Playing Guitar Badly: An Email Exchange
sir-
in answer to your questions:
1. yes. she is confirmed to sing on dwc and hold my heartache. i was also going to cover the song ‘all my friends’ by lcd soundsystem but do it in my own inimitable style. it’s a 6 minute dance song and i’ll turn it into a 3:30 minute heartbreaker. it’s about growing old, nostalgia, getting clean. has some resonance for me.
2. my playing sucks. we all know it. so no dis taken. i was thinking i needed an acoustic of some sort so i was considering playing but i’d be happier not to play to be honest. i think i can perform/emote more as a singer anyway. hadn’t thought of a multi-instrumentalist. maybe rob burger will play? j/k. will have to think about it. there’s also no harm in having some space in the sound. plus this is just the first show.
3. you mean for me? i was thinking of standing. sitting is kind of interesting though. i do want it to be a show and project though. but standing around playing percussion badly or off time is not something i enjoy. my tambourine playing is just as bad as my guitar.
4. comment on don’t look away: i have been listening and i think it might benefit from not having amber on this one. it almost detracts from the rest of the song and doesn’t work for me as well as she works on the other tunes.
5. did you read this article on the net about the pink spiders? very interesting.
i love the moment when they are giving mixing notes to tom lord-alge and he doesn’t say anything but just points to the wall of gold records.
6. hope your vaca is going well.
aloha. i’ve been thinking about your show. yes, this is what i do on vacation.
1. have you invited amber to sing? you mos def should.
2. i don’t think you should play guitar at all. no dis to your playing, but it would good to establish your role as the front man, begin developing those chops, and keep your focus on the notes. might want to even consider someone to play acoustic guitar along with pete on some stuff??? a multi-instrumentalist could carry you all a long way – bells, chimes, synths, noises, etc…
3. final question. to stand or to sit?your friend
pb
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