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,… — Patterson Hood Copy Share
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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.… — Patterson Hood Copy Share
I'm more interested in writing about the personal stories of people. Sometimes I don't agree with them. — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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,… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
A lot of the music that I grew up loving has a really political bent to it. — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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. — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
