Everyone Loves Guitar

AWESOME CONVO: On this Amund Maarud interview, growing up on an oats farm, his preference for the intimacy of small town living, backstory to some of his best songs, trying to find his own inner calm and learning to like himself, slowing down and the beauty of "not measuring" your life, chain saws, knowing what success means to you, and loads more cool stuff. This guy is 100% the REAL DEAL and an...

Jim reels off one cool story after another, including how he got the gig with Rod Stewart... jamming with Frank Zappa, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin', Ron Wood, Kenny Jones & Rod… drunk Joe Cocker late night in the recording studio… building tension in a song, and SO much more. INCREDIBLY cool & upbeat If you'd like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support What a life! Jim Cr...

On this Emily Davis interview, dealing with bouts of depression (her "Silent Companion") and why keeping busy musically is the best form of medicine… the incredible relief she felt when coming out, recording her first 2 LPs at the age of 20 & 21 and what drives her ambition, how the Murder Police came together and the challenges of leading a band, BEST decision she ever made, giving a massive shit...

Les grew up on a working pig farm, and talks about moving to London to get his career started... flying to LA from London to start a world-wide tour with literally one day's notice… working with Jack Bruce, Donovan, Pete Townshend & Snuffy Walden… lessons learned, some difficult low points in his life, seeing Led Zeppelin in concert during their first British tour… smart decisions he made in NOT t...

On this John Avila interview: a dusty relic in the attic that changed his life, quitting high school, great stories about working with Oingo Boingo, El Chicano, Richie Havens, Stuart Copeland, Neil Young, Food For Feet… awesome story how he got into production, playing backyard BBQ gigs with Van Halen, barely escaping a gig in a foreign country, biggest mistake he's made in music, worst gigs he's...

After releasing 3 #1 singles on their first 3 albums, Brother Cane abruptly broke up - find out what happened on this interesting interview. Damon reveals ongoing struggles with record labels, the unlikely way he wound up singing, behind the scenes of his new solo record, rock star highs and lows, learning to "take a breath" before reacting to stuff, and loads more cool stuff rarely discussed. Dam...

On this Dani Rabin interview, his disappointment in the lack of passion of his teachers at Berklee... starting Marbin from nothing and working up to 300 dates a year for a few years straight to get things moving, music as a portrait of your imagination and as a portrait of your reality, finding his place as an improvisational artist, why "You're NOT in control of your growth," TIME as the greatest...

The biggest-selling instrumental guitarist of all time shares some really cool stories: The unlikely series of events which allowed him to record (and pay for!) his first album, what he learned from Mick Jagger & Bill Graham… Low points in his career and how he handled them, his persistence and belief in himself, mistakes made & cool things he got right, favorite guitars & amps, most important thi...

On this Nate Wood interview, the influence of his parents - both professional musicians in the band "Honk," how he started playing bass, keyboards, and guitar… all at once. Playing 8-10 gigs a week while in high school, moving to New York City… working with Brian May, Taylor Hawkins, Wayne Krantz, The Calling (playing in front of 125,000 people), the struggles involved in launching his solo projec...

Lead guitar player for The Fixx for close to 40 years, Jamie talks about his musical turning points, non music jobs he had to take in the beginning, cool stories about playing the Fillmore West, playing with Brian Eno & Tina Turner, crimson boots, biggest decision he ever had to make, gaining confidence, and more:  If you'd like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Subs...

On this Pete Abbott interview, graduating from University of Miami jazz program and hightailing it straight up to New York City, in an act of blind faith (that worked out great)… working with Jose Feliciano, the serendipity of how he became a member of the Average White Band, moving to Norway for 9 years and the cultural adjustments he had to make, surviving divorce, his TOP 3 musical experiences...

Pete has a unique level of confidence when he plays - you literally "feel" you're in good hands with him. This isn't something random, it's something he specifically works on and he explained exactly how. Good & not so good experiences running a record label, studying under Howard Roberts at GIT, tolerance, very clever James Brown tricks, and LOADS more cool stuff. GREAT convo with an amazing guy!...

On this Dan Lutz interview, leaving school early, cool stories about working with Vinny Colaiuta, Larry Klein, Melody Gadot, Lyle Workman, Jeff Babko, Robben Ford, Jonathan Butler, Patti Austin, Taylor Hicks… an early commitment he made to his family and how he managed to stick with it. Dealing with hard times during the Pandemic, his WORST gig EVER, Hershey's chocolate, work ethic, being intentio...

Literally one of the greatest success stories I've encountered, Mike Keneally's been consistently employed as a side man with some of the world's greatest guitarists, and as a solo artist with over 30 LPs to his name. How he pretty much manifested his successful audition with Frank Zappa is nothing shy of phenomenal Mike talks about the drivers behind his success, the mysterious brown triangles he...

On this Donald Barrett interview, "Big Ears" and being aware of others… great stories about almost dropping out of school and how he rebounded when his scholarship was cancelled, his mentors and how they changed his life… playing with Snoop Dog, David Garfield, George Benson, Lady Gaga, Greg Phillingaines, Bill Dickens, Oscar Seaton, Lyle Workman, George Clinton… his spirituality and faith, gettin...

How Ken won the MTV Basement Tapes in his first career - producing music videos… growing up in Seattle and San Diego, being a parent, working with Chris Cornell on the Casino Royale theme song, folding laundry and why, in the future... your body will be the furthest thing from your mind: If you'd like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Ken is the co-founder, vocalist,...

On this Tim Young interview, the serendipity of moves he made and how they changed his life in powerful ways, losing his musical identity and how he rebuilt it… getting the James Corden gig, playing with Beck, Fiona Apple, Cher, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzennegar… dealing with alcohol abuse and learning to be here and now, family, MacGyver, gratitude, finding things you love, and lots more. Very si...

Mimi shares some AMAZING stories about her life, including kicking cancer's ass, trusting people, why she hated being a session player, why she moved cross country from NYC to San Francisco, dealing with sexism and hard times as a young musician, Steve Vai and how he helped her career, handling negative reviews, being too performance-oriented. One of the BEST and coolest people you'll meet, and an...

On this Viktor Krauss interview, Victor talks about moving to Nashville from Champagne, Illinois, and how he got his career moving by getting out of his comfort zone… stories about working with Peter Rowan, Shelby Lynn, Lyle Lovett, Bill Frisell, Robert Plant, Tom Jones, Shawn Colvin… rising to the occasion, buck naked concertgoers, the upside (and downside) of being direct, marriage, being a dad,...