“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 everything. I ended up getting divorced over it, and then the band broke up and I was left with nothing. I had nothing to show for six years of my life except for a finished record that still hasn't come out. And I went through a pretty deep, dark, two-year depression after that, [which] probably resulted in some of the earlier songs that became Drive-By Trucker songs, for that matter.” YearsHeartMeanStillsTwoSoulMatterShowsSongHouseLeftDarkRecordsBandSixCatFinishedBrokeTwo YearsOver ItAdamDivorcedHeart And SoulBroke UpDeep DarkTruckers Author: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 weight.” PeopleIfsEnoughFeelingsStrongLuckyBandWeightAgreeCarrieStrong Feeling Author:Patterson Hood
“It's hard being part of a married couple in a band.” HardCoupleBandMarriedMarried Couples Author:Patterson Hood
“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.” WritingYearsKindChildrenStillsLastsLeftCommonResponsibilityRecordsWonderfulHappenedCoupleBandGood ThingsTerrorPersonal LifeDualityHaving Children Author:Patterson Hood
