Everyone Loves Guitar

“It’s a problem when you don’t DARE TO SUCK…” Jorgen Carlsson, Gov’t Mule

I could always stay up late WITHOUT COCAINE...” Don Dixon - R.E.M., Smithereens, Hootie & The Blowfish

My DEFAULT setting is JOYFUL...” Mark Whitfield

“DON’T get too COMFORTABLE…” Mark Plati - David Bowie, Prince, Lou Reed

“What you do LEAVES your SOULPRINT...” Brian O’Neal, The Busboys

“SOMETHING NEW is always around the corner” Isaiah Mitchell - Earthless, Golden Void

“You have to GET BACK UP & KEEP MOVING...” Carmine Rojas: Bowie, Rod Stewart, Julian Lennon

“I was THE GUY they were LOOKING FOR…” Marco Sfogli: Icefish, James LaBrie

“Do what YOU DO best...” Stef Burns - Vasco Rossi, Huey Lewis, Alice Cooper, Y & T

“Leave your ego outside the door...” Stelios Provis, Planet of Zeus

“FEAR is the UPHILL part of the MOUNTAIN...” Rik Emmett UNFILTERED

“I have no regrets...” Jeff Parker

“There were LOW POINTS I didn’t think I would survive…” Bill “The Buddha” Dickens

“We need people who have come alive...” Andy Powers - Master Guitar Designer, successor to Bob Taylor at Taylor Guitars

“GET OUT OF THE WAY...” John Paterno, Grammy Winning Producer / Engineer Gov't Mule, Landau

“For us, MUSIC was a CALLING...” Jason Simon, Dead Meadow

SURVIVING & dealing with CANCER: Tom Gray, Delta Moon

“My on-stage persona is just me…” Mike Dawes

“I like solving problems...” David Sullivan, Red Fang

Guy Pratt, “Dark days indeed, for a cocksman...” Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Gary Moore, Jimmy Page

Amund Maarud “Now I exist even more, as a human being. I like myself more now…”

AWESOME CONVO: On this Amund Maarud interview, growing up on an oats farm, his preference for the intimacy of small town living, backstory to some of his best songs, trying to find his own inner calm and learning to like himself, slowing down and the beauty of “not measuring” your life, chain saws, knowing what success means to you, and loads more cool stuff. This guy is 100% the REAL DEAL and an amazing blues guitarist / artist If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar....

Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart, Katie Melua, Bernie Taupin “If worrying will give you a dollar, then worry like hell, son!...”

Jim reels off one cool story after another, including how he got the gig with Rod Stewart... jamming with Frank Zappa, Howlin’ Wolf, Hubert Sumlin’, Ron Wood, Kenny Jones & Rod… drunk Joe Cocker late night in the recording studio… building tension in a song, and SO much more. INCREDIBLY cool & upbeat If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support What a life! Jim Cregan’s had a solo career in the UK with a number one hit single, and was also Rod Stewart’s ...

Emily Davis, Emily Davis & The Murder Police “Coming out was one of the toughest things to do...”

On this Emily Davis interview, dealing with bouts of depression (her “Silent Companion”) and why keeping busy musically is the best form of medicine… the incredible relief she felt when coming out, recording her first 2 LPs at the age of 20 & 21 and what drives her ambition, how the Murder Police came together and the challenges of leading a band, BEST decision she ever made, giving a massive shit, being a servant, tons of fun, awesome artist If you’d like to support this show: http://www.ev...

Les Davidson: Leo Sayer, Jack Bruce, Sniff ‘n The Tears “Throw yourself into the fire...”

Les grew up on a working pig farm, and talks about moving to London to get his career started... flying to LA from London to start a world-wide tour with literally one day’s notice… working with Jack Bruce, Donovan, Pete Townshend & Snuffy Walden… lessons learned, some difficult low points in his life, seeing Led Zeppelin in concert during their first British tour… smart decisions he made in NOT taking certain gigs, humility, gratitude, awareness, following your heart, and SO much more cool ...

John Avila Interview, Oingo Boingo: “That was TOO MUCH PRESSURE for me...”

On this John Avila interview: a dusty relic in the attic that changed his life, quitting high school, great stories about working with Oingo Boingo, El Chicano, Richie Havens, Stuart Copeland, Neil Young, Food For Feet… awesome story how he got into production, playing backyard BBQ gigs with Van Halen, barely escaping a gig in a foreign country, biggest mistake he’s made in music, worst gigs he’s ever had, why you have to always keep stretching... running, baseball, Jaime Jarrin, a new health ro...

Damon Johnson Interview, Brother Cane: “I think we’re out of business…”

After releasing 3 #1 singles on their first 3 albums, Brother Cane abruptly broke up - find out what happened on this interesting interview. Damon reveals ongoing struggles with record labels, the unlikely way he wound up singing, behind the scenes of his new solo record, rock star highs and lows, learning to “take a breath” before reacting to stuff, and loads more cool stuff rarely discussed. Damon is the founder, guitarist and songwriter of Brother Cane and was Alice Cooper’s guitar player for...

Dani Rabin from Marbin: “You thought LIFE was ONE THING, but it becomes ANOTHER thing, VERY QUICKLY”

On this Dani Rabin interview, his disappointment in the lack of passion of his teachers at Berklee... starting Marbin from nothing and working up to 300 dates a year for a few years straight to get things moving, music as a portrait of your imagination and as a portrait of your reality, finding his place as an improvisational artist, why “You’re NOT in control of your growth,” TIME as the greatest healer, getting in trouble crossing the border, trusting new relationships and loads more. Somewhat...

Joe Satriani “All pieces of art are abandoned, never finished...”

The biggest-selling instrumental guitarist of all time shares some really cool stories: The unlikely series of events which allowed him to record (and pay for!) his first album, what he learned from Mick Jagger & Bill Graham… Low points in his career and how he handled them, his persistence and belief in himself, mistakes made & cool things he got right, favorite guitars & amps, most important thing his folks taught him, most difficult thing he had to do, being shy, The Squares and l...

Nate Wood: “We are SUCH simple creatures…”

On this Nate Wood interview, the influence of his parents - both professional musicians in the band “Honk,” how he started playing bass, keyboards, and guitar… all at once. Playing 8-10 gigs a week while in high school, moving to New York City… working with Brian May, Taylor Hawkins, Wayne Krantz, The Calling (playing in front of 125,000 people), the struggles involved in launching his solo project fOUR, dating his wife, being more relaxed with people, very cool vibe... If you’d like to support ...

Jamie West-Oram, The Fixx: “Life’s too short to be a dickhead...”

Lead guitar player for The Fixx for close to 40 years, Jamie talks about his musical turning points, non music jobs he had to take in the beginning, cool stories about playing the Fillmore West, playing with Brian Eno & Tina Turner, crimson boots, biggest decision he ever had to make, gaining confidence, and more: If you’d like to support this show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Subscribe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EveryoneLovesGuitar?sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://...