The Verge: Landon Pigg

It seems like Drew Barrymore would be the dream person to sort of guide you through your first professional acting experience.

The kind of people she brought together for this project I think are representative of what kind of person she is. Part of what describes what you are is who you attract to you. And just roaming around this crew of people, everyone was a little eccentric, a little nurturing, funny and positive. I think the most positive of everybody was Drew. It was really nice having someone create that atmosphere, especially for me. I know there were a lot of veteran actors on this project, and it could have been a far more grave aura about the whole thing. So for me it was really great to have it be really professional and really efficient, but at the same time kind of bubbly and positive.

Do you record solo under your own name?

Landon Pigg. Couple of Gs at the end of that name. Worst part of that name is having to say it seven times when I'm trying to close my bar tab at the end of night. "IT CAN'T BE 'PIG.' WHAT IS IT?!"

And you have a song on the Whip It soundtrack.

Yeah, it's called "High Times." It was radical. We recorded it right there while we were filming the movie. And one day, in the same studio where The White Stripes recorded a couple of their albums, perfectly rock n' roll, roaches included, so dingy and disgusting, one take for everything. And it's really exciting for a solo artist from Nashville to get thrown into something where the recording process is so different. I hope to go back there sometime.

So where is home base now?

Home base is about ten minutes that way. [He points out of a window on the Sunset Strip.]

You live in L.A. now?

Ennnh -- I stay here. People ask me if I live in L.A., I rephrase the question. I stay in L.A. Similarly to Oliver, I'm in the middle of a van and trailer tour. So I'm going back to that, to DesMoines, Iowa. So I'm staying here for the time being. Sometimes it's Alia [Shawkat]'s couch, sometimes it's with friends.

I guess there's going to be a change of demographic when you hit the road again. Are you ready for that?

There might be, there might not be. You can't really predict. I know a lot of moms have always liked my sound. I refer to myself as Mom Rock. Kinda passionate and doing, but, you know ... I'm accessible with the moms. I can be played in the doctors offices if I need to, playing on the speaker when you're getting your teeth cleaned.

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