Stereo Embers The Podcast 0136: Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet)

“I Was So Sure Of Myself, I Put Myself In Danger”

That’s how Phantom Planet frontman Alex Greenwald describes for Alex the downside of a little hubris during the creative process. He’s joking about being in danger, but he’s serious about feeling so self-assured about one’s work that it doesn’t allow creative input in from others. In this conversation, Greenwald talks to Green about silencing the critical voice, how he’s become better at collaboration and how his home state of California has influenced his work. He also talks about the 12 year gap between Phantom Planet albums, how he’s coping with Sheltering In Place and he found stillness by escaping from Hollywood…