Tal Wilkenfeld

It's a different kind of connection. When my grandparents died, it's like, There was nothing left unsaid, and I was at peace with what was happening. With this, when Prince died out of the blue in mid-2016, and then Leonard Cohen died in November...

That just tore me to shreds because Leonard Cohen was not just someone that profoundly inspired me, you know, musically and lyrically, but spiritually, we had a very deep connection. And that was the basis of a lot of our conversation was spirituality. And so at that time, I felt like a piece of me went missing.

That just tore me to shreds because Leonard Cohen was not just someone that profoundly inspired me, you know, musically and lyrically, but spiritually, we had a very deep connection. And that was the basis of a lot of our conversation was spirituality. And so at that time, I felt like a piece of me went missing.

That just tore me to shreds because Leonard Cohen was not just someone that profoundly inspired me, you know, musically and lyrically, but spiritually, we had a very deep connection. And that was the basis of a lot of our conversation was spirituality. And so at that time, I felt like a piece of me went missing.

And that was a very long process where I just stayed in my place and didn't want to play a note of music. I kind of wanted to just get rid of all my stuff. So I had a friend come over and he's like, you should just, why don't you come to the comedy store? I'm like, comedy store? Like, what am I going to go to some store and buy clown suits? Like, what are you talking about? What's a comedy store?

And that was a very long process where I just stayed in my place and didn't want to play a note of music. I kind of wanted to just get rid of all my stuff. So I had a friend come over and he's like, you should just, why don't you come to the comedy store? I'm like, comedy store? Like, what am I going to go to some store and buy clown suits? Like, what are you talking about? What's a comedy store?

And that was a very long process where I just stayed in my place and didn't want to play a note of music. I kind of wanted to just get rid of all my stuff. So I had a friend come over and he's like, you should just, why don't you come to the comedy store? I'm like, comedy store? Like, what am I going to go to some store and buy clown suits? Like, what are you talking about? What's a comedy store?

He's like, no, no, no. Like the comedy store, the place where like comedians go. I'm like, okay, well, I've never seen standup. I don't, you know, I've seen Seinfeld on TV. That's like the extent of my standup experience. So he took me to the comedy store.

He's like, no, no, no. Like the comedy store, the place where like comedians go. I'm like, okay, well, I've never seen standup. I don't, you know, I've seen Seinfeld on TV. That's like the extent of my standup experience. So he took me to the comedy store.

He's like, no, no, no. Like the comedy store, the place where like comedians go. I'm like, okay, well, I've never seen standup. I don't, you know, I've seen Seinfeld on TV. That's like the extent of my standup experience. So he took me to the comedy store.

and every single one of those comedians like embraced me like i was family it didn't even take a day i was like part of the family and i made like 25 best friends and i ended up throwing all my stuff in storage and like finding a little room to stay in where i rented my gear out um My rent paying was me loaning the gear because I didn't want any responsibilities financial.

and every single one of those comedians like embraced me like i was family it didn't even take a day i was like part of the family and i made like 25 best friends and i ended up throwing all my stuff in storage and like finding a little room to stay in where i rented my gear out um My rent paying was me loaning the gear because I didn't want any responsibilities financial.

and every single one of those comedians like embraced me like i was family it didn't even take a day i was like part of the family and i made like 25 best friends and i ended up throwing all my stuff in storage and like finding a little room to stay in where i rented my gear out um My rent paying was me loaning the gear because I didn't want any responsibilities financial.

I just wanted to be completely free so that I could just process it and not feel like I had to commit to anything else.

I just wanted to be completely free so that I could just process it and not feel like I had to commit to anything else.

I just wanted to be completely free so that I could just process it and not feel like I had to commit to anything else.

work-wise or creatively i just wanted to unplug and so this was like a fun and very different way to unplug because you know previously i may have just gone to a monastery and spent you know weeks at a monastery or months but in this case i was like you know what this is a different kind of experience i'm gonna just hang out with comedians and stay in this room and

work-wise or creatively i just wanted to unplug and so this was like a fun and very different way to unplug because you know previously i may have just gone to a monastery and spent you know weeks at a monastery or months but in this case i was like you know what this is a different kind of experience i'm gonna just hang out with comedians and stay in this room and

work-wise or creatively i just wanted to unplug and so this was like a fun and very different way to unplug because you know previously i may have just gone to a monastery and spent you know weeks at a monastery or months but in this case i was like you know what this is a different kind of experience i'm gonna just hang out with comedians and stay in this room and

Yeah. Other than to really deeply connect with this grief that I'm experiencing. I'm not going to negate it. I'm going to really fully connect to it. And I did. And it was tough. And then, you know, more people in 2017 were leaving. Greg Allman, Tom Petty. I mean, it was like, these are people that I worked with, all these people, and like had...