It’s like when children pick up
Spanish or French. I have a grand-
daughter who’s 10 who speaks
beautiful Spanish. I admire when
people leave themselves open
to influences, and that comes
through food, books, language. It
sets off areas of the world we want
to see whether it be in our own
backyard. Those things give life
deeper, more enriching meaning.
That comes out through music,
and in this case, Little Feat was
absorbing the music of New Or-
leans. That was a very small part
of it but enough of it to throw it
out to people. We were not from
New Orleans, but why not play
that? Just because you’re not from
Hamburg, Germany, doesn’t mean
you shouldn’t play Beethoven. It’s
what we brought to the table and
how we expressed ourselves.
A band that reminds of Little Feat
a lot is New Orleans Suspects.
What did you think of their recent
live tribute to Little Feat?
It was a surprise for all of us.
They asked me to sit in. We broke
into ‘Sneakin’ Sally through the
Alley.’
Watch Bill Payne jam with New Orleans Suspects
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