Chatting to Dave Matthews on the eve of their third RCA album release was a coup of sorts, if only because at the time he wasn’t doing interviews with the South African media.
Close on four years after their breakout smash hit record, Under the Table and Dreaming, followed by Crash, two years later, the Dave Matthews Band were already colossal having built their audience independently.
He talks through the creation process, the band's surprise success, working with Steve Lillywhite and the stress RCA felt at trying to top the success of the last record.
He also speaks about how the new album's title, Before These Crowded Streets, the layered darkness, with sprigs of positivity and the band’s growth. “We’re taking a lot more chances and brought in new players, the likes of Bruce Hornsby and Tim Reynolds.
All-new, fresh, yet tight, in a relaxed way.” Lyrically vulnerable, ambiguous as always, listening to this interview you quickly realise how Dave Matthews was born to do what he continues to do so very well, all to our collective benefit.
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