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
hit people trying
I've always been trying to write songs that hit you in the stomach but ones that make people feel like things will be just fine.
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.
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.
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.