Dave Matthews Interviews

Dave Matthews Interview

What you'll find below are a few interviews with the audio available online, and some links to interviews on the web.

  • 10/14/03 Dave Matthews Phone Interview
    • Some Devil
      • Approach to writing songs for Some Devil vs. writing songs for Dave Mattehws Band (:40)
      • Allowed for quieter and "different instrumental arrangements" (1:45)
      • Excited to get back in the studio with DMB (2:32)
    • 2003 Summer Tour
      • Dave says in many ways 2003 tour was the best the band had ever had. (3:04)
    • Dave and Friends (4:05)
      • Dave and Tim Reynolds' intial duet work at the shows (4:20)
      • Dave and Friends will be a "Pretty Slamming Band (4:48)
      • Some Devil Friends: Trey Anastasio, Brady Blade, Tony Hall, Ray Paczowski. (4:40)
      • Comments on DMB Tunes during D+F tour (5:30)
      • "We're one of the baddest bands in the world" (5:48)
    • Central Park (6:00)
      • "You can't measure anything else up against that night" (6:29)
    • DMB in the Studio
      • Plans regarding other people playing on the new DMB Album (7:15)
      • New Album will be taken to a "further level of collaboration." (7:44
  • 11/16/02 Dave Matthews Interview with Cali
    • Dave's trip on the roller coasters at darian lake (1:20)
      • Recreational drug use in Dave's youth. (1:40)
      • Dave's "halucination-ingenic" experiences. (2:05)
      • Dave likes the big swing. (2:35)
      • Dave's ability to drink hard liquor without making a funny face (3:20)
    • Darian Lake Show
      • Dave singing backup to the crowd (4:00)
      • The spirit of #36->Everyday, they're getting married. (4:15)
      • First time a crowd joined in and sang a song while DMB just plays. (5:30)
    • What's in the silver mug Dave brings on stage. (6:00)
    • Butch Taylor being part of the band. (7:10)
      • Butch is a comfortable part of the family (7:30)
      • Butch is an adopted member of the family. (7:50)
      • "Butch is there, he's with us." (8:35)
    • Dave plays Gravedigger (9:02)
    • Dave talks about Jeans "suck in the wet." (13:00)
    • June 11th 2001 Two Step at Giant Stadium (13:30)

05/07/04 NPR Interview with NPR's Alex Chadwick

  • Speaking about Orchestra Baobab
    • The precision of the music (1:20)
    • Dave's Stage fright (2:15)
    • Surprising number of Dave Matthews Fans at the show (3:30)
    • Dave's Stomping Grounds (5:30)
    • Dave's feelings about musical pilgramages (6:15)
    • Dave asks Baobab to share DMB's stage in the US (7:00)

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