You haven’t heard this album yet?  Then best you check it out.  Recently he released the brilliant “Squares” album and is getting set to drop us “Talkin’ Honkey Blues”.  My main man Rush recently got in touch with him to find out more about who this Buck 65 man is. Peep it.

Welcome to another side of the globe you never thought is listening to your shit, what’s up with the man called Buck 65?

I’m busy, which is good, but I have no life. I’m grateful to be able to work on music as a job, but life is what goes into music, so it’s tough. Right now, I’m getting set to release my next album, “Talkin’ Honky Blues”. I’m excited about it.

Buck 65 take me onto a journey of what it is that made up this character called Buck 65, his early beginnings?

I started out breakdancing in the dirt, back around 1982-ish. I grew up in the country, listening to folk music and picking up garbage. I liked hip hop for a while, but after I discovered Bob Dylan and Velvet Underground, my life was ruined. Now I’m just old and cranky.

You from Nova Scotia hey some place I never imagined you can get some phat sounds like this from there?

Yeah, Nova Scotia might seem like an unlikely place, but it’s not. First of all, my music reflects a broad range of influences which are prevalent here. Second, it may surprise some people, but there’s a very large black population here, and thus, lots of black music. Nova Scotia is where the underground railroad ended…

Lets talk about your baseball stint almost a professional bro what was the inspiration after if we can call it failure?

Baseball is still an important part of my life. I’d say it’s still my greatest passion. Luckily, I suppose, I got my first breaks in music right when the baseball thing started to go tits up. I’ve never wanted to work in an office, and I suppose that’s a big part of what drove me with both pursuits. 

I was just in Cape Town the other day and some peeps was asking me about your album I think we need to get more distribution out here, what’s it like in Canada?

I agree that proper distribution is a major problem. That’s a big part of the reason why I chose to go with a big label. Here in Canada, it’s a bit crazy. I get quite a lot of press, it seems like I’m on TV all the time, the tours are very successful. I just need to set that up everywhere else. It’s a lot of hard work and I’ve been at it here in Canada for over 12 years.

How many squares on your album and why no titles on the album?

There are four parts, and that’s why I called it ‘Square’. ‘Square’ is the title. It was conceived as an album, not just a random collection of songs. I know it’s arrogant, but I want people to listen to the album as a whole.

It seems touring wise you been hitting a lot of places up what was your recent trip to England like?

The UK has been good to me. For some reason, I’m not seen as a weirdo as much over there. What does that mean? I love traveling through that countryside by train. It’s nice.

Lets get back to planet earth and talk about your upcoming releases that’s suppose to be hitting us September?

Yeah, the ‘Talkin’ Honky Blues’. I worked on it for a whole year. It’s certainly my best work to date by a long margin. The production is much more sophisticated and the writing is much better. It’s pretty grown up. Pretty heavy. I hope people are ready…

I know Radiohead was ranting about Buck 65 any future collabo in the pipeline?

We keep an open line of communication, but there’s no definite plans in place at the moment. They’ve helped me out a lot. I like to consider them friends.

What artist except Buck 65 are you feeling is really dropping some innovative material?

There’s not much hip hop I like. Mr. Dibbs is brilliant. Sage Francis is great. Other than that, I listen to other stuff. I like Bob Dylan and PJ Harvey and Vic Chestnutt and Lou Reed and Tom Waits…I could go on forever…

Thanks for your effort and hope to get a glance in the creation of your mind with the new album any final words to the masses out here?

I just always like to encourage people to stay hungry and open minded. Don’t be afraid of the past and other types of music. We should all educate ourselves on classical music.

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