Patterson Hood
Patterson Hood
Patterson David Hoodis an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers...
continue record songs specific
I write a lot of songs (about the South) and will continue to, but we wanted to do a record that wasn't so specific in the geography. We're from the South, but that's not all we can do.
almost attached bigger list record strictly
We wanted to make a record that was strictly song-oriented and wasn't attached to a bigger narrative. We almost had more of a list of what we didn't want than what we did want.
ignored knows lord since studio written
Most everything on it is real new. Lord knows I've got a backlog of songs, but when we went into the studio I pretty much ignored it. Everything else we've written since we started recording.
putting slowly supposed taking together
We were supposed to be taking it slowly this fall, with putting together the album,
calling people
I don't think people are going to be calling it 'Southern rock,'
children exactly overnight poster stubborn together
Cooley and I have been together for 20 years now. It hasn't exactly been an overnight success, ... We're the poster children for stubborn persistence.
easy listen listening record
To me, it's an easy record to listen to. But it's not an easy-listening record,
good
a pretty good description of the things we've been writing about, the dualities of the day-to-day.
experiment fans influences pop power star
We're all big Big Star fans and fans of pop and power pop, and we wanted to experiment with those influences a little more than we have in the past.
writing people stories
I'm more interested in writing about the personal stories of people. Sometimes I don't agree with them.
couple band married
It's hard being part of a married couple in a band.
girl night years
At any given time, there might be someone who's eight years old or 80 years old in the audience. Some nights there are a lot of girls in the audience, some nights not. It's so unpredictable, but I like that.
stills
You can be for something and still be damaged by it.
goes-on ass particular
If something's bugging my ass on any particular day, I'm probably going to say something about it, but I'm not going to go on a tirade.