Mickey Avalon

Mickey Avalon joins Jeff Weiss on the Truth Hurts podcast to look back on 20 years since the release of his cult classic self-titled debut album. He reflects on how social media has changed since he first emerged as one of the preeminent artists in the Myspace era, along with Simon Rex, Dirt Nasty, Andre Legacy and Dyslexic Speedreaders. He talks about his upbringing in West Hollywood where he wrote graffiti, sold weed with his mom and got his first porno from The Alchemist. He tells stories about working with Perry Ferrell, Dr. Luke, and Bruno Mars, being in a Boost Mobile commercial with Young Jeezy and Jermaine Dupri, accidentally eating 10 grams of mushrooms in Mexico, and why he never really cared about legacy. Shout out to https://www.gold-diggers.com for hosting the show!Make sure you hit that like and subscribe button and leave a comment letting us know what you thought about the show!Email thetruthhurts@powmag.net for sponsorship opportunities. 00:00 Intro00:30 Social Media 9:00 Growing up in West Hollywood13:20 Jane Fonda and My Dick18:11 Painting21:00 Meeting Simon Rex, forming Dyslexic Speed Readers and recording his first album28:28 Drugs30:00 Living in Bali during COVID33:45 Selling weed with his mom36:00 Music that influenced him40:00 Interscope deal & Early Myspace era43:00 Dr. Luke, Bruno Mars & Kid Rock45:01 Second record and label problems49:10 Boost Mobile commercial with Young Jeezy and Jermaine Dupri51:00 The Simple Life54:00 Unpopular Truth56:00 Mushrooms story 58:00 Lightning RoundThe Truth Hurts is hosted by Jeff Weiss, Rosecrans Vic, & FreeFollow The Truth Hurts on all PlatformsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetruthhurtspodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@truthhurtspodcastTwitter: https://x.com/Truth_Hurts_PodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1BjMCTIiweZdCyT3DyseJtApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-hurts-w-jeff-weiss-rosecrans-vic-and-free/id1813226752