I'm not God's gift to rockabilly. There's great players out there, and some of them deserve a lot more than they've gotten.
From Brian Setzer
It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there's a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was.
Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think... wow... I could have done THIS to it, or something.
Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.
Veteran performers are dying off, and new acts simply aren't emerging on the national scene.
I started a big band when grunge was popular. I mean, that didn't make much sense.
I like a good pompadour.
Rock and roll and swing never quite mixed. Rock and roll came in and just blew everything out of the water. Big bands were dead.
Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.
Elvis is not so difficult as Johnny Cash because his voice is so distinctive. If you try to copy Johnny Cash, it's just going to sound dumb.
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