Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Warren Zanes joined his brother's band before he even knew how to play guitar. Within a few years, he was writing songs of his own, until one conversation convinced him to walk away from the only band he'd ever known.
Zanes tells Stephen Dubner about learning rock and roll from Rolling Stones records, the painful decision to leave his brother's band, and why starting over felt both devastating and necessary. Then comes an unforgettable Christmas party where Tom Petty introduces him to George Harrison, leading to a surreal encounter with three future Traveling Wilburys and the one Beatles magazine he'll treasure forever.
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Warren Zanes joined his brother's band before he even knew how to play guitar. Within a few years, he was writing songs of his own, until one conversation convinced him to walk away from the only band he'd ever known.
Zanes tells Stephen Dubner about learning rock and roll from Rolling Stones records, the painful decision to leave his brother's band, and why starting over felt both devastating and necessary. Then comes an unforgettable Christmas party where Tom Petty introduces him to George Harrison, leading to a surreal encounter with three future Traveling Wilburys and the one Beatles magazine he'll treasure forever.
#betterinperson #freakonomicsradio #warrenzanes
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ABOUT BETTER IN PERSON:
Everyone has a public story. Stephen Dubner wants the rest.
On Better in Person, Dubner invites remarkable people into his home for a kind of conversation that’s hard to find: curious, free-wheeling, even profound. They talk, play, eat and drink, argue and laugh. The result? Less interview, more shared discovery.
This is how a conversation works.
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George Harrison Roasted Warren Zanes the First Time They Met | Better in Person
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