GRollins Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 For those who, like me, find Rick Wakeman interesting, he's talking about Bob Moog and the Mini: Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Rick: "He's taught St. Peter to play the MiniMoog, unless Keith's nicked them all." Michelle: "So he can play above the harpists!" Lovely. My first synth was a Mini and like many other newbies, I was ticked that it didn't play chords. O what an arsehole I was, but I sure learned great, lasting lessons from it. There's a reason for the Moog imprints on anything that isn't a home-made Furby organ. I've posted this before, but if you haven't read them, Rick's books "Grumpy Old Rock Star and Other Wondrous Stories" & "Further Adventures of A Grumpy Old Rock Star" are honest, fun bits of history. Ex: He was late to play as the honored guest at an open-air university show and had spent a bit of time at a local pub, so he heralded his arrival by turning slide-ways and "parking" his car on top of the chancellor's prize rose bed. Oh bugger! Quote "I like that rapper with the bullet in his nose!" "Yeah, Bulletnose! One sneeze and the whole place goes up!" ~ "King of the Hill" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 I found the Moog's non-chord-ability disconcerting the first time I played one. Still do sometimes, to be honest. On the other hand, the enforced austerity of a single-note synth makes me approach a riff differently...and sometimes that's a good thing. Rick is one hell of a raconteur. I've watched videos on YouTube of him relating various stories that had me laughing out loud--something that doesn't happen often. Only George Carlin and Robin Williams have had the ability to hit me consistently that way...and both of them are gone. Man, I'm glad Rick's still with us. And as an added bonus, we get music, too. Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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