You probably know drummer Patrick Carney as half of the Black Keys, the acclaimed Akron, Ohio, duo he formed in 2001 with guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. But Carney has been equally prolific with his own ventures, including Audio Eagle (his record label and recording studio) and now Drummer (a band featuring four other Ohio skinsmen that just released Feel Good Together). Carney, the nephew of multi-instrumentalist Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, They Might Be Giants), always seems to have a lot going on, including Blakroc (a Black Keys project with rappers such as Jim Jones, Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA and Ludacris with an album due next month) and a Black Keys New Year’s Eve show in Chicago. Carney will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com this week. Read our Q&A with him.
Carney: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is my only real hobby. My job should actually be a hobby, but it’s a job, so this is my hobby. I’m 29 years old, and once a week I get together with my brother and our friends and we pretend we’re magic-users and thieves fighting trolls. I only play first-edition AD&D (I would never even touch a fourth-edition manual) because I’m a snob. Our world can be a scary place. This helps me get the hell outta Dodge once in a while.
