Ants Marching Interview (DMB fansite)
So yeah, I’ll say that I’ve done a lot of hip hop and R&B records but I’ve actually played live music in way more diverse type of bands, and also recorded. At some point I started having this success with these alternative and R&B groups, and that started, probably, with India Arie, which is kind of R&B but a little jazz, too, and those are the bands that I’ve chosen to work with. I did Seal’s last album, which is really like an alternative, different kinda thing. That’s the music I’ve always been interested in – to just keep pushing boundaries. The artists I’ve worked with, I’ve been blessed enough, have been risk-taking, boundary-breaking artists.
That said, Dave certainly seems to have distanced himself from the record saying that the band wasn’t in a good place when they made it and Mark’s influences lie very heavily on it.
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“. . the album version is usually the starting point of what the song eventually becomes. ”
This has always seemed backwards to me . . why aren’t songs worked out and then recorded . . wouldn’t that make for better records ?
Guess I’m going to have to go listen to Stand Up . . I like some of Dave Matthews solo and duet work but am not crazy about DMB so should be an interesting experiment.
[ heresy I know - will be looking over my shoulder for the people with the tar and feathers]