Crooners Welcome | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #664

Theo Von recounts his experience performing at Stagecoach with Ella Langley, initially feeling nervous but ultimately feeling like a 'mountain lion.' He realized he isn't a singer but a 'crooner,' a male singer who performs sentimental songs with a smooth, low, intimate voice, likening himself to someone who 'touches up' the baseboards rather than doing the main painting.

Theo describes getting on stage at Stagecoach with Ella Langley, feeling nervous, then realizing he was a 'mountain lion.' He defines a crooner as a male singer with a smooth, low, intimate voice, and says, 'I don't do all the singing. I just come in and do that baseboard, baby.'

Responding to a listener's struggle with jealousy over a girlfriend's past, Theo advises against holding unchangeable past events against a partner. He reflects on his own past mistakes of creating unrealistic expectations and using a partner's history as an 'extra card' to avoid commitment, suggesting a shift to unconditional love and being the supportive partner they need.

Theo states, 'If I'm holding something like that against somebody... it really says something about me.' He adds, 'I wanted a reason that this wasn't going to work. That's what I wanted. But it's not really what I wanted. What I really wanted was I wanted it to work, but I was afraid to commit to it.'

For a listener raising three boys without a father, Theo suggests writing down what was missing from his own upbringing to understand what to provide for his children. He emphasizes the importance of offering direction and avoiding judgment, noting that constant judgment from a parent can teach a child to operate in the world through judgment, which can lead to isolation.

Theo advises, 'I would write down the stuff maybe that you feel like you didn't get and then you'll kind of have your answers.' He highlights 'not looking at your children with judgment' and explains, 'If only the only look I see in a parent's eyes is judgment, then that's all I'm going to do of myself and it's all I'm going to do probably of others.'

Theo expresses extreme concern and anger over a Georgia company building an AI data center near the Nashville Zoo and an elementary school. He views AI and data collection as an evil, unnecessary advancement that will lead to a 'social and emotional credit score,' control humanity, and potentially replace spiritual connection, suggesting it's part of a larger scheme by powerful individuals to 'live forever' by 'locking us down.'

Theo exclaims, '[__] AI, bro. [__] AI.' He theorizes, 'I believe that some people know how to live forever. They've cracked the code. And so suddenly they have to put the rest of us. They have to lock us down.' He mentions 'flock cameras' and 'Palantir' as part of this surveillance.