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Can you give me a career résumé so far? | Can you give me a career résumé so far? | ||
ALAN: 1971 I was still in Bradford; 1972 I had an invite from Ray Warleigh to come to London and a place to stay. Later that year I played with, Jon Hiseman in Tempest but I left in '73. He thought I played too many notes, I don't like being told what to do, I'd rather find out for myself. Anyway I was on the dole for six months and in '74 I made some guest appearances with Soft Machine. In '75 I did two albums with Tony Williams in New York City. I like that place. | ALAN: 1971 I was still in Bradford; 1972 I had an invite from [[Ray Warleigh]] to come to London and a place to stay. Later that year I played with, [[Jon Hiseman]] in Tempest but I left in '73. He thought I played too many notes, I don't like being told what to do, I'd rather find out for myself. Anyway I was on the dole for six months and in '74 I made some guest appearances with [[Soft Machine]]. In '75 I did two albums with [[Tony Williams]] in New York City. I like that place. | ||
Lots of energy going down there for sure | Lots of energy going down there for sure | ||
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ALAN: Oh yeah I love it. L.A. on the other hand I find a bit too laid back, it's not for me. In fact I was there in Frisco in '76 with Tony or should say without Tony. He was in N.Y.C. trying to sort out the management problems. It was a ridiculous situation, no money, nowhere to stay. Regretfully I sold my beloved 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Custom to raise the plane fare back to London. | ALAN: Oh yeah I love it. L.A. on the other hand I find a bit too laid back, it's not for me. In fact I was there in Frisco in '76 with Tony or should say without Tony. He was in N.Y.C. trying to sort out the management problems. It was a ridiculous situation, no money, nowhere to stay. Regretfully I sold my beloved 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Custom to raise the plane fare back to London. | ||
In 1977 I joined Gong which was a potentially interesting writing situation, but they could never stop arguing long enough to orgnaise (sic) anything. We toured a little and then I left. Later that year I played on an album with Jean Luc Ponty - 'Enigmatic Ocean. In 1978 I played on Bill Bruford's solo albums 'Feels Good To Me' and 'One Of A Kind'. I joined U.K. in '78 which consisted of Bill, John Whetton | In 1977 I joined [[Gong]] which was a potentially interesting writing situation, but they could never stop arguing long enough to orgnaise (sic) anything. We toured a little and then I left. Later that year I played on an album with [[Jean-Luc Ponty]] - 'Enigmatic Ocean. In 1978 I played on [[Bill Bruford]]'s solo albums 'Feels Good To Me' and 'One Of A Kind'. I joined [[U.K.]] in '78 which consisted of Bill, [[John Whetton]], [[Eddie Jobson]] and myself, one album there. In 1979 I went to Paris with the new trio, and here we are two years later about to make another album. Ultimately I'd like the band to do a couple of albums and establish in the USA: I'm sure we'll have more success over there. | ||
Who is in the band? | Who is in the band? | ||
ALAN: Gary Husband is the drummer, I found him in Leeds, he plays piano too. The bass player is Paul Carmichael, and vocals for the band are handled by Paul White (sic). | ALAN: [[Gary Husband]] is the drummer, I found him in Leeds, he plays piano too. The bass player is [[Paul Carmichael]], and vocals for the band are handled by Paul White (sic). | ||
Where do your preferences lie as far as equipment goes? | Where do your preferences lie as far as equipment goes? | ||
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Do you have any favourite players? | Do you have any favourite players? | ||
ALAN: There's a guy called Steve Topping I like very much. Mostly it's musicians who play other instruments that move me, horn players for example. I'm more interested in trying to figure out what they're playing than what some other guitarist is playing. Actually Hendrix didn't make any kind of impression on me until after he died. | ALAN: There's a guy called [[Steve Topping]] I like very much. Mostly it's musicians who play other instruments that move me, horn players for example. I'm more interested in trying to figure out what they're playing than what some other guitarist is playing. Actually Hendrix didn't make any kind of impression on me until after he died. | ||
You amongst most people in the business must have had a worse moment. | You amongst most people in the business must have had a worse moment. | ||
