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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 08:16, 15 May 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Update''': Anil Prasad has released the audio file from this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by5XILLGMII</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Summary&#039;&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;In this interview, Allan Holdsworth discusses his music career, particularly focusing on his album &quot;Wardenclyffe Tower.&quot; He expresses his dissatisfaction with the album&#039;s mixing process, his approach to album titles, and how he visualizes and conveys stories through instrumental music. He talks about his use of the Synthaxe and its challenges, as well as his interest in extending the range of the guitar using baritone guitars. Holdsworth also shares his views on recognition in the music industry, the challenges of being an independent artist, and the role of media and record labels in promoting music.&#039;&#039;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Summary&#039;&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;In this interview, Allan Holdsworth discusses his music career, particularly focusing on his album &quot;Wardenclyffe Tower.&quot; He expresses his dissatisfaction with the album&#039;s mixing process, his approach to album titles, and how he visualizes and conveys stories through instrumental music. He talks about his use of the Synthaxe and its challenges, as well as his interest in extending the range of the guitar using baritone guitars. Holdsworth also shares his views on recognition in the music industry, the challenges of being an independent artist, and the role of media and record labels in promoting music.&#039;&#039;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:47, 28 October 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Summary'<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''''Italic text</del>'': ''In this interview, Allan Holdsworth discusses his music career, particularly focusing on his album "Wardenclyffe Tower." He expresses his dissatisfaction with the album's mixing process, his approach to album titles, and how he visualizes and conveys stories through instrumental music. He talks about his use of the Synthaxe and its challenges, as well as his interest in extending the range of the guitar using baritone guitars. Holdsworth also shares his views on recognition in the music industry, the challenges of being an independent artist, and the role of media and record labels in promoting music.''</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Summary''': ''In this interview, Allan Holdsworth discusses his music career, particularly focusing on his album "Wardenclyffe Tower." He expresses his dissatisfaction with the album's mixing process, his approach to album titles, and how he visualizes and conveys stories through instrumental music. He talks about his use of the Synthaxe and its challenges, as well as his interest in extending the range of the guitar using baritone guitars. Holdsworth also shares his views on recognition in the music industry, the challenges of being an independent artist, and the role of media and record labels in promoting music.''</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;He talks about his contract with Restless, the possibility of doing a solo album, and the challenges of working with his existing band due to financial constraints. He also touches on his frustration with unauthorized releases and bootlegs of his music and the difficulties in dealing with record companies. The interview delves into his experiences with different bands and musicians, such as Soft Machine, U.K., Tony Williams, and Gong. He expresses his interest in pursuing film work and shares his thoughts on the current state of rock and pop music, as well as fusion trends. The interview also briefly mentions his family, including his children&#039;s awareness of his musical career.&#039;&#039;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;He talks about his contract with Restless, the possibility of doing a solo album, and the challenges of working with his existing band due to financial constraints. He also touches on his frustration with unauthorized releases and bootlegs of his music and the difficulties in dealing with record companies. The interview delves into his experiences with different bands and musicians, such as Soft Machine, U.K., Tony Williams, and Gong. He expresses his interest in pursuing film work and shares his thoughts on the current state of rock and pop music, as well as fusion trends. The interview also briefly mentions his family, including his children&#039;s awareness of his musical career.&#039;&#039;</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:46, 28 October 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Update</del>: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Anil Prasad has updated </del>his interview <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from 1993</del>, and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">published a new version at https://www</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">innerviews</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">org/inner/holdsworth</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">html</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Summary'''''Italic text''</ins>: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''In this interview, Allan Holdsworth discusses his music career, particularly focusing on his album "Wardenclyffe Tower." He expresses his dissatisfaction with the album's mixing process, his approach to album titles, and how he visualizes and conveys stories through instrumental music. He talks about his use of the Synthaxe and its challenges, as well as his interest in extending the range of the guitar using baritone guitars. Holdsworth also shares his views on recognition in the music industry, the challenges of being an independent artist, and the role of media and record labels in promoting music.''</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''He talks about his contract with Restless, the possibility of doing a solo album, and the challenges of working with his existing band due to financial constraints. He also touches on </ins>his <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">frustration with unauthorized releases and bootlegs of his music and the difficulties in dealing with record companies. The </ins>interview <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">delves into his experiences with different bands and musicians, such as Soft Machine, U.K., Tony Williams</ins>, and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Gong</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">He expresses his interest in pursuing film work and shares his thoughts on the current state of rock and pop music, as well as fusion trends</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The interview also briefly mentions his family, including his children's awareness of his musical career</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Creating imaginary backdrops</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==</ins>Creating imaginary backdrops<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>by Anil Prasad  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>by Anil Prasad  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Interview date: January 15, 1993</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Interview date: January 15, 1993</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>© Copyright 1993 by Anil Prasad. All rights reserved.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>© Copyright 1993 by Anil Prasad. All rights reserved.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Update: Anil Prasad has updated his interview from 1993, and published a new version at https://www.innerviews.org/inner/holdsworth.html</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In progressive music circles, Allan Holdsworth&#039;s name needs no introduction. After all, his musical resume features some of the most distinguished genre-blurring groups and musicians to emerge from the &#039;70s music scene. Soft Machine, Bruford, U.K., Gong and Jean-Luc Ponty are just a few.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In progressive music circles, Allan Holdsworth&#039;s name needs no introduction. After all, his musical resume features some of the most distinguished genre-blurring groups and musicians to emerge from the &#039;70s music scene. Soft Machine, Bruford, U.K., Gong and Jean-Luc Ponty are just a few.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:40, 8 April 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Update: Anil Prasad has updated his interview from 1993, and published a new version at https://www.innerviews.org/inner/holdsworth.html</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Creating imaginary backdrops</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Creating imaginary backdrops</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>by Anil Prasad  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>by Anil Prasad  </div></td></tr> </table>

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