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- Publié par
frisko le 18 Janv 2005, 16:56
Voila un début de réponse... une interview en Anglais... quant à sa Les Paul, je crois qu'il s'agit d'un modèle Guild ressemblant à une Les Paul Custom noire... si je trouve une photo, je poste...
Q : Have you got a favourite guitar...one that you use especially for writing songs?
NEIL: Not really. Generally, I write with very cheap guitars and not very good. For example, I have a Japanese Epiphone that I bought in New Zealand. The sound isn't good, but it's unique. I like to always buy second-hand guitars, because I know I'm going to write at least one or two songs with them. Because every guitar comes with its own history and the feeling of all the people who have used it before. That makes you play certain chords that you wouldn't play normally, and pushes you towards something new. If you're lucky, you'll get a song out of it.
Q : You're talking about an Epiphone acoustic, with the ornamentation ?
NEIL : Yes, it's one of the cheapest. It's probably lying on the floor in my bedroom right now. It looks like it's in good shape but the action's really bad and the neck isn't too good. And it's always going out of tune. But I like it. Most of the songs on American Dream were written on it. I think I also wrote Fuckin' Up on it, too. But I also have very nice guitars, great for recording and composing. I have quite a few Martins, Gretschs -- particularly White Falcons, old Explorers, Flying V s. Larry Cragg has more than I do. You should talk to him about my guitars and amps.
A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo... but doesn't !