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Harnessing momentum | '''''Summary''': After a period of career disruption due to a divorce in 1999, Allan Holdsworth has recently resumed touring and creating new music. His resurgence was facilitated by his association with Leonardo Pavkovic, the head of MoonJune label. Holdsworth has two albums in progress, including "Snakes and Ladders" on Steve Vai's label, Favored Nations. This album features two different rhythm sections, showcasing how personnel change affects the music. Holdsworth's creative process involves improvisation, and he captures his ideas through recording. He uses his unique notation system for writing music and doesn't read or write conventional notation. He values the opinions of the musicians he works with, rather than external feedback. Holdsworth's modesty makes him cringe when praised as the greatest electric guitarist and he believes there's always more to learn in music. He primarily plays headless guitars and is currently using a custom Bill DeLap model. Holdsworth reflects on his experiences with various bands, like Soft Machine, and recently reconnected with Jean-Luc Ponty for a recording. He discusses his aversion to listening to live recordings and bootlegging. As for his back catalog, Holdsworth is uncertain about reissuing his albums due to the declining market for physical CDs. However, he plans to remix the "I.O.U." album to improve its sound quality. Finally, he's not particularly focused on accelerating his output or taking creative chances in his early 60s, but he wants to create music with a more aggressive energy.'' ''[This summary was written by ChatGPT in 2023 based on the article text below.]'' | ||
== Harnessing momentum == | |||
By Anil Prasad 2008 | By Anil Prasad 2008 | ||
Innerviews – Music without Borders | Innerviews – Music without Borders | ||
http://www.innerviews.org/inner/holdsworth2.html | |||
Without question, Allan Holdsworth is one of the most unique, engaging, and adventurous musicians to ever pick up an electric guitar. The accolades and acclaim that have come his way across his four-decade career are unparalleled. But he’ll have none of it. He’s on an eternal quest to hone his chops, and compositional and improvisational prowess. Holdsworth feels there’s always room to grow, and while he appreciates the praise, he compartmentalizes it to immunize himself against coasting on his laurels. | Without question, Allan Holdsworth is one of the most unique, engaging, and adventurous musicians to ever pick up an electric guitar. The accolades and acclaim that have come his way across his four-decade career are unparalleled. But he’ll have none of it. He’s on an eternal quest to hone his chops, and compositional and improvisational prowess. Holdsworth feels there’s always room to grow, and while he appreciates the praise, he compartmentalizes it to immunize himself against coasting on his laurels. | ||
