Published at 12:48 PM on August 7, 2008

By G. Love

G. Love tour diary - Lollapalooza wrap-up

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So, I'm out here on the never ending road, the road that keeps going and going.  As a matter of fact its been going for 15 years.  Damn, that's a pretty long time. Ahh the places I've been…you name it just about every big city and small town in this god-fearing country. I play the hip hop blues. Please don't say, "I love that kind of music" if you've never heard of me before because, not to sound like a jerk, but I'm the only one who plays the hip hop blues.

So on Sunday I had the great honor of playing the main stage at Lollapalooza. Even though I've been performing for almost 20 years, I still get rather intense stage fright. Stakes were definitely high last Sunday night.  I was on before Gnarls Barkley and Kayne West. I was basically freaking out before the show but I pulled together a sick set and rocked a huge crowd of mostly new fans. The crowd was hot! From the first note of my jam "Can't Go Back to Jersey," the peeps were rocking. I dropped a bunch of bombs from my arsenal, "Baby's got Sauce", "Cold Beverage", "Hot Cooking," "Bootycall" and then a bunch from my latest record Superhero Brother, which just dropped last month.  Off the new record I jammed "City Livin'", "Who's got the Weeeeed" and my new hit "Peace, Love and Happiness," which I dedicated to Barack Obama who was rumored to be in the crowd.  All in all it was a fine set and really gotta give mad props to that Chi-town audience. What a vibe!

After I played I had the great pleasure of meeting Cee-Lo from Gnarls Barkley and watching their super soul set. I dipped out after that to get get my vocal chords scoped post performance, got lost on the south side of Chicago, had a fight and a make up with my GF and still made it back to watch an amazing and inspired set by Kayne West in his Chicago homecoming. I was thoroughly inspired after his performance. Go Kayne. If I wasn't feeling you before, I'm certainly feeling you now.

I stayed in Chicago for a day after and felt the love until a tornado ripped through downtown last night. I had a fine dinner with my GF and after we caught Tristan Prettyman's set at the HOB before deadheading to Indy where I’m currently writing you this script. Anyway, now I'm rambling so I should peace out. I'm resting up for the big show tomorrow with John Butler Trio, Tristan Prettyman and yours truly. See you at the show

G. Love aka. The Superhero Brother. Peace, Love and Happiness

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