A Casual Encounter With Dylan Kight

Up late one night and feeling a bit lonely, I decided to peruse the Craigslist personals to see if I could make a new friend. For hours I poured over posts hoping to make a connection with a real person. Unfortunately, I mainly came across ads that read:

w4m “My batteries are running out…”

Included was a picture of a vibrator. I thought about responding, but I wasn’t sure what type of batteries she needed. Plus, it was late and if she needed AAA batteries I would have to wait until morning to run by the store.

w4w “Like me 2 play n dat ass?”

This submission gave a very detailed account in broken ebonics what this lady would like to do to someone’s anus, preferably another woman’s. She got an A for effort, but could I really ever have a platonic relationship with someone who daydreams about my ass?

After many let downs I felt discouraged. Was there anyone out there who just wanted to talk and be friends? Could true friendship be found in the digital age that we live in? Just as I was about to slam my laptop shut one more want ad caught my eye.

m4m “Singer/Songwriter seeking friendship”

His ad read similar to the one I had posted hours earlier. “Lonely in Atlanta, needing a new friend and good conversation.” We emailed back and forth and hit it off immediately. We decided to meet at the only logical place for two “new friends” who aren’t into the “bar scene” anymore, Waffle House.

When I pulled into the Waffle House parking lot, through the window I could see a man matching Dylan‘s description already sitting in a booth. As I came through the door and made my way passed the juke box we exchanged nods like “made men” that knew something big was about to go down. I slid into the seat across the table from him, we exchanged names, a handshake and ordered some coffee.

Purge: What’s this I hear about you releasing an EP in July?

DK: It’s called Places In Between. It’s the first record that I haven’t recorded myself. The songs are about people that mean the most to me. I tried to keep everything as simple and to the point as possible. I just wanted to keep it sparse. If anything this record is who I am right now. I’m sure my next record will be my Lady Gaga record, but only because I can’t return the outfits she inspired me to buy.

Purge: If you could cure any non-fatal disease that can easily be treated by store bought medication, what would it be and why?

DK: Being an asshole. How great would that be? But being an asshole can be fatal with road rage and shit like that taking over, people losing their minds. Wouldn’t that be great if you were having a bad day and you could just go to the drugstore and get your asshole medication?

Purge: Are you currently signed to a label or is this an independent release?

DK: I put everything out on my own. It’s really just the best way. I don’t sell 50,000 records so it wouldn’t be beneficial. I’ve been doing it this way for 10 years.

Purge: Funny you mentioned Lady Gaga, If you could just say the words and change history forever, who would you have chosen to die from SIDS(sudden infant death syndrome), Lady Gaga or Ke$ha?

DK: Ke$ha, definitely! Lady Gaga has fun with it. You know, Elton John would go on stage with a Donald Duck outfit, that’s how I look at Lady Gaga. She’s having fun with it wearing all that crazy shit. Ke$ha is just a spoiled little rich girl.

Purge: You’ve gotten married and had a son since your last record. How has that changed your music and song writing?

DK: I think every album I’ve released shows where I was in my life at that point. The new one is transitional because I’ve been in garage rock bands and space rock bands and this one turned out to be very acoustic. I wouldn’t want to do it again though. It would just be tedious.

Purge: If you had to rename Bob Dylan’s classic album Blonde On Blonde, what would you title it?

DK: Jesus! That’s like renaming the Bible. Book Of Lies maybe? Misleading honest people since 0 A.D.

Purge: Well, there goes your christian crowd, you just lost that demographic.

Purge: What are your long term goals when it comes to your music?

DK: It’s never been my goal to be Kanye(West). I always really liked song writers, so that was my goal. The great thing is that the longer I do it and the more I get into it, I get to play with people I really respect like Tim Easton and Matthew Ryan. I’m getting to do those things. I may not go on the road with them or anything, but I am doing it. I think it’s crazy to set all these expectations when so much of it is out of your control.

Purge: Bobby Cox managed the Braves to 14 consecutive division titles, won a World Series, currently has the longest running active tenure as a MLB manager, he even holds the all-time record for ejections from games with 154. With all of these accomplishments, do you think that he still might have missed his life calling to be a porn star?

DK: Yes. Absolutely. As long he could have still worn the cleats. I think with a body like that he could’ve done anything.

Dylan Kight is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta,GA. His latest EP Places In Between was produced by David Barbe (Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt) and will make you question important decisions you’ve made in your life. His CD release show will be held at The Earl on Thursday, July 1st at 8:30pm.