Patterson Hood
Patterson Hood
Patterson David Hoodis an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers...
people doe
The road does not always bring out the best in people.
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.
silly kind preaching
I've always thought preaching to the converted is just kind of futile and silly.
mind earth said
I dislike Bush as much as probably anybody on earth could, but having said that... It's not like I'm going to change anybody's mind.
dark people
I feel like, as a people, we're sort of stumbling in the dark right now.
political
A lot of the music that I grew up loving has a really political bent to it.
growing-up crazy kids
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 I was coming of age and when I was a kid growing up. I think we're living in one of those times right now where, in 20 years, people will be writing and talking about it.
children couple responsibility
The biggest thing this has in common with almost all of our records is the dualities are still there. We kind of stripped down the other things we were writing about, and that's what was left. A lot of good things have happened to us in the last couple of years both as a band and in our personal lives. But something as wonderful as having children also brings along these new fears and terrors and responsibilities.
song writing thinking
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.
writing play people
Songwriting can be cathartic, but then you just keep it private. If you're going to play out and have other people listen to you, then you need to make sure there's some point to what you're saying.
strong people feelings
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 weight.
racism problem
Racism is a worldwide problem...