Here’s a cool interview with Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney that we talked about on last night’s show during music news. The interview was conducted by Jeff Niesel for Positively Cleveland and will appear in the official visitor’s guide to be printed this summer:
Patrick Carney of The Black Keys
Whether you’re performing on Late Night with Conan O’Brien or playing the main stage at Lollapalooza, you guys always identify yourselves as the Black Keys from Akron, Ohio. Talk a little about what Akron symbolizes for you guys and why you like the city so much. Well, Akron is our home. It’s where all of our friends are. We do that because places like Akron get written off. I don’t think you can’t truly appreciate Akron until you have either lived here or at least been here. It’s not one of those cities where people are waiting in line to come visit. That’s why we like Akron. It’s not flashy. There are lots of cool things, but you just need to know where to go. Because of that, nothing ever changes, which is cool.
Read the rest of the interview here (via Flee To The Cleve – Thanks to Sam Fryberger for the tip!)