Everyone Loves Guitar

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, and The Clash in concert. John also shows us some o...

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 player, the next day." This is an amazing call with L...

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 to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguita...

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,. his little-known musical genre passion… and some gr...

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 choices, kindness, being happy for others, more If you...

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 it!), Bone Crusher, Berry Oakley… hanging in ther...

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 Buddhism and meditation, and what he got out of this...

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 music, the wonderful musical community he grew up in...

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 one of the most successful bands out there If you'd...

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 - super cool and laid back If you'd like to support th...

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 and songwriting to improve at their craft, NOT chas...

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 left Wet Willie and moved out to LA… opening for t...

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 threatened to have to pay back an advance, and the comeba...

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 and other close family ties, the power of being vuln...

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… great stories about Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, P...

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 with Johnny Cash, connecting with two mentors who...

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 of speaking with, this one's an adventure you don'...

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 greatest acoustic guitar players of modern times I...

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 after a 21 year absence. Tommy really has "been ther...

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 got the gigs with David Bowie, Charlie Watts, Len...

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 permanently changed his life, for the better. Interesting an...

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 his friend posted a video of him playing guitar on...

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, incredible writer and a super sincere guy If you'd lik...

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 addiction, getting out of your comfort zone to do big mu...

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 Manchu, Wolfmother, Y & T, Apocalyptica, The Melvins,...