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We sit down and talk with interesting professional guitar players, and find out what makes them tick. Uncover the backstory behind your favorite guitar players, artists and sidemen. If you love guitar, success, life stories and meaningful life lessons, then stick around… you’re in the right place.
This is a call-in show about atheism, the lack of belief in supernatural deities and gods. The show airs live at 11:00 pm Eastern every Sunday night.Host Andrew Garber was a true believer for years. Now, after a 12 year apostasy journey, he is an atheist. The show focuses on the issues that have had to change since losing faith.
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Cenk Erdogan: “Suddenly I’m in the movie I’ve been watching my whole life...”
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On this Cenk Erdogan Interview: How an internal tumor changed his perspective and his priorities in life, tons of cool stories and great vibes on this one! A very compelling overview of Turkey: the incredibly busy and vibrant music and licensing scene, culture, ethnicity and personal relationships… getting turned on to Pink Floyd and Buddy Guy from…
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Martin Miller: “I ate the biggest humble pie ever that day...”
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On this Martin Miller Interview: What he learned from his early years growing up in East Germany before the wall came down, the integrity he brings to both his music and his teaching, what motivates and drives him, how ignoring external advice and staying true to himself contributed to his online success, his 3 top musical experiences, overcoming a…
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Jimmy James: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio & True Loves “The dirt keeps the funk…!”
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Jimmy talked about some deep shit here, including the incredibly difficult and stressful childhood he had. Frankly, how he managed to overcome it and be the incredibly kind, gentle and nice person he is today, is nothing shy of a miracle. He also had a tremendous role model in his mom, who not only was his emotional rock, but his musical inspiratio…
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Denny Freeman, Bob Dylan, Vietnam, Stevie Ray Vaughan: Most Emotional Interview I’ve Done
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On this Denny Freeman interview: Denny was around for the revolution of 1960s music and culture and explains, in no uncertain terms, how 1965 and 1968 were completely culturally different. And how the fallout from this presented some very upsetting consequences to him, especially as it related to his relationship with his dad. On top of this, he wa…
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Mike Munford: “There were rays of hope...” (First banjo player on ELG!)
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On this Mike Munford Interview: Life before vs. after Sept 9, 1973… the serendipity of his banjo journey, playing to ONE person (who was asleep) and wondering “Is this what my destiny looks like?”... tips for guitarists wanting to play the banjo, being independent and resourceful, a serious early decision he made for himself as he committed to musi…
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Peter Stroud Interview: “I asked God but I never got an answer to that question…”
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On this Peter Stroud Interview: Losing his brother & coming to grips with this devastating experience... working with Brendan O’Brien, Pete Droge, Keith Richards, Stevie Nicks, Willie Nelson, getting the gigs with Sheryl Crow & Don Henley (great audition story), cool shares about meeting Jimmy Page, Paul McCartney, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton... fo…
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Martin Barre Interview, Jethro Tull: “I slept on the floor, but I never felt hungry. Music gave me everything I wanted...”
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Martin talks about opening up for Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, and Led Zeppelin… Playing with Paul McCartney and Gary Moore, and why Alvin Lee was difficult to work with… the exact guitars and amps he used in the studio and on tour… his favorite Jethro Tull song… music that influenced him and helped form his unique style, much more… His pass…
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Doug Jackson Interview, Ambrosia: “Don’t waste time…”
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Doug shares some cool stories about playing with Roberto Carlos, Kenny Loggins, and Al Stewart… his greatest ongoing challenge over his career and how he deals with it… why he makes it a point to stay humble… and some great advice to other players - and in fact, to anyone who’s ever been intimidated about doing something. 100% Raw and uncut, great …
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Frank Solivan Interview: “We’re the gateway drug to bluegrass…”
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On this Frank Solivan Interview: moving from California to Alaska and hustling like crazy to start his music career, joining the Navy and the ups and downs that came along with this… forming Dirty Kitchen and finally achieving the dream of being an independent artist, being “forced” to sing and the surprise once he started, dealing with the loss of…
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Sara Niemietz: “Music is my first love…”
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On this Sara Niemietz Interview: getting her first break in acting and the highs and lows of growing her career in music… the good (and the not so good) aspects of the acting business in Hollywood, putting herself out there and creating opportunities, the benefits of not pushing to make things work, having a personal relationship with her higher po…
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Rob Garland: “Don’t be impressed, be inspired...”
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On this Rob Garland Interview, how to start your life over: In spite of having to start over professionally twice and personally once more… and dealing with an unknown medical illness for the last 10 years, Rob Garland is one of the most positive and optimistic people you’ll ever meet. We went pretty deep on this one, talking about divorce… struggl…
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Adam Zimmon: Ziggy Marley, Vida Blue, “How do I answer that when I have so much self-loathing?...”
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Adam started playing later than most, but believed in himself enough to say “Yes” to everything, and managed to play all the time as a result. Some really cool stories about working with Glen Campbell, Iggy Pop, Ziggy Marley… self-loathing and not giving a shit what others think… raising children and trying to balance everything, more. Really relax…
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John Jackson: Bob Dylan, Shelby Lynn, Lucinda Williams
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On this John Jackson Interview: Inside stories about working with Bob Dylan (good, bad and otherwise…), Terri Gibbs, Lucinda Williams, Shelby Lynn, Tom Jones, Minton Sparks, Sweethearts of the Rodeo… sharing the stage with George Harrison (GREAT story!), Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Garcia… getting college advice from John McLaughlin, while…
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Jimmy Haslip: Yellowjackets, Jing Chi “It was an incredibly difficult time for me...”
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On this Jimmy Haslip Interview: TONS of cool stories about meeting & playing with Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Ricky Lawson, Jeff Lorber, Rick Derringer, Michael Bolton, Michael Landau, Donald Fagen, Carmine & Vinny Appice, Bruce & Bob Kulick, Steve Lukather, Tommy Bolin, Michael Penn, Gino Vannelli, Diana Ross, Joe Walsh, Dave Mason, Vinny Colai…
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Christine Ohlman - Rebel Montez, SNL House Band
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The lead singer of the Saturday Night Live band since 1991, Christine is also the leader of Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez (6 CD’s & a DVD). Christine’s played with Ian Hunter, Brian Wilson, Sting, Nona Hendryx, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Ronnie Spector, Sonny Landreth, Taj Majal, Lucinda Williams, and many others. And she shares stories about…
Tomo Fujita grew up in Kyoto, Japan, and at age 19 won a full scholarship to attend Berklee. Only problem was... he didn’t speak a word of English. He came to America and only through sheer hustle and determination, things worked out. He wound up becoming a member of the faculty at Berklee, and has taught some famous students, such as Eric Krasno, …
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David Levita: Alanis Morissette, Tim McGraw, 00’s others
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On this David Levita Interview: Living on his own at 15 in NYC… LOADS of cool stories about working with Tim McGraw, Dr. Dre, Alanis Morissette, Hannah Montana (a valuable lesson), Eminem, Sara Bareilles, Beth Ditto, Matisyahu, Stuart & Miles Copeland, Paul Gilbert... getting over throat cancer, losing his mother and his grandfather at a young age……
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Will Ray, Hellecasters: “When I came back from Vietnam, I knew I’d never do anything I didn’t want to do, ever again...”
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Will was injured during the Vietnam war and once he came home, he attended college, took his GI Bill funds... and purchased a $5,000 stereo. He also practiced guitar no less than 8 hours a day. Will shares some amazing stories about the brilliance of Michael Nesmith, why Chas Chandler scheduled Hendrix to open for the Monkees, why Hendrix then got …
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Corey Congilio: “I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 6...”
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Producer, sideman, session player and top online instructor, Corey shares his journey through music and all the side hustles he’s had along the way. He also talks about growing up in a blue collar household and some of the challenges this presented… valuable lessons he’s learned which contributed to his own personal growth and development… a tip fo…
On this John Ashton Interview: The rise and fall of the Psychedelic Furs and how things might have been different, the serendipitous (and also scary) events that occurred in John's life that brought him to music and to the Furs… hie less than idyllic childhood and how he managed to create a life for himself in spite of this, watching Free, Bowie, a…
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Anto Drennan: Genesis, Moving Hearts, The Corrs
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LOADS of amazingly cool stories here, including working with BB King, Gary Moore, Leo Sayer, Brian May, Mutt Lange, Genesis, Moving Hearts, The Corrs, others… Paul McCartney & Eric Clapton watching Anto at soundcheck, auditioning for Genesis, the event that caused Anto to play all night long for 12 hours… and why he “Was a completely different play…
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Derek Frank, Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain “I learned to enjoy songwriting again…”
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On this Derek Frank Interview: Influences on making his latest LP and his approach to writing these tracks, what he learned from making the record, how he showcased his bass but not at the expense of the other musicians, funk, 1970’s cop shows, Covid, and more. GREAT chat, high energy… comes with Derek’s original ELG episode as well If you’d like t…
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Dave Roe: Johnny Cash, Dan Auerbach, Jerry Reed
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On this Dave Roe Interview: Getting sober after waking and baking for over 30 years, growing up in Hawaii… moving to Nashville & his first gig there - with Jerry Reed!... the incredible career path he’s had that’s forced him to continue growing as a person and as a musician, some pretty harsh mistakes he made and how he wound up correcting them,. h…
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Jonathan Maron, NYC Groove Collective “I’m NOT a very good liar…”
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On this Jonathan Maron Interview: Going from “music is just a hobby,” to getting record contracts on TWO separate projects at once, the ups and downs of working in a band with 10 members… working with Maxwell, Curtis Mayfield, Donny McCaslin, Tupac, Meshell Ndegeocello… how to handle not being busy in the music industry, making better artistic choi…
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RARE: Rodney Mills, Engineered 50 Gold & Platinum Classic Rock LPs - STORIES FOREVER!
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On this Rodney Mills Interview, stories galore and behind the scenes with Lynyrd Skynyrd (first 4 LPs), 38 Special (4 LPs), The Radiators, Second Coming (Dickey Betts & Berry Oakley), Gregg Allman, Atlanta Rhythm Section, James Brown (couple of hilarious stories!), The Winstons, the “Amen Break” (most sampled drum fill in history, Rodney engineered…
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Robben Ford: “That experience taught me how to be a musician...”
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On this Robben Ford Interview, literally dozens of personal stories including seeing Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Mike Bloomfield, John Mayall and Mick Taylor in concert back in the late 60’s… Stories about working with Joni Mitchell, George Harrison (how they met is pretty cool), Greg Allman and Miles Davis… why he put his career on hold to study Bu…
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Luther Dickinson, North Mississippi Allstars, Black Crowes
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On this Luther Dickinson Interview, moving to Mississippi and how it changed his life, when to be critical - and when NOT to (GREAT lesson for anyone), dealing with the loss of his father, working with The Black Crowes, David Hidalgo and Mato Nanji, how he gets his tone, changes made from having children, embracing getting more serious about his mu…
On this Paul Jackson Interview: Some great stories here, including how his mom turned him on to Motley Crue and changed his life, forever… some wonderful life lessons his parents taught him, a cool story about how he met and fell in love with his wife, his vintage guitars, gratitude and more. A real class act, amazing guitarist and key member of on…
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Seth Taylor: Mountain Heart, Wonderful Nobodies
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On this Seth Taylor Interview: how this youngest of 5 children wound up playing guitar when none of his siblings played any instruments, moving to Nashville, his experiences in both owning a band / being a band member vs. a side man, staying incredibly busy during Covid - by saying “Yes” to everything for many years before that, and loads more - su…
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RARE: Mike Wanchic, John Mellencamp: "I learned how to play from all those junkies"
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Mike Wanchic Interview: This was an absolutely KILLER conversation! Mike absorbed and learned the basics of music and guitar from the recovering heroin addicts (all professional jazz musicians), in a well-known hospital his father ran… meeting John Mellencamp & how the band slowly progressed by deliberately tweaking various aspects of their sound a…
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Ricky Hirsch, Wet Willie, Joan Armatrading, Cher & Gregg Allman - “I learned so much from Joan about so many different things...”
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So many great stories Ricky told here. Like that time he ran into Cher in his local pharmacy… or the time Gregg Allman asked Ricky to keep Gregg’s new custom Harley in Ricky’s garage, so Cher wouldn’t find out about it… Or how Capricorn (and all the other record labels) screwed their artists by including this ONE paragraph in each contract… why he …
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Gordon Kennedy, wrote “Change The World” and LOADS of other top hits
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On this Gordon Kennedy Interview: the ONE thing Eric Clapton really wanted to know... integrity and other lessons learned from his father, Nashville A-List member Jerry Kennedy… some great stories about working with Jerry Reed, Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Peter Frampton… the business highs and lows of being a songwriter, being threate…
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Ian Moore: “It was so ferocious, feral, and visceral...”
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Ian gets up close and personal during this conversation and talks about the things that allowed him to hang in there during those parts of his journey when it was looking pretty bleak… the tremendous influence of his dad, who was one of the top Buddhist scholars in the country… the backstory to some of his greatest hits, his resiliency, his wife an…
Liberty DeVitto Interview: Lib on getting over his anger towards Billy Joel & learning to forgive, let go and choose to be happy, instead. Getting (and staying) sober… Details of his experiences playing in communist USSR, Cuba, and Madison Square Garden… the blessing and curse of having music as your muse & learning to find himself outside of musi……
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Smokey Hormel: Beck, The Blasters, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits “Smokey, I’m going to relax you...”
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Smokey’s adventures in life have been plentiful, including learning the blues from Peter Fonda, vacationing with Larry Hagman, calling up Barney Kessel to ask him for guitar lessons, at age 12, playing 70,000 seat auditoriums with Beck, playing lead guitar with The Blasters, calling Little Richard (and Richard pranking Smokey on the phone), working…
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Robbie Wyckoff, Roger Waters, Pablo Cruise: “I learned… dreams come true, if you don’t give up...”
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Robbie talks about surviving cancer, and how it changed his life… what it was like playing with Roger Waters, and performing in front of audiences as large as 300,000, how The Wall tour made so much money, his experience working with Eddie Vedder, being more compassionate, loads of other cool stuff. One of the warmest people I’ve had the pleasure o…
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Bryan Sutton: “I wanted to make a career in music. There was never a Plan B...”
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During this conversation, Bryan talks about his top 3 musical experiences, dealing with undeserving feelings, getting out of his own way, Eddie Van Halen, how to play faster in bluegrass, his best childhood memory, family, guitar, The Legend of Zelda, and more. This is a rare, extremely candid, and very personal glimpse into the life of one of the …
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Tommy Talton, Cowboy: “I’m more comfortable with myself than ever…”
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Tommy talks about how he met Gregg & Duane Allman, recording at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami when he was 16 years old. Great stories about playing at both the Fillmore East and West, about Bill Graham, why Cowboy didn’t have a higher profile as a band, dealing with the loss of his dad, at age 5, and re-connecting with the love of his life af…
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Gail Ann Dorsey, David Bowie (21 years), Lenny Kravitz ( yrs)
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On this Gail Ann Dorsey Interview, Gail talked about challenges and obstacles she faced growing up in the West Philly hood, and her tenacity & resourcefulness to overcome. The irony of attending film school and it being a horrible experience, yet also being the vehicle that was most important to launching her music career.Moving to London, how she …
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Cory Wong, Vulfpeck: Deals w a life-threatening medical condition at age 16
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On the heels of releasing his second LP, one of the funkiest rhythm players around talks about using Kickstarter as a platform, managing time, balancing work and family, the series of challenges he’s had along the way in his career, how he handled a potentially life-threatening medical condition he had to deal with at age 16 - and how it permanentl…
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Aaron Marshall, Intervals: “You have to eat above your weight to move forward...”
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On this Aaron Marshall Interview, Aaron opens up and has a very frank discussion about the turnover in his band, including the specifics of what happened, the best solution he’s found (after trying many), and what he learned from this experience. The most stressful part of having his heart surgery, story of how he started Intervals on a whim when h…
Ron talks about what happened over the last 9 years, and how tragedies the band had to deal with, inspired them to make a new record and start playing live, once again. Life in the Netherlands and how it’s different from America, how he overcame his biggest obstacle, becoming a dad… and Texas Ribs! Great conversation with an amazing guitarist, incr…
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Noah Levy: “I put my whole being into that band...”
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On this Noah Levy Interview, playing his first gig at age 13, the challenges of working with your brother in a band... having to face the reality of “your band just isn’t working out,” after such a long time. Getting the gig and working with The BoDeans, Peter Frampton, Golden Smog, Brian Setzer, Tift Merritt… dealing with family illness and addict…
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Joe Barresi: “Learn as much as you can, and then forget it all...”
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If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support On this Joe Barresi Interview, the incredible drive and passion Joe has for his craft, and how he made short-term sacrifices to build a long-term and highly successful career as one of the top mix engineers in hard rock. Working with Kyuss, Tool, Monster Magnet, Fu Manch…
If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Nir shares his early influences, including his musical maternal grandmother… why he uses 13’s on his ‘94 Strat, best NYC foods, working for Arlen Roth and Hot Licks, as a kid, being present and not looking forward or backwards, best pizza in Brooklyn, and more. Cool conv…
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Greg Martin: “I got the call to join Skynyrd, but it wasn’t the right thing…”
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If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support On this Greg Martin Interview: subbing for Ed King and why he didn’t join Lynyrd Skynyrd (NOT what you’re thinking), a history of his solo projects outside of the Headhunters, the joyful way his new LP came about, the privilege of fellowship and camaraderie, Greg’s radio…
If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Fresh off the release of his Samarkind’s full-length album, Michal shares his story about emigrating from Poland to Ireland, and having faith things would work out… why he went back to school to study guitar as an adult, even though he’d been playing professionally for y…
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Mike Krompass: “What makes me happy…? Sex!”
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If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support On this Mike Krompass Interview, a very heartfelt conversation about Mike losing his dad when he was only 18 months old, and how this has impacted his life… his drive and passion which compelled him to play as many, and all kinds of gigs - and made him curious enough to …
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Casey James: “It’s the most confident I’ve ever been as a musician...”
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If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support On this Casey James interview, the impact a serious motorcycle accident and resulting near-death experience had on his life, playing close to 400 shows in 365 days & what this did for him, the story of how he wound up on American Idol and the challenges and oddities of b…
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Kirk Fletcher: “It’s nice and clean, but really, you still need some funk...”
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If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Kirk talks about growing up with two older brothers in his parent’s house in Compton, and the impact his father (who was a pastor) had on his life. He also shares the biggest obstacles he’s had to deal with and the advice he wishes someone had given him, earlier on in hi…
