New Pete Interview

[whoareyou]

There's a new interview with Pete in the September 04 edition of 20th Century Guitar which is out now.

In the interview Pete talks about the tour, the new recordings and the Boy Who Heard Music amongst other matters.


Matt

[rollingmule]

sure would be obliged if a kind soul would put this in here where i could read it. i live like waaay the hell out in the country and no stores for a long ways

[BillyBill]

rollingmule said:

sure would be obliged if a kind soul would put this in here where i could read it. i live like waaay the hell out in the country and no stores for a long ways

You probably wouldn't be able to find it in any stores anyway

I'm expecting a copy to arrive in the mail in the next couple days.

I won't post the whole thing because I believe that is illegal (and hard on my hands), but if there's some particularly interesting bits I'll give the gist...

[Mongolom]

Billy, would you mind telling me where to order the magazine? I can't get it here in any store

[BillyBill]

I just called the number on the website (1-800-291-9687) and ordered a copy with a credit card.

Was told it should be here "right away".

[rollingmule]

just leave out a few of the ands and the thes and they want lock ya up Billybill. i wanna know what he says bout the new cd real badly

[BillyBill]

Just got it and read it. Not really any new revelations about the album or anything...it's a bit short (the whole magazine is actually) but here's what I felt the more interesting bits were:

On signature guitars:

The J200: "I did a lot of work on the neck. My very first J200 seemed to have a thinner neck. I wanted the guitar to have a Fishman piezo..."

"It records so well. It has quite a crisp sound for such a large guitar, and my first one (now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum) actually had a metal tunamatic bridge. I may try this on a variant of my signature model."

The SG: "Some of these sold for high sums. If it comes back now it will definetely come back with a whammy bar!"

Others: "No Les Paul Deluxe as yet, but I'm thinking about it. I am also thinking about Signature guitars by Rickenbacker and Fender. It would be fun to make an indestructible guitar wouldn't it?"



On Lifehouse as a movie or on Broadway:

"Not now. I've showed all my various treatments of it to all those I know who produce and evolve Broadway shows and movies. No one has felt it strong enough to fly. I have written a new screenplay - The Boy Who Heard Music - which is one final evolution of the Lifehouse theme. This could fly, but only as an animation film I think."



On Simon:

"No news apart from the fact that he operates in my studio now and works brilliantly with developing artists. He has a real knack of bringing good songs to a great conclusion. A real producer in my opinion."



On future 5.1 rereleases:

"Who's Next has missing master reels. I would like to hear a 5.1 Surround version of Live at Leeds but it isn't scheduled yet. Empty Glass is one I'd also like to do."



On the Isle of Wight and the (then) upcoming Japan, Australia, and West Coast gigs:

"IOW was weird in a very cool way I thought, but we got good reviews. I am enjoying being on stage (and travelling) more than ever. I haven't quite risen to Bob Dylan's intense level of touring and performing, but now I am beginning to understand why he does it. I wanted to play Japan because Aerosmith will headline the Festivals we play there - I feel safe under their friendly wing because they are so huge there. They've been really generous to allow us parity billing. Oz I just wanted to go and play again before it was too late. I didn't like long-haul flying all that much, now I do - so that too has changed. Most of all I am doing these shows to spend some time with Roger this summer. We only see each other when we perform. After all those tense years when we found it hard to agree, I now love being with him professionally, almost unreservedly. Life's too short to worry about the 'why' in all this. It's happening, we're lucky to be able to play."



So...there you go. That's the gist of it. Hopefully this is allowed...

[granth]

Thanks Billybill! It seems like quite a good interview. If I see it I'll probably buy it too.

I think we're well past due for a good diary from pete myself.

[BillyBill]

granth said:

I think we're well past due for a good diary from pete myself.

I agree.

I miss the frequent diary entries from around the 2000 tour. I don't really expect him to post that much, but I'd really like an update of some sort on what's next. I was hoping there would be something like that in this interview, but not really...

But even though there was nothing about the new album in it, it is good to know that he's enjoying playing in The Who so much right now. That bodes well for the future I think.

[Ralf]

Yes, seems he is very positive about doing concerts, and this sounds good for the future. I just wonder how he manages to handle his ear problems these days - towards the end of the 2002 tour he said again and again that he wouldn't be able to do another tour because after concerts his ears hurt awfully.

[rollingmule]

a big ole hell yeah to what both yall said, billybill and Ralf