Live music and touring have been on lockdown and fans as well as artists are going through withdrawals. We wanted to come up with something fun to help bridge that distance between fans and artists right now. What we came up with is something called The Lockdown Lowdown and it’s a Q&A session with fun questions for artists to answer. They’re not your typical interview questions, so it gives you a peek inside of the artists themselves. We’re big music nerds here at I’m Music Magazine and we love learning things like this about the artists that we love. We’re pretty sure that you’ll get a kick out of these, so we hope you’ll take the time to read them. In this installment, we sat down for a fun Q&A session with Daniel Lightfoot of American Merit.
How have you been doing during the pandemic and how are you spending your time? Have you been working on new music?
Daniel Lightfoot/American Merit: We’ve been writing like crazy and shooting as much content as we can. Still have to find a way to get in front of people even when you’re all locked inside.
5 albums that changed your life:
1. Fair To Midland- Fables From a Mayfly
2. Sturgill Simpson- A Sailors Guide to Earth
3. Eric Clapton- Unplugged
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan- Texas Flood
5. A Perfect Circle-Mer De Noms
5 artists that influenced you as a musician:
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jonny Lang, Randy Rhoades, Matt Heafy, Joe Bonamassa
Your 5 favorite live albums.
1. Eric Clapton- Unplugged
2. Led Zeppelin- How the West Was Won
3. Joe Bonamassa-Live at the Greek Theater
4. Ted Nugent-Doube Live Gonzo
5. Alice In Chains-Unplugged
Life on the road; 5 of your craziest/funniest/scariest tour stories:
I feel like we have a pretty unique perspective on the COVID-19 lockdowns since we are a new band that basically debuted in the thick of everything. We don’t have any crazy tour stories yet, but check in with us this time next year.
5 favorite movies:
1.The Jerk
2. Cool Hand Luke
3. The Truman Show
4. Blazing Saddles
5. Spinal Tap
