John Popper on Quitting His Job and Why Taking Acid Was a “Good Life Move” + Hollywood’s DISASTROUS Flood

**Adam Carolla** (0:00)
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**Mike Dawson** (1:47)
From Corolla One Studios in Glendale, California, this is The Adam Carolla Show. Adam's guest today, from Blues Traveler, John Popper.
Plus the news with me, Mike Dawson, and now, Adam Corolla.

**SPEAKER_10** (2:02)
Yeah, get it on, got to get it on, no choice but to get on. Man, they get on.

**Adam Carolla** (2:08)
John Popper back on the show. John's on the road right now from his hotel room. He's out with Blues Traveler, the Blues Traveler is doing a co-headlining gig with the Gin Blossoms, who are very good as well, and they got tons of dates, and I'll get into that.

**John Popper** (2:23)
Also, the Spinduckers are on that as well.

**Adam Carolla** (2:25)
Oh, yeah. Now, last time I saw you, you're out with Jewel.

**John Popper** (2:31)
Yes, you came and sang with us, I believe.

**Adam Carolla** (2:34)
Yes, we did Big Bottoms by Final Tap, a classic, but you loved watching Jewel perform so much that you would sit there after your set and enjoy her set.

**John Popper** (2:46)
It was great. We were trapped there because you got to load the gear out at the end of the night. I just started watching Jewel's set and it was amazing to watch what she does singing.
She's really talented. Everybody says she's talented, people go and see her play, so you figure she's talented, but I had no idea until I saw her live show. That's how amazing she is.

**Adam Carolla** (3:08)
Blues Traveler was someone I was early money on out here in LA. There used to be an alternative radio station, not K-Rock.
There was an alternative radio station out here in the 92, 93, 94, and it would play you guys, it would play Sheryl Crow when no one knew who Sheryl Crow was.

**John Popper** (3:32)
Yeah.

**Adam Carolla** (3:32)
It would play someone you must know, but I don't think we've ever discussed it, but someone I just love is Victoria Williams.

**SPEAKER_10** (3:40)
Oh, yeah.

**John Popper** (3:41)
She's killer. We see her wherever we can. Adam, I keep trying to hold back this surprise, but the last time you and I actually talked, do you remember when that was?

**Adam Carolla** (3:54)
Were we in Texas?

**John Popper** (3:55)
No, you were driving somewhere with your son.

**Adam Carolla** (3:58)
Oh, that's right.

**John Popper** (3:58)
A song came on the road radio.

**Adam Carolla** (4:01)
Yes.

**John Popper** (4:01)
But what you're forgetting is that you said you were coming to my wedding.

**Adam Carolla** (4:06)
Yeah.

**John Popper** (4:06)
Do you remember this? Yes. I don't know. Our wedding was like two years ago and it was in November.
Months are going by, you know how it is when you're getting RSVPs, and we didn't hear back from you. The whole time, you get those little spats in the course of your wedding planning. My wife kept saying, is Adam coming? I was like, I don't know. He said he was, and we kept not hearing back from you. So, just to be safe, we kept the dinner that we got you for the wedding.