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the money has been cut out of music and it’s Todd though. He knows he still has a lot to give learning experiences; a lot of growth, internal
really affected music, a lot on the rock side too. and he is not planning on slowing down any growth. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my
Not so much on the pop side, but they’re start- time soon. career so far right now.”
ing to feel it as well, and it’s like, you’ve got to “I wear people out. I’m a workaholic and And looking to the future – or at least next
reeeeaally be passionate about this if you when I have time on my hands I create and it year… Will 2018 be the Year of Josh Todd &
wanna do it and if you want to be great you’ve becomes a big problem for people because The Conflict?
got to really hustle. Every thinking moment has they have to deal with all this stuff that I want “I really hope so,” he replies. “But I’m stay-
to be; you have to be working on songs, think- to accomplish and you’d think that that would ing out of the results, because when I get into
ing about how you can get better. That’s all I be awesome for some people, but I wear peo- the results I start getting really uptight and
do, because I want to continue to do this. ple out and there have been a lot of bodies in cushy and I don’t want to do that, so I’m taking
You’ve got to really hustle, you’ve got to be di- the wake since we started BC and coming into it one day at a time and right now I’m focused
versified, and that was one of the reasons I al- this thing. That’s why I got young guys; people on this tour and I’m going to make the most of
ways wanted to have two bands. One of the have a hard time keeping up with me.” With the it.”
huge reasons was; you can’t just tour and tour end of the year nearly upon us, Josh looks
and tour and tour and tour and make a record back to how this year was for him. “This year Check out ‘Year Of The Tiger’, out now on
and tour and tour and tour and tour with one has been a lot of change, but it’s been really Century Media Records, and visit www.josh-
act anymore, it’s not like that anymore, so… great change and I’ve learned a lot. It’s been todd.com for more info.
you’ve got to be creative and be diversified and eye-opening as far as the new machine on
that’s a big reason why I did all this.” how to build something from the ground up; I Words By Shari Black Velvet
There is so much more to come from Josh haven’t done that for a while. It’s been a lot of Photos By Chris Cuffaro

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