fact that people were dancing and
having a really, really good time at
our shows was a far different ex-
perience than playing jazz, where
most of the time the audience is
seated and for the most part trying
to figure out what is going on mu-
sically. There was no wall between
band and audience when I saw the
Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia
in 1995 and the numerous times
I saw Phish. The fact that there
were gorgeous hippy girls at those
shows and not at jazz events also
very much informed my direction
as a young man - I have to admit!
What I love about the way you
play in Secret Sound is that you
play like a jazz guy, especially
the way you hold the guitar up
high on your waist almost at
your chest. Comment on how
your jazz chops lay a foundation
for the jams in Secret Sound.
I hold the guitar up that high be-
cause I ended up with a degree in
classical guitar, and it’s literally the
best way to hold a guitar to reach
chords and avoid hurting yourself
if you play too much. I couldn’t
hold the guitar the way Krist No-
voselic from Nirvana held the bass
Watch Secret Sound perform at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park
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