We actually added an extra electric guitar to beef up 'Need You Now', but we haven't changed any of this 'Own The Night' record at all for the international releases. Dave Haywood addbeefchange Change image and share on social
To me the bottom line is: good music is good music. Dave Haywood bottomgoodline Change image and share on social
That's country music for you - bourbon and the Bible. Dave Haywood biblebourboncountry Change image and share on social
Charles and I are from Augusta, Ga. - so we come from James Brown territory, soul music and Motown. And Charles has always had a lot of Southern rock in there as well. Dave Haywood augustabrowncharle Change image and share on social
At the Grammys, you walk down the halls and everyone's got five security guards. You can't talk to anybody. You always feel out of place, like, 'Hey, the rednecks are in town!' Dave Haywood feelgrammyguard Change image and share on social
We start a lot with melodies and instrumentation and trying to figure out good melodies for verses and choruses. We get to lyrics sometimes second, so we'll start humming a melody, finding something, and see where the music takes you as far as lyrics are and what you want to say and go from there. Dave Haywood chorusfigurefind share on social
We were taking some photos one day in front of one of these old antebellum homes, and one of us said the word. And we all kind of stopped and said, 'That could be a name!' ... It just feels kind of country and nostalgic. Dave Haywood antebellumcountryday share on social
We have our roots in country, and that's our foundation, but we pull from a lot. Dave Haywood countryfoundationlot Change image and share on social
When you're looking for a band name, I know it sounds weird, but everything you look at, everything you observe and read, you kind of think, 'Man, maybe that could be our band name.' Dave Haywood bandkindman Change image and share on social