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Originally Posted by sarramkrop
I'd so fucking love to have that sort of talent. John Cale once asked Angus MacLise to play his viola, and he stood there in front of him while his jaws dropped, because MacLise literally played the shit out of the instrument without having ever touched it before.
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I did not know this.
Adds another layer to my Maclise fascination.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I have seen Paul do some very jagged and abrasive "out-jazz" improv sets on that banjo and the modified guitar as well. No discernable Indian influence those nights, I can tell you that.
I was talking to him once about how I would like to learn fingerstyle better, and he said "Oh yeah, I can do that shit," and busted out some awesome Gypsy jazz stuff like it was nothing.
Pretty hilarious moment.