He started as Kyuss’ drummer, but Brant Bjork’s love for guitar won out.”My favorite record? That’s an impossible question,” he says, before adding: “ by the Jimi Hendrix Experience is the closest thing to rock perfection I’ve ever heard.” Bjork’s new album, , arrives on September 20 – but he states there’s more to its sound than the title might suggest.
“My music is an extension of my heart, my soul, my mind and my surroundings. A lot of people consider my music to have a ‘desert vibe’ because I grew up in the desert of Southern California. When I listen closely to my music I hear a lot and sometimes a little of the many artists, bands, and eras I’ve listened to since I was young.
” His new band, the Brant Bjork Trio, is as unique in sound as every other group he’s been in, he adds – and he has no interest in resting on whatever legacy he might have. “I recognize I’ve been making music for a long time,” he says. “But I’m on a creative journey, and my best and most satisfying work may still be way ahead of my time.
Maybe not; regardless, the pleasure is to continue. That’s why we call it a trip.” “Mostly blues and jazz from the ‘50s, classic rock from the ‘60s and ‘70s; and I grew up in the ‘80s, so I naturally hear some of that in my music.
My favorite artists aren’t anything out of the ordinary or surprising...
Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Ramones, Bob Marley. I shamelessly like the classics.” “It’s no differen.