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Buck 65
Buck 65, aka Rich Terfry, aka Stinkin’ Rich, has been in the UK recently performing a few select gigs and appearing at a number of the summer festivals.
We finally managed to catch up with him for a short but enjoyable chat…
I saw you live earlier in the year at Joseph’s Well in Leeds. How did the show evolve into the anecdote fest that it is, or has it always been that way?
I’ve always been a weirdo and a story teller. I can’t help myself.
You seem to have been none-stop touring for the last few years…is there any sign of the promotion machine slowing down anytime soon? I know you’re a big film fan; you must miss your time-out?
I miss my old bum life, but I feel like I can’t afford to stop. I’m running for my life here.
Talkin’ Honky Blues was a long time coming, and your first album made after signing to Warner. I’m guessing you had a lot more resources available to you, but was there any pressure from them to get the album finished?
No pressure. I took a different approach. but I’m pretty much free to do my thing
You’re involved in every stage of your work from creating the sounds, to the final production. You mentioned taking a different approach for the last album, do you have any set process when building a track? What comes first?
No real set process. but many elements are created separately and then puzzled together later. Everything is born on small scraps of paper and hotel notepads.
How easy is it for you to stop adding instruments and tweaking the sound and say, ‘this is the best I can make it’?
- Buck 65
- Interviewed by: Small Beer
- Published on: 17 Sep 2004
- Comments: 0
It’s not easy at all. I love minimalism, but i think the hardest part of making a song is knowing when it’s finished.
How was it going back to re-do parts of the Language Arts albums before they were re-released by Warner? Did you welcome the chance or would you have preferred to just move on?
It was my wish to go back and fix them up. I loved going back in time. It was fun.
I-Tunes recently launched in Europe and has had a mixed reception so far. Have you used it yourself, and if this isn’t too much of a clichéd question to ask an artist these days, what’s your take on the whole “music download thing”?
I have an i-pod. I’m totally into it. It’s pointless to debate now. It’s the new reality. Some people just need to catch up.
Do you think you can ever see yourself changing over to using mp3 mixing in your live set instead of vinyl?
That’s entirely likely. There are too many advantages…
Your old mucker Sixtoo is doing quite well at the moment too. Are you two ever gonna get down to another Sebutones record?
I doubt it.
Do you feel you have any kindred spirits in the current music scene?
Hard to say. I feel pretty alone but I like to daydream that others out there might relate.
OK finally, what’s next? I heard you say you had some quality left overs from Talkin’ Honky Blues. Will we be seeing those materialise anytime soon?
Lots more on the way. Leftovers. New stuff. Books. Watch out.
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