Marcus King's upcoming album 'Young Blood' sounds like it’s been animated by the gods of hedonistic Seventies rock & roll. Read our conversation with the singer-guitarist here
largely steered away from his group’s Allman Brothers blues-rock bent and leaned more into softer, country-soul tunes like “Beautiful Stranger” and “Young Man’s Dream.” “It was like a way for me to show that I can do more than just the rock & roll guitar, blues thing,” King says.
King’s shift to classic rock came after he regrouped with Auerbach, who brought in ringers like Desmond Child, Angelo Petraglia, and Andy Gabbard to co-write songs for a new album. It turned out to be a therapeutic and creative process for King. “It was a really reflective period where I was able to take a look back at every relationship I’ve had and recognize my part in why they failed,” he adds. He borrowed a page from the 12-step program and started trying to make amends — to others as well as to himself.— no road or city noise to speak of, just the sound of birds chirping and squirrels scurrying around. King’s dog, Otis, a black-and-white Great Dane mix, walks around the corner and bounds up the driveway toward us.
With that checking in also comes the realization that while he’s borrowing from existing elements in his music, he’s also synthesizing them into something new. “It’s the combination of those things that haven’t been done before, the way that I do it,” he says. “That’s another thing about loving yourself. There isn’t another you. There’s people that may sound a lot like you or may do what you do a little bit better, but they don’t do it exactly like you. There’s only one.
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