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Patterson Hood

@pattersonhood

5 years

Essential Shit for Survival - 2018 (updated with late arrivals *)

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Patterson Hood

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4 years

Holy Shit! My dad made Rolling Stone’s list of the Top 50 Best Bass Players of all time. I don’t think I’m being biased in agreeing (either “I’ll Take You There” or “Across 110th Street” alone would do that for me).…

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Congrats to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (incredible band w killer name) on the release of one of your finest albums yet. (Saying a lot). Turn it up loud and have a better day. @ Green Hill, Alabama

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Crazy surreal, watching my brother jasonisbell and his beautiful bride shout out mine and Rebecca’s anniversary from an empty Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville while we’re Portland. Congrats on that stunning album. Love…

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6 months

So, Biden is old. No shit. I’d love a younger leader too. But he’s done a better job than any president in my lifetime. The economy? Better than it’s been in years. Reversing all of Reagan’s horrors hadn’t been easy but it’s working. Just tired of the stupidity. Trickle down?

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When some dickhead who voted a fake reality tv show host into the Presidency tells me to “shut up and sing”. You got to laugh.

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Billie Eilish wasn’t born until 21 years after the last great Van Halen record (Fair Warning!!!) So give her a fucking break. Most of their pissed of fans have never heard her kickass album either. But they were born last year when she released it.

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When all is said and done, my absolute first voice is Elizabeth Warren. I don’t know what tomorrow will bring, but I know what my heart tells me the loudest. I’ll vote for whoever gets the nomination and work my ass off to help in any way possible to stop the madness.

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@JasonIsbell I’d say the same about Jason Isbell.

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4 years

In 1974, Jerry Wexler brought Willie Nelson to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio to make the masterpiece Phases and Stages. My dad played bass on it. It’s one of my favorite records in the world. Happy Birthday Willie…

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4 years

50 years ago today, The Rolling Stones came to my hometown (my Dad’s studio) and recorded 3 songs (Brown Sugar, Wild Horses & You Gotta Move). Then they flew to San Francisco and played Altamont. That’s how the 60’s…

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4 years

Worst part of annual solo Xmas tour: All the fucking Xmas music. Airports, planes, hotel lobbies, Lyft rides, walking down the fucking street. Seems worse than ever this year. I love my job but the Xmas music is literally driving me insane.

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@Scaramucci To paraphrase Mercury, Scaramucci is trying to do a fandango. What a douchenozzel. In the meantime Nils is a living legend and amazing human being.

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4 years

I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge (before midnight, PDT) a Happy Birthday greeting to the greatest American Rock and Roll Band. R.E.M. literally changed my life, multiple times. Happy 40th! Love and Respect.

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@JasonIsbell When Average American attempts to insult Way Above Average American.

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6 years

This Alabama Rock Star Wants To Remind You That Roy Moore is Not Normal via @viceimpact

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1 year

Hey CNN. Just hire Tucker Carlson and get it over with. You could give him and Elon a show together. Like Crossfire for burning crosses.

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2 years

I’ll probably sound like an asshole here, but when I wrote The Perilous Night (in Aug 2017) people said it was over the top and overly polemic. Reading the redacted affidavit, I think I was spot fucking on. Every word of The Unraveling holds up as goddamned truth.

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4 years

Mike Pence tried to pray the gay away. It didn’t work. Now he’s going to pray our corona virus away. We’re so fucked. So tired of winning.

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I have spent an enormous amount of time in Baltimore. It was one of the first cities to embrace my band and has always been one of my favorite places in this beautiful nation. How dare the racist in chief use his high office to put her down. #WeAreBaltimore

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7 years

Old enough to drive. 16 years ago today, our band released this crazy behemoth onto the world.…

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4 years

For over 60 years @Newportfolkfest has given artists a place to speak truth to power. This film will serve as this year’s stage, and I’m happy to be a part of it. This is a FREE film and available via

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3 years

The Unboxening - Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood and @JasonIsbell Live at The Shoals Theatre 🤘

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5 years

Btw Fuck the Super Bowl. Didn’t watch it. Don’t care. Love Big Boi but not gonna sit through that crap to see 30 seconds of him. Went to a great film w close friends and had good meal instead. I Win.

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4 years

Happy Birthday to my dad. David Hood has played bass on some of the greatest records ever made. He’s also one if the sweetest and coolest humans in the world. I love you Dad-Dave!!! @ Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

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1 year

Used to be, people would come home from war unable to un-see what they saw. Now the same happens at schools and the mall.

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Essential Shit for Survival - 2018

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Patterson Hood

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This week is the kickoff of the first ever tour of The Dimmer Twins. 34+ years of stories, songs and wild banter. No set lists, no game plan, just 2 gtrs, 2 microphones, 2 assholes and a…

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4 years

Happy 4th of July from the DBT Family to all of you. Let’s not settle for the ugly racist status quo. Let’s band together and strive for true greatness, helping to make the world a better place. Stay safe and wear a…

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The Unraveling... is Happening! 31 years ago, Lou Reed’s New York album was one of my two favorite albums of the year. Neil Young’s Freedom was the other one. Both of those album politically pointed to this current…

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Deeply honored DBT was inducted into the Alabama Arts Hall of Fame (along w Truman Capote among others). They had our dear friend John “Pudd” Sharp present it to us. I don’t think I was the only one that nearly…

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I ended up on the 5th row to see Springsteen on Broadway. Literally the greatest show I’ve ever seen. The stories were beyond moving, punctuated with some of the greatest songs ever…

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Patterson Hood

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1 year

Show the horror. We need to know what we’ve become. We’re literally going to hell for this.

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The apparent spread of gruesome pictures from the Texas mall shooting has revived scrutiny around how social media platforms handle graphic content from mass shootings.

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This smile needs no filter. To say last night was one of the most amazing evenings of my life would be ann understatement. Springsteen on Broadway might be the greatest thing I’ve ever…

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4 years

Get the tests, then we can start having a conversation about the rest of the re-start equation. Quit having your daily circle jerk and get us those tests. Agggh!!! #trumpvirus2020

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6 years

Memphis As Fuck! We’ve had one of the most amazing weeks ever, making the next DBT album at Sam Phillips Recording Service. We’ve been privileged to get to track in some incredible rooms…

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5 years

Holy shit! Astonishingly great.

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A Sprawling Birthday Celebration for R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’ "Here’s a track-by-track breakdown of the album, as well as conversations with Patterson Hood, Mitch Easter, and Scott McCaughey." via @ringer

A Sprawling Birthday Celebration for R.E.M.’s ‘Reckoning’

Thirty-five years ago, R.E.M. released one of the great rock albums of the 1980s, sending the Athens, Georgia, quartet on the road toward global stardom. Here’s a track-by-track breakdown of the...

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4 years

This fly knows a piece of shit when it lands on one.

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1 year

“Pete Rose will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before Warren Zevon” - David Letterman

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Patterson Hood

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3 years

Long Live Live Rock and Roll. @underthebigskyfestival @jasonisbell and the almighty 400 Unit killing it. What a wonderful evening. @ Under the Big Sky

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What's a perfect album that came out when you were 16?

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5 years

It’s been years since I’ve been as excited about a new Bruce Springsteen album as I am about Western Stars.

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4 years

Love to know. If Joaquin Phoenix wins Oscar for playing Joker, would this be the 2nd time 2 actors won for playing same character in 2 different movies? (Brando and DeNiro having both won for playing Vito Corleone in Godfather 1&2). Any others?

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5 years

“That wasn’t me, I was the other black faced guy” just doesn’t fly as an excuse. Maybe for the GOP, who have absolutely Zero right to say shit about this, but not for a party trying to build upon higher ground.

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5 years

He won’t see this, so I can talk all kinds of shit. Happy Birthday to the Dimmerest Twin, my brother in arms for 34 years, the best partner one could hope for. To Cool Daddy, Happy 53!!! Here’s to many many more.…

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6 years

Lullabies for a Lousy Year - Best Records of 2017

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7 years

To all our loved ones, today our daughter Ava had spinal fusion surgery to correct a 58 degree…

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Accidents happen but competence matters. Our hearts go out to the families of those lost in the horrific bridge incident. Glad we currently have leadership that cares to fix things instead of profiting from it.

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Patterson Hood

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5 years

Drive-By Truckers Asleep At The Wheel. It happened and was beautiful.

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Bush: So, who gets top billing? Live: We want it! Bush: Are you sure? Live: Yeah! Bush: Don't you think people will get the wrong idea? Live: ... Oh.

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Patterson Hood

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11 months

Sad to read that the great Cormac McCarthy has exited. Truly one of the greatest of our time. I have a vivid memory of finishing The Road in 2008, Stockholm Sweden, in back of a cab headed for the airport. Sobbing uncontrollably. One of my top 2-3 favorite novels ever. RIP.

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Patterson Hood

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4 years

Tonight I’ll be playing a protest show benefiting The Black Resilience Fund on NoonChorus at 6PDT/9EDT. The attic is ready, i’m getting close. Hope you are. @ Portland, Oregon

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Patterson Hood

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4 years

Thanks for all the terrific birthday greetings. I’d be all remiss not to send out a day late birthday to one of my favorite people on the planet. Love you Will Johnson. I hear your songs in my better dreams. @…

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Patterson Hood

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1 year

Chris Licht should resign now for the good of the country and to hopefully save CNN. A dismal failure even before last night now it’s urgent. CNN certainly had its issues before but his tenure has been of Hindenburg proportions.

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Patterson Hood

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4 years

One of the absolute best nights of my life. Seeing Springsteen on Broadway then getting to chat with him backstage. Happy Birthday to the greatest Rock and Roller of my time. (Photo by Christine Stauder).

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Patterson Hood

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4 years

Greetings from Houston. @drivebytruckers plays our final shows of 2019 this weekend. We played fewer shows this year than we have since 1997. I suspect there will be many more in 2020. See you at The Rock and Roll Show!

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Patterson Hood

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6 years

@thedavidcrosby Drive-By Truckers.

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5 years

Saw some great music on the Outlaw Country Cruise. Margo Price is the shit. Great band, great songs and a fantastic performer and singer. 6 months pregnant, beautiful and totally badass.…

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4 years

Saw the ZZ Top doc last night in Netflix. Was happy about the love they gave this gem. Most underrated (to me) ZZT album. Manic Mechanic could be my fave of their songs. “That’s Right...”.

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6 years

Uncle Tupelo’s ‘Anodyne’ at 25: An Oral History via @RollingStone

Uncle Tupelo’s ‘Anodyne’ at 25: An Oral History

Revisiting Uncle Tupelo's 1993 album 'Anodyne,' a pivotal record in alt-country history.

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Patterson Hood

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3 years

Patterson Solo Tour 🤘 June 2021 🎙 Tickets on Sale 4.16 🎟

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2 years

Messed up last post. @drivebytruckers American Band came out 6 years ago today. I’m still proud of it and stand by every word. Cover photo by @dannybones64 @ Golden Gate Park

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4 years

I guess “Malarky” is a good word for appealing to old white people and trying to win back a fraction of the old white Trump vote, but I don’t think it’s winning over any of the pissed off tens of millions that could actually swing this shit.

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7 years

Happy Anniversary Cooley. 32 Years of Dimmer Twins goodness (this week). Long Live Adam's House…

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1 year

@paranoiacs Finally. The perfect review of this beloved, but still underrated masterpiece from a band with so many masterpieces, even an album this great gets overlooked a lot. Fucking R.E.M.!! Still my vote as the all time greatest American Rock and Roll Band.

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3 years

Happy New Years all ye fuckers and Heathens. Here’s to a much better 2021. Live Rock and Roll will be coming back to town. @dbtrockshow @dbtph @ Portland, Oregon

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4 years

Happy Friggin’ Holidays to all y’all and may 2020 be a time of enlightenment and light. @ Portland, Oregon

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3 years

My dad the Rock Star. Traffic (1973). L to R: Jim Capaldi, Barry Beckett, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, David Hood. I love this picture. My dad was 29.

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5 years

You can always run again as a Republican. They seem to love that shit.

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5 years

Heavy hearts and gallons of tears over having to say goodbye to “The Leaning Man”. I’ve literally known Funky Donnie Fritts my entire life and have been especially close the last decade or so. In addition to our…

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6 years

Teaching the kids where they come from. In honor of Rick Hall we all watched the Muscle Shoals…

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7 years

Thrilling day. American Band nominated for Americana Awards Album of the Year, DBT Band of the…

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4 years

This week marks what would have been the 70th birthday of @tompetty . Join me when we celebrate his life and music on the 70th Birthday Bash Stream, Friday October 23rd. Streaming at 7pm ET on @AmazonMusic app and

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5 years

@MissMargoPrice @tennesseewaltz_ @thirdmanrecords @JeremyBlainIvey @MattRossSpang Yeah, we were suppose to lose half our audience too. Best album cycle ever. Fight the fucking Power!

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3 years

Holy Shit! I have a gig. Playing in a few for the Dance on Air Concert Series from the McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom. We’re taking back Tremendous as I post this. I’m gonna kick some Ass. Time In! @ Crystal Ballroom

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4 years

@JasonIsbell I think I was just a lust child.

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5 years

Last show of the year. @DougFirLounge

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6 years

Thoughts and Prayers When the carnage was over you could hear the cellphones ringing You could smell gun powder in the air On the bloody ground LED’s were blinking Deliver us from evil,…

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5 years

I hate daylight savings time. Night time is the right time.

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4 years

Happy Father’s Day to all you dad’s and mom’s. I’m gonna sit in my favorite chair and listen to Neil, nice and loud. Pearl is going to join me. There will be coffee involved. “Homegrown’s alright with me...”

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8 years

Please don't turn your drinking game into a cocaine binge by matching his sniffles. Really, don't do it. #heartattack

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4 years

In the foreground we got a photo of Jim Dickinson w Keith Richards listening to a playback of “Wild Horses” (12/4/1969) w Luther Dickinson watching my dad play a bass part in the control room today (11/19/2019). 50…

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1 year

Scr3w CNN. They might as well be Fox News. At least you know what you’re dealing with there.

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6 years

H2O! After 42 years (literally) of being a geeky massive fan, finally got to see Daryl Hall and John Oates. Tons of hits, a War Babies deep cut, killer band and they totally still deliver…

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5 years

I’ve loved Neil Young for nearly 50 years. Tonight I was reminded why. By far the best of the many times I’ve seen him. #promiseofthereal is the Real Deal. #neilyoung Nearly 3 hours of inspired Rock and Roll. @…

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5 years

20 years ago (last month) and n this cool haunted house outside of Athens GA, DBT recorded our 2nd album, Pizza Deliverance. Five days of around the clock recording with borrowed gear and…

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4 years

@briankoppelman Springsteen-Darkness on the Edge of Town. I was 14, about to start 9th grade. Just learning guitar. Totally rocked my world.

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I used to dream of going to a show here. Tonight we headline one, for the first time. There’s no more beautiful or sacred room on Earth to me. Beyond honored. We’re gonna Rock this shit. Some amazing friends are…

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4 years

That Nixon tat gonna sure look fine under the light of your cell mate’s love light.

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3 years

@paranoiacs My dad played bass on Still The Same.

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6 years

27 years after our last show, mine and Cooley’s 1st Band Adam’s House Cat, is finally releasing our lost album “Town Burned Down”. Next week our original drummer Chuck Tremblay is coming…

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5 years

Nice words about an old album of ours. Thanks!

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Today's album pick of the day... better duck, it's a drive-by trucker. @drivebytruckers @pattersonhood

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4 years

Happy 4/20 Willie Nelson! I’m honored to be a part of today’s Come and Toke It event, a 4 hour, 20 minute music and comedy event with some fantastic performers. Beginning at 4:20 CST. I’m premiering a brand new,…

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I’ve been known to bitch (from time to time) about certain “Southern peculiarities” but I Love a good Southern Accent. On Alaska Air flight now (PDX to Bozeman) and the flight attendant has got an extra big one. (Accent, That is).

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6 years

Babies in Cages The world wakes up this…

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10 months

Love how the GOP opposes popular measures, fights tooth and nail against them, then tries to take credit when the popular measures pass anyway and are loved.

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5 years

My photo can’t do this fabulous place justice. Honored to be playing The Anthem tonight in DC w the mighty Lucinda Williams and our dear friend Erika Wennerstrom. This place is so kickass.…

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3 years

Paid my respects (RESPECT) to our hero Otis Redding, near the site in Madison WI. My dad got to work with him on Arthur Conley (Sweet Soul Music) as well as You Left The Water Running. Still the King.