grit and determination kept these 90s rock icons going throughout a tough
rock icons going throughout a tough
rock icons going throughout a tough legal battle to secure the rights to
legal battle to secure the rights to
legal battle to secure the rights to their music and their name hi I’m
their music and their name hi I’m
their music and their name hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with collective soul
so why don’t you start by telling us the
so why don’t you start by telling us the origin story of collective soul it’s
origin story of collective soul it’s
origin story of collective soul it’s written in another language I don’t know
written in another language I don’t know
written in another language I don’t know if I couldn’t read
if I couldn’t read
if I couldn’t read yeah even if I can decipher it
Will’s father owned a studio in our town
Will’s father owned a studio in our town our father was the minister in the town
our father was the minister in the town
our father was the minister in the town we took a little gospel spiritual at a
we took a little gospel spiritual at a
we took a little gospel spiritual at a little rock and roll the team met with
little rock and roll the team met with
little rock and roll the team met with collective soul
how do you think that the band’s music
how do you think that the band’s music has evolved since you started up we’ve
has evolved since you started up we’ve
has evolved since you started up we’ve always had an eclectic sound and we’ve
always had an eclectic sound and we’ve
always had an eclectic sound and we’ve had songs that hit any part of the gamut
had songs that hit any part of the gamut
had songs that hit any part of the gamut of music of rock and roll it is
of music of rock and roll it is
of music of rock and roll it is difficult to be objective about what you
difficult to be objective about what you
difficult to be objective about what you do I think the common theme that we have
do I think the common theme that we have
do I think the common theme that we have is is melody at the end of the day it’s
is is melody at the end of the day it’s
is is melody at the end of the day it’s looking for a little melody that you
looking for a little melody that you
looking for a little melody that you lock in to tell me what it’s like to be
lock in to tell me what it’s like to be
lock in to tell me what it’s like to be honored by your home state new as you
honored by your home state new as you
honored by your home state new as you guys were inducted into the Georgia
guys were inducted into the Georgia
guys were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame it’s awesome I mean
Music Hall of Fame it’s awesome I mean
Music Hall of Fame it’s awesome I mean anytime you’re recognized by peers and
anytime you’re recognized by peers and
anytime you’re recognized by peers and other people in the music industry I
other people in the music industry I
other people in the music industry I consider that an honor what can we say I
consider that an honor what can we say I
consider that an honor what can we say I mean we’re a member of a club now that
mean we’re a member of a club now that
mean we’re a member of a club now that includes Allman Brothers REM Otis
includes Allman Brothers REM Otis
includes Allman Brothers REM Otis Redding James Brown collective soul you
Redding James Brown collective soul you
Redding James Brown collective soul you know hey we just show them our card at
know hey we just show them our card at
know hey we just show them our card at the door where we’re allowed in anywhere
the door where we’re allowed in anywhere
the door where we’re allowed in anywhere now
what effect do you think your legal
what effect do you think your legal battles had on your music and the
battles had on your music and the
battles had on your music and the outlook on the music precious
outlook on the music precious
outlook on the music precious declaration would be a clear idea of how
declaration would be a clear idea of how
declaration would be a clear idea of how that snuck into our music
I’ve totally said always separated music
I’ve totally said always separated music in the and the human involvement with
in the and the human involvement with
in the and the human involvement with music with the business no matter what
music with the business no matter what
music with the business no matter what the business is whether you’re talking
the business is whether you’re talking
the business is whether you’re talking about selling potato chips or selling
about selling potato chips or selling
about selling potato chips or selling music there’s there’s evil people in
music there’s there’s evil people in
music there’s there’s evil people in every facet of business
now I heard you guys say that for the
now I heard you guys say that for the new album that you were kind of trying
new album that you were kind of trying
new album that you were kind of trying to do things the way you did them when
to do things the way you did them when
to do things the way you did them when you first started out and kind of a more
you first started out and kind of a more
you first started out and kind of a more laid-back approach do you want to tell
laid-back approach do you want to tell
laid-back approach do you want to tell us a bit more about that I think the
us a bit more about that I think the
us a bit more about that I think the general idea before we started recording
general idea before we started recording
general idea before we started recording was to get back to some of the raw rock
was to get back to some of the raw rock
was to get back to some of the raw rock collective soul
I don’t spend a lot of time trying to
I don’t spend a lot of time trying to think about what to do I just create
think about what to do I just create
think about what to do I just create about what feels good as opposed to
about what feels good as opposed to
about what feels good as opposed to thinking I need to do this differently
thinking I need to do this differently
thinking I need to do this differently and then trying something different I
and then trying something different I
and then trying something different I just go by feel
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