Portugal. The Man singer, songwriter, and founder, John Gourley talks about the influences on the new album, SHISH.
Portugal. The Man is out with a new album called SHISH. Emily Fox caught up with the band’s singer, songwriter, and founder, John Gourley at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo to hear how his off-the-grid childhood in Alaska, as well as his daughter’s genetic conduction, influenced the album. “My mom and dad both became Iditarod mushers and finishers, and it took us off grid. We didn’t have power until I was 16, 17,” Gourley said.
