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 piano players, I feel more of a connection to , now that I'm using the acoustic.
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
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…
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'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…
With Fred McDowell, I just love the way he articulates the notes. I'm hardly unique in that, but there's just something about that that I love. - Bill Orcutt
With Fred McDowell, I just love the way he articulates the notes. I'm hardly unique in that, but there's just something about that that I love.
I was working at eBay, so I would just troll the vintage categories, find old amps and what have you. I was buying a fair amount of stuff and playing… - Bill Orcutt
I was working at eBay, so I would just troll the vintage categories, find old amps and what have you. I was buying a fair amount of stuff and playing…
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 …
The nice thing about solo is I don't have to coordinate with anyone else's schedule, since it's hard for me just to have a free 15 minutes here and t… - Bill Orcutt
The nice thing about solo is I don't have to coordinate with anyone else's schedule, since it's hard for me just to have a free 15 minutes here and t…
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