Everyone Loves Guitar

On this Nalle Colt Interview: This is a very inspirational & honest interview and I'd encourage you to listen to the entire conversation. Addressing his lifelong epileptic grand mal seizures, getting sober, and becoming totally responsible. His unusual and interesting entrepreneurial career in Sweden, starting as a national skateboarding champion at age 13… to literally building the country's larg...

An absolutely amazing success story that started with Joe's wife asking him "What's going on here?" Also, why every gig is "the same," and the story of how Joe got the gig with Robin Thicke - unbelievable hurdles he had to overcome, and much more. Great success stories from an incredible player and an incredibly genuine person…   Joe moved to Los Angeles in 2003 and quickly became part of the LA s...

On this Steve Mackey Interview: Culture shock of moving from rural West Virginia to Berklee in Boston, hilarious story of a failed audition with rocker Mike Ness (Social Distortion), some low points in between gigs, figuring out how to make it in the Nashville session scene, playing with Peter Frampton, Lee Roy Parnell, The Wallflowers… golf without walking, family, being a dad, and why it's all c...

Jennifer has been one of the most unique, inspirational and innovative guitarists to come on the scene in the last 30 years. And her continued her desire to learn and create is more present than ever, not only in her new musical projects, but also in her cool side projects she discusses… Jennifer played with Jeff Beck for 3 years and shares some great stories about Jeff, and a unique story about M...

Stoll Vaughan Interview: Stoll opens up about getting started in music, how he writes (and how he doesn't!), getting confidence to get back in the game, getting sober and not being so willful, going for it, being humble enough to seek a spiritual path & more. Very sincere convo with a total professional A successful singer, guitarist & songwriter, Stoll's released 5 LPs, toured with John Mellencam...

On this Ron Carter Interview: What an incredible, first-class human being! There are many reasons Ron Carter has been so successful and we touched on several of them during this conversation: His pursuit of excellence and desire to be responsible for his results, and the result of those he works with, listening to jazz radio in Detroit while he was growing up… the backstory to some his coolest tra...

Stories of how Kat got the gig with Prince, Cyndi Lauper, George Clinton, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Big Mamma Thornton, Odetta, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, and she's also played with BB King, Chaka Khan, Dave Stewart, Sheila E, Keb Mo', Jeff Healey, Donny Osmond, Zucchero and more Kat was raised by her dad and he had such a tremendous influence on her in so many ways, and she candidly discusses t...

Ed Roth Interview: Ed talks about the making of his latest record, playing with Robby Krieger, what prompted him to make an LP of covers, and how he selected the tracks… Why "Life's too short to not take chances," techniques he used to create new arrangements of existing songs, what he liked best about making this record, and more. Always one of the coolest and most sincere guys around Ed Roth Int...

Dave was one of the founding members of Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood. Dave discusses candidly why he left the band right after the first album, why he came back for the second record… and why he then left again… How he met, and wound up playing 12-string guitar on Hendrix' "All Along The Watchtower," and almost replaced Noel Redding. Playing with the Rolling Stones...

Jason Hall Interview: How he transformed himself from a shy introvert to lead singer and front man of an international touring punk band… how he came up with the name of the company Quibi, parenting and how it's changed him, new creative ways to solve problems, why some songs work (and why some don't!), moving to San Francisco and how this expanded his mind, dealing with a threatening health issue...

In this Sterling Campbell Interview, LOADS of stories: How a chance encounter in the lobby of his building changed the entire course of his life, how NYC kept his thirst for music quenched… playing with David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper (and why he turned the gig down at first), Duran Duran & how he started using drugs and living the "Rock Star" life, Eric Clapton, Nile Rogers, Soul Asylum, Nona Hendryx,...

Shawn got wired into some high end session work in LA, at a young age. And the cast of musicians he worked with during this time, was insane. Guys like Abe Laboriel Sr. & Jr., Leland Sklar, Nathan East & Crystal Lewis. Discover what he learned from this experience... Shawn's been playing with Carrie Underwood for 10 years now. How he got the job and the Herculean effort he had to make to get up an...

Craig Garber Interview: Some of my early hustles and other career moves and how they helped me build Everyone Loves Guitar, foot massages, why time is your most important asset, the value of building systems for processes, the two customers Everyone Loves Guitar has, why self-interest and curiosity are huge motivators for people, the value of "Proof of Concept," understanding and knowing your cust...

Tony has played with Little Richard, BB King, Dizzy Gillespie, Sting, Sam Moore, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Hill's Blues Mob, Vernon Reid, and hundreds of others during his prolific 40 year career. The stories he shares about the lessons he's learned from working with some of these people, are just amazing... The greatest lesson he's learned, and how it's kept him steadily employed all these years, a c...

Trey Hensley Interview: Struggling to find his own sound at a young age and the simple advice that helped him get it… playing with Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs, Tony Rice, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Rob Ickes, Charlie Daniels, Taj Mahal… A low point in time where he left the music business and how this period of reflection helped him, switching to electric from acoustic and the unexpec...

On this Mark Farner Interview, stories about Grand Funk Railroad's first ever gig (at the 1969 Atlanta International Pop Festival), being mislead to signing a horrible record contract, working their way out of $400K in debt, why Mark's favorite song he wrote is I'm Your Captain and what it means to Vietnam Veterans all over the world... the hit song he wrote in memory of his father, who was killed...

On this Kalus Luchs interview, we talk about the making of Klaus' latest album, Z Sessions… Klaus explains how SYNC licensing works, including the relationships between music supervisors, licensing reps, and artists. The incredibly demanding schedule of SYNC artists, and how Klaus and his partner write, play, arrange, produce and engineer 2 or more songs, every single day - and why they happily do...

Gerry Leonard Interview: Gerry's new EP is called Viral Times. It's a very cool instrumental record with his trademark layered textures and melodic vibes. The record was borne out of self-reflection from the down time of the COVID Pandemic. Gerry also discusses the biggest difference between being a side man and being an artist Gerry Leonard Interview: Originally from Dublin, Gerry Leonard is a gu...

Rob Mcnelley Interview: One of my favorite Episodes, for the personal stories shared by both Rob and myself. Stick around for the "Super Power" question near the end - it's well worth your time. The politics of the music business and decisions Rob made which might not have been "politically correct"... A heartwarming story about how Rob lost his late father's 65 Telecaster, and then how he miracul...

Marc Ribler Interview: What a story! Marc dropped out of high school at 16. He started writing songs shortly after and a random NYC session led him to getting some of these songs recorded by other artists. After becoming disillusioned with the music business, another random event led him into busking on the streets of NY (and making a good living at it!) for 2 years. Then, an unexpected medical di...

On this Kim Mitchell Interview, Kim talks about how Max Webster came together, and why the band ultimately broke up… working with Joe Walsh "almost"... opening for Black Sabbath, why he never opened for Kiss, an emotional experience he had while watching Allan Holdsworth, hanging backstage with Eddie Van Halen… the backstory to his new record and some of the songs on it… moving through a low point...

Jeff King Interview: Lessons he learned working with Randy Travis and Reba McEntire… A moving story about 9/11 and recording in the studio with Art Garfunkel… A cool story about playing The David Letterman Show and New York City, toughest solo Jeff's had to play, and why... the one thing that's kept Jeff so in demand as a session player over all these years. Happiest moment in Jeff's life, toughes...

Eric "Roscoe" Ambel Interview: Winning tickets to see The Ramones & The Dictators in LA, which changed the entire trajectory of his life… forming the Del Lords, playing with Dan Baird, Steve Earle… moving from LA to the East Village in NYC, the good, bad and ugly about playing CBGB's (which he did several dozen times, including an initial weekly residency)... owning a local bar in NYC, touring wit...

On this Greg Martin interview, 4-Time Grammy award winning guitarist shares the surprising band he saw in concert that made him decide he wanted to play guitar, the advice he wished he'd given himself early on in his career...MOST critical life changes he's made over the years… The secret to his amazing tone: Guitar, amp, and even tone knob settings! His most important playing influences, the secr...

On this Peter Karp interview, Peter discussed the deep musical & personal polar opposite influences of growing up in the NYC area and in the deep south… touring with Mick Taylor and what that experience was like, losing his wife and the profound impact of this loss, trusting your gut, being stubborn & doing things your own way, Italy, basketball, & why you need to always expect the unexpected, LOT...