CircuitalPlacidity
Carnivorous Jesus
The only time I ever hear the "play with feeling" thing anymore is from this old meth head I know who always says it and then fumbles through a couple blues licks.
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MD: There was a headline on Blabbermouth earlier this year where you were advising up-and-coming guitarists not to pursue a career in instrumental music.
MARTY: [Laughs]
MD: So do you think theres too much genericism and lack of standout albums within the instrumental guitar genre?
MARTY: No, I dont have anything against the genre; Im not a fan of instrumental music - the biggest hypocrite in the world because thats what I play! But who listens to instrumental music? I mean, if I was giving somebody advice, if thats what you love to do then definitely do it, but its not gonna be popular. Its a hard road ahead. Its not something I would recommend unless thats your calling and life as a musician then absolutely I would recommend it, but I wouldnt say that its a profitable field. I wouldnt say that its a field where theres gonna be a lot of love coming back your way. No, I wouldnt recommend it unless thats what you do.
MD: Thats fair enough. And you posted on your Facebook page a few days ago: I despise the term "shredder" with every fibre of my being
MARTY: [Laughs]
MD: Is that because the term seems to prioritise technique over emotional expression?
MARTY: Thats a good way to put it. And emotional expression is one thing but I think content is the most important thing. You know, people overuse the phrase, play with feeling. Thats also very overused. Of course, we all want to do that but Id say content; musical content. If the musical content is good and it makes people enjoy it, the technique is for granted. It doesnt take technique to play Nirvana and look how many people it pleased.
MD: So content in the general, wider sense of the term that includes feeling, melodies, composition, etc
MARTY: Its wonderful music if it makes people happy. And shredder just totally discounts any content.
MD: It goes back to the virtuoso thing you were saying earlier.
MARTY: Yeah, its even worse than virtuoso. I mean, virtuoso is one rank above. I just dont like it but, you see, I dont really know the current terms, especially in English, but that word has taken on a new slang and it may even be kinda trendy because guitar is on the uprise lately. So it may even be a compliment nowadays, and if it sells one more record then Im a shredder!
[Laughs]
MARTY: You know, hypocrite! But I just dont like it.
Any time someone says something about playing with feel, I feel an indescribable rage boiling within me.
Go take your feel and shove it up your ass. As long as you like what you're playing, thats all that matters.
To be honest I don't like the article. It loses most of the context from the original interview...