Everyone Loves Guitar

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Chris Cottros - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 19, 2018

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An active touring and session musician in Nashville, Chris has played with Bryan Beller, Jim Brickman, Lee Ann Womack, Lila McCann, Lorrie Morgan, Percy Sledge, Randy Houser, and has been Terri Clark's lead touring player for the last 10 years.

A balanced, optimistic person, Chis talks about a scary heart condition he had to deal with, playing with Percy Sledge, a low point in his career when the phone stopped ringing, positive changes he's made, toughest decision he had to make, and more

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Jeffrey Lee Campbell, "Do Stand So Close: My Improbable Adventure as Sting's Guitarist" - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 18, 2018

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Jeff talks about his book, which traces his adventures and his rags to riches to rags to redemption story as Sting's guitarist. He performed 181 concerts in 25 countries on 6 continents, for over 2 million fans. Along the way, Jeff's had a successful career as a session player in NYC, working with people like Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Jon Bon Jovi, Chet Atkins, John Patitucci, Sammy Davis Jr. and loads of others.

AMAZING stories about Sting, Jeff's highs and lows, getting sober over 20 years ago… Jeff working at a concession stand one day, flying to Rio as part of Sting's band, the next… the effects of fame and "false fame"... and LOADS more cool and interesting stuff. A MUST LISTEN:

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Paul Stacey - Black Crowes, Oasis, Chris Robinson, Steven Wilson - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 17, 2018

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Founding member of The Lemon Trees, Paul spent years playing jazz, until joining a world tour with Oasis in 1997. He's toured, or worked as producer, mixer or engineer with.... Black Crowes, Oasis, Tom Jones, The Kooks, John Illsleys Band (Dire Straits bassist), The Noisettes, Big Linda, Future Clouds and Radar, Chris Robinson and the New Earth Mud, U.N.K.L.E., Black Car, Moke, Minuteman, Chris Squire, Bechadupa, Kid Galahad, and Claire Martin, Madonna, KT Tunstall, The Finn Brothers, Nerina Pallot, Morcheeba, Eddie Reader, Gary Husband, Steve Topping, Tommy Smith, Jason Rebello, Laurence Cottle, Doyle Bramhall II, Robbie Williams and more. Also acted in the movies Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors

One cool story after another, on getting the gigs with Oasis, The Black Crowes, Madonna… funny story about playing with Tom Jones, the low points of his career and how he handled them, loads of good gear tales, mistakes made, lessons learned & goals achieved

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Chris Buono - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 14, 2018

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A leading online instructor, Chris was one of the youngest professors in the guitar department when he was teaching at Berklee. He is currently in the cB3 organ trio and the progressive math funk band Red Right Return. He regularly plays with Oz Noy, Dave Fiuczynski, members of Snarky Puppy, and has recorded with Dweezil Zappa, Tom Quayle, and James Santiago

Great story about Chris getting the job at Berklee, how he put his family first and made some career sacrifices for them by creating something new and different to do, musically… great love story how he wound up marrying his wife, personal improvements he's made and others he is looking to still make, a GREAT story about Bruce Springsteen and more cool convo:

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Dave Fiuczynski - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 13, 2018

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Founder of the avant-hard band Smoking Headless Torsos and currently a Professor at Berklee, Dave has played with Stewart Copeland, Jack DeJohnette, Meshell N'degeocello, John Medeski, Hasidic New Wave, Bernie Worrell

Dave grew up in Germany and talks about what it was like growing up there as a mixed race child, including having to deal with racism and curiosity over his family. Experiences playing with Stewart Copeland and Jack DeJohnette… great advice for younger players… his unique guitars, creating space with your guitar and much more. Intense convo, great spirit:

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Rowan Robertson - Dio, Raiding The Rock Vault - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 12, 2018

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Rowan took Craig Goldy's place in Dio when he was 17 year old, and went from being a complete unknown from a small town in the UK, to playing arenas & international fame, virtually overnight. How Rowan got the gig is literally a 1 in a million story, very worth hearing. Rowan shares stories about Ronnie James Dio's kindness, Carpe diem, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, why 90% of success is just turning up… and more:

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Ben Butler - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 11, 2018

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Born in Australia, Ben Butler is a New York City-based session guitarist, sideman and composer. He's toured the w George Michael, Sting, Chris Botti, Suzanne Vega, Paula Cole, and has anchored the lead guitar chair in several Broadway shows, currently in Mean Girls

GREAT stories here, including taking lessons & getting loads of encouragement from Tommy Emmanuel, moving to NYC, how he got the gigs with Chris Botti & Sting, having faith in spite of adversity, a really funny Steve Morse story, getting electrocuted, regrets, growing up, and more. Some great personal sharing in this one:

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Rich Hinman - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 10, 2018

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A pedal steel guitarist, Rich toured or played on records of kd lang, Sara Bareilles, Rosanne Cash, The Milk Carton Kids, Ben Kweller, Brett Dennen,St. Vincent, Vulfpeck, Anais Mitchell, Marc Cohn, Rhett Miller, Lucius, lots of others

Great stories about moving from NYC to LA and the difficult process of breaking into the music scene there, dealing with a low point in your career when you even wonder if you should be a musician, slowing down, being vulnerable and more cool stuff:

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Steve Morse - Dixie Dregs, Kansas, Deep Puple, Steve Morse Band - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 07, 2018

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Incredibly informative, heartwarming stories, and some harsh reality, all in one amazing conversation. Loads of cool stories including how Dixie Dregs got started, how Steve got the gigs with Kansas & Deep Purple, what he learned about audiences, what he learned from working with Kansas, his TOP 3 musical experiences…Steve's favorite guitars & amps, his favorite guitar players & favorite LPs… Why he went to work as a commercial pilot & what he learned from this experience & why he appreciates people and life more than ever now. RARE and fantastic conversation:

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Dave Specter - Everyone Loves Guitar Dec 06, 2018

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A successful guitarist, producer and artist, Dave has been performing on the Chicago blues scene for over 30 years and has played with Steve Freund, Jimmy Johnson, Sam Lay, Hubert Sumlin, Son Seals, Lurrie Bell, Kim Wilson, Boz Scaggs & loads of others

Dave talks about dropping out of college to play guitar, getting hooked up with Hubert Sumlin, early challenges of being in the music business, importance of rhythm guitar playing, and being more open. Cool call:

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