At first, I thought it was cheesy, |
But the experience was so great. That's what the music is about, the band and the audience elevating each other. I worried that it would be people sitting back and judging me. But it wasn't like that at all. |
I stumbled on this little scene. And little by little, that scene took over my life, ... You could make a living being a blues musician. There were a lot of clubs where you could play this type of music every night. And a lot of roots rock clubs, and bands like the Holmes Brothers, Chris Whitley and Blues Traveler playing opposite sides of the street corner. And a lot of camaraderie. Nobody was thinking of record deals, so there wasn't any feeling of competition. |
I'll Be Around. |
If something's real successful, that's the obvious thing, to try it again, |
It was like Grateful Dead bootcamp, jumping in like that, |
It's funny. If I had plotted a course for my career, I would have done something more akin to what Alison Krauss does, ... She stays within the same field of bluegrass, and getting deeper and deeper into that well. And you create this expectation on the part of the audience. |
One guy stood outside telling us the hot dogs were no good and to give him all our lunch tickets. The hot dogs were excellent. He just wanted a few more. |
With me, it's so eclectic and all over the map that no one knows what to expect, ... It may not be a great career move, but all these things - singing with the Funk Brothers and the Dead, singing a Dolly Parton song - is great. I'm welcome to all these different worlds, and that's been wonderful. |