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Sonntag, 23. August 2009
my life according to Captain Beefheart
Are you a male or female: Mirror Man
Describe yourself: My Human Gets Me Blues
How do you feel: Safe As Milk
Describe where you currently live? Frownland
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Sheriff of Hong Kong
Your favourite form of transportation: Dali's Car
Your best friend is: The Spotlight Kid
You and your best friends are: Old Fart at Play
What's the weather like: The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)
Favourite time of day: Tropical Hot Dog Night
If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: Lick My Decals Off, Baby
What is life to you: Wild Life
Your relationship: Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man
Your fear: Lazy Music
What is the best advice you have to give: A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets To A Diamond
Thought for the Day: When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy
How I would like to die: Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on my Knee
My soul's present condition: I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
My motto: The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back
Montag, 17. August 2009
my life according to Frank Zappa
Are you a male or female: Mr. Green Genes
Describe yourself: Harry, You´re A Beast
How do you feel: Absolutely Free
Describe where you currently live? Holiday In Berlin
If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Montana
Your favourite form of transportation: On The Bus
Your best friend is: King Kong
You and your best friends are: Harder Than Your Husband
What's the weather like: Hot And Putrid
Favourite time of day: Later That Night
If your life was a TV show, what would it be called: My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
What is life to you: Perfect Stranger
Your relationship: Son Of Suzy Creamcheese
Your fear: Trouble Every Day
What is the best advice you have to give: Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
Thought for the Day: Brown Shoes Don´t Make It
How I would like to die: It Just Might Be A One - Shot Deal
My soul's present condition: Shut Up `N´ Play Yer Guitar
My motto: Don´t Eat The Yellow Snow
Mittwoch, 5. August 2009
Captain Beefheart's rules for guitarists
1. LISTEN TO THE BIRDS That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren't going anywhere.
2. YOUR GUITAR IS NOT REALLY A GUITAR Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you're good, you'll land a big one.
3. PRACTICE IN FRONT OF A BUSH Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn't shake, eat another piece of bread.
4. WALK WITH THE DEVIL Old delta blues players referred to amplifiers as the "devil box." And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you're bringing over from the other side. Electricity attracts demons and devils. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub.
5. IF YOU'RE GUILTY OF THINKING, YOU'RE OUT If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.
6. NEVER POINT YOUR GUITAR AT ANYONE Your instrument has more power than lightning. Just hit a big chord, then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.
7. ALWAYS CARRY YOUR CHURCH KEY You must carry your key and use it when called upon. That's your part of the bargain. Like One String Sam. He was a Detroit street musician in the fifties who played a homemade instrument. His song "I Need A Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another church key holder is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty making you want to look up her dress to see how he's doing it.
8. DON'T WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR INSTRUMENT You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.
9. KEEP YOUR GUITAR IN A DARK PLACE When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure to put a saucer of water in with it.
10. YOU GOTTA HAVE A HOOD FOR YOUR ENGINE Wear a hat when you play and keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a wet paper towel around it to make it grow.
2. YOUR GUITAR IS NOT REALLY A GUITAR Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you're good, you'll land a big one.
3. PRACTICE IN FRONT OF A BUSH Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn't shake, eat another piece of bread.
4. WALK WITH THE DEVIL Old delta blues players referred to amplifiers as the "devil box." And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you're bringing over from the other side. Electricity attracts demons and devils. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub.
5. IF YOU'RE GUILTY OF THINKING, YOU'RE OUT If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.
6. NEVER POINT YOUR GUITAR AT ANYONE Your instrument has more power than lightning. Just hit a big chord, then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.
7. ALWAYS CARRY YOUR CHURCH KEY You must carry your key and use it when called upon. That's your part of the bargain. Like One String Sam. He was a Detroit street musician in the fifties who played a homemade instrument. His song "I Need A Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another church key holder is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty making you want to look up her dress to see how he's doing it.
8. DON'T WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR INSTRUMENT You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.
9. KEEP YOUR GUITAR IN A DARK PLACE When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure to put a saucer of water in with it.
10. YOU GOTTA HAVE A HOOD FOR YOUR ENGINE Wear a hat when you play and keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a wet paper towel around it to make it grow.
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