Pierre de Reeder (of Rilo Kiley) Interview

My exclusive interview with Pierre de Reeder will be up later tonight. de Reeder, who released his debut solo album last month, is also the bassist for Rilo Kiley.

Here's an outtake from the interview:

Who were the artists that influenced you the most as a younger musician? Who most influences you now?

PdR: Ah influences … such a broad thing. Because even music I heard when I was six still has a lasting influence.

My young, young years had a lot of Tom Jones, Sinatra, Humberdink, etc. floating around the household.

But I guess I really started being interested in being a “musician” when I was around 14 and right at that time I was just coming out of a lot of classic rock. Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beatles, etc. And moving into a strange combination of Reggae and Goth rock!

I’ve moved through the worlds of The Pixies, David Bowie, The Cure, The Zombies, Willie Nelson, The Jayhawks, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith, Dylan, Neil Young and on and on. All of which endure and have had their influence.

That’s the funny thing, to some degree, they always will.