dr. dogs music has often been compared to psychedelic 60s bands such as the
to psychedelic 60s bands such as the
to psychedelic 60s bands such as the Beatles
and I was just wondering was this
and I was just wondering was this something intentional for you guys and
something intentional for you guys and
something intentional for you guys and were you worried about there being an
were you worried about there being an
were you worried about there being an audience for this type of music I’ve
audience for this type of music I’ve
audience for this type of music I’ve always sort of had enough faith in
always sort of had enough faith in
always sort of had enough faith in myself to say that I okay we’re working
myself to say that I okay we’re working
myself to say that I okay we’re working this song through it’s done i take it
this song through it’s done i take it
this song through it’s done i take it home i put on the CD player I hit play I
home i put on the CD player I hit play I
home i put on the CD player I hit play I listen to it I’m like that’s awesome and
listen to it I’m like that’s awesome and
listen to it I’m like that’s awesome and it’s over and I listen to it again I’m
it’s over and I listen to it again I’m
it’s over and I listen to it again I’m like yeah I really like this and so it’d
like yeah I really like this and so it’d
like yeah I really like this and so it’d be silly for me to think that I’m the
be silly for me to think that I’m the
be silly for me to think that I’m the only person in the world that’s going to
only person in the world that’s going to
only person in the world that’s going to enjoy that I mean if I’m being honest
enjoy that I mean if I’m being honest
enjoy that I mean if I’m being honest with myself and I really do like it what
with myself and I really do like it what
with myself and I really do like it what you have to do when you’re making music
you have to do when you’re making music
you have to do when you’re making music because you can’t let anything slide
because you can’t let anything slide
because you can’t let anything slide there’s not a single release dr. dog
there’s not a single release dr. dog
there’s not a single release dr. dog song that I listened to and regret
song that I listened to and regret
song that I listened to and regret anything about and I use that as
anything about and I use that as
anything about and I use that as evidence the fact that we know how to be
evidence the fact that we know how to be
evidence the fact that we know how to be objective listeners to our own music and
objective listeners to our own music and
objective listeners to our own music and know exactly at what point it’s done to
know exactly at what point it’s done to
know exactly at what point it’s done to our liking and it becomes a piece of
our liking and it becomes a piece of
our liking and it becomes a piece of music that we enjoy listening to would
music that we enjoy listening to would
music that we enjoy listening to would you like to describe them in school and
you like to describe them in school and
you like to describe them in school and their uncle themes of your most recent
their uncle themes of your most recent
their uncle themes of your most recent album of fate we had no manifesto for
album of fate we had no manifesto for
album of fate we had no manifesto for this album we just like everything
this album we just like everything
this album we just like everything stepped into the studio they said here’s
stepped into the studio they said here’s
stepped into the studio they said here’s 70 songs like let’s start on one and
70 songs like let’s start on one and
70 songs like let’s start on one and then the next day let’s start on another
then the next day let’s start on another
then the next day let’s start on another and you just start throwing a bunch of
and you just start throwing a bunch of
and you just start throwing a bunch of shit at the wall and slowly some things
shit at the wall and slowly some things
shit at the wall and slowly some things start to stick and as things were
start to stick and as things were
start to stick and as things were starting to stick it was a beautiful
starting to stick it was a beautiful
starting to stick it was a beautiful picture made out of this shit on wall
picture made out of this shit on wall
picture made out of this shit on wall you know did you feel a lot of pressure
you know did you feel a lot of pressure
you know did you feel a lot of pressure to sort of be different from what you
to sort of be different from what you
to sort of be different from what you guys did the album before this one you
guys did the album before this one you
guys did the album before this one you know I’ve been asked that before and I
know I’ve been asked that before and I
know I’ve been asked that before and I know that sort of like a definitely like
know that sort of like a definitely like
know that sort of like a definitely like phenomenon for bands and you put out a
phenomenon for bands and you put out a
phenomenon for bands and you put out a couple records and then from those
couple records and then from those
couple records and then from those records people sort of gain a sense of
records people sort of gain a sense of
records people sort of gain a sense of who you are they start to expect a
who you are they start to expect a
who you are they start to expect a certain thing from you and then
certain thing from you and then
certain thing from you and then truly if you change or whatever you know
truly if you change or whatever you know
truly if you change or whatever you know my mess people up from the very first
my mess people up from the very first
my mess people up from the very first things we’ve ever done we’re pretty wide
things we’ve ever done we’re pretty wide
things we’ve ever done we’re pretty wide open like we’ve always given ourselves a
open like we’ve always given ourselves a
open like we’ve always given ourselves a lot of room to try a lot two different
lot of room to try a lot two different
lot of room to try a lot two different things I mean of course within 60s
things I mean of course within 60s
things I mean of course within 60s inspired psychedelic Beatles based pop
there’s a lot of different ways you can
there’s a lot of different ways you can sort of dress up a song and make it feel
sort of dress up a song and make it feel
sort of dress up a song and make it feel and I feel like we’ve only really
and I feel like we’ve only really
and I feel like we’ve only really scratched the surface of that for
scratched the surface of that for
scratched the surface of that for ourselves so when it came time to make
ourselves so when it came time to make
ourselves so when it came time to make the album there was no need to feel
the album there was no need to feel
the album there was no need to feel pressure because we were so excited to
pressure because we were so excited to
pressure because we were so excited to be doing and we had plenty of ideas how
be doing and we had plenty of ideas how
be doing and we had plenty of ideas how would you describe a typical dr. dog
would you describe a typical dr. dog
would you describe a typical dr. dog show for someone who’s never been on a
show for someone who’s never been on a
show for someone who’s never been on a basic level that they’re pretty high
basic level that they’re pretty high
basic level that they’re pretty high energy shows you know we all like to
energy shows you know we all like to
energy shows you know we all like to just let the physical side of it take
just let the physical side of it take
just let the physical side of it take over and the thinking side of it sort of
over and the thinking side of it sort of
over and the thinking side of it sort of go away so it’s pretty much in general
go away so it’s pretty much in general
go away so it’s pretty much in general like sort of just a stupid most the time
like sort of just a stupid most the time
like sort of just a stupid most the time drunken sweaty rugby match
and I
and I you
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