Jonah Kagen | “Love Scares Me More Than Death”

Jonah Kagen has racked up over half a billion streams, scored a Billboard #1 hit with "God Needs the Devil," and sold out headline shows across the globe. But as he shares on Americana Curious, the commercial accolades didn't bring validation—they forced him to isolate, face his inner demons, and dig into his darkest songwriting yet.

In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Jonah joins host Ben Fanning (Zach Schultz couldn't join us for this one) to talk through:

• The #1 Hangover: Why chart success didn’t make his next record any easier, and why he views making music as a job of service rather than ego.
• Life on the Road: Totaling his truck, living nomadic in a modified Airstream studio, and recording in a stranger's front yard.
• Meeting Dave Matthews: How a custom guitar commission led to an intimate writer's round, tequila in pajamas, and an invitation to open at The Gorge.
• The New Album: The deeply personal, late-night creative marathons behind Eternity of Everything, and why the certainty of death scares him far less than love.
• Crowd Etiquette: The specific things fans need to start (and stop) doing at his high-energy live shows.

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