So you don’t know what you got until it’s gone. It’s great to go out and watch live music again. I’m just excited to be playing live again, you know what I mean? We were all kind of stuck in home prison for two years and it’s cool to get out and play music for people again, for them and for me and going to shows too. We have 50 shows left on the tour this year and I can’t wait to see how the new material begins to-I mean, we’ve already done 15 shows so I already know how it goes-but we’re gonna begin to introduce more of the new material into the show. Is there anything else you want to add about this record? Mxdwn: Well, I’m looking forward to that box set. It was just different and you adapt or you get left behind, and I never get left behind and look, I’m talking to you right now about the new Afghan Whigs record, so I’m just gonna shut the fuck up as far as that stuff goes. So, honestly, it wasn’t any kind of hardship or chore. It was honestly cool because we were making the foundation live back in California and then they were just adding to it and then we were able to mix. The rear power sofa converts to a 68' x 79' queen-sized bed with. This 2.2 Ontour model is similar to model 2.0, but with a larger refrigerator, and more storage space in the bath. From there, we sent it off to the three other states, in the case of backing singers living in the other states. Pleasure-Way Ontour Class B gas motorhome 2.2 highlights: 78' Headroom. But it was cool because three of us were in California, so we were able to build a foundation. I had, in the past, sent tracks to people in other states but never to the scale of this particular situation. GD: Well, we had never made one during a viral pandemic, so that was the first way it was different. which she bought from Paul & Co Interiors, on Monahan Road. Mxdwn: How was the process of making this record different than previous ones? TN Butt Plumbing2022 Ontour 2.0 Pleasure-Way Industries: Manufacturer of Class B. We had to tour it without him, that’s just life. When we made that record with him he was too sick to tour it. But the show must go on and he would be the first one to tell you that. So just the friendship angle alone is like, you miss it. He was one of my best friends, one of our best friends.
GD: It’s difficult in life to not have him around. Was it difficult completing this album without him present?
This is Afghan Whig’s first album since Dave Rosser passed.
That said, once my solo tour was canceled and it became obvious that it wasn’t going to be rescheduled in any kind of quick fashion, I immediately turned my attention to making a new Afghan Whigs record. And I was like, well, I want something to do, so I made a solo album and was gonna go on tour. I write all the songs in my bands, but the rest of the Afghan Whigs were all busy doing other things and were going to be busy for the foreseeable future. Greg Dulli: Well honestly-and I’ve said this before-making a solo album wasn’t some burning desire for me. Mxdwn: I understand COVID played a role in canceling your solo tour, but were there any other factors that helped push that decision and move towards focusing on Afghans?