Living Colour's Vernon Reid Talks New Solo Record, Plans with Living Colour & More!

Vernon Reid discussed his new solo album, recorded partly at Super Giraffe Sound and featuring collaborations with Greg Tate's band Burnt Sugar, DJ Logic, and others. The album includes licensed audio snippets and spoken word recordings, including a subway performer. Reid highlighted the eclectic nature of the album, crediting co-producer Ivan Julian and mix engineer Scotty Hard. He also reflected on themes of accountability over revenge, personal regrets, and the impact of losing friends like Greg Tate and Ronnie Drayton. Upcoming plans include a potential headlining tour and new material for Living Colour, with a focus on maintaining a balance between solo projects and the band. 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Recording New Album & Guests 02:30 - Good Afternoon Everyone & NY Life 05:30 - Seattle History & Living Colour Live 07:35 - Making the New Solo Record 09:30 - Dying to Live Cover Song 11:25 - Moby Dick & Revenge 15:25 - New Song "The Haunting" & Regret 22:10 - Meaning of this New Album & Dedications 23:53 - Life is Fundamentally Unfair & Betrayal 26:05 - Success, Fame, Happiness & Early Death 30:10 - Beautiful Bastard, Solo & Story 33:30 - Ending Promotions 34:29 - Outro Living Colour website: Chuck Shute link tree: Support the show Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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Living Colour's Vernon Reid Talks New Solo Record, Plans with Living Colour & More! is an episode from Chuck Shute Podcast by Chuck Shute.

This episode is 34:46 long.

This episode was published on Sep 1, 2025.

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