TaylorSou1Patro1: hello
TyeInMusic: hey taylor!
TyeInMusic: thanks for taking the time to chat with us today
TaylorSou1Patro1: no prob
TyeInMusic: where are you at right now?
TaylorSou1Patro1: my apt on my couch
TyeInMusic: just relaxin, then?
TyeInMusic: shouldn't you be in the studio finishing the cd?!?
TyeInMusic: ;)
TaylorSou1Patro1: yes and yes
TyeInMusic: haha
TyeInMusic: so are you in Alabama now?
TaylorSou1Patro1: no i am on the west coast. that's where the studio is at
TyeInMusic: so how IS the album going?
TyeInMusic: the soul patrol needs to know
TaylorSou1Patro1: almost complete
TaylorSou1Patro1: i have two more nights of singing left
TyeInMusic: nice. what can we expect
TaylorSou1Patro1: the album is groovy
TaylorSou1Patro1: it was recorded old school live
TaylorSou1Patro1: everyone on the studio floor recording at the same time
TaylorSou1Patro1: then everyone goes over their parts a little bit more
TyeInMusic: you're keeping it real ... the way it used to be
TaylorSou1Patro1: yea, it's old school with a modern twist
TaylorSou1Patro1: the songs are great. i pretty much hand picked all of them from some of the greatest writers in the world
TaylorSou1Patro1: i was very honored
TaylorSou1Patro1: also i will have my own songs on there too
TyeInMusic: how many are your own?
TaylorSou1Patro1: right now it looks like two or three with some co-writes
TyeInMusic: that's impressive.
TyeInMusic: sort of unusual for an Idol to have their own songs on their first album.
TaylorSou1Patro1: its good music -- good songs with a great studio band
TaylorSou1Patro1: all the guys were great
TyeInMusic: rumor is you worked with some pretty heavy hitters in the studio.
TyeInMusic: who are some of the songwriters?
TaylorSou1Patro1: bryan adams, diane warren, possibly some covers.....
TyeInMusic: cool.
TyeInMusic: bryan adams' vibe seems right up your alley
TyeInMusic: i bet you could do a mean 'Summer of '69'
TaylorSou1Patro1: he's a great songwriter...and a wonderful photographer as well
TyeInMusic: did he take any candid pics in the studio?
TaylorSou1Patro1: unfortunately not....
TaylorSou1Patro1: i'm just really excited about this project
TyeInMusic: we all are. can't wait to hear it.
TyeInMusic: so it's been about 7 months since you won Idol
TyeInMusic: has it all sunk in yet, or are you still pinching yourself??
TaylorSou1Patro1: i'm starting to settle into a nice routine
TaylorSou1Patro1: my promo tour for the album starts in dec
TaylorSou1Patro1: it will be great live
TyeInMusic: how big of a band will you be taking out with you?
TaylorSou1Patro1: a couple of horns, bass guitar, drums, maybe percussion....
TyeInMusic: you must be so itching to play your new stuff for an audience, huh?
TaylorSou1Patro1: I'm itching for an audience period
TyeInMusic: hehe
TyeInMusic: have you had a chance to go back to Bama and play any of your old haunts since the show?
TaylorSou1Patro1: no, it's been quite some time, but hopefully i will soon
TyeInMusic: the past few months have been a whirlwind for you
TyeInMusic: what the coolest thing you've gotten to do since the show?
TaylorSou1Patro1: I've sat in it with snoop, the allman bros, robert randolph and widespread panic...
TyeInMusic: nice list there.
TyeInMusic: wait, you played with Snoop Dogg?
TyeInMusic: when was that?
TaylorSou1Patro1: june of this year
TyeInMusic: what did you do together?
TaylorSou1Patro1: gin and juice
TaylorSou1Patro1: what's my name fool....
TaylorSou1Patro1: haha
TyeInMusic: hehe
TyeInMusic: what was up with that? have you learned to rap too?
TaylorSou1Patro1: yes i have some freestyle ability and i played harmonica with him too.
TyeInMusic: hot!
TyeInMusic: man, you're full of surprises
TaylorSou1Patro1: they're not surprises to people that have been watching me perform for years
TaylorSou1Patro1: but I guess it is to the rest of the world
TaylorSou1Patro1: haha
TyeInMusic: i also heard you got to record in Ray Charles' old studio?
TaylorSou1Patro1: i wish i could have met RC
TaylorSou1Patro1: i visited his studio and loved every minute of it
TaylorSou1Patro1: his people gave me one of his jackets and it fit like a glove
TaylorSou1Patro1: kind of freaky
TyeInMusic: wow! what an awesome gift
TyeInMusic: have you taken it off since? ;)
TaylorSou1Patro1: I'm getting it framed
TaylorSou1Patro1: that's ray's. i ain't stealing his thunder
TaylorSou1Patro1: ill keep his mojo on it
TyeInMusic: hehehe. i hear that
TyeInMusic: so how's life as a new sex symbol been treating ya?
TyeInMusic: right after you won, People mag named you one of America's most eligible bachelors
TaylorSou1Patro1: they did?
TyeInMusic: i remember a photo with you in the back of a limo surrounded by some very lovely ladies
TyeInMusic: and you looked pretty comfy :)
TaylorSou1Patro1: models on a shoot ? working
TaylorSou1Patro1: ha
TyeInMusic: still, the ladies must be paying more attention to ya
TaylorSou1Patro1: my surroundings have changed but my person hasn't...
TaylorSou1Patro1: i think joe walsh said it best.... "everybody's so different. i haven't changed"
TaylorSou1Patro1: life's been good. that's the song title
TyeInMusic: and we'll be reading more about your life pretty soon.
TyeInMusic: you have memoir coming out, right?
TaylorSou1Patro1: yes ? "how to look like you're fifty and win American Idol"
TyeInMusic: hahahahaha
TaylorSou1Patro1: just kidding
TaylorSou1Patro1: "heart full of soul" ? that's my next book
TaylorSou1Patro1: it will come out after the first of the year...
TaylorSou1Patro1: it's a two part series... just kidding
TyeInMusic: hehe.
TaylorSou1Patro1: it's a great read
TyeInMusic: what made you want to tell your story?
TaylorSou1Patro1: there are some great life lessons u learn in the backroads of alabama, georgia, mississippi...
TaylorSou1Patro1: it's just the everyday struggle and how one can overcome and persevere.....and a little of my life story
TaylorSou1Patro1: it's about being nice and helping people
TaylorSou1Patro1: not just my book, but the world being a more humanistic place.
TyeInMusic: unfortunately, not everyone is quite as nice as you
TyeInMusic: did it hurt your feelings when Justin said you couldn't carry a tune in a bucket?
TaylorSou1Patro1: no... I've got to worry about my own career...
TaylorSou1Patro1: carry the bucket you know... ha
TyeInMusic: hehehe.
TyeInMusic: he was probably just worried you'd steal sexy back ;)
TyeInMusic: so everyone knows blues and soul is your passion
TyeInMusic: do you groove on anything your fans may not expect?
TaylorSou1Patro1: linda ronstadt, little feat, highway 40 blues by ricky skaggs...
TaylorSou1Patro1: that's what I'm wishing i could have right now, the highway 40 blues
TaylorSou1Patro1: the road is calling me....
TyeInMusic: heh. yeah, it sounds like you REALLY need to get out there
TaylorSou1Patro1: i will be on tour starting late feb
TaylorSou1Patro1: as an artist, it would have been great to have spent more time in the studio, but the demand on this album is alot right now
TyeInMusic: big demand on a lot of your pals too.
TyeInMusic: do you keep in touch with anyone else from the show?
TaylorSou1Patro1: a little
TaylorSou1Patro1: personally, i don't even have time for my fam right now, but hopefully we will all run into each other soon
TyeInMusic: I'm amazed at how calm you seem
TyeInMusic: how do you stay so grounded and level-headed?
TyeInMusic: what's the secret, taylor?
TaylorSou1Patro1: planters unsalted pistachios
TyeInMusic: lol
TyeInMusic: the secret of life, for $2.99 a can
TyeInMusic: well, thank you so much for your time
TaylorSou1Patro1: thanks for letting me come on and chat
TyeInMusic: good luck with everything
TaylorSou1Patro1: hope to see everyone out there on the tour!!!!!
TyeInMusic: you'll be passing us on highway 40 soon enough ;)
TyeInMusic: take it easy
TaylorSou1Patro1: thanks