![]() ![]() We just go into the studio and make music and eat Mexican food. Mark: Steve and I first played together on the Benji album. How and why did you connect with him for this record? What did he bring to the table that you specifically were after? I have had the good fortune of playing with him a couple times and it was awesome. The vocals were added as we edited along.Ĭonor: Speaking of Steve Shelley, he is a fantastic drummer and a nice guy as you say. ![]() That’s the same way we did Universal Themes -everything cut from improv. With Nathan, my engineer, we are able to find the interesting parts and build off of them. ![]() Mark: Most of the songs were cut out of improv sessions where Steve played drums and I played instruments that don’t come naturally to me - like synthesizer and bass guitar and even a baritone uke. What instrument was laid down first? Was it done to a click with an initial instrument or laid down live with Steve Shelley? Did you later edit in the little spoken word parts and drastic breaks or were those sections always written into the songs from the beginning? I was curious how the recording process went. Though I’ve been to Italy many times, the best Italian restaurant in the world, to me, is Sylvester’s in North Canton, and I like Luigi’s in Akron a lot, too.Ĭonor: The song structures on this album are so interesting and unusual. People are down to earth in Ohio and I’m proud of where I’m from. I’m turned off by elitist attitudes and there’s a lot of that in San Francisco. But now and then I can get annoyed with my West Coast friends who don’t seem to understand the realities that exist between coasts. Mark: I’m pretty rooted in San Francisco after living here for 30 years and I wouldn’t give up my view or what I’ve accomplished here for anything. I know for me, even though I lived in New York City for 13 years, as much as I loved it, I always kind of felt like a tourist/transplant there. I was wondering if, after all your years living in California, you still identify as a Midwesterner or if there was some point when you crossed over and that changed. The interview took place January 15th, 2017.Ĭonor: The first track ‘God Bless Ohio’ is great. Conor Oberst interviews Mark Kozelek about the new Sun Kil Moon album Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood. ![]()
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