I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years. Nathaniel Rateliff bluedoohave Change image and share on social
My original project was called 'The Wheel'; there's a record out there called 'Desire & The Dissolving Man,' 'The Memory Of Loss' as well. There's also 'Falling Faster Than You Can Run,' also 'Closer'; all of that's on our website. Nathaniel Rateliff callclosedesire share on social
Growing up in the middle of nowhere, there was a lot of twangy music around, but it didn't really connect with me then. Nathaniel Rateliff connectgrowlot Change image and share on social
Success will be when I can have a real swimming pool instead of the fifty-dollar one I buy at Kmart every year. But I don't want to get robbed of any authenticity to try and make money. Nathaniel Rateliff authenticitybuydollar Change image and share on social
The last album, 'Falling Faster Than You Can Run.' I was really proud of, but then I didn't actually know whether it was going to come out on any label at all. So I didn't know if anyone was going to hear it. Then of course we ended up doing another EP after that called 'Closer.' Nathaniel Rateliff albumcallclose share on social
I first moved to Denver to work with a group called YWAM, 'Youth With a Mission.' I was a kid - I was 18 - and did some work with homeless people. Really, trying to convert people is sort of an awful position to find yourself in, so I quickly, on my own, grew out of religious ideas. Nathaniel Rateliff awfulcallconvert share on social
Roadrunner wanted to make Born in the Flood the next Nickelback, but I didn't want to be that. I didn't want to be a huge rock star playing songs I didn't like. I didn't want to be stuck playing 'Anthem,' the song everybody liked but I didn't want to put on the record, for the next five years. Nathaniel Rateliff anthembearflood share on social
One of my initial memories of being taken over by music was watching Paul McCartney on TV play a tribute to John Lennon. He was playing piano by himself and singing 'Imagine,' and I remember feeling an anxiety and shortness of breath. Nathaniel Rateliff anxietybreathfelt share on social
My mom played 12-string and sang, and my dad could play pretty much any wind instrument and had a great ear for harmony. Soon enough, my sister and I got into music because we were always around it, and people were always listening to it. Nathaniel Rateliff dadeargreat share on social