Patterson David Hood (born March 24, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers.
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.
I'm more interested in writing about the personal stories of people. Sometimes I don't agree with them.
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.
Paste may be the last great American music magazine left.
Racism is a worldwide problem.
You can be for something and still be damaged by it.
I never want to be that guy spouting off my political views. I mean, they're pretty well known, and it certainly comes out.
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.
I never want to be that guy spouting off my political views. I mean, they're pretty well known, and it certainly comes out. 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. I dislike George Bush as much as probably anybody on earth could, but having said that. . . I've said it, you know? It's not like I'm going to change anybody's mind.
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 there are a lot of girls in the audience, some nights not. It's so unpredictable, but I like that. A lot of Republicans come see us. I've got many friends and family that are Republicans, so our following definitely cuts across the political lines and all of that. Which puts us in the unique position of not just preaching to the converted. I respect and value that.
A lot of the music that I grew up loving has a really political bent to it.
I feel like, as a people, we're sort of stumbling in the dark right now.
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.