PropertyOfZack Interview : : The Horrible Crowes

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PropertyOfZack had the chance to catch up with Ian Perkins of The
Horrible Crowes not too long ago for a great interview. Ian and I
discussed the early stages of the band, the environment between Ian and
Brian in the studio, and future shows, among other things. Read up and
enjoy!

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For the record, could you state your name and role in The Horrible Crowes?
My name is Ian Perkins and my role is guitar player. I play bass sometimes too.

Brian sort of unveiled Horrible Crowes to the public in late-2010/early-2011, but when did you two begin discussing the project?
It
wasn’t that long before everybody else found out about it. It was
probably in late-2010. It literally happened right after that. When you
found out about it wasn’t that much after I knew about it.

Were you immediately interested in making the record?
We
were just sitting around listening to music after shows and we’d sit
around playing guitar just for a laugh really more than anything. It was
never about making a band and doing this and that. We were just messing
around at the start. We wrote two or three, and we thought it was cool.
The Gaslight guys were cool with it too, so we did another two or
three. We literally got enough for a record and then we got a bit more
clearance. It’s always been a fun thing though for Brian to get
something out of his system that he can’t with Gaslight.

Can
you just discuss the writing process for the songs on the record? Was
it a largely collaborative effort on both of your parts?