We left when Justin Bieber was about to perform.
Dans Bieber fever spiked so high we had to rush him to the emergency room.
[Laughs]
But now youre playing to massive crowds.
Its like watching a sweaty puppet show.CarneyIt was a little bit overwhelming.
I had a panic attack.
[Laughs] But it worked.
Has living in the capital of country music inspired you?AuerbachFor sure.
I love it, meeting all these old-school Nashville people.
I mean, middle America is scared of hip-hop people?
Country musicians, man theyre the craziest.
Their lifestyle was so what you would think of as rock & roll.
Its awesome.CarneyI havent met anyone cool.
In Nashville, if you cant sing, youre a second-class citizen.
I know none of that matters if you have sty songs.
Its the musicians, its the spirit of the moment, the energy in the room.
Not a lot of excess.
Hed use these crazy sayings we didnt understand.
He called my dad a black key.
Your album is calledEl Camino, but thats not an El Camino on the cover.
Thats your old Plymouth Grand Voyager tour van, right?CarneyYeah.
And were like, Okay.
But the place was so gross, we went back to the van.
And there was the black-metal band in their car, smoking crack.
And now here you are, touring with Kings of Leon and Radiohead.
I was listening to lots of South American psychedelic music then.
I sometimes dig into a certain kind of music like, now Im into 60s falsetto soul.
When I get together with Brian [Burton, a.k.a.
I said, Are you playing music?
and hes like, Yeah, follow me.
Later, I passed out in his trailer.
I slept on the linoleum floor and woke up to him plunging the toilet.
I learned a lot from him.
He got paid nothing, and he was still happy.
Hes the exception; normally, I dont think you should meet your idols.
Unless your idol is George Clooney, and youre a hot babe.
