Craig and Patrick Stickles on Grandland Podcast

[chinaski]

grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/grantland-pop-culture-podcast-a-conversation-with-patrick-stickles-of-titus-andronicus-and-craig-finn-of-the-hold-steady/?ex_cid=story-twitter

Video and audio versions at the link above.

Unsurprisingly Patrick dominates the conversation but Craig speaks a fair bit too. I found it really entertaining. It's funny to see Craig and Patrick interacting as they're at such opposite ends of the scale in talking style.

[cre618]

This is really, really good.

[bigontheinside]

This is the greatest. Funny and interesting conversation, and it's cool to hear how big a fan Patrick is of Craig. Love it.

[kickingitwithkevin]

I thought this was terrific. Patrick was hilarious, plus I was at the Bristol show they talk about. I was front of the stage when Patrick invaded!

[Rich Tarbell]

Aug 20, 2015 8:50:22 GMT -5 bigontheinside said:

and it's cool to hear how big a fan Patrick is of Craig.

and vice versa.

well worth the one hour+ especially when you think of how many times you've been suckered into a dumb tv show for an hour then regretted.

[goldenfoot]

I think I'm in the minority here, Patrick was funny but oh my god could he please let Craig talk. Patrick was constantly talking over Craig.

[bmegroove]

I definitely agree, Patrick was interesting but there's something about interrupting Craig that is oh-so-wrong!

[Rich Tarbell]

Titus is the cover story in Spin this month:

Titus in Spin

It seems that Patrick does like to talk over people most of the time.

Good article, good photos.

[lukeindetroit]

I like the new Titus album but Patrick just seemed like a childish adolescent tring to seem smart. Really rubbed me the wrong way.

[jessicalyn]

Aug 24, 2015 14:06:41 GMT -5 lukeindetroit said:

I like the new Titus album but Patrick just seemed like a childish adolescent tring to seem smart. Really rubbed me the wrong way.

That has always been my issue with him. I love his band, but avoid his interviews/Twitter.

[iterate]

i think he's a very smart dude with very little self control. he always has something interesting to say, or at least an interesting way of phrasing a thing, but he's not particularly good at holding to the expectations of discourse (brevity, speaking in turn, avoiding repetition).

i don't think he's ~trying~ to seem smart, but i definitely think he's (childish seems like not quite the right word....) 'petulant', maybe?

whenever i encounter an interview with him or whatever i just kinda buy into his personality, give him the benefit of the doubt, and enjoy his (rude) eccentricity.

but yeah, thinking about him as an actual person in the world, and thinking about how one would actually go about speaking to him, is alienating.

maybeijustidentifywithhimtho