Club Q Update #66 - My favourite recorded guitar solo?!

I wrote this song with Steve Chrisanthou, a lovely chap who produced The Outsider record. We wrote a bunch of tunes together during that time, this being one of them. He’s a fab writer. Not sure his method of production was really right for me, but that doesn’t change the fact that I respect him greatly. He’s a helluva talent.

That whole album was DIFFICULT. There was so much working against us in getting it out into the world, and I think that reflected in the fact that we pushed it out and nothing happened with it. No real major touring to speak of, no radio. It just kinda floated out there. It’s a shame - there are songs on that record that I felt really proud of, even if musically it feels a bit all over the place to me. Like i’m not really sure who I am. Sometimes I still suffer from that. I love blues, of course I do. But frankly, I just cannot go out there and play 12-bars all night, it’d kill me. I love songs too much, with textures and arrangements, and sad lyrics. I’m a sucker for a great chorus.

Anyways - I was having a rough time with the industry, or ‘business’ side of things around this time. ‘Nuff said. It was bloody awful. Seems every musician I talk to has similar stories. Maybe it’s a right of passage. This song was unashamedly about that, but done in a tongue-in-cheek way.

Also I bloody love this guitar solo.

Davy