Guitar Player interview with Rivers Cuomo - July 2002: Difference between revisions
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{{Rivers|I've cleaned up my sound a bit—it's punchier and has more definition. For the latest sessions, I used a plexi Marshall and spent more time having fun with my guitar tones. I'm not doubling my tracks this time, so we're all coming up with more interesting and complex parts because there's more sonic space.}} | {{Rivers|I've cleaned up my sound a bit—it's punchier and has more definition. For the latest sessions, I used a plexi Marshall and spent more time having fun with my guitar tones. I'm not doubling my tracks this time, so we're all coming up with more interesting and complex parts because there's more sonic space.}} | ||
{{Interviewer|Guitar Player|''Do you remember the first solo you learned?''}} | {{Interviewer|Guitar Player|''Do you remember the first solo you learned?''}} | ||
{{Rivers|I'm sure it was from a [[Kiss]] song, but I can't remember which one. Later, I spent a long time learning [[Yngwie | {{Rivers|I'm sure it was from a [[Kiss]] song, but I can't remember which one. Later, I spent a long time learning [[Yngwie Malmsteen|Yngwie]] stuff. When I saw an Yngwie songbook on a store shelf, I cried tears of joy, because I never could have figured those solos out otherwise.}} | ||
{{Interviewer|Guitar Player|''That's a pretty big leap, from Kiss to Yngwie. What were some of the transitional bands?''}} | {{Interviewer|Guitar Player|''That's a pretty big leap, from Kiss to Yngwie. What were some of the transitional bands?''}} | ||
{{Rivers|I dug {{Wiki2|Judas_Priest|Judas Priest}}, {{Wiki2|Iron_Maiden|Iron Maiden}}, {{Wiki2|George_Lynch_(musician)|George Lynch}}, and the {{Wiki2|Scorpions_(band)|Scorpions}}. In fact, the guitarist I hear the most in my playing is {{Wiki2|Matthias_Jabs|Matthias Jabs}} from the Scorpions. Another huge influence was {{Wiki2|Quiet_Riot|Quiet Riot}}. When I heard "Metal Health" on the radio for the first time, it crystallized everything for me. I thought, "Here's this new sound that belongs entirely to me and my generation. This is how I want to identify myself as a metalhead."}} | {{Rivers|I dug {{Wiki2|Judas_Priest|Judas Priest}}, {{Wiki2|Iron_Maiden|Iron Maiden}}, {{Wiki2|George_Lynch_(musician)|George Lynch}}, and the {{Wiki2|Scorpions_(band)|Scorpions}}. In fact, the guitarist I hear the most in my playing is {{Wiki2|Matthias_Jabs|Matthias Jabs}} from the Scorpions. Another huge influence was {{Wiki2|Quiet_Riot|Quiet Riot}}. When I heard "Metal Health" on the radio for the first time, it crystallized everything for me. I thought, "Here's this new sound that belongs entirely to me and my generation. This is how I want to identify myself as a metalhead."}} | ||