Jimmy Olander Interview – Diamond Rio – Everyone Loves Guitar #265

Jimmy’s held the lead guitar slot at Diamond Rio for the last 33 years. The band has been nominated for 14 Grammys and has sold over 24 million records. And in this conversation, Jimmy shares the secret of success behind the band’ ability to get along and resolve conflicts amongst themselves…

Loads of personal stories here, including how Jimmy wound up buying a custom guitar at age 16… some childhood family challenges, how they’ve impacted him and how he’s managed to overcome them as an adult… transitioning from barely being able to make the rent, to having multiple #1 hits, almost overnight… what it’s like to make skydive nearly 800 times, and so much more cool stuff. Definitely worth your time, and then some:

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Craig Garber