Joe Rogan Experience #789 — Dan Auerbach Transcript

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0:00 Da da da da and we're live and you have come bringing the future Well, I guess if I told you, it would screw up our transport. You know, we're on a bus. It's totally different. Yeah, that was weird. Fucking Willie Nelson? That was stupid. I mean, come on. It's sad. And that's when people were really finding out about him. I mean, That's where they shot, I think, some parts from maybe the live.

3:02 He put Minneapolis on the map. He looked like he could have been mistaken for Pharrell all go away so quickly and eventually it's all going to go away for all of us I Want to Be Your Lover, People will appreciate him now that they know it's ended. At his mom's in Arkansas. oh, he was the best. where he was trying to change your thought process along with make you

7:30 But now everything's filmed. if you hear the starting, you should ideally hear it for the first time in a full form, in completed form. You know, it stops me from wanting to play songs I don't really know. Absolutely. Yes. phones up and people watching the concert through phones yeah i mean you see this you see people I know. with the iPhone sure you got a good part that's going to look good on your Facebook or wherever the fuck you're going to put it, you're missing, you're not giving into the experience

10:56 You would be able to experience life more. I don't think so. Yeah. I don't know. To have the Google data. I just wish I had my phone. Yeah, if you leave a party in LA and you don't think someone was full of shit, you're in the wrong party. It's busy working. I mean, maybe like a pool party How fucking weird. And you feel totally You know what I mean?

13:17 Sleeping in the bed where, you know, Belushi died, just like raging. It was owned by Bugsy Siegel, the mobster. place i mean that might be the hotel in hollywood where you think of like johnny depp's doing blow You know what I mean? I don't know what it is. That there's something, an intangible something But did you know the history before you went into the place, though?

16:24 don't know because you have these preconceived ideas Aretha recorded there and, uh, I mean, they cut so they recorded there. The Rolling Stones recorded there. So many. Fantastic. Aretha recorded there. Why? He thinks you can't extract it, but he thinks that there's memory in wood, I think we create the history in our mind before we even get there. You know what I mean?

18:07 I mean it might have but it's still real right right and then someone sold it and I had that laptop, I'd be like, holy shit. Magic laptop. All of a behind like things being sacred. Then they become in your mind. make something out of nothing like complete it feels like magic to me still i wake up in the Perfect. You know what I mean? That's it. There's different styles in different albums.

21:44 caught up with worrying about what other people think they just like over analyze and it's obviously given you a lot of positive results. The thing is, I think that people get so caught up with worrying about what other people You know, I'm right you you know, you have to know that you have to grow into that and also It's weird. that it grows with you. It can.

23:38 Powerful moments. So that's what made me want to play music, was I wanted to play music with my uncles. Uh, I'm crying just thinking about it. No and it's the reason I'm here now that they really just like five records before we even had a song on the radio. Yeah, but people were already talking about it before you guys had songs on the radio. downloads. And what has it been like to watch us all move into the internet?

26:38 You know? valued thing anymore you know what i mean well we were discussing this the other day about But we were talking about Spotify and all those different things and how little money the artists actually get out of it it's weird it is weird it is weird isn't it Like, how much money are they making if they play one of your albums? For a physical copy.

29:07 Is that what you said? Yeah. Things get weird. falls at the bottom of the barrel. I mean, artists probably shouldn't allow it, but it's like... not use those streaming services is that the way to go i mean ultimately probably i mean we We don't have anything on Tidal, but we have it on iTunes. I have no idea. I don't know. Because we're just trying to be artists and trying to make music.

32:23 was the one who wrote it, selling. Well, it got so engorged. right? You'd try to figure out They just wanted to keep, And it was awesome. and they would teach me things every time i would go in they're like oh so you've never Nobody gives a shit. I mean, imagine if the only good musicians were musicians who had PhDs in music theory. It was coming from two guys. was it was coming from two guys

36:25 You know what I mean? Total self-confidence, their own style, these older older guys who are just insane it's just so hard to describe you know it really is You had to play perfectly behind the beat. Because it's, you don't really make money playing music unless you reach a certain level. I don't know. I think that's what started it all. Right. They're just great musicians.

39:45 three songs we'll just we can just make them up you know Wow when you go into it all ourselves we did it all ourselves so in the basement it was just the two of us and we It just feels so weird. So would you guys record it initially as you were improvising it, Dude, what a fucking cool life you have. i get up in the morning i start working and i don't work till i'm asleep i don't stop till

42:34 right that riff was done wayne moss did that riff right down the street um But, you know, where doesn't that happen at some level? uh hold up that infrastructure and like if I run out of But it's the reason they're there and healthy That's very honest of you. a resurgence right now like real country yeah i think that um i have no idea really i don't know

45:34 Look at me getting smart with age. buy more out, Huh. Yeah, that's a good question. All I wanted was that big yellow disc and a Tony Hawk skateboard. ESP? Yeah, it is. And protection is what it is? Some early cars used to have that option. It was amazing, you know? That is nuts. There was something about those old cars, too. Yeah, a lot of the electric cars have real crazy setups now.

48:25 Well, that's not a distraction, is it? That's so stupid. He was jacking off in his car. Yep, Clifford Ray Jones. Driver inattention is a leading factor in most crashes and near crashes. Where the fuck did he get the screen in there? You retard. You never know. Mm-hmm. Really? Yeah? It's really easy. I still have it. From a BMW? That's your problem.

52:03 No, no, no. Like he bought it early from the farmer. And so he has these speakers set up on the side Because a riot broke out during a Neil Young concert. It's an amphitheater. I fucking put my hoodie on. And I was like, I got to get the fuck out of here. Columbus. But now that the industry's gone, I just totally made that up. Just hanging around. She wore the diaper to drive all the way across the country

55:26 Anytime a chick is willing to wear a diaper. A rival for another astronaut's affection. Yeah, Absolutely. Arrival for another astronaut's affection. It's all she needs. Maybe she just wanted to claw her eyes out or something, She had a map to the house. He had in his car two rifles, four handguns, 800 rounds of ammunition two hatchets he barged through the door and there was a woman security guard

57:41 I know a guy was in jail for 10 years for growing weed convicted of manslaughter which sounds horrifying. No jail time for ex-NYPD officer after manslaughter conviction reduced to criminally negligent homicide. I think there's a lot of terrible things that cops have done, I think there's a vast majority of the people out there not working or your license plates expired all shit that has nothing to do with crime

1:00:09 I don't think so. It seems to be when people take notice. That's what an uphill battle that would be. Well, if anybody's going to do it, it's going to Isn't that why they call it Chirac? He called it that, too. And he was telling me what it was like. How do you stop that? violent it's embarrassing it is embarrassing we shouldn't be embarrassed we should be we

1:03:00 man, just to know that there's people out there Yeah. I mean, just violence in and of itself. This little baby bear fucked this dog up. gets up. Watch his hip toss. Watch this act right here. Boom. Dude, that's technique. And then look at that hip toss. But he gave it up very quickly. The bear's going to win eventually. A goon is when you roll with someone and they're not good.

1:05:38 And when somebody walks into the ring and they've got a lot of muscles, I pretty much automatically know they're going to lose. But when you did, like when Mike Tyson was in his prime, it was so terrifying because there wasn't a guy like that before him. grab a hold of his dick, how he pulled up to Mike Tyson's house Or was it a tiger, or was it a lion? One of those things.

1:07:01 Well, a lot of fighters wind up getting Yeah. is when they're abused or trained for it you're basically saying It didn't matter. that are just not like that at all. It's called a Regency Mastiff. I was like, that's crazy. One of my friends, his mom bred bullmastiffs. get those. I like labs. I think labs are my favorite. They're like the most predictable,

1:10:16 Is it all good living down there or is it? Yeah. You know where that comedy club is down there? Oh, yeah? things like this do you do things legally or do you just shake hands and say we're in a band i do They've been ripped off in the past. they'll buy plane tickets It's, you know, ahead of time. I don't know. I think that's how it should be done but at

1:12:29 Oh yeah, for Pat and I, and the owner of the casino posted something on Twitter I don't know. That's where a lot of the early MMA fights were done because it was illegal. That's how they have casinos. You know, it's like most kind of festivals. It just feels weird to me. When you play at a festival, you have 45 minutes. We just played last week, and it was awesome.

1:15:51 So it's like three weeks. Yeah, I don't even know. I mean, there's money in it, but it's not like you guys do it on your own. It's good money. Because when you think about festivals. When you're starting, it's a place to be seen that you are getting better crowds in different places, I mean, we stay in major cities. less money you know I mean I get it makes sense yeah well I would just think that maybe that would

1:18:54 you know and i love being around my kids it's it's been a lot of fun so it's definitely become conversations with people like you. I don't know. comes through the bar, That is the fuel of inspiration. They just tell a story in this intense, moving way with music and sound of them are going to start new projects and get inspired to do things just by hearing you do this

1:21:53 it's like part of my family but even still you know my dad had a great record collection but I I mean, it seems like a really fortunate situation that you grew up in. life you know what i mean and uh you know i was a i was into music, but I was a real snob about it. And I knew the difference between, like, But also express themselves It was my life as a human is music.

1:24:57 winners local regional golden glove did you win a golden no, no. I found it in a junk shop. I liked it. No. People used to wear those stupid little gold horns. That's what they looked like. I don't know why it was a horn. I was just curious about- Just for fun. He got me into it three or four years ago. and those helmets... Yeah, but nobody's hitting me like that in sparring, man.

1:26:51 Jet skiing? And then all of a sudden they'll be depressed and their mood swings me. Yeah. Safety first. You follow it? but I want to go there and train in the room, I felt so stupid And then he starts hitting the pads kind of slow and loosens up and then eventually he starts firing off these combination And people are really disappointed, too. Yeah.

1:29:48 I want to see that fight. Terrence is something special, and also that he fights from the orthodox stance, but just as good, if not better, from the southpaw. And then when he knows he can fuck you up, he switches over and starts lighting you up. Well, I think he values and appreciates the skill and art of boxing, the actual art of it. Chocolatito is awesome, too, because he's just watching his side-to-side movement.

1:31:17 He's just a boxer. I worry about Khan. Or is it 154? Shrink him down a little bit. The mandatory challenger. Looked great. I mean, if it was the Bernard Hopkins of 10 years ago, it could have been a completely different fight. Rival promotions. You know, Bellator is just not quite as big. That's the other thing I kind of hate about boxing is that if you lose one fight, somehow you're tainted beyond belief.

1:34:56 That's why it's so cool to see Khan fight Canelo and to see, you know, to see, who did we just say? Terrence Crawford. And I think Canelo and Amir Khan, for as long as it lasts, should be very interesting. But Mayweather's a motherfucker he's to see what happens that's this two guys that don't like to take backward steps and both have But I think Canelo does too.

1:37:19 He's one of the greatest. If not the greatest. I mean, he just doesn't get hurt. He has this And so when guys fight him, they just can't get to him and they fall into this sort of Flamboyantly saying he was retiring too much for me to believe it's a real retirement Well, you're probably right then. Yeah. his shoulder was fucked up yeah people had heard about that it was bookies were talking about it

1:39:49 done it. a whole whole giant posse and none of them like gay people yeah that was such a bummer it was weird Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah, I don't remember, but whatever it was, it was not good. That's for sure. that are boxing fans but aren't apes. And I kind of gave him a little shit. Yeah. Yeah. I just, I don't know. I don't know. It's going to be a shitty fight anyway. It's like, why would you? Well, the poor guy, he's all ate up with Jesus.

1:42:21 So he probably thought he was actually trying to save people in some strange way, Maybe, right? Yeah. and some of the best pool players in the world And really interesting to watch them that other players Tame Impala. In the absence of radio like what is the traditional Wow. and try to, try to try to you know get him There's something about old gospel and old blues.

1:46:31 I mean, John Lee Hooker was really influential in Africa. And you don't really know how to describe it. It was the audience that had been exposed Yeah, it's who they are. You have to live it, right? You know what I mean? Rewinding watching and then I would drive Really? Wow. things they can like bring out the best in themselves you know and that's like enough

1:50:25 advantage really, that's all any artist you'd ever hope for. critical to slight self-critical I want it to be I want to try to like have it But then at the end of the day, And I appreciate what you do, too. and that's available alright thanks brother