I took a real chance leaving Nine Inch Nails and starting my own thing, and the record was out and doing well. I was sitting on the beach, on Lake Erie, and the water was so calm and still, it was just like glass. The summer after we recorded our first album. I’m so proud of it, and I’m glad that hockey fans love it. You know what? The moment the Detroit Red Wings heard that song they put it in their advertisements and started playing it at their home games because they loved it so much. When you wrote that song, did you ever think it would become an anthem? “Hey Man, Nice Shot” came out in the summer of ’95, but it is ubiquitous at hockey games, which most people would consider a winter sport. He’d say, “Don’t fuckin’ sing that, it’ll get stuck in my head all day.” And then I’d sing it. Whitney! I used to torture Trent with that song.
I’ve never seen someone so angry, they hated everything. You could see that Liam and Noel Gallagher had a lot of demons.
I like Blur, but they were a little too cute. It’s all fine now, and Chris (Hall, the singer) is a great guy. Trent let me do the demos and I got signed on it, but we had to have our lawyers call up his lawyers. That’s a real thing! Stuart Zachman was in my presence when I wrote the riff for “Hey Man, Nice Shot.” And he stole it. But when I used to party, I wouldn’t be caught dead with a Zima bottle in my hand.ĭid you ever get in a fight with the dudes from Stabbing Westward for sounding exactly like you? Now the party is being onstage and feeling the energy from the crowd. I was just so jacked up on beer and drugs then. It’s a far cry from the days in the Nineties. There are two people that are “normal” in the band, and I like to watch them get tipsy. How do a bunch of dudes from the Nineties party on tour? Zima? If you grew up in Cleveland and you swim in Lake Erie, you can swim anywhere. What’s your preference – ocean, lake or swimming pool? But you really have to know the definition of “got it.” Filter’s Hey Man Nice Shot Lyrics Meaning R. If Rihanna or Jessica Simpson wants to wear ’em and they’re looking hot as hell, they should, but I’m sorry, if you’re rolling a 50-inch waist and trying to squeeze into a pair of shorts like that. Daisy Dukes are acceptable for girls, of course, but there’s limits. What do you think is the right length for a man’s pair of shorts?īelow the knees! Men’s legs are ugly! I don’t want to see your fucking legs. The Massachusetts-born, Cleveland-bred rocker took a break from playing to speak to Rolling Stone about summer jobs, Nineties music and outdoor grilling.Ģ013 Summerland Tour Unites Everclear, Live, Filter Now, with summer only two weeks away, Patrick is out with Filter on the Summerland Tour, something of a Nineties nostalgia trip, with Everclear, Live and Sponge. The former Nine Inch Nails guitarist started his band 20 years ago and had a great run with albums including Short Bus and Title of Record.
The band’s latest album, The Sun Comes Out Tonight, was just released, and the single “What Do You Say” sounds like the Nineties all over again. All of their albums have been released in the summer (or right before it), and Filter singer Richard Patrick is ready for it.
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or someone put it out and said, ‘It’s a song about suicide,’ so DJs in Seattle said, ‘No this song is about Kurt Cobain’ and they kept repeating it and repeating it over and over and when you repeat it, whether it’s true or not, it becomes the truth.” In the full interview at KLAQ's website, Patrick reveals the true source of inspiration.įilter entered the studio this spring to begin work on their new album, ' Gurney and the Burning Books.' It's expected later this year.Filter is a summer band. The problem was the song was written in ’91 – my label, Warner Bros. Patrick told the station, “The song was so controversial, and I was like, ‘What did I do?’ That was the tragedy of the song coming out after killed himself. The song was not written about Kurt Cobain, but because of the timing of its release, many people thought that was the case. 'Short Bus' would be the album that would feature 'Hey Man, Nice Shot,' one of the band's biggest and most controversial singles. In ’93, I left NIN, signed with Warner Brothers and in ’95, released ‘Short Bus.’" The singer also took the time to discuss his short tenure with Nine Inch Nails, and explained, "I was in Nine Inch Nails and I wanted to spread my wings and see what I could do. Patrick's now been sober for nine and a half years. But it wasn't all bad for Patrick, who tells the station that he turned his low point into the hit single 'Take a Picture.' Plus, the time away uncovered how unhealthy his life had become and the road to recovery led him to being a better singer.
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