Musicians rarely become more prolific with age – but didn’t get the memo. Having broken out of mid-90s Louisiana as a kid guitar slinger, the 47-year-old has just followed up last year’s album with a horn-driven second volume. .
I do feel like I’m on a roll. Like, I have four different albums I’m working on right now. I look at the albums as companion pieces.
The songs all came from the same writing session down in Muscle Shoals, and musically, spiritually, the whole vibe, I think they make a cohesive statement. It started for me when we did [2019]. I started wondering what would happen if we put horns on our cover of Buffalo Springfield’s .
It made it even more badass. I think horns add another dimension. These days you seem less worried about showing off your guitar technique.
Once you become secure in what you’re doing, you’re able to take an objective inventory of your strengths and weaknesses. For me, I felt like the strength in my playing is not necessarily the technical prowess or speed – although I can play fast – but conveying emotion. It’s about playing the right note at the right moment, and just penetrating the soul with it.
If I wanted to put in the time to learn how to play like that, I absolutely believe that I could. Without a doubt. There’s no hesitation in me saying that.
And I don’t mean that from any standpoint of arrogance, it’s just that I do believe I have the determination and the faculties. Sign up below to get the latest f.