Guitar Tricks Insider September / October Issue | Page 41

ON SONGWRITING
My father told me
‘Love what you do.’
He was right.
Every so often there are rumbles, ru-
mors on the wind, of a young guitar-talent
and his band coming up whose skills are
such that it almost seems surreal. A gui-
tar player with chops so clean and power-
ful, as to make you want to gnaw on your
own teeth. Most times those rumblings
are vague and wishful and occasionally
some are hard and true. The Marcus King
Band is part of the latter. Hailing from
Greenville, South Carolina, 20 year old
Marcus King, the front man and guitarist
of the band that bears his moniker is such
a musician. Marcus and his powerhouse
band are already making noise on the na-
tional music scene with a rock and roll
sound that has already achieved an almost
timeless sound of southern rock and roll,
tinged with jazz phrasing with the depth
of soul blown up against a midnight blue
backdrop. But it’s even more than the mu-
sic. They craft heartfelt lyrics that can be
both deep, painful and yet uplifting at oth-
er times.
But more than anything, it is clear that
this band is having a damn good time and
they want you to come along for the ride.
We caught up with Marcus King as the
band pulled into Dallas to open for the
Record Company and had a chance to
talk to him about life as a working rock
and roll road warrior, where the band has
been, and where it is going. As noted, the
band’s hometown hub is Greenville, SC.
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