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Jason Becker
American
Musician
Born:
Jul 22
,
1969
Guitar
Me
Music
People
Think
I Am
I thought it would be fun to write a song where a bunch of my favorite guitarists contributed, so I started 'Valley of Fire.'
Jason Becker
Song
Thought
Fire
Valley
Favorite
Would
Would-Be
Write
Bunch
Where
Fun
Started
Generosity and kindness always feel good to give, and it never feels good to give grief or negativity.
Jason Becker
Kindness
Good
Grief
Feel Good
Negativity
Give
Never
Feel
Generosity
Feels
Always
I love soundtracks to movies and am always touched by the music if it's good. The music in some old Disney movies, like 'Pinocchio,' 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Peter Pan' really gets to me.
Jason Becker
Love
Music
Good
Me
Old
Alice
I Love
Some
Touched
Like
Always
Am
Soundtracks
Pinocchio
Gets
Wonderland
Movies
Really
Disney
Peter
Peter Pan
Pan
I love Richmond. I think growing up here had a profound influence on my music.
Jason Becker
Love
Music
Think
I Think
I Love
Had
Up
Influence
Richmond
Growing
Growing Up
Profound
Here
Jimi Hendrix was the master of live stuff. He was my inspiration to do the yo-yo, everything he did on stage was awesome.
Jason Becker
Master
Stage
Live
Awesome
Everything
Jimi Hendrix
Inspiration
He
Stuff
Did
Hendrix
Not being able to play makes one be able to listen and receive better. The constant noodling on guitar can be great, but also distracting to the universal music inside you.
Jason Becker
Music
Great
You
Guitar
Better
Distracting
Constant
Inside
Able
Also
Makes
Listen
Being
Play
Receive
Universal
Guitar Player' was always the serious musician's magazine. They rarely catered to what was popular. They focused on innovative players.
Jason Becker
Guitar
Innovative
Focused
Musician
Guitar Player
Magazine
Rarely
Always
Popular
Serious
Player
Players
As my guitar playing dwindled, something else in my music got better.
Jason Becker
Music
Guitar
Better
Else
Guitar Playing
Something
Something Else
Got
Playing
Age doesn't affect me. With ALS, I am just stoked to have another year.
Jason Becker
Me
Age
I Am
Year
Another
Am
Affect
Stoked
Just
Even as I was trying to become a rock god, Michael Jackson was the ultimate magic rock star to me. I loved his music, his scene and style. He transcended musical categories.
Jason Becker
Music
God
Me
Style
Become
Musical
Magic
Scene
He
Categories
Rock
Rock Star
Ultimate
His
Michael
Michael Jackson
Trying
Jackson
Loved
Even
Star
I am mostly a positive person and I think I always have been.
Jason Becker
Positive
I Am
Think
Positive Person
I Think
Mostly
Always
Am
Been
Person
I usually stay out of politics, but people have asked me whether the American Healthcare Act (AHCA), if passed by the Senate, will affect me personally. I'm about music, not politics, but the fact is this one has me freaked out for poor and disabled people.
Jason Becker
Politics
Music
Me
People
Will
Out
Freaked
Stay
About
Fact
Disabled
Healthcare
Passed
Affect
Senate
American
Whether
Poor
Personally
Asked
Act
In my first label Shrapnel Records I wasn't expected to do anything except the creative music that I wanted to do. I was my own boss, which is great.
Jason Becker
Music
Great
Creative
First
Own
Boss
My Own
Records
Except
Label
Expected
Wanted
Anything
Which
You know, some people think since I can't move I am a vegetable. Wrong. Just picture yourself as you are, just always sitting down and if you need something a hot babe takes care of you. I am exaggerating a little, but this is how I see it.
Jason Becker
You
Yourself
People
I Am
Care
Some People
Picture
Down
Think
I See
See
Exaggerating
Some
Something
Vegetable
Hot
Takes
Wrong
Since
Know
Always
How
Am
Sitting
Move
Just
Little
Need
Babe
I think music comes out of silence... and I have a lot of silent time, without a pesky guitar interrupting my thoughts.
Jason Becker
Music
Time
Silence
Thoughts
Guitar
Think
I Think
Out
Silent
Without
Lot
Interrupting
I spend time editing and massaging each note. Then I start layering with different instruments, adding harmonies, counterpoint, and whatever the song calls for. Then I arrange it into a whole piece, and decide where I need to add live musicians. It takes a lot of time, but it is very satisfying once it is complete.
Jason Becker
Time
Musicians
Song
Editing
Whatever
Live
Add
Harmonies
Adding
Complete
Spend
Once
Takes
Counterpoint
Piece
Instruments
Calls
Arrange
Lot
Very
Where
Different
Decide
Note
Then
Whole
Each
Satisfying
Start
Need
My dad was my first influence. He played classical guitar and my uncle Ron played the blues.
Jason Becker
Guitar
Uncle
First
Classical
Classical Guitar
He
Blues
Influence
Ron
Dad
Played