A Conversation with Ralph Molina | North of the Internet

Ralph Molina and Billy Talbot - 2017
Photo by Ellen Goffin
From A Conversation with Ralph Molina | North of the Internet, Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina discusses California wildlife, why recording with Neil Young is always a mindblowing experience, telling his drum tech to never stare at him while he plays and the Horse having one more album left in it.

North of the Internet: One could spend a lifetime dissecting the history and evolution of Crazy Horse, but Psychedelic Pill may have the most personal significance to me. When I need a dose of the Horse, it works in a pinch because it’s so powerful and undiluted, committed to extreme repetition and hypnosis. Just thinking about that record gives me chills – not a day goes by I’m not glad it exists!

Can you describe your experience of working on Pill with Neil, Billy and Poncho?

Ralph Molina: We got into Psychedelic Pill after we did Americana. That one, like the others we recorded, was special. It was during a time that the big guy was in a writer’s block. We recorded Psychedelic Pill, left for home, came back and the big guy dubbed in that roaring guitar towards the end and blew us all away.

It’s always a special time recording with our band.

Full interview with Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina at A Conversation with Ralph Molina | North of the Internet.

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