#1688 - Greg Fitzsimmons

SPEAKER_2 (0:04)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

Joe Rogan (0:14)

Headphones, no headphones? What do I want headphones for?

Greg Fitzsimmons (0:17)

You're fucking three feet from me.

Joe Rogan (0:18)

I like to listen to both sounds in my ears at the same time.

Greg Fitzsimmons (0:22)

I have like, I think I get a lot of wax built up my ears, and I got fucking tinnitus now.

Joe Rogan (0:27)

Oh no. Yeah. How'd you get that?

Greg Fitzsimmons (0:29)

Um, I think I went to too many concerts in my life. Went to a lot of loud concerts as a teenager.

Joe Rogan (0:36)

Lead singer of ACDC, what's the name again?

Brian Johnson. He can't hear. His hearing's fucked, he can't perform anymore.

Greg Fitzsimmons (0:45)

Yeah, I think Pete Townsend also.

Joe Rogan (0:48)

Well, back in, you know, you gotta think, in the 70s, like no one knew anything.

Greg Fitzsimmons (0:53)

Right.

Joe Rogan (0:53)

They didn't know tinnitus, football players didn't know about CTE, no one knew about anything. And those poor guys would just fucking stand right there, bare ears.

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:04)

But yeah, I mean, I think ACDC still has the world record for the loudest concert.

Joe Rogan (1:09)

Of course they do.

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:09)

Yeah.

You ever been to an ACDC concert? I went to one in Madison Square Garden one time. It was fucking crazy.

Joe Rogan (1:19)

I haven't been to a concert concert, like see a band in like an arena in Fort ever.

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:24)

What's the last concert you went to?

Joe Rogan (1:26)

I'm trying to remember. I've seen like small shows, like I saw Gary Clark Jr. out here.

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:31)

Oh really?

Joe Rogan (1:32)

Oh man. I saw him at his club, Antons. It was amazing. It was amazing. Cause we were like right there, like second row.

That was dope. But I mean, I don't, you know, it's inspiring to go see musicians though, especially like I don't have any, do you play an instrument or anything?

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:54)

Yeah, I play guitar and harmonica.

Joe Rogan (1:57)

You play guitar?

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:57)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (1:58)

Really? You good?

Greg Fitzsimmons (1:59)

No, I'm just like a chord guy. I don't jam.

Joe Rogan (2:03)

You just like it for fun?

Greg Fitzsimmons (2:04)

It was very therapeutic when I first moved to LA, I started taking lessons at this place down the street and I just found it was like one of these Zen things that got me out of my head. Just sit there and just play fucking, you know, simple stone songs and, you know, Tom Petty shit with just simple three chord structures.

Joe Rogan (2:25)

Yeah, I would imagine it's like a lot of other difficult things where it requires all of your concentration. So it becomes like a bit of a meditation, right?

Greg Fitzsimmons (2:33)

Yeah, it really is. And then my son started playing, he started taking lessons when he was like 11

And so I play with him and he jams and I just play the, I play the chords and he shreds, he's really good.

Joe Rogan (2:46)

Wow.

Greg Fitzsimmons (2:47)

It's weird because he's a lefty in everything he does except for guitar. He plays writing.

So he can really like, so his, yeah, so his left hand really moves fast.

Joe Rogan (2:59)

Huh.

Greg Fitzsimmons (3:00)

Yeah.

We haven't gotten high and played together. That's the next step. He'll be 21 soon. I think when he turns 21

Joe Rogan (3:06)

Is that when you're gonna get high with him, when he's 21?

Greg Fitzsimmons (3:08)

Yeah, why not?

Joe Rogan (3:09)

Does he know you get high?

Greg Fitzsimmons (3:10)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (3:11)

And you know he gets high?

Greg Fitzsimmons (3:13)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (3:14)

And you never decided to do it together?

Greg Fitzsimmons (3:17)

We took an edible before a movie one night, but then we didn't really hang out. He gave me too much. I was just talking to Jamie about this. My tolerance for edibles is very low. Everybody says. So he gave me like 10 milligrams, and I'm like a five milligram guy. And we watched a movie, and then afterwards we both just went, all right, good night.

I pictured like the first time I get high with my son would be like kicking back, talking about, you know, son, let me tell you what it's like to produce something from your loins, and it turns into something as beautiful as you. And you know, I thought it would be like this existential, and it was like, good night.