Jun 23, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
Gil Scott-Heron – the poet-musician who foreshadowed rap and political hip-hop before any of it existed. On the 15th anniversary of his death, Sean shares two intimate concerts and why songs written…
Rene RouleauHostAnd I wanna share a band who I hadn't thought about for a little while, and then it's the 15th year of his death.
There's a movement to renew some of his songs, and I'm really happy to share my recollections about Gil Scott-Heron.
But the way I wanna start this episode, which is a little different, is let's hear an excerpt out of his last album, and I think this is basically the way he wants to be remembered.
Uh, it's I'm New Here, from the last album that he released just before his death.
I did not become someone different that I did not want to be.
But I'm new here.
Will you show me around? No matter how far wrong you've gone.
You can always turn around.
Okay, so that's from his final album of new music, I'm New Here, released in 2010, and that's the...
I, I don't know if it's the opening cut, but I think that really kinda summarizes that he wants to be remembered for exactly what he is, and he's not apologizing for his life, and he is not feeling sorry for himself.
And after a big hiatus, he's been sporadic in releasing records, but, you know, after a big, almost 16-year gap between the previous record, he released an amazing record.
And I wanna share a band who I hadn't thought about for a little while, and then it's the 15th year of his death.
There's a movement to renew some of his songs, and I'm really happy to share my recollections about Gil Scott-Heron.
But the way I wanna start this episode, which is a little different, is let's hear an excerpt out of his last album, and I think this is basically the way he wants to be remembered.
Uh, it's I'm New Here, from the last album that he released just before his death.
I did not become someone different that I did not want to be.
But I'm new here.
Will you show me around? No matter how far wrong you've gone.
You can always turn around.
Okay, so that's from his final album of new music, I'm New Here, released in 2010, and that's the...
I, I don't know if it's the opening cut, but I think that really kinda summarizes that he wants to be remembered for exactly what he is, and he's not apologizing for his life, and he is not feeling sorry for himself.
And after a big hiatus, he's been sporadic in releasing records, but, you know, after a big, almost 16-year gap between the previous record, he released an amazing record.
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