In a recent chat with Decker of the rock station Razor 94.7/104.7, Lzzy Hale talked about how she dealt with resistance from their team at first about working with producer Dave Cobb.
The singer said they are recording their new album with Cobb in a less structured way than usual. They’ve had several sessions spread out over time, testing the waters and writing songs together. Lzzy mentioned they faced resistance from their team when they first considered working with Cobb:
“We were saying, ‘Oh, wouldn’t it be cool to do a record with Dave Cobb? Because that would be something that nobody would really expect from us. And I bet you he would come up with some crazy ideas. Don’t know the guy, but let’s figure it out.’ And everybody on our team was, like, ‘No, no, he’s too busy. That’s not you. He’s got this stuff going. He’s got, like, nine Grammys with Chris Stapleton. That’s not your scene.’”
Dave Cobb Was Eager To Work With Halestorm
She shared how they finally convinced their A&R guy to call Cobb:
“And so we kept pushing back. We’re, like, ‘No, no, no. Just ask him. Just ask him. We can handle rejection, but just ask him.’ And so finally, our A&R guy at our label is, like, ‘Fine, I’ll reach out. Whatever. Just stop bugging me.’ And so he reached out, and then he called me, like, the next day.”
Apparently, Cobb was also looking forward to work with Halestorm:
“He’s, like, ‘Hey, I heard back from Dave Cobb. And guess what? Not only does he absolutely know who you are, but he’s been wanting to make a record with you for, like, seven years. And he has a plan already of how he wants to do it.’ And we’re, like, ‘What? This is sick.’ So anyway, we went to go test the waters, and we go into the studio. And look, I write every day. When I die, there’s gonna be so much that everyone has to sift through, just gibberish songs, all that.”
Halestorm and I Prevail are getting ready for a summer 2024 co-headlining tour, starting July 9 in Raleigh and ending August 17 in Las Vegas, with support from Hollywood Undead and Fit For A King. The tour inspired their collaborative track ‘Can U See Me In The Dark?’, released earlier this month.
You can watch Hale’s full interview below.