 - Interview: Bumblefoot (2005)
Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
"Guitar music isn't for everybody. Can't expect to sell as much as pop vocal music, and that's OK. Guitar music is for those who enjoy it, and it's great that Guitar Nine Records gives us a place where we can easily get it."
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 - Interview: Francesco Fareri (2005)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"I have a lot of experience thanks to my debut album. In fact, for "Suspension" I did everything by myself - production, distribution, promotion - so I know what to do. I know which magazines will be interested and which will not."
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 - Interview: Al Estrada (2005)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"The advantages to working with a label is the feedback you get while writing. On my previous CDs I was pretty much on my own so it was nice to get some feedback for a change."
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 - Interview: Rob Balducci (2005)
Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
"This is one of the great things about being an artist on Favored Nations. I am in control of my art. When I write songs, I never think about how long a song is - my songs and arrangements are done the way I envision it."
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 - Interview: Kiko Loureiro (2005)
Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
"Music is the highest form of art. It is the most abstract art, while being the one that reaches deep emotions in all of us. Instrumental music is Pure Music. It gives to the listener only vibrations to get inspired and emotional."
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 - Interview: Doug Doppler (2005)
Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
"Bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit really reminded people that the guitar is something that a band is built around. The fact the you go to a G3 show and see so many kids lets you know that there is still a very strong interest in "guitar" music, and I think it is growing, not declining."
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 - Interview: Curtis (2005)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Running your own label is the ultimate outlet for creating your music and getting it out to people. The alternative is sitting at home waiting for a call from a "real" label. Believe me, pinning your hopes on someone else making it happen for you is very frustrating and can turn you into a very weird person. "
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 - Interview: Tony Hernando (2005)
Interviewed by Guglielmo Malusardi
"When I was a student I worked hard on exercises and all that, but now I just play or rehearse my repertoire...Although I am also still teaching, so I´m constantly recalling all the old exercises - no way of getting out of them! "
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 - Interview: Tim Jenkins (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Composition really separates an artist from someone who is soley a musician, in my opinion. If I am to be viewed in any way, I would like it to be as a composer."
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 - Interview: Neil Brocklebank (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Remember, if you look like everyone else, how do you stand out? Don't rely on your technique to get you noticed, it won't. Your songs might, but you've got to get people interested enough to listen to you in the first place."
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 - Interview: Michael Vick (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"If the U.S. guitar magazines want to have more of an impact with the global community; they need to balance commercialism with the true artistic and innovative expressions of the guitar in many various forms."
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 - Interview: Steve Soest (2004)
Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
"There's very few radio stations who play surf, rockabilly or blues, together with current folk or roots music. It's always Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera or the Backstreet Boys. I just wish that the kids coming up would have a choice to be able to hear everything on the radio and be exposed to that stuff. "
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 - Interview: Rob Eberhard Young (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Being independent allows you to totally escape A&R, and do whatever you want. In the next three years I am releasing a solo acoustic guitar record, a fusion record, and a record with no guitar on it. I would never be allowed to do that with PolyGram. Being independent allows you to always be in control of your own music."
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 - Interview: Dick Dale (2004)
Interviewed by Martin Schmidt
"I run my business, do my own booking, I do everything! We don't have no managers, no agents, none of that. That's what I tell these kids now. You're better off making your own record, selling it at your own place and owning the rights to your own records."
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 - Interview: Sergio Lara (2004)
Interviewed by Dan McAvinchey
"Of course besides the music, there is another very important part of your musicianship, which is to learn how to market yourself. It all starts with acting professional, being on time, learning your parts. Learn to ask for advice when you need it from players that have more experience than you."
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