Eric Johnson on his approach to music and the guitar with Andy G Jones
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2022
- One of the greatest guitarists of all time - Eric Johnson took the time to chat guitar, music and life with Andy G Jones. Eric was gracious and upfront about his attitude to music and the creative process.
Andy wrote a custom theme for Eric and Patti Revell Jones sang it beautifully!! Guitar and other instruments by Andy.
The film ends with the Strung Out Straturday Theme. Also written and played by Andy. Vocals by Patti.
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Andy G Jones has a monthly column in Guitar Techniques magazine.
He has played with Van Morrison, Cliff Richard, James Ingram, Lamont Dozier, Queen (Brian May and Roger Taylor), Billy Cobham, John Illsley (Dire Straits), KT Tunstall, Albert Lee (featured on Andy's upcoming CD), Mike Finnigan (Hammond on Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Bonnie Raitt), Dave Landreth and Ryan Voth from The Bros. Landreth, The BBC Radio Big Band, Patti Austin, Hamish Stuart (Average White Band), Lalo Schifrin (Hollywood film composer Bullitt, Mission Impossible), Hank Marvin, James Dean Bradfield (the Manic Street Preachers), Grady Tate, Agnetha from ABBA, Dudley Moore, Nathan James (Inglorious), Joey Tempest (Europe), Kelsey Grammar, Sarah Brightman, Petula Clark, Madelaine Bell, Smooth Jazz star Richard Smith, Gwilyn Simcock (Pat Metheny Quartet), Kris Barras, Chris Standring, Jerry Lewis (The Nutty Professor, King of Comedy), Jeff Wayne, David Essex, Jimmy Nail, Frank Mantooth, Katherine Jenkins and Darcey Bussell, (See the live DVD from the O2 Arena - ‘Viva LA Diva’ and the South Bank Show on the show in which Andy was heavily featured), Laurie Holloway and has toured with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
After leaving Van Morrison, Andy joined Cliff Richard’s band and played at the Queen’s Jubilee Concert which also featured Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Paul McCartney. He recorded a live DVD with Cliff, James Ingram, Lamont Dozier, Percy Sledge and Freda Payne and another with Cliff at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He is MD and guitarist for Patti Revell Jones Patti has worked with Meat Loaf, The Brand New Heavies, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Orchestra and many more.
Andy is lead guitarist for the Led Zeppelin Symphonic project which launched at the Acropolis in Athens this summer.
He arranged the guitar parts for Queen’s We Will Rock You show, working closely with Brian May
He regularly does clinic tours around the world.
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Patti Revell Jones is a world class singer whose roots lie in jazz, blues, soul and r & b. Her career has taken her from singing lead vocals for the Brand New Heavies, singing jazz on the stages of Ronnie Scotts, The Royal Albert Hall, The Royal Festival Hall and Atlanta's Olympic Stadium to performing backing vocals for Meat Loaf and Sir Van Morrison.
Known in her own right as a solo recording artiste, Patti has had hit singles in the Dance Music Charts, and is regularly used as a session singer for various albums, and Film Soundtracks including ‘Tomb Raider’, ‘The Snow Queen’ and ‘The Ugly Duckling’.
Patti is also a trained actor and has appeared in many commercials, films, tv series and theatre productions.
Has worked alongside: Whitney Houston, Sir Elton John, Sir Cliff Richard, Sister Sledge, Belinda Carlisle, Tony Hadley, Jools Holland, Scott Hamilton, Campbell Burnap, Digby Fairweather, Warren Vaché, Humphrey Littleton, Stacey Kent, Clare Martin, Clare Teal, Clare Sweeney, Jacqui Dankworth, Ola Onabule, Tina May, Joanna Lumley, Carol Smilie, Alan Titchmarsh, Jimmy Carr, Lee Hurst, Des O’Connor, Terry Wogan, Jim Mullen, Don Weller, cast members of Coronation Street, Jonathan Ross, James Nesbitt, Jonathan Pryce, Lulu, Suzi Quatro, Peter Cox (Go West), Hamish Stuart (The Average White Band), Caprice, Edwin Starr, Kid Creole, Clay Walker, Paul Zenon, Bob Monkhouse, Bucks Fizz, Katrina and the Waves, Graham Norton, Birmingham Royal Ballet, San Sebastian Choir, Greg Proops and Barbara Windsor.
She has performed for The Queen, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Sting, Paul McCartney, Hugh Grant, Kate Moss, Elle McPherson, Kelly Osbourne, Sharleen Spiteri, David Walliams, Elton John, David Furnish, Daniel Craig (007 himself!), Gloria Estefan, Joan Collins, Telly Savalas, Samuel L Jackson, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones ands Rod Stewart. - Hudba
For me, the best part of this interview happened at minute 19:00.
"I've been so busy tending all the rooms exteriorly and trying to keep everything to look picture perfect and then you realize the room inside yourself is a mess, you know, it's like wow…that's where I need to work on…"
Thanks for that!
That's a great piece of wisdom. Incredibly humble man. Eric's really something!
Yea great interview Im understanding some more of E's chords watching several channels like this
and there are some fantastic players with huge ears and touch because of how high my friend and mentor set the bar
I knew instantly in 78 and was picking two records out at my high school buddies house to play everytime I went there
he said Frey how come out of all these records you always pick just those two to hear
I said because nothing and nobody else plays or sounds like THAT.
So since they knew I loved Eric's music so much they took me to meet him and experience his light.
Im glad Eric came on I miss seeing him and being able to speak directly with him alone in person
hes my hero for life and I love him alot so I hope he knows how much he has touched this place which can be hard to be in.
But hes right you can emulate someone but thats not you its fine to study and get those chords and concepts under your pods
so you can grab them like he can but what are they what inversions where is the root or where was the 3rd he removed from any inversion...meaning I should know the why not just copy like a parrot but when something like that hits you
you gotta find out what it is and how come he plays no 3rds or those wide interval suspensions..
I asked him Hey do you know theory and his reply was great some but not enough to hurt me
I was asking if he read music and here he explains that his music teacher made them hear the intervals
he never told me that in the 30 + ive known him. But I knew he had training as a child so by 12 he already could play wipe out on piano with his toes.. not kidding but by then he heard Clapton and others which drew him to guitar.
Eric told me he liked Bill Evans on piano alot so I started listening to Bill because of Eric
which led to Miles and Coltrane Eric said he listened to other players but not so much guitar players
and that kept him apart from all the rest.
He even says here it forces you to work at not sounding just like the other person or the 10000000000 srv clones
Someone wise told me what are you gonna do when you find all this gear your chasing to sound like that lol
I said play my ass off and practice he said no I mean what are YOU gonna play why not YOU go listen or ask Eric who he listens too then draw from that so that is what I did I started learning Chet Atkins and found where he learned it from to learn how to do the sympathetic harmonics and chord melody... finding tabs or anybody that could show me or sell me books or print outs
to learn it myself and learn how to read music and take piano as 2nd instrument for the music classes..
to see and learn how to read music because I felt like id never get to my destination if I did not.
Im still driving no worries...
Im right up the road from E now not but an hours drive id like very much to go see him
and for him to play my Dumble and ODSR amp we made as well to hear
the axe 2 and 3 ive setup inputting the voltages from his SSS #005 DUMBLE
Which only took since 96 to figure and confirm.
I used my ears and I know when the sound is there from standing in front of it 10000 nights in the audience at Erics shows live.
When your hair stands up and you get goose bumps and the air becomes electric.
thats the Tone or IT ive been chasing so perhaps I am at my destination and when the student is ready the master will appear.
Eric you should feel these amps right through the maple..
I sent the patch for axe 2 in 2017 but never heard anything back as I dont think he bothers much with digital modelers but
he might raise a brow in knowing axe 3 will record and match stem tracks so essentially
he could take his entire collection of master tapes and favorite amps and match every one of them
in one or two units and back it up and go front of house and play his entire catalogue with every amp he ever owned and every efx or cab or speaker and then some..
While the amps were at the finest sounding at that.
But what do I know im still driving....
he probably thinks whats the point been there done that im onto something else but
the fans would be the ones on their feet for it.
who would pay to hear all the original amps cabs speakers efx being played again front of house
being able to throw out any song in his entire catalogue ?
if you like that idea thumbsup or comment let the Maestro hear from you.
I just did...
Hey Eric what cha doing ?
care to lease me a few hours at Saucer ????
ill keep it down to 500 questions per hour
honest...
"Well get on top of that mountain top well find a way we can get bye in this life though it gets hard to know what to do
well find a way that we can get through and when it might happen to you the whole darned world starts to break in two
well sing....."
Wonderful stuff! He comes across as such a decent, down-to-earth guy (as well as being such a mind-blowing musician!) Thank you for doing this, and love the theme song!
Thanks for the support Dylan - it means a lot! Glad you like it!! It was great to learn that Eric is as great a human as he is a guitar player/composer/singer!
really great to see you with Eric Johnson Andy. really loved the session.
Hey man! Thanks for watching. I hope all's well with you. I'm still telling people about your amazing final recital!!
Eric is such a great musician. Thanks the interview. 👍
Thanks for watching. I appreciate your kinds words too! Eric's a great guy as well well as a heaven sent musician!
Thanks for this. His “room” analogy reminded me of his song “Brilliant Room.”
Thanks for watching. He's really something.
EH USE MY ODSR WITH THE 335 ERIC OR THE ULTRA TO DO THE BLUEZ RECORD
AT LEAST TRY THEM THE ODSR IS #183 / WITH #0060 REVERB 100 Watts and
the Ultra is 50 with 6l6s...
both amps are 100% Alex voltages and parts the Ultra being original and the Hombre
being 1 of 1 made with those parts and specs.
I work for the head Texas Ranger of the Republic of Texas now learning constitutional law to help educate we the people.
say the word and ill bring the amps..
You can use them till the cows come home if they dont blow your socks off and float your ship
then you can use the marshall that sounds better.
Did I mention #183 has el 34s ?
HERRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOO
Its not SSS loud but it can be I can bring that also the 150 on 4X 12 D cab to spec
it needs isolation as on volume 3 it will herd cattle...
I wish to record them into my axe 3 and match them
and would book 3 hours at saucer if I could to get it done correctly...
I could then demonstrate what im on about by setting up my backline..
Did you think I was gonna give up ?
never in my finest hour..
If the amps dont make you giggle ill eat my boots on the spot...
you can borrow them and use them id love that very much.
I just want to see your expression as you hoof the floor over that famous sound from yesteryear.
let the fans vote
all ye in favor of hearing or seeing Eric do a shoot out between his favorite marshalls
and these Dumbles make a comment here.
let him know if you think
ILL VOTE YES FIRST....