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Furieusement énergique ou extrêmement
mélancolique, sa guitare est parfois accompagnée, parfois
seule.
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Furiously energetic or extremly melancholic, his guitar is sometimes accompanied, sometimes alone. |
"It's all about supporting the voice - any real guitar player should know that. Rhythm and melody are the king and queen and it's all to support the voice - ask Keith Richards, ask Robert Johnson. Because of my interest in jazz, modality and harmonies were all things I enjoyed, but playing it on the guitar I just sounded like a complete wanker, some lounge bar guy. Then I got really into tunings and that's how I found my cornucopia. I use loads of tunings and that's where you get different and interesting tonalitites whilst still being guitar-ish, and simultaneously creating texture and drama."
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Jeff n'a longtemps été qu'un
guitariste dans différents groupes, notamment avec Gary Lucas,
avant de s'affirmer en solo.
Il a récemment travaillé avec
Kenny Laye, guitariste de Patti Smith.
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Jeff was for a long time just a guitarist in different bands, notably with Gary Lucas, before being in solo. He recently worked with Kenny Laye, Patti Smith's guitarist. |
"I'm convinced that the guitar must have been invented in a bar by some drunken Spaniard, some guy who'd just been kicked out of his house. I mean, you listen to it - you get it in tune in G and it's never in tune in E major, and when you get in tune E major it's not in tune in G. It's wierd. All those blues guys used to tune the G string a little bit sharper, and though that makes it out of tune, it tempers the sound in other ways. It's a beautifully chaotic instrument."(Guitar - The Magazine, September 1994, p16-17 by Michael Leonard)"I admit it, for a time I delved into the evils of what being a guitar player can bring, what I call the God of Wank syndrome. Every kid does it. When I first got a guitar I used to put my marbles on it and listen to them rolling down my guitar - that's more like what I play like now. The guitar is a mysterious instrument, but a lot of the mystery has gone or has been hidden. It's like when people have real hard, meaningless sex all the time they become insensitive - to me that's like what the guitar has become. But that doesn't mean that aspect doesn't exist - you're just got to find it."
"I like low stage volume. I want the idea and the sound of the idea to intoxicate--not the voltage. Otherwise it's mindless thrusting that brings nothing but repulsion. Once you have stacks of Marshalls, you need stacks of people to take care of them. Plus you have to jump around and get nipple piercings."(Guitar Player, April 1995 by James Rotondi)
"All the metal guys have got nothing anymore. To me, it was always a bit played out but it's really on its last legs now. You got the guys in Motley Crue totally pierced and tattooed with their fake punk outfits, and the music still sounds like Troubador, Sunset Strip bullshit. These are the guys that used to yell at punks, and now they're wearing their boots. Pathetic."
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