Kat Mertsch tells us what touring life is all about! | Catch with Brian Earhart
Kat Mertsch sits down with Brian Earhart to discuss what touring life is all about. They delve into Kat's musical influences, from her parents' eclectic tastes in rock music to their record collection, which helped shape her love for various genres. The conversation touches on how she and her siblings were introduced to music through their parents' favorites, including Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin. They also discuss Kat's own musical journey, from singing with her mom as a little girl to playing guitar and eventually the tuba in high school. With a dash of humor, Kat shares stories about her time playing the tuba, including being the "baseline" to her best friend Aaliyah's tuba playing. The chat is filled with candid moments, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and a peek into Kat's experiences as a touring artist.
Join Kat Mertsch & Brian Earhart as they share life on the professional disc golf tour, including highs & lows.
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I have a question for you I have an answer where did you get your taste in music I've heard you singing I've heard you singing old folk tunes I've heard you singing like lead Zeppelin I think the first time I ever met you you wearing like a 5x tie-dye lead Zeppelin tea yeah who gave you your taste in music and ultimately my mom and my dad they're just rockers my mom's like more of Fleetwood Mac and stuff like that my dad's kind of like how hell you know he's just kind of into it so I guess the morphing of that barfed on to me and my brothers liked rock music so yeah did your parents have like records did you have a record collection or do they just forcibly P push that music onto you like how did you find the bands that you liked over time I just sat in the back seat and was quiet you know just there we go listen to whatever they put on when did you start actually like doing music like playing singing like you you I've always been a singer uh ever since I was a little girl like me and my mom used to to sing together we still do and even my grandma I started playing guitar when I was 14 but before then I was in band and I played the tuba you did yeah big old suop phone did you pick the tuba or did you go into the room and they said oh trumpet okay great here's a tuba yeah they gave me options and first it was a flute and like a saxophone and my best friend Aaliyah was playing tuba so I was like perfect I'll get to sit by you and sit in the back and be the Baseline let's go were you good yeah did you actually practice and put the time in yeah I loved it tuba I miss it how long did you play it for um probably from 9th grade to 12th really yeah you were the the tuba player at your high school there was there more but I was kind of the best except for Ricky Ricky was great who's is that your friend yeah it's one of my friends from high school Ricky he was real good at the tuba he'd like...
