Prodigy Chris Robinson interview Submitted by Kelly Murphy Prodigy Chris Robinson interview November 1994 PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:07 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: *LISA-MYORIG.QUESTIO To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/23 From: STGY41D JASON DAVIS Time: 8:05 PM Subject: CHRIS ROBINSON To: ALL From: JASON DAVIS (STGY41D) Time: 11/03 8:17 PM First off Chris, thanks for the shows you did in Atlanta recently, The Dark Horse and Lollapalooza 2nd stage... I caught them both and severly dug it. 1st question: I own many Black Crowes albums if you include the many bootleg concerts. How do you feel about your fans owning bootlegs of your shows? >>>>> 2nd question: I've heard that you, Marc Ford, Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning of Jellyfish, and Craig Ross of Lenny Kravitz's band recorded a one-shot album under the name "Sweet Pickle Salad". Will that ever see the light of day? And when??? I'm really anxious to hear that. 3rd question: You give Andy Sturmer a bit of credit on the new album. What exactly did he do during the recording of the album besides hang out? I know he's a bud of you guys and I was wondering on what songs he played on. >>>> 4th question: I saw you guys play I think it was in '91 ... the last night you were on the ZZ Top tour in Atlanta. That night... if I remember correctly, Lenny Kravitz came up and jammed on a few tunes with you. Is there a possiblity of Lenny working with the band in the future? You know how funky Lenny is... what a great combination he would be with the Crowes. That's it... thanks. I sure wish you would move back to Atlanta. You need to keep your roots where they were >>> planted. Later -Jason =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: *LISA-MYORIG.QUESTIO To: STGY41D JASON DAVIS Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:05 AM Dear Jason, More bootlegs, more bootlegs, more bootlegs. We're seeing how to have a section where fans can tape. We only get to make a record every couple of years, and we tour to reach for that space every night, and if you want a copy of that, be my guest. I did write some songs and those guys did play with me, but I don't think anything is going to come out of it. It was mostly just having fun in the studio for three days. Andy Sturmer is one of the most talented people I ever met. He sang a couple of backup things and played percussion and was basically just around-- a good person to bounce ideas off of. Lenny Kravitz-- no. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:08 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: 70'S? To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:09 AM Dear Kelli, I don't have any problem with the 70's. But I listen to music from the 30's and the 40's and the 20's, and I guess the 80's would be only period of music I don't listen to that much. No, I don't hate the 70's at all....I suppose you get tired of people telling you that something is retroactive when I doubt that they could give you a good definition of what that means. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:09 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: AMORICA To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/22 From: ANRH40B VICKI COADY Time: 10:20 PM Hi! I just wanna say I love your music and I love the dark lips! I also want to know how you feel about some stores selling the "nicer" cover version of Amorica. Also is there any bands or singers that you feel are really great? Vicki =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: AMORICA To: ANRH40B VICKI COADY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:35 AM As for the album cover, I think it's beautiful, and I think it's a very positive image-- a woman's body. I knew some people would be offended, but ...good. As for the substitute cover, I don't have time in the day to change the music business. And the way I thought of it was that some of these stores that didn't want to carry the original were the only stores in some towns where kids could get the record-- and I wanted Black Crowes fans to be able to get it. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:09 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL? To: CJHP39A JEFFREY BOGGIS Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:20 AM Jeff Boggis asked what was going through my head when I wrote "Wiser Times": Dear Jeff, That was about being in the band and living with twelve people in that little condominum called the bus. And it's also about the touring experience. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:09 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BAND SPOKESMAN To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/26 From: PDHT99A CHRISTOPHER WALSH Time: 11:28 AM Chris, I have been a fan of the Doors for many years, and cannot help to see a comparison in the way The Crowes are treated by the media. It seems that you, like Jim Morrison, are elevated by the media as to be above the rest of the band. Does this lead to any conflicts among yourselves or do Rich, Steve, Marc, Johnny and Ed prefer it that way ? Chris =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BAND SPOKESMAN To: PDHT99A CHRISTOPHER WALSH Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:09 AM There are no rules to the Black Crowes, it's just sort of the way it is. Rich and I put the band together, and I guess if we ever ran out of ideas the balance would change.....but so far, we haven't. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:10 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BIG MOUTH To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/25 From: KJFV93B ALLYSON FORSYTHE Time: 1:35 PM Hi Chris. Let's be candid... over the past few years, you've developed a reputation as being quite outspoken and blunt with your opinions. Do you ever worry that your "big mouth" may land you (or your band) in hot water one day? Just curious. ALLYSON in NYC =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BIG MOUTH To: KJFV93B ALLYSON FORSYTHE Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:39 AM I used to have a worse temper, I think I've mellowed out more. I'm just more positive. I mean, I'm still very emotional and wear my emotions on my sleeve, but I'm not all wrapped up in that I'm right, you're wrong stuff so much anymore. It's the same with critics-- I can't handle all the spitfire..... Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:10 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BLUES INFLUENCES To: PDHT99A CHRISTOPHER WALSH Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 2:53 AM In response to Chris Walsh, who asked why I didn't cite Robert Johnson as a blues influence: Dear Chris, I think I mention Robert Johnson more than anybody else...I guess you didn't see that.He's the most famous one, but I wouldn't know where to start. I guess I've been listening to Little Walter recently more than any others and Otis Spann. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:11 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BUCKHEAD BLUES To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/23 From: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Time: 10:54 AM In a recent Rolling Stone article, you said that, due to various influences, the South and the southern traditions that you know are disappearing. Could you elaborate on this? Is there any one thing that you feel has changed in particular? **Kelli =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: BUCKHEAD BLUES To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:39 AM It's just that the music that comes from the South, or the traditions like rock and roll, blues, bluegrass, country...that's harder music to fake, and so less people can do it. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:11 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: CHILD PRODIGY? To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/22 From: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Time: 7:00 PM Chris, Did you know from childhood that you wanted to be a musical artist? Were you always artistic? Might you have been a writer or in some other such career field if music didn't work out? Did your parent's experience influence your decision? **Kelli =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: CHILD PRODIGY? To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:13 AM Well, my parents influienced me in telling me that I couldn't do music. I have no idea what I would do if I hadn't done this. Some sort of bohemian existence that would justify what I do.... Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:12 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: DO YOU WANNA FIGHT? To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/22 From: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Time: 10:48 PM What do you think of this whole Ticketmaster fracas, most recently joined by R.E.M. What methods will you employ on this tour to again insure that more front row and choice seats will get to your fans? **Down in Front! * Kelli =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: DO YOU WANNA FIGHT? To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:43 AM We haven't worked any of that out yet. But I think the only thing that makes anybody's band intriguing at a certain level is the connection you have with your audience. You can love music and have all the integrity in the world, but if you don't go and play for your audience, then it's just selfish. I don't know if I can change the music business, but I do know I don't buy that "I don't want to be a rockstar " syndrome. The only way you can learn to be a better musician is to go out and play every night. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:13 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: DRUGS IN THE RELATIO To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/22 From: CJHP39A JEFFREY BOGGIS Time: 8:34 PM Chris, How do drugs play a part in recording and/or touring? By the way, what's your frame of mind right now while on Prodigy? Jeff Boggis in Little Rock, Arkansas =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: DRUGS IN THE RELATIO To: CJHP39A JEFFREY BOGGIS Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:20 AM I've never said that all drugs should be legal, I have said that I think there should be more sympathy and compassion and less judgement. I don't think drugs are for everyone, and I would never tell anyone to do drugs, nor would I tell them not to. I think less judgement in the world would make things better. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:14 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: GARCIA INFLUENCE To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/27 From: MVDA71B MARGARET SNYDER Time: 6:14 PM Chris, While reading your interview in Rolling Stone I couldn't help but notice you were wearing a "Steal Your Face" ring and a "Psycle Sam" belt buckle in one picture. You also mentioned Jerry Garcia as an influence. As a long time Dead fan, I'd appreciate it if you'd expand on your comment. Peace, Margaret =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: GARCIA INFLUENCE To: MVDA71B MARGARET SNYDER Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:47 AM I really love their music. I like the records and the songs and stuff, and I'd go to the shows and like them, but after I went more and more, I was like...wow, every night is different and they never fail to blow me completely away. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:14 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: HARMONIZING!!!!!!!!! To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/29 From: XRPT06B KATHY MCTAGUE Time: 8:58 PM Chris, Have you given any thought about having Rich sing more lead in the future??? You do harmonize smooth together! By the way, how is Rich doing?? I've heard you bro.'s have been fighting during the making of the album, but isn't that kinda normal?? Well, I hope you're on good terms now!!! Kat =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: HARMONIZING!!!!!!!!! To: XRPT06B KATHY MCTAGUE Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:50 AM Well, me and Rich have a pretty long relationship besides the five years we've been in the band....we definitely were close to breaking up during the recording of the album. I guess if I had to do it over again, maybe we wouldn't have formed a band Ttogether. We never really have talked about it. One day he just came over and sat down and we started playing together and that was how we started.... We're very different people; he's much more inward. We live our lives differently. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:14 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: HIPPIE PHASE? To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 2:57 AM Dear Kelly, You asked if I was in a hippe phase, or do I like a 70's look-- I'm very much in a 90's phase. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:15 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: ROCK SPIRIT DEAD? To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/26 From: KPKT13B MARK PROMISLO Time: 1:30 AM Hi Chris, I'm a big fan of the Black Crowes and your commitment to the music. My question is, do you think that the real rock 'n' roll spirit is mostly dead? I look at once-great bands like the Stones with their beer company sponsorship, and I start to get very disillusioned about the music. I feel much better when I hear bands >>>> like the Crowes, but still the whole situation bothers me. The sky-high ticket and CD prices, the corporate sponsorships -- is it all just big business now? What happened to the FEELING in the music? A lot of times now I just can't hear it. I can't help feeling that somehow the music was a lot more honest and more pure in the 60's and 70's. Hope you can respond, and thanks for all the great music that you've given us! Mark =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: ROCK SPIRIT DEAD? To: KPKT13B MARK PROMISLO Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:55 AM There's been great music and bad music in every decade. For us, now, what's important is the creative experience and digging deeper for more soul. We're just in a very positive space and I think you just try and see how far you can go. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:16 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: SIBLING RIVALRY To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/28 From: WRNA02B JOHN CAFARO Time: 9:14 PM Chris I read some where that you and Rich don't talk unless you are writing music or playing. Is that true, and if so, why. Also what is your favorite kind of Erb? John =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: SIBLING RIVALRY To: WRNA02B JOHN CAFARO Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:59 AM We're just very different types of people and live our lifestyles differently. But our roles as songwriters have changed a bit; it used to be pretty cut and dried where Rich would write all the music and I'd do the lyrics and melodies, but now we both write music, so it's a little different.' Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:16 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: STONES, BROTHER To: YETR95A CHRISTINE DRUID Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 2:57 AM Dear Christine, You asked if i was influenced by the Stones...I'm influenced by the life experience, which includes music, food, life, death, drink, and yes, me and Rich fight. Of course. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:17 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: SYMBOLISM/VIDEOS To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 2:49 AM In response to Kelly Murphy, who asked about the symbolism in "A Conspiracy": Kelly, I don't know if there is any symbolism, but I think what the video is about is: don't bend down to any idols, especially the false ones. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:18 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: TOUR AND ALBUM 4 To: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Date: 11/25 From: NEWV54A THOMAS THORNTON Time: 8:18 PM Chris, I'd like to know if the rest of the tracks recorded during the Amorica sessions will be released as another album next year (this seems to be the rumor). Also, if there's going to be a '95 tour, when would it hit Texas or New Mexico. Thanks for the music... -Tom =============== Reply 1 of Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: TOUR AND ALBUM 4 To: NEWV54A THOMAS THORNTON Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 3:24 AM We don't know yet....but the tour starts in the U.S, around mid-February, and I don't know all the dates yet. Thanks, Chris PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 11/30 3:18 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: WHY MOVE TO LA? To: CDVY71A KELLY MURPHY Date: 11/30 From: ROCK99B CHRIS ROBINSON Time: 2:53 AM Dear Kelly, I moved to LA because of my girlfriend, and because I knew that I wouldn't live there permanently because we'd go on the road again. Basically, I use it as a hotel.I have friends here, and my girlfriend. I do love New York, and hopefully I will live in New York again; but after being on the road, I didn't want to spend January in New York. But now I might be ready for it after a year of no seasons. Thanks, Chris OKAY DOUG, THAT WAS CHRIS HIMSELF, NOW HERE IS LISA ROBINSON'S (PRODIGY MUSIC BOARD LEADER AND INDUSTRY BIGWIG) INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS CONDUCTED JUST BEFORE HIS APPEARANCE: PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 12/01 11:17 PM Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: CHRIS- ARROGANCE To: ALL Date: 12/01 From: PKNU41A LISA ROBINSON Time: 3:49 AM I asked Chris about his well known arrogance, and he said: "Part of that is protecting yourself. Because you write songs, and they're so personal, and then people who interview 500 bands a year talk to me for five minutes and make judgements...it was hard to deal with. The only way I could deal with that at the time was to be arrogant. When you hold out a song, people can either spit on it or help you with it, and it hurts your feelings when someone tells you that you have to justify yourself." Lisa Robinson/PKNU41A PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 12/01 11:17 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: CHRIS- EARLY DAYS To: ALL Date: 12/01 From: PKNU41A LISA ROBINSON Time: 3:44 AM I asked Chris how the band felt when they hit it big, and he said: "To us, being popular was the weirdest thing, and in a way, the worst thing. because to us, any music that was platinum, or popular, had to be manipulated by the coporate machine. We were very wary of anything mainstream. When "Shake Your Money Maker" sold four million copies, we went, what? We didn't mean for that to happen. We were just doing what we did at the time.,knowing full well that you're only as good as your last show and your next album." Lisa Robinson/PKNU41A PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 12/01 11:17 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: CHRIS- FRONT MAN To: ALL Date: 12/01 From: PKNU41A LISA ROBINSON Time: 3:46 AM I asked Chris if he didn't think he was an amazing front man, and he replied: "To be honest with you, I really don't know. I can be having a conversation with you, and then walk in front of the amp line and I really don't know what's going on. It's not a religious thing, but it's almost a spiritual thing that goes on. It's trust. I trust that everyone in my band is going to be in that headspace so that music becomes the answer, not the question." Lisa Robinson/PKNU41A PRODIGY(R) interactive personal service 12/01 11:18 PM ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Board: MUSIC ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Topic: BLACK CROWES ^^^^^^^^^^^^ =============== Note 1 ================= Board: MUSIC Topic: BLACK CROWES Subject: CHRIS- HOW WRITE? To: ALL Date: 12/01 From: PKNU41A LISA ROBINSON Time: 3:54 AM I asked Chris how the Crowes figure out their parts for the songs, and he said: "It's different all the time, but you know, I'm not going to tell Mark Ford what to play. The guy is awesome. And I'm not going to ytell Eddie what to play, unless I say I think we should have a Fender Rhodes on this song instead of a Hammon organ. People are not in the Black Crowes because they have to be. We all want to enchance the sound, and everyone throws in ideas. If I sit down with Rich and I play the drums and we write a song, I play drums different than Steve does. But when Steve sits down and plays, it all fits (more) together." Lisa Robinson/PKNU41A. THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE! **KELLI