A lot of times talking about the ins and outs of know. Maybe it’s that I don’t always just post [James] I feel like there could be a good
being a guitar player doesn’t interest me at all. videos of me playing. I’m not intentionally doing space for just talking like we’re doing now. Just
That’s not to say someone shouldn’t come up that, I just don’t do it. And maybe that makes little thoughts about what it is to be a musician,
to me and ask me questions. I love talking to people more interested. My favorite musicians, different opportunities that have come, and
people, but I’m not going to be the guy why, for the most part, I can’t go and find them on why they worked or didn’t work. Just showing
without being asked, to just volunteer to give Instagram and watch videos of them playing. A your history and experiences in way that people
all of their information, I’m just not like that. I’d lot of times it just doesn’t occur to me, maybe can glean from. Not just like when you look at
rather literally just go up to someone and ask that helps. Honestly, maybe the reason I got someone and say, “I want to do exactly what
them how their kids are or something. those opportunities is because of what I was they do, I want to do exactly what James Duke
saying. They’ve heard me play in situations does.” And when some people tell me that
I think it’s helped me to be married to a non- where I felt free and where there was room for I’m like, “You don’t want to do what James
musician. She loves what I do but she doesn’t the music to move and flow, and people think Duke does!”
care about the little stuff, you know? Every they’d like to have that as part of their music. I guitar looks the same to her, so we talk about honestly feel like it that, it’s not that I’m the best, I think sometimes it could do people good to
other stuff, and I like that a lot. You know how I’m not even close to the best, but I have the hear some real-life experiences and how you
when musicians all get around each other they ability to connect with people. With the singer, get through them and how they effected you
start discussing bands and why they don’t like with the artist, with the band, I have an ability and shaped you. And there may be some wins
their new album, or why one singer is better to connect with them on a level that I feel is in here too, like getting to play with someone
than another singer? I can do that for all of three pretty valuable. that you always dreamed of and stuff like that,
minutes, and them I’m like, “Get me out of this
and the journey of that. Encouraging stuff,
place”. I’d rather just talk about normal stuff, I [WM] We’re super excited that starting next and little road maps. That is what I’ve always
play guitar all the time, and I’d rather talk about month, you’re going to be doing a monthly liked reading.
something else. column in the magazine! What are some of
the things that are on your heart to share
So how that got me to where I am, I don’t
with people?
January 2019
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