Darius Rucker Has A History Of Run-Ins With The Law

When Hootie & the Blowfish released "Only Wanna Be With You" in 1994, it borrowed lyrics from Bob Dylan's 1975 records "Idiot Wind" and "Tangled Up In The Blue." Hootie's lead singer Darius Rucker previously shared with Rolling Stone in 2003 that while his group did get proper approval to use Dylan's lyrics from management, once their track blew up, Dylan's team began demanding more money. This almost led to a lawsuit, though they were able to resolve the matter. "It never got to the point where we were sued. When we first did that song, we sent it to the publishing company, and everything was fine. We played it for years and had a really big hit with it. Then they wanted some money, and they got it," the "Beers and Sunshine" star told the outlet.

In the end, Hootie & the Blowfish agreed to pay Dylan and his company, Ram Horn Music, $350,000 in August 1995 for using his music and lyrics in their hit single. It seems that their money feud didn't deter Dylan away from Rucker. Years after the potential lawsuit was settled out of court, Dylan co-wrote Rucker's 2013 single, "Wagon Wheel." This legal matter would pale in comparison to Rucker's 2024 run-in with the law that landed the singer behind bars.