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Matthew: How long have you been singing and tell me how you met your singing partner?
Darryl Hatcher: I've been singing for 25 years and being from New Orleans, LA. Work was hard to find because there was so much talent in New Orleans, La. So I decided to seek work outside of the city. I was invited to perform in a Family Reunion in New Roads, La. I almost turn back three times because, my car wasn't running good at all, but we pressed on and we made it there. Tired and frustrated I went ahead and did my thing. The Band was called the Heavy Storm from Baton Rouge, LA, the lead singer invited me to join the band but, I wasn’t sure if they wanted to hire me full-time or not. Because I heard they were looking for a female vocalist.
Patricia Hatcher: 20 years..... I was hired by the same band that Darryl was looking to get with. But, I was hired by the other leader of the band. So, Vince wanted Darryl to work with them and Louis wanted me to work with them. But, I never met Darryl and Darryl never met me. I only heard about him and I'm sure he only heard about me. So finally the night had come for us to meet. We were doing a show at a club called "Brown's Last Chance Lounge". I heard someone say here comes Darryl I saw him from across the street and I thought he was very cute and sexy. Yes I saw all of that at night. To make a long story short. He and Vince sing the song "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby". Darryl sang the second verse and my heart stopped. The rest is history.
Matthew: Would you consider yourself to be the new kindred family of soul?
Patricia and Darryl Hatcher: Let's just say we're their cousins (ha-ha-ha-ah-ha).
Matthew: Who would you next like to collaborate with?
Patricia Hatcher: Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliot, Floetry, The Knolls, R.Kelly, The Isley Brothers, Lauryn Hill or anyone who wants to work with me and keep Good Soul, Sweet Jazz, Smooth but Funky R&B, I like Morbit stuff as well as Kinky Stuff, I like strong feeling music something that moves your spirit when you hear it, with some tight lyrics or Funky lyrics.
Darryl Hatcher: Prince, Chaka Khan, R. Kelly.
Matthew: Who can you rely on the most?
Patricia Hatcher: Darryl.
Darryl Hatcher: Pat.
Matthew: Tell me a bit about your personal life style, and what you get up to outside your music career?
Patricia Hatcher: I like the Health Club. Cooking for Darryl making sure I supply him with all of his needs and wants. I love working with kids writing plays just giving kids a chance at having fun outside the video game. Talking with my Dad every chance I get I'm his Baby Girl he's about 1250 miles away from me. So I try to visit him at least once a year and I talk to him every week.
Darryl Hatcher: I enjoy looking at Documentaries, visiting with my kids.
Matthew: Why do you think that major record labels don't want to sign indie soul acts?
Patricia Hatcher: Because, if you can take watered down whiskey and sell for a million bucks why bother with the real thing.
Darryl Hatcher: Most Majors don't feel that there's a market for Soul Music, and most of the young record exec.'s are into selling records what's hot. They don't care about the music they just want to sell records.
Patricia Hatcher: Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good artist out there some have done their homework in soul music. Some got it and some don't. And there are some Majors out there who realizing that there's more to this Music World than just Hip-Hop, they just haven’t figured out just how to market it.
Matthew: Who do you like to listen to in new Soul?
Patricia Hatcher: There's not very many Artist who consider themselves as Soul Singers, its Hip-R&B, Pop or Neo-Soul. So I'll tell you who I like listening too. Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Jagged Edge, Layla Hathaway, Anthony Hamilton, Faith Evans, Angie Stone, Prince, Outkast, Destiny's Child and most definitely Fantasia and Lauren Hill.
Darryl Hatcher: Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Bilal, Music Soul Child, Lauren Hill.
Matthew: Which UK New Soul acts do you like?
Darryl and Patricia Hatcher: Floetry!
Matthew: Any jazz cafe dates planned?
Darryl and Patricia Hatcher: Yes.
Matthew: What would you change about the world?
Patricia Hatcher: I would remove AIDS, Also REMOVE THE IRS NO MORE TAXES, I wouldn’t sell kids to the highest bidder and call it ADOPTION. And I would restore Tripoli!
Darryl Hatcher: I would take away Racial Profiling, and make it where everyone can enjoy the fruits of their Labor.
Matthew: Where would you most like to perform?
Darryl Hatcher: Anywhere.
Patricia Hatcher: Where are you Matt? I'd like to perform where you are Matt.
Matthew: What is your favorite soul CD?
Darryl Hatcher: Donny Hathaway - Everything is everything.
Patricia Hatcher: As a kid I use to listen to Denise Williams "Niecy" Album, I think I bought the Album about 4 times through the years. Oops you said CD, Anthony Hamilton I especially like the duet "My First Love".
Matthew: What was the best concert that you've been too?
Patricia Hatcher: Smokey Robinson at the New Orleans Superdome.
Darryl Hatcher: D'Angelo 2002 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, La.
Matthew: Take Care. Good Luck.
Darryl and Patricia Hatcher: Thanks for the interview and we hope to meet you over there one day.
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