Seems like any time Ashley goes on a trip back to South Dakota, Ben doesn't know what to do with himself. So we come over to talk music, life and songwriting. Maybe he plays a few songs, jump in the truck and we do donuts in the muddy Kentucky property. He thinks it's just the opportune time to record new things, I think we're actually babysitting him, keeping his head on straight, out of trouble.
Happy to do it, especially since Ben's new solo CD is coming out now. This is one song off that record, recorded in their RV that has been serving as their home for the last couple years, while they build the more impressive cabin near by. Funny thing is, I lived in this RV before them, and sold it to them when I moved. It's a pretty cozy 90s style camper and we packed in to hear Sorry for the Things.
Ben had this to say about the song,
"I wrote “Sorry For The Things” about ten years ago and it almost got lost in a haphazard pile of songs written on napkins and record sleeves. This song has been a running joke with me and my sound engineer Dan Emery because i recorded it for at least 5 different albums and it never made the final cut.
Ashley and I went a few of years getting by on less than $400 bucks a month living on the streets, in ratty vehicles, and off grid shanties. We played music on the streets, did migrant work and a few things that the statute of limitations forbids me to say. “Sorry For The Things” encapsulated those times and the hardships we lived through.
It’s shocking how long I continued drinking when I listen to it. It’s obvious that even back then I understood how badly my addictions were affecting my life, yet it would be almost a decade before I really tried to get sober. I am thankful for the grace she has for me still. I have not been an easy person to love."
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