{"id":111811,"date":"2022-05-02T17:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T23:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111811"},"modified":"2022-05-02T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T23:36:04","slug":"60-seconds-with-the-cowboy-junkies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111811","title":{"rendered":"60 Seconds with The Cowboy Junkies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111811\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111811\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111812 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Cowboy-Junkies-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Cowboy-Junkies-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Cowboy-Junkies.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Exclusive interview by Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cowboy Junkies are a band from Toronto, Canada who rose to fame in America after their version of Lou Reed\u2019s \u201cSweet Jane\u201d was used in the 1994 movie \u201cNatural Born Killers\u201d. They have a new album out where they cover songs by David Bowie, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You rose to fame with your rendition of Lou Reed&#8217;s Sweet Jane which was used in the movie Natural Born Killers and on the soundtrack: What intrigued you to do this song? Do you know what the late great Lou Reed thought of your version?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We hadn&#8217;t thought of doing a Lou Reed song until we heard a live version of Sweet Jane on Velvet Underground&#8217;s 1969 album. It is a relatively laid-back take of this song which is rumored to have been written a few days before and contained a beautiful bridge section which was discarded after this recording. It fit with the sound we had been developing and we haven&#8217;t stopped playing it since. Lou gave us a line to use for the promotion of Trinity Session, so we think he liked it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You have a new album out called Songs of the recollection where you cover David Bowie, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and The Cure: Why these artists and why did you choose these songs?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>These are some of our favorite covers of songs by artists who had a huge influence on us.<\/p>\n<p>All these artists felt natural for us to interpret except for David Bowie, who we loved but never thought we could cover successfully, and a few years ago someone mentioned Five Years as a possibility, and we went to work on it. It&#8217;s now one of our favorites to play live.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You have played in the same line-up since 1985: How do you explain the closeness you have as a band beside the fact that you are related?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Family can be a great bonding agent, or not. We&#8217;ve been lucky. Our love of music is paramount though.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Is there a music style that you have not covered yet but you would love to? You have covered many music styles in your career.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We always go back to the blues.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Any artists you currently like and who you would like to work with?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mark Lanegan (R.I.P.), Kevin Morby, Dandy Warhols.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: The whole world has been in several lock downs due to the raging pandemic: what have you been doing during these lock downs?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Spraying every object around me with alcohol was fun for a while. Watching every episode of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Always Sunny In Philadelphia was even more fun.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Check out their website:<a href=\"http:\/\/cowboyjunkies.com\/\"> HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CowboyJunkies\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive interview by Karen Beishuizen The Cowboy Junkies are a band from Toronto, Canada who rose to fame in America after their version of Lou Reed\u2019s \u201cSweet Jane\u201d was used in the 1994 movie \u201cNatural Born Killers\u201d. 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