What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? Growing up in the Seventies on a council estate watching the likes of Top Of The Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test gave me the hope and realization of a way of escaping the mill and factory life. Escape the 'gold watch' scenario by music throwing a lifeline and a chance to express one’s own artistic development through music. The sounds of loud guitar solos like Ritchie Blackmore, Gary Moore, Robin Trower and Bill Nelson to name a couple, were so full of emotion and feel . Also the harmony melodies of Wishbone Ash & Carlos Santana inspired me, not to only play, but to play from the soul. It was the sounds and guitar technique that inspired me more than anything. I went to see any band locally live and my friends and I would get together on our discovery of new bands that we never heard of. It was so exciting to find and compare new artists well before they were famous. Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Journey & Rush etc this was my escapism.
Interview: MK (Mike Kremastoules)
Interview: MK (Mike Kremastoules)
Interview: MK (Mike Kremastoules)
What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today? Growing up in the Seventies on a council estate watching the likes of Top Of The Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test gave me the hope and realization of a way of escaping the mill and factory life. Escape the 'gold watch' scenario by music throwing a lifeline and a chance to express one’s own artistic development through music. The sounds of loud guitar solos like Ritchie Blackmore, Gary Moore, Robin Trower and Bill Nelson to name a couple, were so full of emotion and feel . Also the harmony melodies of Wishbone Ash & Carlos Santana inspired me, not to only play, but to play from the soul. It was the sounds and guitar technique that inspired me more than anything. I went to see any band locally live and my friends and I would get together on our discovery of new bands that we never heard of. It was so exciting to find and compare new artists well before they were famous. Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Journey & Rush etc this was my escapism.