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| From | Benjamin Lukoff <lukoff@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Lefsetz on Todd - couldn't I just tell the list a little |
| Date | Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:24:28 -0800 |
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I wonder if when Paul McCartney said he couldn't read music (wasn't he among
the famous rock and rollers who have said that) he meant what you speculate,
or if he really meant he couldn't read it at all. I do believe that he sort
of "dictated" his classical pieces to others.
Never had the pleasure of meeting Todd, but did get to interview him a few
years back. The man is a fan of *Space Ghost*, *Fear of a Black Planet*, and
Esquivel. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=973201
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Phil Gill <mu51cal@philgill.co.uk> wrote:
> Met him twice - once unexpectedly when I ended up (equally unexpectedly) as
> a guest audience guitarist on the "Live at the Forum" CD - he's definitely
> musically literate as far as keys, tempo, grooves and time signatures are
> concerned, and he can communicate at an advanced level, musically speaking.
>
> And if you watch the "Second Wind" DVD, where he's acting as MD for the
> sessions, he definitely knows his stuff - and everyone else's on the session
> too. He's extremely aware of what's going on.
>
> Here's a guess - if he claimed himself that he can't read music, then like
> most of us, he probably knows enough about the dots to get by, but doesn't
> necessarily sight read.
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
> On 28 Feb 2009, at 19:50, Greg Cagle wrote:
>
> So I need to ask a dumb question. On HDnet the other day I saw some
>> concert stuff from the Arena tour, and in between songs they had little
>> snippets with Todd. In one of them he claimed he couldn't read music. I
>> have a hard time believing that - can you confirm or deny?
>>
>> - Greg
>>
>> Paul Myers wrote:
>>
>> Funny that Bob wrote about TR yesterday, zeitgeist or what? I'm in the
>> middle of a big in-the-studio-with-Todd book, that will be published next
>> year. It'll be called Todd Rundgren: Sounds of the Studio and it will
>> have
>> anecdotal recollections from most of the artists and supporting musicians
>> with whom TR has worked, and or produced. XTC are already in, Cheap
>> Trick,
>> The Tubes, Pursuit of Happiness and a whole bunch more are participating.
>> It's gonna take a while to sort and assemble, and I have to then write a
>> coherent text out of it all. But suffice to say, it's a labor of love (To
>> my
>> Canadian friends, that's a "labour" of love).
>>
>> I'll go back to trolling and lurking now.
>>
>> Paul.
>> PS
>> np Hermit Of Mink Hollow (a PERFECT album).
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> greg cagle | greg@glcagle.com | bothell, washington
>>
>>
>
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