Darius Rucker: 'I wanted to get down to the realness of it'

It may come as a surprise to listeners familiar with the band's staunchly middle-of-the-road pop-rock, but Hootie & the Blowfish -- the South Carolina outfit responsible for such mid-'90s radio hits as "Hold My Hand" and "Only Wanna Be With You" -- was evidently known to walk on the wild side.