"Growing up in Dallas, his Chessmen opened for Jimi Hendrix in 1968, when Doyle was still in his teens. Moving to Austin with the band's guitarist, Jimmie Vaughan, the two formed Storm, which Bramhall eventually left to form the Nightcrawlers-this time with Vaughan's little brother, Stevie Ray. "
So, so much for not knowing SRV.
Come on, he knew SRV for a while before Nightcrawlers was even discussed.
also according to Yep Roc Records...
"Another song, written while Stevie Ray was still alive, reflecting on their lives together, is "Life By the Drop,"which appeared posthumously on Stevie's Sky Is Crying album, as well as Fitchburg Street. It was penned by Doyle and his wife, Barbara Logan."
Songs, poetry, books and all art in general have many meanings to many people.
Just because you think a work of art means something different from somebody else doesn't invalidate your thoughts or the thoughts of others.
Art is interpreted.
Although the intention of the artist is important, it isn't all emcompassing or even the most important point. Perhaps, the artist produced a piece of art that they aren't even aware of all the implications.
Perhaps, consciously the artist was creating art about one thing, but subconsciously the artist was also creating art about another thing or things.
So what I'm saying is, even if you could get Boyle to talk about the song and give you all the details about what the song means to him, it's irrelevant.
It's not about what the song means to him, except on a biographical, matter-of-fact level.
It's about what it means to you.
Just as stupid, is to debate "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" or "A horse with no name".
It doesn't matter what the subject may be to the writer or the performers, it's what it means to you.
It makes no difference that "Cuddly Toy", performed by the Monkees, is rumored to be about a Hell's Angels gang rape. If that's what it's really about, so what!? What does it mean to you?
And if I may add, I personally think it is those pieces of art that are controversial and that appear to be hard to pin down and cause people to have many and varied views as to what the art represents, is what makes these pieces of art so good. The art piece strikes a chord in people, but it's not the same chord.
This song IS NOT about alcohol or drug abuse. Doyle Bramhall said this song was written by him and Barbara Logan and it is about his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you listen to the song it is actually a conversation between Bramhall and Vaughan as if Doyle was the one talking. Doyle played drums in a band with Jimmy and Stevie in the early 70's and Stevie went off and became a famous Blues musician. This song is about a re-union between two old friends. Doyle wrote about Stevie not for him. He didn't even know Stevie had...
This song IS NOT about alcohol or drug abuse. Doyle Bramhall said this song was written by him and Barbara Logan and it is about his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you listen to the song it is actually a conversation between Bramhall and Vaughan as if Doyle was the one talking. Doyle played drums in a band with Jimmy and Stevie in the early 70's and Stevie went off and became a famous Blues musician. This song is about a re-union between two old friends. Doyle wrote about Stevie not for him. He didn't even know Stevie had heard the song let alone recorded it.
per Yep Roc Records Artist Bio: (http://www.yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=200)
"Growing up in Dallas, his Chessmen opened for Jimi Hendrix in 1968, when Doyle was still in his teens. Moving to Austin with the band's guitarist, Jimmie Vaughan, the two formed Storm, which Bramhall eventually left to form the Nightcrawlers-this time with Vaughan's little brother, Stevie Ray. "
So, so much for not knowing SRV. Come on, he knew SRV for a while before Nightcrawlers was even discussed.
also according to Yep Roc Records... "Another song, written while Stevie Ray was still alive, reflecting on their lives together, is "Life By the Drop,"which appeared posthumously on Stevie's Sky Is Crying album, as well as Fitchburg Street. It was penned by Doyle and his wife, Barbara Logan."
Songs, poetry, books and all art in general have many meanings to many people. Just because you think a work of art means something different from somebody else doesn't invalidate your thoughts or the thoughts of others.
Art is interpreted. Although the intention of the artist is important, it isn't all emcompassing or even the most important point. Perhaps, the artist produced a piece of art that they aren't even aware of all the implications. Perhaps, consciously the artist was creating art about one thing, but subconsciously the artist was also creating art about another thing or things.
So what I'm saying is, even if you could get Boyle to talk about the song and give you all the details about what the song means to him, it's irrelevant. It's not about what the song means to him, except on a biographical, matter-of-fact level. It's about what it means to you.
Just as stupid, is to debate "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" or "A horse with no name". It doesn't matter what the subject may be to the writer or the performers, it's what it means to you. It makes no difference that "Cuddly Toy", performed by the Monkees, is rumored to be about a Hell's Angels gang rape. If that's what it's really about, so what!? What does it mean to you?
And if I may add, I personally think it is those pieces of art that are controversial and that appear to be hard to pin down and cause people to have many and varied views as to what the art represents, is what makes these pieces of art so good. The art piece strikes a chord in people, but it's not the same chord.
This song IS NOT about alcohol or drug abuse. Doyle Bramhall said this song was written by him and Barbara Logan and it is about his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you listen to the song it is actually a conversation between Bramhall and Vaughan as if Doyle was the one talking. Doyle played drums in a band with Jimmy and Stevie in the early 70's and Stevie went off and became a famous Blues musician. This song is about a re-union between two old friends. Doyle wrote about Stevie not for him. He didn't even know Stevie had...
This song IS NOT about alcohol or drug abuse. Doyle Bramhall said this song was written by him and Barbara Logan and it is about his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you listen to the song it is actually a conversation between Bramhall and Vaughan as if Doyle was the one talking. Doyle played drums in a band with Jimmy and Stevie in the early 70's and Stevie went off and became a famous Blues musician. This song is about a re-union between two old friends. Doyle wrote about Stevie not for him. He didn't even know Stevie had heard the song let alone recorded it.