Meet Me in Napa Podcast

Meet Me In Napa | Skylar Grey “From a Cabin in the Woods to 3.5 Billion Views”

contact: info@meetmeinnapa.com In this episode, host Jeremy Jackson sits down with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, best known for co-writing the massive hit “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Eminem and Rihanna — one of the most-streamed songs in history with over 3.5 billion YouTube views. Now calling Napa Valley home, Skylar opens up about her extraordinary journey: from performing as a child duo with her Celtic harpist mother in Wisconsin, to signing with Linkin Park’s label as a teenager, to hitting rock bottom in LA — and ultimately writing one of the biggest songs of the 2000s alone in a rustic Oregon cabin with no running water. She also gives us a first look at her upcoming album “Wasted Potential” (out May 22nd) and what turning 40 means for her artistry and self-reflection. 🎙️ About Skylar Grey Skylar Grey (formerly known as Holly Brook) is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer based in Napa Valley. Her credits include: * “Love The Way You Lie” — Eminem ft. Rihanna * “Where’d You Go?” — Fort Minor (Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park) * “Coming Home” — Diddy-Dirty Money * “I Need a Doctor” — Dr. Dre ft. Eminem * “Glorious” — Macklemore ft. Skylar Grey ⏰ Topics Covered [0:00] Welcome & Intro — Jeremy introduces Skylar and why Meet Me In Napa is more than a wine podcast [1:00] “I came for the wine, but I stayed for love” — how Napa found Skylar [2:00] Meeting her partner Elliott at Bottle Rock 2016 at Oxbow Market — he asked to carry her melon 🍉 [3:00] Her first glass of wine that changed everything: Inglenook in Japan, and connecting with Carlo Mondavi in Park City, Utah [5:00] Why Napa reminds her of growing up in Wisconsin — open landscapes, peace, and wide open space [7:00] Growing up musical: dad in a barbershop quartet, great-grandma an opera singer, mom a Celtic harpist and folk musician [8:00] Performing with her mom starting at age 6 — three albums and a Midwest tour later, she went solo at 12 [10:00] Using her college savings to move to LA at 17 — and calling her dad after her first Grammy nomination [11:00] Getting signed to Linkin Park’s Machine Shop Records (Warner Brothers) — and what happened after it fell apart [13:00] Manifesting a collab like Eminem’s “Stan” since age 13 — and “Where’d You Go?” with Mike Shinoda as her first billboard hit [15:00] Hitting rock bottom in LA at 23 — broke, lost, and no longer in love with music [17:00] Moving alone to a rustic Oregon cabin (no running water, hiking up a sand dune with a flashlight) — trading art gallery work for rent [20:00] Writing “Love The Way You Lie” six months into her cabin retreat — sent off a quick demo and a month later it was #1 in the world [23:00] “I just wrote what I felt” — on NOT knowing it would be a hit [24:00] Imposter syndrome, flukes, and the songs she slaved over that went nowhere [28:00] The pressure of songwriting rooms — and why her best work always came when she was alone [33:00] The remote collab: Skylar in Oregon, producer in New York, Eminem in Detroit, Rihanna in Dublin — first time all in the same room was the Grammys [37:00] Her new album “Wasted Potential” — what it means and where the title comes from [44:00] From Holly Brook to Skylar Grey — evolving as an artist and co-producing her own music now [46:00] Turning 40, looking back, and why the 40s are actually a golden decade [51:00] Napa’s creative renaissance — Bottle Rock, Blue Note Festival, Follow on all social media platforms @meetmeinnapapodcast

15. Mai 2026 - 1 h 1 min