Pollard Speaks! (and Rocks!)

Maybe it's me, but I haven't seen many recent Q & As with Dayton music maestro Robert Pollard, so when I saw this one today from AgitReader, I wanted to pass it along. Here are a few pops from Robert Pollard.

Q: I’ve read that the bulk of the songs from your upcoming 'Moses on a Snail' album came from a single songwriting session and that a handful of your albums over the years have come together this way. When this happens, is it something where you intend to write 20 songs in one sitting, or is it just something that happens naturally?

RP: "I hadn’t done it in a while, not since Earthquake Glue, but I’ll write down a bunch of titles—50 in the case of Moses On a Snail—and proceed to attempt a song for every title. I got to 22 songs for Moses before burnout. Out of those 22, I selected 10. I had already written two songs about two weeks before that. So I put all 12 on a cd for the final selection and took it from there. It worked out very nicely in the case of Moses on a Snail."

Q: It was just recently reported that you’re contributing a song for Glen Campbell’s new album. How did you get hooked up with him? Is this a collaboration or is he recording a song you previously wrote?

RP: "He’s recording a song I previously wrote. I think it’s “Hold On Hope.” I had heard originally that it was going to be “Window of My World.” They’re being a bit secretive about it and won’t let me hear it, but I hear that it’s happening and is coming out later this year. I think it’s his Johnny Cash sort of thing, where he’s recording and working with younger alternative rock musicians and songwriters."

Q: Do you have a few favorite records that you’ve done over the years?

RP: "I really like my new solo album, Moses on a Snail. Zero to 99 and Brown Submarine are personal favorites, although I think all four Boston Spaceships albums, including the new one coming out in August, are really good. Working backwards, I love Off to Business, Coast to Coast Carpet of Love and From a Compound Eye. From GBV: Universal Truths and Cycles and Bee Thousand. I also like Kid Marine a lot."