GW: Does it bother you that you are not revered as a great guitarist? FZ: But, I am revered as a great guitarist by at least four or five people. And thats better than none. GW: What I meant to say is that, you know, where somebody like Eddie Van Halen can become a big star ... FZ: Eddie Van Halen is a good guitar player, you know, hes entitled to all of the adulation that he can acquire. Thats great. So, what I am supposed to say? Theres a lot of good guitar players out there. Ill guarantee you that I am the only person doing what I am doing, though. Because I dont approach it as a guitar star. I go out there to play compositions. I want to do compositions instantly on the guitar. I want to take chord change or a harmonic climate and I want to build a composition on the spur of the moment that makes sense, that takes some chances, that goes someplace where nobody else wanted to go, that says things that nobody else wanted to say, that represents my musical personality, that has some emotional content that speaks to the people who want to hear that kind of stuff. And for the ones that dont like guitar stuff at all they can forget it, it will be over in a minute and it will be back to another part of the song. Thats what its all about. A lot of people cant stand to hear me play the guitar because its not regular rhythm. You know, everybody wants to tap their foot, when I go crazy, they lose continuity, they cant count it, they cant think it, they cant feel it, so they just totally reject it. They want that nice, safe, straight up and down stuff, and there is tons of it to go around but, just dont come to me for it because I am not the guy to play it for you. I cant play it. I dont know how to play it. I couldnt play straight up and down. Its unnatural to me. I dont even enjoy listening to it. Its not my world. Its like wearing a coat and a tie.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:30:07 +0000
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