Episode 8: Tony DuShane
About This Episode
EPISODE TOPICS:
Drinks With Tony podcast hostTony DuShane and I talk about his novel ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’, what it was like for him growing up a Jehovah’s Witness, his worst experience going door to door as a Jehovah’s Witness, how/why Tony left the religion, how music and literature saved his life and the role both play in his novel, Tony’s experience working on the film adaptation (directed by Eric Stoltz). Because Tony has written so much about music as a journalist, he is his own music guru in this episode. We talk about some of the most well-known Jehovah’s Witness musicians (think Michael Jackson and Prince).
Tony is the author and award-winning screenwriter of the film adaptation of his novel, ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’, directed by Eric Stoltz, and streaming on Amazon Prime. His journalism and essays have appeared in ‘The Los Angeles Times’, ‘Mother Jones’, ‘Penthouse’, ‘The Rumpus’, ‘The Believer’, and other media outlets. He teaches screenwriting at UCLA Extension, and he was a music columnist and covered books and authors for the ‘San Francisco Chronicle’ until 2015.
MUSIC AND MEDIA IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
Billy Childish with his wife, live at Sala Rossa (Montreal) in 2005
“Blackstar” by David Bowie
“The Heart Part 5” by Kendrick Lamar
“Loverman” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
“Bad” by Michael Jackson
Clip from ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’ movie adaptation—Gabe gets disfellowshipped
Clip from ‘Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk’ movie adaptation—Bill confesses to masturbating
“Into My Arms” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
“Damaged I” by Black Flag
“Give Me The Night” by George Benson
“Erotic City” by Prince
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
Clip of Eric Stoltz interview about making the movie
“1999” by Prince
LINKS:
Drinks With Tony podcast, drinkswithtony.com
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