,
- Hey, it's me, Sorry I've been out of touch,
I'm in the middle of nowhere without cell service,
How's Millie?
God, I miss her,
Give her my love and let me know when I can talk to her,
I'm gonna try you guys tomorrow night, let's say six,
I need to hear my girl's voice,
I need to talk with you for a minute,
- What's up, husband?
- I, I don't know,
- What's the matter, babe, what's with the uptight look?
- I saw you dancing with Tony,
- Yeah?
- You were all over him,
- Oh, come on, give me a break,
- I'm just saying, I didn't like it,
- Are you kidding?
Are you jealous? It's our wedding,
- I know and I don't think it's right
for you to be rubbing up on another guy,
- I was having fun,
that's what you're supposed to do at a wedding,
Excuse me,
- I'm not gonna apologize for last night,
- You never do,
- Sometimes the loneliness just gets to be too much,
you know?
- I know,
That's a great hat, Wayne,
- It was my daddy's,
The most authentic person I've ever known,
- Can I try it on?
- Get outta here, Who wants bacon?
I slaughtered the pig myself,
- Yes, sir,
- I'm going for a walk,
- I'll join you,
- Nope, stay and write,
Run of three,
Four, three,
- Hey,
- Where's John?
- He's in the shower,
Been in there for two hours,
Hot water's expensive, you know,
- Hey, what's going on in here?
- I came up with a great melody,
I'm working on the verses now,
- Alright,
I just wanted to make sure you weren't drowning,
- OH! Argh!
- He'll call, sweetie, I'm sure he will,
Any minute,
- Come on, Bring your guitar,
- Where to?
- Trust me, you don't wanna miss this,
Come on,
- The Coda Club?
- Yeah, it's an underground jam session
for musicians, who are touring the Midwest,
You never know who'll drop by,
- Cool,
- Yeah, they're legendary,
You've gotta know someone to get in,
- Do we know someone?
- Honey, you know me,
- Hey Kat, how you doing?
- Hey,
- Good to see you,
- Nice to see you,
- Who's this you got with you?
- Yeah, so Allen Kirk, this is John Callahan,
- Nice to meet you, John, - Nice to meet you,
- I see you brung a little toy with you there,
- Hm-mm, - Yeah, I did, yeah,
- Well, I guess you brung that to play a little bit, right?
- Yeah, I'll probably just listen the first time,
- I don't think so,
You come in here with that thing, you have to work,
- Nice,
- I don't understand why those guys don't have record deals,
- Because they don't want them,
- Why not?
- They fund their own music,
They sleep on couches and drive rental cars,
eat backstage 100 nights a year,
sell CDs to people who look them in the eye
and they wouldn't have it any other way,
Those guys, they don't sell out,
- Although some of us would rather sign
a three-album deal with Warner Brothers,
- Oh, my God, are you serious?
- Absolutely,
- You did it,
- We did it,
- Colton, this is John Callahan,
- Nice to meet you, - My new project,
- That didn't take long,
- Did you come all this way just to pick a fight?
- No,
I came to give you this,
They gave us a signing bonus
and we all agreed it should go to you,
- Oh, Colton, I can't take this,
- Too late, your name's already on the check,
we just didn't know where to send it,
- Shit, that's a lot of money,
- That's a lifetime's supply of running shoes is what it is,
- Hey,
Your wife called about 20 times,
Piece of work,
- Oh, shit!
Lauren!
Hey, hey,
I got your message,
- I can't do this anymore,
- Can't do what?
- She just cries all day,
She doesn't wanna play, she won't sleep,
she won't drink my milk, she just cries,
I hate her,
- What?
- I don't want her around,
I don't want her in my house,
I didn't ask for this, I don't want this to be my life!
- We'll get you some help,
- Get her out of my fucking house!
- Ssh!
Oh,
Hey,
- Hey, mind if I join you?
- Thought you went to bed,
- You're sitting on my bed,
- Oh, sorry,
- So you must be pretty good,
if Kat's taken you under her wing,
- I don't know about that, - I do,
She's got an eye for talent,
All you have to do is jump on board,
- I'm here, aren't I?
- Commit to it,
When you commit to something,
it changes shape, it changes everything,
- The last time I committed to something,
it didn't turn out so well,
- So, try again,
- How long have you been playing music?
- About 15 years,
I don't really count the years I was an addict,
- What got you through?
- A higher power,
You gotta believe in something bigger than yourself,
- So you think you were put here to make music?
- No, I think we're all just put here
to make the world a better place, you know,
no matter how you go about it,
build a bridge, plant a tree, write a song,
Doesn't matter,
just leave the world a better place than you found it,
- Thanks,
- Goodnight,
- Hey, why'd you give Kat a guitar, if she doesn't play?
- Why don't you ask her?
- Hey, always good to see you, come back anytime,
- Careful, I'm the kind of guy who'll take you up on that,
- Good luck,
- Take care of her,
- I'm trying,
- I can hear you,
I'm gonna drop him off at the train station
and then run some errands in town,
I won't be back till late, get writing,
- Yes, ma'am,
- And you, stay away from the beer, okay?
- Whiskey it is,
- Hey, - Jesus, you scared me,
What are you doing up?
- Doing a little reading actually,
- Okay,
- Yeah, I was just reading about a child prodigy,
It's an incredible story,
she wrote like hundreds of songs,
played 14 instruments,
even composed a symphony before the age of 12,
She sounds amazing,
Katie Revere, huh?
- That's me,
- I don't get it, you're this musical genius,
why are you keeping it a secret?
- Because it's none of your business,
- Well, it kind of is my business,
because I left my wife
and daughter and job at your suggestion
and now I'm not sure who you are,
- I'm going to bed,
- See, I've been sitting here for hours
trying to figure out what the big deal is
and for the life of me, I can't make sense of it,
- It's nothing,
- Then explain it,
- The music business wasn't my cup of tea, so I got out,
- Not that far out,
What's ironic is that you told me
my job was to tell the truth,
to speak it, write it and sing it,
But it's fine for you to lie, right?
- Alright, I've had enough, - Tell me one thing,
Do you miss it?
- What?
- Singing, playing,
- No,
- And there's another lie,
See, now I'm getting good at spotting them,
- Get out,
- What?
Why are you- - Get the-
- Why are you pushing me away? - Get the hell out,
If you don't wanna be here, then leave,
no one's stopping you,
- Guess I touched a nerve,
- Go on, go back to your pathetic life,
Lie in bed next to a woman you don't love
and pretend like it doesn't bother you
to wear a tool belt for the rest of your goddamn life!
- That went well,
- If you'd like to come back,
I'd be happy to talk to just you,
- No, thanks,
- You know, it's amazing what can happen,
when just one person believes in you,
But the truth is that person has to be you,
- Oh, God!
John, what are you doing here?
- Where's Millie?
- John, - Where's my daughter?
- She-she's at my mom's,
John,
Wait, don't do this,
- You did this,
It's funny, I had all this guilt about leaving,
but it worked out pretty well for you, didn't it?
- That is not fair,
You left here with another woman,
- We're working together, - Are you really telling me
you don't have feelings for her?
We're not happy anymore
and we both deserve to be,
If someone had to be the bad guy, I guess it was me,
- I'm gonna miss you, girl,
- You sure you wanna leave her?
- Give you a reason to get up every morning,
- Where to now?
What's this?
- It's enough to pay what you owe on the house,
Not for beer, for the house,
- Yeah,
Yeah,
- Hey,
Don't you miss having a place to call home?
- Every day,
- I wish you could come over today,
- We talked about this, kiddo,
- But Mom won't mind, please, just to open presents?
- I'm sorry, honey,
- Mommy!
- Hi, sweetie,
I missed you,
Hey, go get your stuff, the car's running,
Hi,
- Hi,
- Merry Christmas,
- I didn't get you- - It's okay,
I just saw it and thought you might like it, open it,
I know you said he's a friend of yours,
you may already have it,
- I don't,
Thank you,
- Listen, um, if you don't have anything to do tomorrow,
you're welcome to come to the house,
I mean, Frank will be there,
but I know it would mean the world to Millie,
- I'm good, thanks,
Come here, you,
Hey,
Have a good Christmas, okay?
- Good girl,
- I can't believe you're open on Christmas,
- What else am I gonna do, roast chestnuts?
May as well feed the lonely,
- You're a smart man,
- Not according to my wife,
Beer?
- Yes, sir,
- Five dollars,
- On Christmas? Have a heart,
- Oh, I have a heart,
it needs medication and that shit's expensive,
- Why don't you put it on my tab?
- Hi,
- I'm surprised to see you here,
- Yeah, well, I'm Malone's Secret Santa,
so I had to stop by,
Ah, my favorite,
Careful now or I'll mistake you for someone who cares,
- Many do,
- Messages,
- Most of those are from me,
- On the house,
- I tried to call you, but your dad said you'd already left,
- Yeah, well,
you know me,
- No, I don't,
- How you been?
- I can't say I ever spent Christmas in a bar,
- Welcome to the club,
So divorce, huh?
- How'd you know?
- I stopped by your house and the RV king told me,
- The RV king and the prom queen,
they're a match made in heaven,
So why'd you come looking for me?
- Who said I was looking for you?
- It's kind of obvious,
- Okay, so what if I was?
- You tell me,
- I don't like how things ended,
- So I got under your skin?
- Don't push it,
- The road's gotta be lonely,
- I like the road,
- I never said you didn't,
I don't care why you're here, I'm just glad you are,
You wanna get out of this shithole?
- I heard that,
I think you needed some sleep,
- It's weird, I, I never sleep,
That's a beautiful song,
- I wrote it for you,
in case you leave today, at least you heard it,
Was it easy for you to write?
- Pretty much,
I always had a melody in my head,
it wouldn't stop, until I got it out,
- What was your instrument?
- Piano,
- But you play guitar too?
- I do,
I did,
What else do you wanna know?
- Why do you cry in your sleep?
- I,,,
I begged my mom to send the demo to record companies,
She was against it at first,
but then she saw it was what I wanted,
what I needed
and she got involved,
It's funny,
she chose the label,
sat in on every recording session, met with every producer,
shook the hand of every radio DJ,
but she never wondered why the head of the label
needed to see me at his house on weekends,
The first time,
I was 14,
I tried to run,
I screamed,
"I won't, I won't, I won't let you touch me!"
And he said, "Of course not, honey,
You touch me,"
So that's, that's what we did,
- Jesus, Kat,
Did you tell anybody?
- I told my mom
and it killed her,
She was dead a year later,
Pop picked up the bottle and never stopped,
So I love music just about as much as I hate it,
- I'm so sorry,
- I don't need pity,
okay?
- Okay,
- So let me ask you something,
Do you have 10 songs?
- I do,
- Good!
- In fact,
I have 10 songs, plus 18 more,
- Really?
- Really,
- Well then, it's time for you to have a show,
- No, every Friday's filled for the next three months,
- Then bump someone,
- He brings in eight people,
- 12,
- Not anymore, we'll sell out,
- Fine,
- Alright, you're gonna need a band,
- I am?
- You are,
- Once more,
- Hunter, it's Kat Revere,
I wanted to invite you to a gig on the 27th,
You're gonna love this guy,
Guys, that was my bad,
I think I should close with "Open Road,"
- You can't save your best song for last,
- That's what all the artists do,
- All the big artists,
Put your best stuff up front or people will leave,
Open with "One for Sorrow,"
- Actually, I'd like to cover your song "Don't Wake Me Up,"
I wanna start with something slow, ease into things,
- So you wanna put people to sleep?
- It's a hell of a song,
- I know,
- Songs are meant to be played,
- Okay,
- Okay? - But make it your own,
- I will,
What do you think?
- I think you need a back up singer,
- Paul's the back up singer,
- I think a woman is better,
- Do you know anybody?
- I can make some calls,
- Hey, you could do it,
- Not on your life,
- I can sing, but it'll be $2 more an hour,
- Sold,
- I think we can swing it, - Alright,
- We'll put you in on the chorus,
- How are you feeling?
- Scared,
Excited,
Worried,
- What are you worried about?
- That no one will show up,
- I promise the place will be packed,
- And now I'm more worried,
- What can I do to help?
- I've been thinking about this a lot
and I want you to sing with me on the opening number,
- Conversation over,
- It's just one song,
- It's a no,
- Kat,
- Really, John, you wanna have this conversation
the night before your show?
- Just hear me out,
That man took everything from you,
but if you let him take the music too, he wins,
- He already won!
- Bullshit,
You know what you'd have me to do?
Use it, every bit of the anger, resentment, betrayal,
put it in the music, slay the beast,
But you, you're choosing to be silent,
when you should be screaming to the world,
- I-I can't,
- You haven't tried,
- Have you seen my running shoes?
- I hid them,
- I'm going out for a while,
- You can't run from this, it's inside you,
- Goodbye,
- Are you coming back?
Whoa, look at you,
- Hey, you like?
- Ah, yeah, maybe, yeah,
- You've gotta let them know who the talent is,
- Hey, guys,
- Somebody borrowed Mom's lip gloss,
- Just so you know, I have to be home by 10,
- You know anything about this guy?
- Not a thing,
- Me neither, but Kat's never wasted my time,
- On the house,
- There was a delivery for you,
- You gonna start soon?
- Let's give it five more minutes,
- What are yous waiting for?
I can't let anyone else in
or the Fire Department will shut me down,
- Shall we? - Let's do it,
- Hi everybody, thanks for coming out tonight,
This first song was written by a friend, who reminded me
you can't stop a wild bird from flying,
- What do you say we pick up the pace a little?