Tim Easton has been singing and writing songs since he was 14 years old. He never considered another career. After finishing college, Easton hit the road with his guitar and spent seven years singing and playing on European street corners. When he got back to Ohio, Easton joined the Haynes Boys, a roots-rock outfit that made one album before breaking up. Free again, Easton picked up his guitar and returned to the road, touching down long enough to make nine albums that earned him a loyal following with their blend of gritty roots-rock and heartfelt songwriting. Every LP took a slightly different approach and his latest, Not Cool, shows off his love of rockabilly and early R&B. Easton will be quest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on him.
Easton: It’s a no brainer really. There are restaurants that go the extra mile to provide truly delicious food, and those that do their best but don’t quite maintain it. Food has become religion, etc., etc.—everybody knows this already. I didn’t even know what kale was when I went to school, and now I can whip it up five different ways. And I do it just to satisfy my family and guests but also myself. It’s prideful when you deliver a great meal. When I’m going out to spend money, I avoid places that use poison as much as possible. Sure, I’ve been to fast-food joints before, because I am a traveler, but probably the biggest letdown with my government is how they continually let us poison ourselves with bullshit food, and subsidize garbage and make it easy for lower income people to eat garbage and therefore get sick. When the steroid-injected chickens come home to roost on this situation, we will break the bank for sure.
What they do at Mitchell is the exact opposite: They fucking care! Fresh and local … and the dude who made your sandwich can sing better than Slim Whitman. (Mark Fredson from the band Lonely H.)
Video after the jump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bOFAxEZvo
