Everyone Loves Guitar

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Richard Fortus, Guns N' Roses "It's a conversation in public for others to witness..." Apr 06, 2021

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Richard talked about how he got the gig with GnR, 2 years after he first auditioned for the band…what he did to get introduced to the Psychedelic Furs… his vintage guitar collection… allowing the Universe to take care of you, and more. Really cool vibe on this one

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Richard started playing music at age 4, and hasn't stopped. Along the way he's played or toured with the Psychedelic Furs and their singer Richard Butler… had a busy career as a first-call session player in NYC, playing on records by Puffy, P!nk, Tom Tom Club, and others… and performed or recorded with Enrique Iglesias, Thin Lizzy, Nena, Fiona Apple, Rihanna, Jesse Malin, Angela McCluskey, the Crystal Method and others. His band The Dead Daisies have opened for or played with top rock acts

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Joe Pisapia: Guster, kd lang "Just let go and leave tons of space..." Apr 05, 2021

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On this Joe Pisapia Interview, Joe talks about his new LP, about being "in the belly of the earth"... why recording his own LPs allow him more experimentation and how bands he produces benefit from this, knowing when "enough is enough," musically… Also a rebroadcast of Joe's original long-form interview show: the difficulty of having to leave a couple of situations - one musical, and one family. Working w/ kd lang and Ben Folds Five, getting seriously sick on the road, a very scary message from the Universe that almost cost Joe his career, moving to Nashville from New Jersey, getting married, work ethic, learning to cut yourself some slack, and why everything is an experiment. REALLY cool guy, very warm convo:

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Joe Pisapia is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who's best known for his work as a member of Guster & k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang. He co-produced and co-wrote Guster's 2006 release, Ganging Up On the Sun, an album that cracked Billboard's Top 25 and was one of the best selling albums of the year. He did the same on the band's 2010 Easy Wonderful. He produced and penned the title track for kd lang's 2011 album, Sing It Loud, and was MD for the accompanying tour. As a producer and mixer, he's worked on some of the finest indie rock and pop and Americana records to come out of Nashville in the last few years. Among his credits are: Ben Folds Five, The Hush Kids, Zac Clark and loads of others. Joe has just released his 3rd solo LP, Imbolc. It's a beautiful record filled with well-written,melancholy songs.

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JJ Farris, Slammin' Gladys, The Tories: "Mom, I'm going to California..." Apr 02, 2021

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On this JJ Farris Interview, taking risks to accomplish your goals, moving from Cleveland to LA, being held hostage by record companies - twice!... Barry Manilow, JJ's guitars & amps, learning how to deal with rejection, visualization and how this helped him, working with Jimbo Barton, family, good vibes, video games, his first E Chord through a distorted amp, licensing music and more. Super cool vibes.

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J.J. Farris is a multi-instrumentalist with decades of experience playing in rock bands, high-profile session gigs and creating custom music and sound design. He's been the lead guitarist & lead vocalist of several successful bands including RED37, The Tories, & Slammin' Gladys, who just released a new LP called TWO. In 2002, JJ founded Reel Music, which has evolved into a massive library of music. The company also provides scores and underscores for major motion pictures and TV shows like Irresistible, (the new) Mad Max, Jason Bourne, Smurfs, Dateline, Ocean's 8, Terminator Dark Fate, Goosebumps and hundreds of others. JJ also works with singer-songwriters from all over the world collaborating on covers that sound nothing like the original versions. These covers often exist to provide movie and tv show access to hit songs at a much cheaper rate than having to license the original song from the original artist.

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Page Hamilton, Helmet, David Bowie: "Never allow yourself to go on autopilot…" Apr 01, 2021

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Page talked about the most important lessons he learned from working with David Bowie, and how Bowie turned Page's life around at a very difficult period in time… early rock and roll star behavior and the price he paid for it, playing in front of 1 BILLION people… his incredible voice, which has been roaring for over 30 years now, and how he keeps it limber and strong, musical influences (which you would NEVER imagine)... his cool vintage guitars, and much more. One of the brightest people I've had the pleasure of meeting

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Page Hamilton is most well-known for being the founder and guitar player of Helmet, a hard rock/hardcore band that's released 8 albums including one Gold LP and a Grammy nomination. Page also toured with David Bowie on The Hours tour, has a Master's Degree in Jazz Guitar, played with the Band Of Susans, has scored several major motion pictures including "Heat," "S.W.A.T." and more… has played guitar and produced other artists, including Linkin Park and Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters), and has performed and written orchestral guitar scores with major orchestras here and in Europe

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Jason Loughlin "I went to Les Paul's house when I was a kid…" Mar 30, 2021

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Jason shared a really cool story about meeting Les Paul as a kid and Les teaching him how to play guitar and operate a 4-track… an interesting story about one of the lowest points in Jason's career, which ironically, ultimately led him to playing guitar… embracing your inner strange, and more. Really cool & honest convo

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Jason has performed with Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Amos Lee, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brandi Carlisle, Sam Outlaw, Reverend Horton Heat, James Burton, Jack Ingram, Jim Breuer & more. He also leads 2 NYC projects, The String Gliders & Aquarium Solarium… and is a popular online teacher

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Jeremy Stacey, King Crimson: "Fighting the fear only makes it worse..." Mar 29, 2021

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On this Jeremy Stacey Interview, Getting into acting school and how this changed his life, how to fuel positive things and avoid negative… getting the gig with King Crimson & mastering the 3-drummer set up (great story!), playing with Neil Diamond, Noel Gallagher, Jason Rubello, Roger Daltry, Eric Clapton, Amy Winehouse, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott, World Party, Wayne Krantz, Guy Chambers… constantly pushing to evolve his musical style and repertoire & how this created opportunities along the way, saying what he means and enjoying life more. GREAT convo

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Jeremy Stacey is an English drummer who grew up with his twin brother Paul Stacey (known for his work with the Black Crowes & Oasis) in Poole, England. Jeremy was an original member of The Lemon Trees w Guy Chambers in the 90's, a member of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, & is a current member of King Crimson. Other artists he's recorded and/or toured with: Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, Sheryl Crow, Roger Daltrey, Ryan Adams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Lickerish Quartet, Steven Wilson, Benmont Tench, Doyle Bramhall II, Tal Wilkenfeld, Chris Robinson's New Earth Mud, The Finn Brothers (Neil & Tim Finn from Crowded House & Split Enz), Robbie Williams, Chris Squire, Steve Hackett, Bryan Ferry, Paul Young, Gilbert O' Sullivan, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Eurythmics (featuring Stevie Wonder), Wendy & Lisa, Amy Winehouse, Tina Turner, Tori Amos, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Waterboys, World Party, Aztec Camera, Roddy Frame, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Wayne Krantz & 00's of others

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Al Berry: Overcoming Sexual Abuse & Trauma, then doing the work to Succeed in Music & Life Mar 26, 2021

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INTENSE: On this Al Berry Interview, losing his mom at an early age, and having tremendous awareness to rely on his internal compass to help him make a series of good decisions… moving from Baltimore to NYC, The China Club, working & hanging with Stevie Ray Vaughan and the relationship between SRV and his guitar, Ric Ocasek, Larry Mitchell, Nile Rodgers, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne… touring Japan & China, Marvin Gaye, why he's always evolving & shedding old belief systems, nature, paragliding and why after all these years, he's "Still that kid laying in the grass looking up at the sun…" BEST INTERVIEW EVER, this is as REAL as it gets, a MUST listen

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Al Berry is a successful LA Session Bass player, composer and vocalist. Al played bass on the Family Style LP with Stevie Ray Vaughn & Jimmy Vaughan, and he also did overdubs on the posthumous Stevie Ray Vaughan releases. Al's either toured and/or played with Avril Lavigne, 98 degrees, Lisa Marie Presley, Kesha, David Archuleta, Kelly Clarkson, John Waite, Lionel Richie, Ric Ocasek, Nile Rodgers, Nick Lachey, Clay Aiken, Christina Aguilera, Teena Marie, Stewart Copeland, Lou Gramm, Bobby Womack, Ben Sidran, Lenny Kravitz, BB King, John Waite, Bernard Edwards and dozens of others.

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Rob Harris, Jamiroquai: "I no longer needed permission to do things…" Mar 25, 2021

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Rob shared stories about growing up in the Middle East… playing with Don Airey & Robbie Williams… clever marketing ideas he used to generate business for some of his side hustles… tracing some of his most profitable gigs through an encounter that happened 14 years ago… Divorce, why it's ok to be wrong, beans on toast, and more. Lots of laughter here:

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Growing up in both the UK and Qatar, Rob was a guitar prodigy and was doing club dates & sessions at 14. He has been with Janiroquai since 1999 and has toured, played on albums, and co-written hit songs. His recording credits include Don Airey (Deep Purple), Beverly Knight, Kylie Minogue, Anastasia, Lighthouse Family, Katy Perry, JP Cooper, Era, Gabriella Aplin, Will Young, Julian Perretta, Duke Dumont, Paloma Faith, Robbie Williams, Lego Batman (Soundtrack), Louisa Johnson and The Ministry of Sound, Kanye West and more.

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Aaron McLain, Air Supply, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez: "You can't give up…" Mar 23, 2021

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Aaron kept it very real as we talked about some of the lowest points he had in this business (including a scary trip to the hospital), and how he overcame them… dealing with racism, choosing your friends wisely, the upside and downside to having a sensitive spirit… and the tremendous work ethic he used to create a very successful side hustle for himself, in the form of music licensing. VERY interesting call with a really sweet guy

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Aaron McLain has held down the electric guitar slot with Air Supply for over 8 years. During his career, he's performed or recorded with Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Tears for Fears singer Oleta Adams, Patti LaBelle, Terrance Trent D'arby, Boys Don't Cry, Beto Cuevas (his work won a Latin Grammy) and more. He's also scored over 100 prime time television shows

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Lyle Workman: Uncommon Measures "You can do better than you think…" Mar 22, 2021

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On this Lyle Workman Interview, behind the scenes in making his new LP, Uncommon Measures… working with a 63-piece London Orchestra and how the arrangements for the songs all came together, a deep dive into several of the tracks, distribution as an independent artist, playing with Beck, Abe Laboriel Jr, Vinny Colaiuta, Jeff Babko, and why you can do better than you think

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Lyle Workman is a guitarist, composer, sideman, and music producer. As a sideman he's recorded and/or toured with Sting, Beck, Tony Williams, Todd Rundgren, Norah Jones, Jellyfish, Frank Black and many more. His film/TV work includes scoring hit movies that have earned over a Billion dollars, including 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Lyle just released his 4th solo record, called Uncommon Measures and this LP takes his entire game up. Writing and arranging is simply incredible, also worked w a 63 piece orchestra captured live at Abbey Road Studios in London

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Uncommon Measures: https://www.bluecanoerecords.com/uncommon_measures

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