Chris Robinson
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And in a way, that still is part of what we are today.
How old were you guys back then?
Oh, in the summer of 89, Rich was 18.
I was 23 when we made our first record.
Well, you know, the other thing is, you know, you remember rock and roll was culturally and socially its place and its importance and its reverence was a lot different than today.
You know, I think it's one thing I think is cool about hip hop music is the hip hop stars have taken over that kind of attitude.
Which I, when I see their fashion and I see, you know, I mean, there's lots of, hip hop's not one thing, of course.
You know, I like old records anyway.
But when I hear new things that I like and I'm like, okay, so they're singing about drugs.
They're singing about sex.
And, you know, they're singing about, you know.
Maybe I can't really identify with the violence of poverty and stuff.