Scott Henderson Discussion

[rhysgilchrist]

Hey! Really love your music man, brilliant stuff.
I'm writing an essay in college just now and was wondering if you'd answer a couple of questions for me!

1- Have you heard of the guitarist Guthrie Govan?- what do you think of him?

2- what do you think of YouTube- good or bad in terms of a platform for young musicians to showcase their talent?

Cheers!

[Scott Henderson]

Guthrie is a great player, one of the best in that category of playing. That being said, it's not the kind of music I listen to very much, because I like music with less notes. I'm more about phrasing and tone than speed. That doesn't mean I can't appreciate Guthrie and players like him for their amazing abilities.

I have a love/ hate relationship with YouTube. For players who aren't known, it's a great way to get your stuff heard. For touring musicians like me, I don't like people recording my shows with an iPhone and posting them on YouTube. Usually there's no bass and the sound is badly distorted, and that's not what I want people to hear. Also, like most musicians I'm pretty self critical and don't always like everything I play. If I like the performance and the sound quality, I leave the videos up.

[rhysgilchrist]

Cool!
Yeah I get what you mean; I'd be the exact same.
Love the new album by the way, any plans on coming near the UK in the future? Scotland would be good

Cheers,

Rhys.

[Scott Henderson]

Thanks! I'm coming to Europe in October, so I hope we'll have some gigs in the UK.

[rhysgilchrist]

Nice, I'll keep my eyes peeled. Marcus Miller is in Edinburgh-Scotland on October 22nd!

All the best.