GuardiansGuitar Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Shocked and saddened to hear of Andy Gill's untimely passing at 64. I interviewed him when Gang Of Four Official appeared at The Chapel just last February. 'I"ve always approached Gang of Four"s music fundamentally the same,' he told me when I interviewed him on the stage after soundcheck. 'It"s just the guitar, bass, drums, and vocals sitting next to each other and working with each other in a kind of matrix, rather than layering parts on top of each other. We lock into each other and the rhythm is carefully thought out so that it"s funky and exciting. Sometimes, I worry if even that is simple enough. I mean, when you hear a Muddy Waters' record, and he"s in a room tapping his foot on the floor and you hear him kicking his guitar and you hear his voiceâTHAT is thrilling. That is my touchstone. If I"m layering stuff, I"m going wrong.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 RIP Andy Gill, I was not aware of him nor the Gang Of Four at all. Rest in peace Andy Gill. Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Rest in Peace Andy Gill... Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardiansGuitar Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 For those interested, here is my last interview with Andy from February 9, 2019... https://guardiansofguitar.com/2020/02/02/remembering-andy-gill/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 One of my biggest influences (more on bass than guitar as my guitar work is mostly acoustic). Without Gang of Four, would there have been Talking Heads or Red Hot Chili Peppers? I could kick myself for skipping their San Francisco show last year, just because I couldn't get anyone to go with me, so I figured "next time". I did luckily see them with Sara Lee on bass and the awesome Bongos opening for them, back in the 80's. Crazy energy! Quote Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hats-off. Quote Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p90jr Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 A genius in many areas in my opinion. RIP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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