And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement the music rather than take away from it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.
I try to look at most of my solos as a musical piece within the song, not, say, showing off.
We don't really have more than acouple of solos. It's just the way our music is put together.
Guitar solos bore the hell out of me. Only a few guitarists interest me, and it's not about the solos they play, it's about the grooves they create.
You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song.
I don't like guitar solos that are like, 'Look at me, look at me!' I like guitar solos that are little songs within the songs.
It's a magical thing, the guitar. It allows you to be the whole band in one, to play rhythm and melody, sing over the top. And as an instrument for solos, you can bend notes, draw emotional content out of tiny movements, vibratos and tonal things which even a piano can't do.
That's the exact concept behind the music: to take that kind of, I guess whatever you want to call it, jazz sensibility - but not have it be about solos.
Guitar solos, to me, should be a really articulate way to make fun of guitar solos.
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.