Darius Rucker
On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Darius Rucker.\nWith\xa0Hootie & the Blowfish, Rucker has lived an unexpected life by turning a college party band into a fruitful, chart-smashing career. \nOver the years, though, his Southern upbringing in Charleston, South Carolina called, leading him to ride out to Nashville and land a record deal as a country artist. \nIt\u2019s given him new possibilities, yielding anthemic hits (\u201cWagon Wheel,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Think I Don\u2019t Think About It\u201d) and allowing him to share stages with his heroes. \nRucker ended up documenting his country fame and accidental journey with Hootie, as well as exploring the music that shaped him, in his recently released memoir,\xa0Life\u2019s Too Short.\nListen to their conversation on Artist Friendly wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also watch the episode over at Veeps.\xa0\n-------\n\nHost: Joel Madden, @joelmadden\nExecutive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King\nProducers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary\nVisual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer\nAudio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray\nMusic/Theme Composer: Nick Gray\nCover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer\nAdditional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices