Show Notes
Sunshine State of Mind! Songwriter to the stars, pop-rock frontman and lovestruck lyricist, Travis Clark, is our guest on Episode 386 of Sappenin' Podcast! We The Kings vocalist returns for an exclusive update on the bands next album, secretly collaborating with a-list artists and always feeling like a scene outsider. In this conversation, Travis reflects on creating songs for Avril Lavigne, Demi Lovato, Machine Gun Kelly, Simple Plan and State Champs, radio hits vs cult favourites, how WTK was labelled too pop for punk vs too punk for pop, the longevity impact of Check Yes Juliet, playing in an actual war-zone, scary tour moments, hopeless romantic genitures, using his kids to test if a song is good, why having a manager who isn't a diehard music fan works, meeting his man crush on his honeymoon, E.N.D Cruise hangs and more! Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week!
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