I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and perfection. Perfection can be the enemy sometimes. Some songs don't need to be told perfectly. Life is messy and has loose ends, and sometimes I think the songs should reflect that.
This time, we're living in such a crazy moment in history. People still write and talk about Watergate, which was such a huge, looming backdrop when … - Patterson Hood
This time, we're living in such a crazy moment in history. People still write and talk about Watergate, which was such a huge, looming backdrop when …
- Patterson Hood
At any given time, on our band Drive-by Truckers' shows there might be someone who's eight years old or 80 years old in the audience. Some nights the… - Patterson Hood
At any given time, on our band Drive-by Truckers' shows there might be someone who's eight years old or 80 years old in the audience. Some nights the…
Racism is a worldwide problem. - Patterson Hood
Racism is a worldwide problem.
You can be for something and still be damaged by it. - Patterson Hood
You can be for something and still be damaged by it.
When Adam's House Cat broke up in 1991, which was Cooley and my band for six years, I put my entire life, heart, and soul into that thing. I mean eve… - Patterson Hood
When Adam's House Cat broke up in 1991, which was Cooley and my band for six years, I put my entire life, heart, and soul into that thing. I mean eve…
Paste may be the last great American music magazine left. - Patterson Hood
Paste may be the last great American music magazine left.
I've always thought preaching to the converted is just kind of futile and silly. - Patterson Hood
I've always thought preaching to the converted is just kind of futile and silly.
I'm lucky enough that people tend to agree a lot with what I say. But really if anyone in the band has a really strong feeling, it carries a lot of w… - Patterson Hood
I'm lucky enough that people tend to agree a lot with what I say. But really if anyone in the band has a really strong feeling, it carries a lot of w…
I feel like, as a people, we're sort of stumbling in the dark right now. - Patterson Hood
I feel like, as a people, we're sort of stumbling in the dark right now.
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