Having released the album Pussy Whipped this year, Larry also figures as the subject of a feature-length documentary titled Dirty Country, which is currently making the rounds of numerous film festivals.
For more information on Larry's music and the documentary Dirty Country, please visit LarryPierce.com and DirtyCountryMovie.com.
How did you get started in dirty music?
It was just by chance, really. We'd have friends over on the weekends and we'd all drink and I'd play the guitar and entertain. I made up some dirty little ditties, like most people do, and everyone kept saying, "play that dirty one again." I noticed I was extremely good at it, so I kept making up more. Pretty soon more and more people were coming over, and I was "the guy who played the dirty songs."Was guitar the first instrument you learned?
I learned guitar when I was about fifteen or so. Self taught, on an old guitar my mother bought for me at a rummage sale. I don't play any other instruments.Did you grow up on country music?
Not at all! I hated it! Got into it only because I wanted to play in a local band, and country music was all that most people around here wanted to hear.In that case, who were some of your favorite non-country musicians growing up?
The Beatles! I was a Beatle nut! That's what inspired me to learn guitar. Other inspirations were Dean Martin, Neil Sedaka, and other '60s rock 'n' roll groups.Do you still listen mostly to '60s rock or have your musical tastes changed a bit over the years?
Believe it or not, I kind of got into the country music after playing it in bands, so now I listen to country and '70s and '80s rock.You're married and have children. How did they react when they found out about your music?
My wife's a good sport about it. She just thought it was fun and funny. So did my kids. They knew it was just all in fun.Do any of your children play instruments? If so, is there any possibility of some collaboration down the road?
Sadly, no. I really tried through the years to get them interested, but to no avail. The closest I came was once when my daughter played oboe in high-school band. But even that was short lived. However, my youngest son, on his own, recently expressed interest in maybe learning guitar. So who knows?How did people in your town react when they found out they live next door to the dirtiest man in country music?
Mixed reactions. But mostly no one says much to me about it.Were you surprised by how big of an audience there is for your material?
I think Dirty John Valby said it best in the movie Dirty Country. He said, "I think most people, deep down, are horny motherfuckers." I truly believe this. Too many people just have an "image" to protect for their job, their church, or just their circle of friends. But get them alone, and they'll laugh their ass off!Were there any movies you saw when you were younger that set you on your path of dirtiness?
No particular movie stands out, but I always looked for the nude scenes. That's what I judged the quality of the movie by.What movie has your favorite nude scene of all time?
Oh, mine's a pretty common one-Basic Instinct. I guess it will forever be engraved in my mind, Sharon Stone (Picture: - ) crossing her legs and showing her twat.If you could cast a hot love scene between two women, who would you pick?
That's a tough one! There's so many. I guess if I had to choose just two, it'd be Cameron Diaz (Picture: ) and Jenna Jameson. (Picture: )The documentary Dirty Country chronicles your life and career. What is it like seeing the events of the past three years laid out on film?
It's really weird seeing yourself on film for the first time. I always just wonder how other people see me. Probably just as a sick old bastard.Dirty Country won an audience award at the South by Southwest Festival. Congratulations! How was your festival experience?
I had a blast! This was my first time at ANY film festival, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The whole downtown Austin area was a flurry of activity-really crowded. Lots of hot babes there too. I got lots of compliments about the film and about the live show afterward, which really made me feel good.You've released fourteen albums of some of the dirtiest music ever put to record. How do you adapt your creative process to keep coming up with more material?
I haven't really changed anything. It just comes to me. I just make up shit that I think is funny and put it into a song. There seems to be no end to it. Writing songs about sex is no different than writing songs about love. Once you've said about everything there is to say about it, you just say it in a different way and put different music to it, and you've got a whole new song.When you find yourself at a truck stop, do you check to see if they have any of your albums?
Always! I like to nib shit and see how many truck stops carry them and how many they have.Nib shit?
Must be a local argot. I use that term all the time and never gave it a thought. It just means curious, but in a selfish way.What is the best venue that you've been able to fill with your dirtiness?
The coolest venue I've had so far was Jamaica-just last year. Not all that many people, but it was on the beach in the sand, with lots of bare titties running around. Tough gig, huh?As a singer of dirty music, what is your toughest prejudice to overcome?
Really, the toughest "prejudice" I have had to overcome is people thinking my wife was the inspiration for most of these songs, and it's not true. I just make this shit up.Some people assume you use race-based humor, but you don't. Can you talk about that?
I get that a lot. I think it's because there aren't all that many dirty singers, and it seems that most of them do have some sort of racial or ethnic songs. It just so happens I don't. From the beginning I wanted my music to appeal to everyone, cause it's all just in fun.Any last nuggets of wisdom for the up-and-coming dirty singers out there?
I'd say "lie low" in your local community. Lots of people frown on this stuff. Most are just hypocrites, but it'll make life easier.
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