“We Won 3 Grammys and Still Felt Like Failures” - Dan + Shay (Live Performance) - #1176

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney are American country music singers, songwriters, and Grammy Award-winning artists. Expect to learn the biggest differences between being on the come-up to worldwide fame as artists, whether it’s harder to get your first hit or following it up, what it was like to perform the national anthem at the World Cup, why Dan + Shay are moving away from “wedding” music, why people connect more deeply with pain than happiness in music, the lowest points in Dan & Shay’s lives and how they came back from rock bottom, and much more… Sponsors: Get 35% off your first subscription to the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get up to 20% off Timeline’s leading longevity and cellular health supplement at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (00:00) How Did Dan + Shay Meet? (04:17) Does Success Kill Drive? (15:43) Is Staying Successful Harder Than Getting There? (26:27) The Moments That Defined Dan + Shay (28:32) The Pressure of Performing the National Anthem (37:07) How Dan + Shay Reinvented Their Writing Process (40:17) The Story Behind Say So (47:10) Why Humans Should Never Stop Making Art (49:57) Experience vs Imagination: What Makes Better Music? (54:03) Why Pain Connects More Deeply Than Happiness (57:40) Why Aging Is Hard to Navigate (01:06:58) Can Authenticity Be Manufactured? (01:08:52) How Dan + Shay Found Their Way Back (01:18:40) What Makes a Great Business Partner? (01:22:54) Should You Always Listen to Criticism? (01:33:04) Where to Find Dan + Shay Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices