I had a guitar sitting around, and it just happened to have four strings on it, and I would sit around watching TV and playing it. I ended up writing bunches of songs around four strings.
A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like that. - Bill Orcutt
A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like that.
- Bill Orcutt
It's hard to go out in front of people with an acoustic guitar and improvise for 30 or 40 minutes, but I had a compulsion to do it. I just had to in … - Bill Orcutt
It's hard to go out in front of people with an acoustic guitar and improvise for 30 or 40 minutes, but I had a compulsion to do it. I just had to in …
I definitely have a different perspective on music in general. But once I actually have a guitar in my hands, I think I disappear into the same black… - Bill Orcutt
I definitely have a different perspective on music in general. But once I actually have a guitar in my hands, I think I disappear into the same black…
I don't think I had a specific moment when I thought, "I'm not going to play music anymore." I just played less and got involved in other things. - Bill Orcutt
I don't think I had a specific moment when I thought, "I'm not going to play music anymore." I just played less and got involved in other things.
I've found that since I've been playing the acoustic, listening to a horn player has left me thinking, well, what can I do with that? But somehow pia… - Bill Orcutt
I've found that since I've been playing the acoustic, listening to a horn player has left me thinking, well, what can I do with that? But somehow pia…
In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that. Maybe in Harry Pussy I was listening to mo… - Bill Orcutt
In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that. Maybe in Harry Pussy I was listening to mo…
There's a difference between music that's original and music that's retro. A lot of bands now are kind of retro 70s whether it's Kraut-rock or... I'v… - Bill Orcutt
There's a difference between music that's original and music that's retro. A lot of bands now are kind of retro 70s whether it's Kraut-rock or... I'v…
I did pull out my old Telecaster, and have been thinking I'd like to play that loud with a drummer. But I haven't actually done that yet. - Bill Orcutt
I did pull out my old Telecaster, and have been thinking I'd like to play that loud with a drummer. But I haven't actually done that yet.
With a four-string, the middle range is less of an option. That kind of 5th that you play on those A and D strings isn't there. So a lot of tradition… - Bill Orcutt
With a four-string, the middle range is less of an option. That kind of 5th that you play on those A and D strings isn't there. So a lot of tradition…
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