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 a way that I can't really explain.
I'm uptight in general, and it's hard for me to play in a situation where I'm not rehearsed or I feel like I'm not prepared. So it's always hard for … - Bill Orcutt
I'm uptight in general, and it's hard for me to play in a situation where I'm not rehearsed or I feel like I'm not prepared. So it's always hard for …
- 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
A horn has that voice quality, and an electric guitar can emulate that. But playing an acoustic, the notes don't sustain like that.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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