Daily Discovery: Great Peacock, “Take Me to the Mountain”

Updated:

June 11, 2014 4:24 pm

Videos by American Songwriter

BIRTHDATE:
Andrew – 8/8/83
Blount – 6/26/84

BIRTHPLACE:
Andrew – Floetown, MS
Blount – Dothan, AL

AMBITIONS:
Andrew – To make a decent living playing music and giving people songs that help their life. Become a good father and husband one day.
Blount – To be a good southern gentleman like my father and his father

TURN-OFFS:
Andrew – The absence of empathy.
Blount – Thievery, one-upping.

TURN-ONS:
Andrew – There are too many to mention.
Blount – Warm caring conversation and vintage gear

DREAM GIG:
Andrew – SNL
Blount – being a corny host of the Grand Ole Opry ala Little Jimmy Dickens

TV ADDICTIONS:
Andrew – King of the Hill, any Ken Burns documentary
Blount – I’m married. . . so I’m a junkie, I have to say that Friday Night Lights was top to bottom the absolute best TV show of all time. As far as whats on now, I would say Parks and Rec, the characters are just awesome.

CELEBRITY CRUSH:
Andrew – Corey Flegel
Blount – Oh jeez, Amanda Seyfried, but before she got too skinny……BURN!! I’m just kidding I’d love to still buy her a steak dinner.

MY FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE:
Andrew – Swimming
Blount – Fishing is exercise right?

THE BOOK THAT CHANGED MY LIFE:
Andrew – On The Road (So cliche)
Blount – The first book I ever read, or maybe my brother read it to me…….Pat Dye – In The Arena.

5 PEOPLE I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE DINNER WITH:
Andrew – My Grandfather I never met, My father, Jesus, Mark Twain, Levon Helm
Blount – Rufus Blount – My Mom’s Father, who I am named after, Shug Jordan- Auburn Football Coach, my uncle Thomas Larry Smith – I have family dinner with him all the time, but he is the Historian of Henry County Alabama, an author, a real estate guru, and the best dang story teller! Tom Dowd- Recording Engineer, Mark Kozelek – My favorite modern songwriter, but only if he wanted too and in San Fran.

I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT:
Andrew – wallet
Blount – my poncho

WE WROTE THIS SONG:
Andrew – about getting something more out of life than what is currently happening.
Blount – about the joy of life, beginning middle and end.