UNTERM STRICH

Captain Beefheart war das wohl größte Originalgenie der Rockmusik. Kurz vor seinem 70. Geburtstag ist er am Freitag gestorben. Wir legen allen Musikfreunden Captain Beefheart’s 10 Commandments of Guitar Playing ans Herz:

1. Listen to the birds. That’s where all the music comes from. 2. Your guitar is not really a guitar Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. 3. Practice in front of a bush. Eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn’t shake, eat another piece of bread. 4. Walk with the devil. Old Delta blues players referred to guitar amplifiers as the „devil box.“ Electricity attracts devils and demons. 5. If you’re guilty of thinking, you’re out. If your brain is part of the process, you’re missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. 6. Never point your guitar at anyone. 7. Always carry a church key. That’s your key-man clause. Like One String Sam. He was a Detroit street musician who played in the fifties on a homemade instrument. His song „I Need a Hundred Dollars“ is warm pie. 8. Don’t wipe the sweat off your instrument. 9. Keep your guitar in a dark place. 10. You gotta have a hood for your engine. Komplette Version auf www.beefheart.com.