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Join legendary producer and musician Nile Rodgers as he travels across the country in his Lincoln Navigator® SUV, sitting down with some of music's biggest names to uncover the turning points that defined them. Experience Before the Moment: A Lincoln Original Series on the iHeartRadio App, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Speaker 1:Hey, I'm Nile Rodgers. I'm a producer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger who co-founded the group Chic and went on to work with some of the biggest artists in music history. This is Before the Moment, a Lincoln Original Series. This fall, I'll be driving across the country, dropping in on some of the most fascinating and coolest artists working today. We're going to go deep into their lives and careers and bring you the story of what it was like before the moment that made them. From hit makers like Miguel.
Speaker 2:Finishing that record was the hardest experience of my life, regardless of how everyone else buys into this.
Speaker 1:I believe in this and I'm going to push. To rising stars like Alex Warren.
Speaker 3:You know, a song is a story, and the verse is setting the scene. And for me, at least, it's allowing me to be personal and vulnerable with the audience. It's almost like a cinematic piece in a way where each song tells that beautiful story.
Speaker 1:Experience Before the Moment, a Lincoln Original Series on the iHeartRadio app, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's going to be a hell of a trip. See you guys soon.
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