From The Archives: Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols0

by Jay Hathaway

“My band is a pack of such creative weirdos.”
– Courtney Taylor-Taylor

If you don’t like the Dandy Warhols latest record, Earth to the Dandy Warhols, right now, give it a listen in a few years. You’ll probably love it. While the Warhols have achieved some mainstream success, their music has rarely been appreciated by the masses at the time of its release.

Frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor’s rejection of whatever is current and trendy has resonated with fans and puzzled scenesters since 1995. In the past decade, the Dandies have done everything from droning Velvet-Underground-style rock to bouncy ‘80s synth-pop.

This time around, despite flirting with disco a little bit at the beginning of the album, they’ve made a solid guitar record. In fact, some of the biggest names in guitar make guest appearances here: Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) and Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers). Taylor-Taylor’s infamous wit has remained constant through all the changes in the Dandy’s sound, so it’s no surprise that he had some interesting thing to tell SuicideGirls about trends, innovation, and his band’s new album.

Read our exclusive interview with Courtney Taylor-Taylor on SuicideGirls.com.