Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi stopped by SiriusXM in New York City last month, while in town for a show at Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tedeschi Trucks Band is currently promoting their latest studio album, which has experienced a dramatic change in meaning since its release in February. The band lost their forever keyboardist/flutist Kofi Burbridge on February 15th, the day that the album–which was dedicated to several of their mentors that have recently passed: Leon Russell, Col. Bruce Hampton, Butch Trucks, and Gregg Allman–officially released, and the day they started a three-week tour. So of course, their interview with SiriusXM begged the questions of how they endured it all.
On Wednesday, SiriusXM shared a portion of their interview with Tedeschi and Trucks which was recorded for their Volume channel during the two’s visit. The brief clip features mostly Trucks discussing the emotional state of the band after losing a few friends while in the early stages of the recording process on their latest album, the personal history they have with their longtime tour bus, and of course Kofi.
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“This time when we went into the studio everyone was, you know everyone was wrecked and trying to unpack a lot of things that happen in a short amount of time. I don’t think the band or any of us individually had ever fully felt that way,” Trucks admitted at the beginning of the video before stating that the process of playing and writing with his bandmates, in addition to playing every night while on tour, certainly made for a therapeutic and cathartic experience.
“Our tour bus, ‘Old Red,’ has 1.3 million miles on it, we’ve had it a long time,” Trucks continued before Tedeschi chimes in to point out that the bus is on its second engine. “Kofi was in that bus with us for a million miles so there’s something nice about being there … With Kofi passing, everything feels more in-your-face, and all the lyrics take on a different meaning.”
Fans can watch the portion of the radio interview in the video below.
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi – SiriusXM Interview
[Video: SiriusXM]
Tedeschi Trucks Band will take the new few weeks off to rest before returning to the road for a run of European tour dates beginning on April 2nd in Paris. Fans can check out Tedeschi Trucks Band’s website for a full list of 2019 tour dates and more information.
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