The Story Behind The Somebody’s Gotta Do It Theme Song | Evan Voyles From #479 | The Way I Heard It

I sat down with a guy I first met 10 years ago on Somebody's Gotta Do It—a neon sign maker without a sign, working out of what I once described—not unfairly—as a pit of despair. A decade later, he’s still zigging where most people zag, still making a living the hard way, and still reminding me that the straight path is usually the least interesting one. Somewhere between the heat, a guitar, and a long forgotten shoot, Evan and I stumbled into something else—a half-baked idea that turned into the bones of a theme song for Somebody's Gotta Do It, a minor legal kerfuffle, and a pretty good reminder that creativity is messy, unpredictable, and occasionally worth fighting over. It’s a conversation about work, risk, bad deals, good instincts, and what happens when you bet on an idea before you have any business doing so. In other words, it’s exactly the kind of story I never get tired of telling. Watch my full conversation with Evan: https://youtu.be/7KupXVJqw48 Watch Evan's episode on my show, Somebody's Gotta Do It: https://youtu.be/vx5L-u_TUvc #podcast #art #craft My foundation is awarding millions of dollars in work ethic scholarships to men and women willing to learn a skilled trade. Apply now at: https://bit.ly/mrwscholarships If you like me, and even if you don't, subscribe to my channels and follow me. Much obliged. https://www.youtube.com/@therealmikerowe https://www.youtube.com/@MikeRoweShorts https://www.youtube.com/@PYSKshow http://instagr.am/mikerowe/ http://fb.me/TheRealMikeRowe http://twttr.com/mikeroweworks 00:00 History of the Neon Jungle 02:20 Evan's uniform 06:20 Evan's creative process 08:16 We made a song 10:26 Getting Dirty Jobs on TV