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Alvin Lee
Alvin Lee
English Musician
Born: Dec 19, 1944
Died: Mar 6, 2013
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I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad's Benny Goodman records. Alvin Lee
Listening Benny Clarinet Records Inspired Goodman Off After Dad Started Playing
Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the Marquee Club in London and was very impressed. He was the only guitarist I've ever seen to turn the volume control on his guitar down during a solo. Alvin Lee
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We also did something called the Texas Peace Festival, which was actually a better gig both musically, and in the way it was organised. Alvin Lee
Peace Better Way Musically Gig Something Both Also Texas Festival Did Which Organised Actually
They have decided to tour under the name of Ten Years After which I don't think is very cool. To be honest, they have had to do that as it's the only way they can get any work. Alvin Lee
Work To Be Honest Think Way Ten Only Ten Years Tour Had Name Years Very Get Any After Decided Which Cool Honest
There is a big age gap between my sisters Janice and Irma and myself so I didn't know them that well when I was younger although they have been very supportive in later life. Alvin Lee
Life Myself Age Big Later Between Supportive Know Well Although Been Very Sisters Them Younger Gap
It wasn't until the movie came out that it all changed for us. Some people say it was the start of Ten Years After, but in another way, it was the beginning of the end. Alvin Lee
People Some People Beginning Changed Way Say Out People Say Some Ten Ten Years Until Another Another Way Came Years End Movie After Us Start
It was by listening to Goodman's band, that I began to notice the guitarist Charlie Christian, who was one of the first musicians to play solos in a big band set-up. Alvin Lee
Musicians Listening Guitarist First Big Band Christian Solos Charlie Goodman Big Band Began Notice Who Play
I think a lot of modern day guitarists start off playing like Eddie van Halen, and they don't take the time to learn the basics. Alvin Lee
Time Day Think Van Van Halen Take Like Halen Eddie Learn Lot Off Modern Modern-Day Start Playing Basics
I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school. Alvin Lee
Guitar School Seriously Practice Strings Hidden Would About Take Shapes Had Fret Did Just Which Chord Four Neck Kept Desk
He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and Jimi loved it. He paid me a huge compliment when he told me that he was thinking of doing something similar himself! Alvin Lee
Me Song Sometimes Few Thinking Saw Compliment Similar Something Fact He Crying Himself Doing Huge Times Did In Fact Loved Us Paid Keep Play
Back in those days we thought we could change the world. Alvin Lee
Change World Thought Change The World Back Those Could Days
My favorite country blues player was Big Bill Broonzy. City blues was Freddie King, but I liked them all - Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ralph Willis, Lonnie Johnson, Brownie McGhee and the three Kings, B.B., Albert and Freddie. Jazz-wise, I listened to Django, Barney Kessel and Wes Montgomery. Alvin Lee
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My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis. Alvin Lee
Country Chuck Chuck Berry Favorite Berry Moore All-Time Rock Rock And Roll Were Scotty Roll Listened Players Playing
That's the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music. Alvin Lee
Music Freedom You Jazz Musical Kind Adopt Attitudes Like Rock Blues Different Anything Play
My solos are more tastefully conceived now. But I still get going in places. It's just that I build up to it now. I don't race off on a solo. I take my time. Alvin Lee
Time Build Solo Solos More My Time Take Conceived Still Off Up Get Going Just Places Race Now
It wasn't very satisfying playing the big arenas, but it was good as far as a paycheck. But the sound was terrible, especially in hockey arenas - the sound would go on for 30 seconds after we quit playing. Alvin Lee
Good Big Seconds Would Arenas Terrible Sound Go Very Quit Hockey As Far As After Far Paycheck Satisfying Playing
I strongly encourage listening to the radio to hear something you haven't heard before. It's a very healthy thing to do. It's strange: unless you reload your iPods every couple of weeks, you're listening to and recycling the same music all of the time. I'm serious. Listen to your radio station. Alvin Lee
Music Time You Strange Listening Recycling Healthy Before Every Unless Station Strongly Something Weeks Couple Healthy Thing Hear Heard Encourage Very Same Listen Your Radio Radio Station Serious Thing
That's the beauty of creativity. It comes from the ether. I like to think, sometimes, it's like I haven't written it, it's more like I just reached up and grabbed it from somewhere. That song, 'Song of the Red Rock Mountain,' is one of them. I recorded it and thought, 'Where did that come from?' Alvin Lee
Creativity Song Sometimes Thought Somewhere Beauty Think Recorded More Written Red Come Like Reached Rock Up Grabbed Mountain Did Just Where Them Ether

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