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Steve Farris "Not many people have been THIS LUCKY - TWICE!" Jul 30, 2021

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On this Steve Farris interview, how his lifelong passion for nature impacted his interest in music, his spirituality, and his views on life… great stories about moving to LA and trying to get his career started, auditioning for Kiss (and the ONLY reason why he didn't get the gig), how Mr. Mister came together, working with Eddie Money, Player, Tom Dowd, Clive Davis, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, David Coverdale & Whitesnake, Boz Scaggs, Carlos Santana… his Top 3 career highlights, buying his first piece of recreational land and how this changed his life, the beauty of having wildlife respond to developmental changes you make, his vintage guitars, being comfortable with himself, restoring habitats, and much more.

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Steve is a founding member, co writer, co producer & guitarist of the 1980s rock group Mr. Mister. The band was nominated for two Grammy awards and sold over 4 million LPs. As a side man he's played or recorded with over 150 artists incl Gary Wright, Robin Gibb, Vasco Rossi, Eros Ramazzotti, Kiss, Rod Stewart, Eddie Money, Dolly Parton, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Alice Cooper, Graham Nash, Rick Derringer, Madonna, Whitesnake.

Today, Steve spends his time immersed in hunting, both as a vocation and as a business. He's involved with design and implementation of wetlands restoration and enhancement, owns and operates a hunting club, and has other land & hunting-related businesses. He's also filmed & hosted dozens of hunting shows on television and cable networks, both here and abroad.

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Doug Rappoport, Edgar Winter: "Are you going to be ready when an opportunity comes?..." Jul 28, 2021

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This is an emotional episode: how Doug got the gig with Edgar Winter is NOTHING shy of amazing - shows you how something far greater than us, is running the show. Highs & lows of the music business, value of a music education, best decision he's ever made, Mumbai, and much more. VERY cool convo

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Doug has been the recording and touring lead guitarist for Edgar Winter for 17 years. During this time he's traveled all over the world, playing with legends like Rick Derringer, Pat Travers, Kim Simmonds, and others

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Jimmy Gnecco: "That FEAR TRAIN goes right by you..." Jul 26, 2021

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On this Jimmy Gnecco interview, Jimmy talks about the Lana Del Rey song "Hey, Jimmy Gnecco," and the controversy around it, his residency at the Viper Room, working with Brian May & Rick Rubin… "Struggling" vs. asking for help, how his own hard times have motivated him to be a source of healing for others, why viewing yourself as a victim is the worst thing you can do, self-sabotage and how he moved on from this, backstory to songs on his latest LP, making the leap of faith to open his heart and what happened once he did, persistence, patience, letting go of relationships, why "You can't fix anyone"... and LOADS more cool stuff. VERY intimate and up close look at the story of this incredibly talented artist. You'll learn a lot from this one - a MUST listen!

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Jimmy Gnecco is an artist who sings, is a multi-instrumentalist & talented songwriter who makes music under his own name as well as under the name "Ours." Jimmy started playing music in 1988 and formed Ours in 1992. In 1997, he signed to DreamWorks Records and released 2 records with this label. Ours has opened for bands like The Cult, A-Ha, Powderfinger, The Wallflowers, Marilyn Manson, Blue October and Filter. In 2004 Jimmy & Brian May recorded "Someone to Die For," for the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack. He's released 6 LPs with Ours, including his most recent release, the self-titled Ours

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Danny Kortchmar "This will be THE LAST SESSION I get called for..." Jul 23, 2021

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On this interview, Danny Kortchmar opens up about moving to LA from NYC, his first session (with Carole King & Gerry Goffin), cool stories about working with James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Harry Nilsson & John Lennon, Neil Young, Keith Moon, Steve Cropper, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar… Jim Keltner's huge influence on him (and many others), his top 3 studio and touring experiences, the one gig he HAD to bail out of, seeing John Coltrane, James Brown, Otis Redding & Peter Gabriel in concert, producing Don Henley & Billy Joel (and dismissing Joel's band for the record), movies, books, politics, sex & more!

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For over 50 years, Danny Kortchmar's been a successful LA touring and session guitarist, producing, playing or touring with James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Carole King, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Bill Wyman, Harry Nilsson, Keith Moon, Sam & Dave, Ringo Starr, The Pointer Sisters, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Cropper, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bob Seger, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Monkees, Beach Boys, Toto, Robben Ford & hundreds of others. Danny wrote Don Henley's All She Wants To Do Is Dance, and co-wrote Henley's New York Minute

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Justin Greaves, Crippled Black Phoenix: "Having an open mind is easier than you think..." Jul 21, 2021

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A musician who's truly dedicated to the purity of what he does, Justin was incredibly candid during our conversation. Stories include the influence of his dad on his music, the highs and lows of his relationships, where the ideas for some of his biggest hits came from, his anti-authority spirit, getting sober, suffering a stroke, the power of music, staying positive in spite of adversity, depression, mental illness, GREAT convo, GREAT guy, just an amazing songwriter:

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INTENSE: Justin is the founder of, guitar player and writer of Crippled Black Phoenix, one of the best progressive/psychedelic rock bands around. Justin started playing drums at 12 and was gigging in the UK hardcore and punk scene at 16. Then, after roughly 16 years of gigging all over the world, he abruptly left the music business. Shortly after, he picked up the guitar and found a new and creative way of expressing his music, and CBP was born

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Matt Stevens Interview, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding - It was his WORST GIG EVER! Jul 19, 2021

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On this Matt Stevens Interview: His WORST gig ever, how failing an audition led to him accomplishing far more than he ever would have imagined, including 2 scholarships at Berklee, moving to New York City, and touring the world playing music - before he even graduated from Berklee. Two most important things he learned, early on… How random Instagram posts turned into his latest Album, Mexican food, letting go of things he can't control, being an optimist, staying power, taking time off to raise his son & more. GREAT convo, very candid and upbeat!

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Matt Stevens is a Grammy-nominated guitarist living in NYC. As a session player, he's played on over 70 LPs, with artists like Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Harvey Mason and others, and has worked with producers including Quincy Jones, Glen Ballard & Tony Visconti. He produced Esperanza Spalding's albums Exposure and the Grammy-winning 12 Little Spells, as well as Terri Lyne Carrington's double album Waiting Game. Matt has 5 solo LPs including his most recent, Pittsburgh

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Michael Beinhorn: "We were doing the RIGHT thing, in the RIGHT place, at the RIGHT time..." Jul 16, 2021

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On this in-depth Michael Beinhorn interview, Michael explains how he went from being a synth player in Material, a local Manhattan band… to co-writing, playing and producing Herbie Hancock's smash hit, Rockit! Dealing with divorce, moving cross country, getting fired from his band, the unethical aspect of the music business… his reputation for firing drummers, working with Herbie Hancock, Red Hot Chili Peppers Soul Asylum, Ozzy Osbourne (and why Ozzy hated being in the studio), Mike Ness (Social Distortion), Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Marilyn Manson, Twiggy (from Manson's band), Hole… the challenge about being creative that many artists face once they become successful (VERY interesting), an incredibly helpful discussion about faulty belief systems and how they, unfortunately, rule and ruin, so many of our lives, and LOADS more. INCREDIBLY inspirational, great conversation, this one's a MUST:

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Michael Beinhorn is a successful record producer, composer, author, and musician, who's worked with: Brian Eno, Nile Rodgers, David Byrne, Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, Fab Five Freddy, Nona Hendryx, Lenny White, Violent Femmes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Soundgarden, Soul Asylum, Marilyn Manson, Living Colour, Social Distortion, Hole, Korn (#2 Billboard LP, Untouchables, platinum), Fuel, The Bronx, Afrika Bambaataa, Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson, The Cult, Black Label Society and hundreds of others

His projects have combined record sales at over 45 million copies worldwide, and he's the only record producer in history to have 2 separate recordings debut in the Billboard Top Ten in the same week (Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals @ #1 & Hole's Celebrity Skin @ #9)

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Victor Griffin: Pentagram, Place of Skulls "I'm a better me than I used to be..." Jul 15, 2021

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Victor Griffin interview: pre-Pentagram days, struggles with drugs and alcohol, getting thrown off the tour with Black Sabbath and his subsequent very cool apology to Tony Iommi, crowning highs and self-sabotaging lows, the redemption of a great love story and finding God when he needed him. Plus, guitars, amps, the actual amp settings Victor uses to get his amazing tone, Sudsy Malones, compassion and a TON of really cool stuff. One of my favorites:

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Pentagram's longest tenured guitar player and founder of Death Row (Pentagram predecessor), Victor dives deep in this extremely cool interview. Some wild stories here including the one about the first guitar Victor was given, by a friend of his father… who was sadly shot that same night!

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Steve DiStanislao: David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Don Felder "Play with everyone and anyone you can..." Jul 13, 2021

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Stevie D interview: how he got the gigs with Gilmour, Walsh and CSN… playing with Gilmour, David Crosby & David Bowie… playing virtually non-stop when his career first started, important mentors in his life, playing Echoes with Gilmour & more. Great stuff!

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Stevie D is one of the top drummers in rock, playing for icons like David Gilmour, Joe Walsh, Don Felder, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Loggins & Messina, Chris Robinson and more

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Joel Taylor: "It's important to Live A FULL LIFE and Enjoy it..." Jul 12, 2021

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Joel Taylor interview: stories about working & playing with Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Berlin, Andy Summers (hilarious story), Robbie Krieger, Stanley Clarke, Leslie West, Pat Travers, Larry Carlton, Brian Bromberg, Dave Carpenter, Jeff Richman, David Foster, Bobby Kimball... a "Buddy Rich moment," moving from a small town (pop. 5,000) to Boston, playing trumpet at Carnegie Hall and the triggering event that made him switch to drums (and changed his life), playing (in his underwear) on the Guitar Hero & Rock Band video games, a valuable lesson he learned from his father about making sure he lives a full life, moderation, his love affair with adventure, work ethic, giving to others, Nepal, not being afraid to put yourself out there, and tons more interesting life lessons. GREAT conversation, incredibly genuine and open, a MUST listen!

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Joel Taylor is one of the most versatile first-call drummers in the L.A. studio and touring scene. He's toured & recorded with artists from every genre of the music world, including: Allan Holdsworth (12 years world tours), Rick Springfield, Andy Summers (world tours 8 years), Joe Sample, Michael Buble', Gloria Estefan, The Jazz Crusaders, Robbie Krieger, Stanley Clarke, Mike Stern, Eric Marienthal, Jeff Lorber, Herb Alpert, Frank Gambale (13 years world tours), Diane Schuur, Colin Hay (Men at Work), Edgar Winter, Leslie West, Pat Travers, Marco Mendoza, Cristopher Cross, and the following Everyone Loves Guitar guests: Al DiMeola, Robben Ford, Bill Champlin, Doug Bossi, Stu Hamm, Alex Skolnick, Jeff Kollman, Mike Miller, Allen Hinds, Tim Lefebvre, Jimmy Haslip, Otmaro Ruiz, Russell Ferrante... as well as hundreds of others.

He's on the short list of drummers for legendary producers David Foster, Peter Wolf and Mauricio Guerrero… has performed on numerous film, tv, and video game soundtracks including Gran Torino, Anchorman, Witches of Waverly Place (The Movie), Garfield, Hannah Montana, Guitar Hero II, III, Rock the 80's and Rock Band video games, as well as hundreds of jingles including Coke, Pepsi, Budweiser, Mac, Mercedes & loads of other major national and international brands.

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