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Ep570: Full Throttle with Deniz Tek of Radio Birdman
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Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek shares tales from his memoir Full Throttle, from early Stooges & MC5 memories, Lou Reed's part of the Radio Birdman story, becoming a doctor, flight surgeon and piloting the band through their final 50th-anniversary shows.
"Full Throttle" book here | Deniz' solo work
Topics Include:
Deniz Tek joins from Hawaii, crediting moderation and coffee for longevity.
His memoir Full Throttle arrives October 27th.
Birdman documentaries revealed bandmates' hidden frustrations and poor communication.
Murray Engelhart's Retaliate First illuminated the scene surrounding the band.
Mum taught him to read; his Turkish migrant dad drove achievement.
Engineering at Michigan, then medicine, partly to dodge his dad's classes.
A non-rock-loving father still bought his first electric guitar.
Mum's old 78s, then Beach Boys and Beatles records with allowance.
First sighting of Iggy: behind the counter at Discount Records.
MC5's high energy versus the Psychedelic Stooges' oil-drum noise experiments.
How the Stooges lifted jazz riffs the night before recording.
Three months of lessons, then learning guitar by ear from records.
Australia's vibrant 1967 scene had become stale covers by 1972.
AC/DC as early rivals; Birdman skipped the suburban pub slog.
A Lou Reed no-show launched the Oxford Hotel residency.
Rob Younger, already a fan, loved Deniz's firsthand Detroit stories.
Music first, medicine second: a day job buys creative freedom.
Flow state links medicine, flying, and music, alongside discipline and checklists.
Emergency medicine's surprises and over 100,000 patients seen.
Joining the Navy as a lieutenant; guards saluting his car.
Playing Philippine bars with shipboard band Dust in the Rotor Heads.
New Race bootlegs traced to Ron Asheton's sold rough-mix cassette.
Albert Studios tape stash discovered; New Race reissue now underway.
Ending Radio Birdman at 50 years and the setlist-building dilemma.
Prime Minister Albanese hangs backstage
Phonots by Jeremy Belinfante
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