Ryan Johnson is a son, a brother, and a musician. He's also a super-sharp dude, and he's my guest for Episode No. 199.

Both Ryan's solo and full-band outfits write, record, and gig around town, and if you give him an Instagram follow -- @foxlinband -- you can see that he has some upcoming gigs, including one tomorrow night!

Ryan was kind enough to share a little bit of time with me the Tuesday before last, and we talked about growing up, family, music memories, writing tunes, gigging live, his ongoing fight with cancer and challenges that he faces living with not only Multiple Myeloma, but Borderline Personality Disorder as well. We also talked about a few of his favorite albums, which were these:

REO Speedwagon's Hi Infidelity (1980)

Take Offs and Landings (2001), Rilo Kiley

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