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. — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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… — Patterson Hood Copy Share Image
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
