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DANNY BRYANT
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Interview
hen did your love for the Blues start?
My parents had a really fantastic
record collection. It contained a lot
of Blues as well as people such as Bob Dylan, Ed-
die Money etc. My Dad would always be sitting me
down and playing me something new so it started
from there. After that I began to go back and search
for music and inspiration myself.
GZ: You express your blues with so much depth and
feeling. What does this wonderful music mean in
your daily life?
Well it really is always present there in my life. I love
this music, I live and breathe it. If I am not on the
road playing it or in the studio recording then I am at
home reading and learning about Blues history. My
house is literally filled with pictures of my Blues he-
roes, books, CD's, vinyls and dvd's..I guess you could
say that it is kind of like my religion!
GZ: Which was your best recording session or the
most enjoyable one?
Do you have any favorite blues song?
I very much enjoyed recording the live album with
my Big Band last year. We had a full horn
section, keys, rhythm guitar etc. That was so
much fun because it is something that
I have always wanted to do.
My all time favourite Blues
song is BB King "Chains
and Things"
GZ: It is said that a soul without
ego... rises, how do you manage to
keep your humbleness in the presen-
ce of so much applause and acclaim?
It is hard to keep your feet on the
ground when you have been a
prodigy since early age. I think
if you have any ego in the Blues,
the music business will soon take
it way from you! I agree it is very
important to remain humble and
never forget how lucky you are to
be able to make music for a living. I
feel very proud that people bother
to listen to my albums and come
and see my shows and I always aim
to give them 100 percent of what
I ever have. That keeps me happy
and grounded.