When Clint Conley hung up his bass guitar after Mission of Burma’s initial run in 1983, he didn’t look back at music for over a decade. Trying his hand at manual labor before quickly deciding that it wasn’t for him, he went back to school to study broadcast journalism. As a thirty-something in a new field, he found his way in his new career, becoming a senior field producer at Chronicle, a popular news program at WCVB-TV in Boston, where he has been for over thirty years. In our conversation, we talk about his career path after music, and how music slowly crept back in, thanks to the ‘mania’ that comes with creativity, leading to some intense balancing of two bands, a family and a career, as Mission of Burma became more acclaimed than they had ever been. Clint is smart, funny and totally transparent about his life and career, and his story offers great tips for any musician looking to embark upon a new path. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk
Links:
Clint Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Conley
https://www.discogs.com/artist/254779-Clint-Conley
Chronicle
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChrhpjHMvCoJQtXPs17BAQA
Produced by Clint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXy2yUx0zJE
https://youtu.be/CtniRseAvIg?t=14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk9Yjqu5pGg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM_Wcod6ngM&t=93s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiYfNj8CtCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZ4McJ-Bdo
http://www.wcvb.com/article/weird-woods-madame-sherris-castle/8589493
http://www.wcvb.com/article/weird-woods-a-wayland-pet-cemetery/8589489
http://www.wcvb.com/article/weird-woods-the-leatherman/8589509
http://www.wcvb.com/article/weird-woods-walking-among-art/8589537
http://www.wcvb.com/article/wedding-planner-love-on-a-ledge/20749790
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-FXrdIjJd0
If you’re interested in investing in a digital antenna see what’s available locally
https://www.fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps
Glam Rock Garbagemen
https://youtu.be/DGV8b06Ls6k?t=1074
Matt Longoria (Shemps/Little Seizures) emmy award shared with his boss Twisted Sister drummer Joe Franco
https://current.org/2010/07/creative-arts-daytime-emmy-awards-for-2009/
Mission of Burma Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOfZ4X1ab_A
New York System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3__uLxdLYBM
New England Slang
https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-nostalgia/new-england-slang/
Son House
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_House
Sputnik Day
https://music.apple.com/us/album/sputnik-day/583718930?i=583718946
Your Band Sucks
https://www.amazon.com/Your-Band-Sucks-Failed-Revolution/dp/014310828X
Jeff Connolly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4LXNAzyZqg