Sep 19, 2026 · 18 min · 11 segments
**Episode was previously released in October 2023:** Hear Isaia Huron before his latest rise—talking about the setbacks, faith, creative independence and determination that shaped the artist he's…
Isaia HuronGuest
Reginald D. ShermanHostWhat made you go that route in the industry? Because everybody else is kind of like saying the same stuff and things like that.

And I always get really sick of people doing things because everybody's doing them.

I think this whole girl pull up to my house or girl, I miss you, like all this stuff.

that everybody's kind of saying, and that's just a generalization, but people usually cling on to what works and what makes the most money.

So these chords and these structures and me playing in church and understanding the way the spirit works and how you can manipulate the way people feel about the music from the drums.

Me applying all those thoughts and music with the lyrics and with some of the stuff that I'm talking about, that stuff comes from my dad.

I have a lot of songs that are nothing about love, nothing about girls, and I'm still in this R&B thing because it's rhythm and blues.

And if I'm sad about the state of the world or if I'm sad about the state of the political system, that's me being blue.
What made you go that route in the industry? Because everybody else is kind of like saying the same stuff and things like that.

And I always get really sick of people doing things because everybody's doing them.

I think this whole girl pull up to my house or girl, I miss you, like all this stuff.

that everybody's kind of saying, and that's just a generalization, but people usually cling on to what works and what makes the most money.

So these chords and these structures and me playing in church and understanding the way the spirit works and how you can manipulate the way people feel about the music from the drums.

Me applying all those thoughts and music with the lyrics and with some of the stuff that I'm talking about, that stuff comes from my dad.

I have a lot of songs that are nothing about love, nothing about girls, and I'm still in this R&B thing because it's rhythm and blues.

And if I'm sad about the state of the world or if I'm sad about the state of the political system, that's me being blue.
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