Nathaniel Rateliff
Nathaniel Rateliff
Nathaniel David Rateliff is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Hermann, Missouri. Known for his folk-based, pensive songwriting, Rateliff has garnered attention with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, the soulful R&B combo he formed in 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
CountryUnited States of America
connect music
Growing up in the middle of nowhere, there was a lot of twangy music around, but it didn't really connect with me then.
along deal defines easily life shape sort tougher
I'm pretty easily overwhelmed and pretty tough as well. I think I'm tougher than I used to be. There's been a lot of hardship along the way. But that's what life is. And it's how you deal with those things, and how you let them shape you that makes you a better person and defines what sort of person you're going to be.
loved record
I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years.
afford home lack left people playing toured
I toured a lot in the U.K. and Europe solo for a lack of funds, really. I left people I'd been playing with for years at home, just because I couldn't afford it.
asked couple eight friend maybe pour record songs soon soul studio
I'd always wanted to do an R&B and soul record; a friend with a studio asked to come by and record a couple of songs, maybe just make a 45. Then the songs started to pour out, and pretty soon we had eight or 10 songs down.