Raul Malo

And sometimes it led to interesting nights because we'd be right on after, you know, some punk rock or some heavy metal band, and here we were playing, you know, I Fall to Pieces or Crazy Arms or something, you know, just...

something that sounded old and country.

And, you know, they didn't quite know what to do with this, but they found themselves having a good time and digging it.

And that was the whole point, you know, that we were trying to do, that we're still trying to do, is to bring people in that, you know, would normally turn away from country music.

You know, we want them to go, well, no, you know, this is cool.

I want to go buy a Patsy Cline record.

I want to go buy a

A Hank Williams record and that kind of thing, you know, and listen to the music.

And, you know, it was an interesting time because it really allowed us to do whatever we wanted.

Right.

Well, you know...

that's not only in country music i mean in pop music as well you know basically you have true enough yeah we have people now that you know you don't even have to be a good singer you don't have to be a musician you don't have to be anything you know you just got to be this little image uh with long hair and and ripped up jeans and throw a flannel shirt and we'll we'll make you sound good kid you know don't worry about it and that's the way it goes in all kinds of music i mean so

You know, there is something to be said about the old way of just going in and actually having to sing.

What a concept.

And actually having to play your instruments, you know?

That's the problem I have with a lot of today's music.

I think I moved here... I'm trying to think.

I'm going on three years that I've actually been living in Nashville.

Well, it certainly is a different place.

I mean, Miami and Nashville, there's a big difference.