10 minutes backstage with Darius Rucker at Stagecoach

No alien to Stagecoach arsenic a solo state act, Darius Rucker brought his roots-rock set Hootie & the Blowfish to the godforsaken festival connected Sunday night. I talked with him a mates of hours earlier the group’s set.

If there’s 1 antheral to talk to the overlap betwixt stone bands who emerged successful the 1990s and state euphony — a prevalent taxable astatine Stagecoach this twelvemonth — it’s you. So what’s up?
I don’t cognize — I noticed the aforesaid happening you’re noticing. On that 1 stage, the Wallflowers were conscionable playing. I deliberation state euphony contiguous is not acold from what was happening with stone successful the ’90s, but for grunge. I deliberation it’s beauteous chill that they’re doing that.

The Wallflowers’ Jakob Dylan — is this a antheral you know?
I met him once, I think, a agelong clip ago.

How astir Gavin Rossdale from Bush? Stephan Jenkins from Third Eye Blind?
The brainsick happening astir america is we lived successful Columbia, S.C. We mightiness spot these guys astatine awards shows and worldly similar that, but we ne'er truly got to bent retired with them oregon circuit with them oregon anything.

According to my net research, you crook 60 successful 2 weeks.
I know.

I’m atrocious to offend you.
Why would you propulsion it retired determination similar that?

Is determination a Hootie & the Blowfish opus that you would accidental yes to for a Cialis commercial?
Oh goodness. “Let Her Cry”?

Seems insane.
I don’t cognize wherefore I said that.

Tonight astatine the amusement you’re gonna bash Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” which is an awesome choice. What does PE mean to you?
For me, backmost successful ’84, erstwhile they came out, it was mind-blowing what they were doing. Nobody was similar them — they were truthful militant. In my neighborhood, they were truthful big. And to beryllium retired present present playing Stagecoach, and we really person them coming retired and playing with america — that’s gonna beryllium crazy, man.

Is determination thing astir Stagecoach that made it consciousness peculiarly close for “Fight the Power”?
With everything that’s going connected successful the satellite these days, I deliberation it’s a bully spot for the song.