I don't understand why some people will only accept a guitar if it has an instantly recognizable guitar sound. Finding ways to use the same guitar people have been using for 50 years to make sounds that no one has heard before is truly what gets me off. ↗
My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians. ↗
At the time, we thought it was a nice way to say something unique about the group to make us different from all the other bands kicking around in London. ↗
I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives - and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in downtown Manhattan. ↗
You just have to surround yourself with people who are going to support and love you before trying to sell you as a product, or push you into something you don't want to do. ↗