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I was taken there
by a girlfriend, as a tourist.
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1966, she took me in and
I wandered in onto the stage
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and it just struck me,
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"This is the most famous place
in Hollywood, ain't it?"
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And I just thought,
"We'll never play here."
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50 years later,
I had my own show there.
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He's a maverick.
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A maverick guitar player, who
doesn't like to repeat himself,
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who takes big risks
all the time.
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Has done so all the way
through his career.
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The guitar player
who builds hot rods, I mean...
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the two go very well together.
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There's been a lot of
wakeup calls for me
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watching Jeff,
listening to Jeff play,
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and working with Jeff.
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It's always intriguing.
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And he's a great musician.
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He has so much to offer
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that he's been able
to carve his own path.
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Music draws people together
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and somebody who likes
to touch play,
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they go "bang"
and that's it.
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He makes you feel important,
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like what you have to offer
is a beautiful thing.
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Most guitar players just play,
but Jeff can make it sing.
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Jeff had got a fix
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up the ying yang
when he's recorded,
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but live, he brings it
to a different level.
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Part of Jeff's mystique
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is that he likes
being mysterious.
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He's a bit of an unsung hero
to the masses.
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Part of that is due to many
albums not having vocals.
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I told him that he was the Pablo
Picasso of electric guitar.
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And he said back to me:
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"I would think I was more
the Jackson Pollock."
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And I was like: "Touché."
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It's so instinctive
and so exciting to be around
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'cause you don't know
what's gonna happen next.
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This is not paint by numbers.
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This is the muse.
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And the muse is gonna say
what it's gonna say.
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And he lets it happen,
and next.
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He's such a forward thinker,
and an innovator.
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He's just always reaching
for new things.
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Jeff's an incredible artist
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and I always have an affinity
for male artists
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who can find fantastic female
artists to accompany them.
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Jeff's the guy who look
the instrument of guitar
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to the furthest reaches
of guitar universe.
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And nobody even comes close.
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Everybody respects Jeff.
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He's an extraordinary musician
and he's developed a technique,
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which is so complex.
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It's just a beauty to behold and
to hear and to feel his playing.
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He's having a conversation
with you when he's playing,
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it's just he's not singing.
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He gets sounds that no other
guitar player gets.
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He bends notes
like no other guitar player.
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He was, and is still, the most
original guitar player ever.
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My mum played the piano so...
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being in close proximity
to her, music was always around.
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Either playing the piano
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or sticking me in the living
room with the radio.
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So there'd be whatever
was on at the time.
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She had very strict
ideas and hopes
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of what she wanted me to be.
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I would love to play the piano,
but it's already done.
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And after I heard Art Tatum,
there's a good enough reason
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never to ever sit
in front of a piano again.
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I just thought there's no place
for another pianist.
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I don't feel
that was my destiny.
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Whereas guitar,
I didn't have to think about it.
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I wouldn't have cared if it'd
been the worst waste of my life.
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I still want
to be alone with it
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and just pour
my feelings into it.
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It responds so readily to touch.
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The radio was never off.
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I think my mum put it there
just to shut me up.
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And the Les Paul influence
was because
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some programme or other
had 'How High The Moon'
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and every time
it came on the radio
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I would run to the kitchen
and say, "Mum, what's this?"
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And she'd go,
"Oh, I've read about that guy,
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he's just a box of tricks,
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he's a phoney."
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I went, this is interesting,
'electric guitar', 'phoney'.
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You know,
to a kid it's intriguing.
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She said, "Look, it was revealed
that he can't play that fast,
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it's all sped up."
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And I said, "Well, I like
the sound he's making.
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It doesn't matter
if it's sped up."
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I was interested
in the guitar solos
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on the records
my sister was playing.
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'Hound Dog', for example
and 'Rock Around The Clock'.
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This was heaven.
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And I started to analyse sound
in great detail.
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Eddie Cochran had a slap echo,
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Cliff Gallup had a slap echo.
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It was just too good.
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Those records still sound
astonishingly good.
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Once I got to know Jeff
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and talk to him
about his influences,
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he liked that guy that
was with Gene Vincent a lot,
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Cliff Gallup.
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My sister went to the Sutton
Granada and saw this film
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and she said,
"You have to see it,
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it's just the most amazing
technicolour film
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of everything you like,
everything we like."
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And I went with some friends
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to see 'Vincent and
the Blue Caps' in colour.
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It was life-changing.
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That is the best rock 'n' roll
film ever made.
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Everything that I loved seemed
to be coming from America.
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The cars, the music.
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I couldn't see any way
of ever getting there.
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I'm talking about
no money at all.
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My sister came in
one day from school
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and threw this piece of paper
with a phone number on it.
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"Here's the number
of a geek at school
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who's got a weird looking
guitar like yours."
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And she agreed to take
this bus ride over to Epsom,
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where we knocked on the door
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and this fresh-faced little kid
answered the door
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and he invited us in.
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Well, he came round to my house.
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I was living at home, of course,
with my parents,
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and Jeff came in and he had
a homemade guitar
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and I also had a homemade guitar
there as well.
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And we just sort of clicked
immediately.
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It was like two brothers almost.
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It was just a joyous thing
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to find somebody else
who had this common interest.
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He'd come round
and we'd hang out
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and I'd play records to him.
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He had equipment,
he had a tape recorder,
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all the goodies,
and a great record collection.
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Mouth-watering collection.
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I had such an eclectic mix
of records, even as a teenager.
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It was a great adventure,
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finding other people who might
know a different chord to you
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or finding a record shop
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where they were importing
say Vee-Jay records,
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the Chicago movement of the 50s,
the Blues movement,
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as opposed to
all the Chess catalogue...
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There was lots of
pilgrimages involved.
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All of those guitarists
from that point,
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we all learnt from records.
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We used to sit there listening
and go back over the solo,
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never mind the song,
never mind the singer.
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"What the hell's that going on?"
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"How is this sounding
like a ricochet effect?"
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"Why does it sound so exciting?"
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You wanted to see if
you could play what was on.
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It's quite an accomplishment
to hear something
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that's really, really,
really amazing to you
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and really moved you,
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but then really actually work
towards being able to play it.
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You've got a partner in crime,
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you've got somebody
to hammer out ideas.
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When you've learnt something
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that sounds
reasonably impressive,
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you want somebody
to see what they think of it.
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We were really keen on
exactly the same things
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with the Gene Vincent records
and Ricky Nelson records.
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There were always fine
guitar solos by James Burton
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and one of the things that
we would ask of each other was:
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"What's your version
of 'My Babe'?"
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"OK, yeah, what's yours?"
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That seemed to be a sort of
a communal ground
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between most guitarists
around that time,
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to see how well other guys
could cut this solo.
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I used to love going over there,
to have something that was so...
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close to my heart, you know.
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And to my ears as well,
it hit all the jackpots.
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It seemed like everybody was
coming out of art school
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in the 50s
when rock 'n' roll first started
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to reach out
from America to here.
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It was a great way of escaping
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any form of work, I think,
any form of day job.
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I did love it.
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I did love the fact that
there was a place you could go
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and draw, and learn
the basics of art.
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I had 2 years
of great fun there,
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but the music
took over because
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mid-week there was a gig
in town,
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not far from where I lived.
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And that kept me going,
just that one gig.
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Then two gigs a week came in
and so on.
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And unfortunately I had to bail
before the end of the course.
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Music was our hobby.
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And then we ended up
being professionals.
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When the Yardbirds came about,
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Eric was the force
to be reckoned with.
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They had Eric,
so why did they want me?
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I don't understand that.
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They were looking
for hit records.
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And we weren't making
any music of that nature.
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His name was used
as a replacement.
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They were telling me, in a way,
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that I wasn't that vital
to the organisation so...
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So I went to see him.
He was with the Tridents.
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'Cause I wanted to see,
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"Was he really as good
as they made out?"
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And he had all these
sound effects going on.
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And I thought, "My God,
I'm gone, I'm long gone."
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I actually thought about
retiring then
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because I thought
I'm in the wrong business.
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But seeing Jeff, I thought,
"They're onto a good thing."
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I like the Yardbirds a lot.
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I liked that
'Heart Full of Soul'.
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Sitar-like playing of Jeff's.
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He's such a distinctive player,
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he didn't follow
anyone else, really.
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He's just completely
out there on his own.
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They had a sitar player
in the studio.
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And he was thinking in sort of
13 and 1/4 time signature.
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And they said, "No, it's 4/4."
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And I said,
"It's sort of like this."
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And I got the octave,
the G octave,
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and then played
dee-doo-do-di-di.
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And I said, "Why the hell
have we got him here?
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I can play that."
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I think he was a hard rock
pioneer from day one.
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He was doing stuff
that didn't exist,
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except for him.
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When I first heard
The Yardbirds,
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when I heard Jeff's playing,
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it was noticeably different,
even then to my young ears.
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There was a sound to his guitar
that kind of stood out
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and was different from
the usual pop stuff.
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There was something about it,
the notes he was playing.
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I mean,
it was more lyrical to me.
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And within a month,
we were flying over to America.
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I'd not only been to America,
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but I'd recorded
at the famous Sun Studios
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and Chess Records.
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Shapes of Things, amazing.
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I remember that distinctly.
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How is it
we've had to come this far
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to get the sound we want?
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In England,
the studios didn't get it.
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The engineers back in England
were more pure.
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They didn't like anything
that rattled or squeaked.
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I'd be: "Bring on the squeaks,
we don't care about that."
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Instantly,
we hear the playback,
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we're all looking at each other
going, "This is the stuff."
247
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Jeff would come round
248
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and he'd play me the sort of
first cuts of the records.
249
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And I remember him playing
'Shapes of Things'
250
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and when it came to the solo
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I thought, "This is the most
extraordinary solo."
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Ravi Shankar was playing
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quite a big part
in The Beatles and stuff
254
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and I used to sit
over at Page's house
255
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listening to ragas,
Vilayat Khan and Ravi Shankar
256
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and just marvelling.
257
00:13:32,277 --> 00:13:35,247
How could this be adopted
in the guitar?
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This bending of the string
259
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to such an extent that you could
play a melody with one bend.
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The work that Jeff did
in the Yardbirds
261
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was of paramount importance
to guitar-based groups
262
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because he had
an incredible ear
263
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and he set
an amazing standard.
264
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And also that his technique
was extraordinary as well.
265
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And I must say,
when I heard that,
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I really understood
what Jeff was really capable of.
267
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The Yardbirds had
a crazy manager,
268
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and I remember
Giorgio freaking.
269
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Steam was coming
out of his ears
270
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when I played that solo he went,
271
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"This is exactly why
you're in this band."
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"You are opening up
surreal avenues,
273
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like avant-garde avenues,
for the guitar, in this band."
274
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Giorgio was great,
275
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but I think there was some
skulduggery going on
276
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with the money,
I don't know.
277
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All I know is
I never made any of it.
278
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I think I must've
threatened to leave
279
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unless they got rid of him,
then Simon Napier-Bell appeared
280
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and agreed to take over.
281
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Within 5 minutes,
Jimmy Page is in the band,
282
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and we were
on the set of Blow-Up.
283
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Nobody knew
what it was gonna be like.
284
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As most movies,
they don't really tell you.
285
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I was just told that Antonioni
was a great director, surreal,
286
00:15:07,339 --> 00:15:09,141
and it just seemed
like a cool thing.
287
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And the cheque for 3,000
was amazing.
288
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I don't think any of
the band had ever seen
289
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that kind of money
in one lump.
290
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They all went out and invested
sensibly in fruit and veg shops.
291
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Shop, it's a business.
292
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And I invested in
a '63 split window Corvette,
293
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which was
the only sensible thing
294
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for a person like me to do.
295
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I had a girlfriend in LA
296
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and it was a comfortable place,
this weather was amazing.
297
00:15:38,670 --> 00:15:41,173
And I left all that
to go on this tour
298
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with the Yardbirds.
299
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I'd never played
in America before.
300
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It was a shock
and really surreal
301
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from everything I thought
that it was going to be.
302
00:15:50,182 --> 00:15:52,284
The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars
303
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was a conglomeration of acts
that would all get on stage
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and do two or three songs.
305
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They would tour in buses.
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You had to be a real trooper.
307
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They would go out on the road
and do 60 dates in 60 days.
308
00:16:06,932 --> 00:16:08,400
That was very, very odd
309
00:16:08,867 --> 00:16:14,172
because it was a collection
of teenybop stars, teenyboppers.
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For a very young audience.
311
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In a bus that stank
312
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and it was crammed with people
that didn't really like us.
313
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We didn't get on
with the rest of the cast.
314
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There was a toilet
that got busted
315
00:16:25,884 --> 00:16:27,586
and that didn't work
316
00:16:27,719 --> 00:16:30,322
and people had to sleep
in the luggage racks.
317
00:16:30,589 --> 00:16:33,525
But Jeff missed all that
because he left pretty early
318
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after just a few dates.
319
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After two gigs, I thought
I've just nearly killed myself
320
00:16:39,464 --> 00:16:41,433
to do 15 minutes on stage
321
00:16:41,566 --> 00:16:44,102
for the two hits
plus one other song.
322
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That's it.
It was a quick turnaround.
323
00:16:46,872 --> 00:16:48,740
Jerry Lewis' son
was on the tour.
324
00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:50,909
Gary Lewis and the Playboys.
325
00:16:51,042 --> 00:16:53,612
And I thought:
"This is so middle America."
326
00:16:54,579 --> 00:16:57,682
We're telling people that
we're part of this, we're not.
327
00:16:57,983 --> 00:17:00,552
The Yardbirds were completely
on the road
328
00:17:00,685 --> 00:17:04,789
to forging a unique career,
you know.
329
00:17:05,457 --> 00:17:08,627
And they threw it
into this ridiculous mixing box.
330
00:17:09,494 --> 00:17:10,495
And I said, "Jim,"
331
00:17:10,629 --> 00:17:11,730
I called him to my room,
332
00:17:11,863 --> 00:17:14,332
I said, "Jim,
I've just had the horrors.
333
00:17:14,466 --> 00:17:16,735
Here's my guitar,
you take lead tomorrow.
334
00:17:16,868 --> 00:17:18,537
I'm not even gonna
take the guitar."
335
00:17:18,703 --> 00:17:21,473
That was the end of me.
No girlfriend, no Yardbirds,
336
00:17:21,606 --> 00:17:22,574
no nothing.
337
00:17:22,707 --> 00:17:25,544
But I had my Corvette parked
in my mothers sideway.
338
00:17:25,677 --> 00:17:27,345
So I was free to dream again.
339
00:17:54,806 --> 00:17:57,709
Jeff and I met up
at the Sheffield Mojo.
340
00:17:58,577 --> 00:18:01,880
When I was doing the circuit
up and down the motorway
341
00:18:02,013 --> 00:18:03,648
in my first group, The Birds.
342
00:18:04,082 --> 00:18:05,116
We got on really well
343
00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:07,719
and he was telling me about
this gig with the Yardbirds,
344
00:18:07,852 --> 00:18:09,387
and kind of spoke...
345
00:18:09,521 --> 00:18:13,391
"Well, if we ever are not
in the setup we're in now,
346
00:18:13,525 --> 00:18:14,859
one day we'll work together."
347
00:18:14,993 --> 00:18:17,596
One of the good things
about the Yardbirds times
348
00:18:17,729 --> 00:18:21,933
was that we'd come back
from a tour maybe up north
349
00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:26,538
and even at 2 a.m. we'd stop off
at the Cromwellian Club.
350
00:18:26,671 --> 00:18:28,206
After the Yardbirds I thought,
351
00:18:28,340 --> 00:18:31,009
there's nothing to stop me
from going back there on my own.
352
00:18:31,643 --> 00:18:34,546
And the guy on the door went:
"Jeff, nice to see you back."
353
00:18:35,180 --> 00:18:37,582
That night,
there was not much going on.
354
00:18:37,716 --> 00:18:40,251
There were Motown records
playing and I'm thinking,
355
00:18:40,385 --> 00:18:42,721
"This is sad,
I'm sitting alone with a beer."
356
00:18:42,854 --> 00:18:45,690
There was one other guy
in the corner
357
00:18:46,024 --> 00:18:47,292
and it was Rod Stewart.
358
00:18:47,926 --> 00:18:49,327
We talked a little bit.
359
00:18:50,295 --> 00:18:52,097
And he said
he was forming a band,
360
00:18:52,230 --> 00:18:53,565
he'd left the Yardbirds.
361
00:18:53,999 --> 00:18:57,369
I was out of work and I think
I may have mentioned Woody
362
00:18:57,502 --> 00:18:59,170
and said
he's out of work as well.
363
00:18:59,304 --> 00:19:01,172
So it was three
out-of-work musicians
364
00:19:01,306 --> 00:19:02,507
and we formed a band.
365
00:19:03,074 --> 00:19:05,143
His collaboration
with Rod Stewart
366
00:19:05,276 --> 00:19:07,178
was kind of legendary.
367
00:19:07,312 --> 00:19:11,683
One of the best things that Rod
ever did, as well as Jeff,
368
00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:13,518
on that 'Truth' album.
369
00:19:13,685 --> 00:19:18,189
It was the huskiness that was
rare to have in a white singer.
370
00:19:19,190 --> 00:19:19,958
I loved it.
371
00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:40,245
The band, with Micky Waller,
372
00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:42,614
myself on bass,
and Jeff on the guitar,
373
00:19:42,881 --> 00:19:48,153
the holes and the spaces
that it left for Rod's voice
374
00:19:48,553 --> 00:19:49,821
in its rawness...
375
00:19:50,088 --> 00:19:52,590
Jeff used to really
treasure Rod's voice.
376
00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:57,328
And treasure all the things that
could happen in those spaces.
377
00:20:12,277 --> 00:20:13,878
He believed in me,
he really did.
378
00:20:14,012 --> 00:20:15,880
He wanted a proper singer
in his band.
379
00:20:16,181 --> 00:20:17,782
He had a voice that was so...
380
00:20:19,284 --> 00:20:21,653
the vital instrument
within the band
381
00:20:21,786 --> 00:20:23,488
that you didn't need
a rhythm guitar.
382
00:20:23,955 --> 00:20:26,191
Jeff's virtuoso performances
383
00:20:26,324 --> 00:20:32,430
tied up with Rod's Blues-type
vocals on that album.
384
00:20:33,098 --> 00:20:35,567
That was
an absolutely seminal album.
385
00:20:35,900 --> 00:20:37,736
'Truth' has 'Rock My Plimsoul'.
386
00:20:37,869 --> 00:20:39,871
It's got
'I Ain't Superstitious'.
387
00:20:40,004 --> 00:20:44,509
It's really my favourite
Jeff Beck, stylistically.
388
00:20:44,642 --> 00:20:47,345
You know, it's more
in your face rock 'n' roll.
389
00:20:47,679 --> 00:20:50,982
Jeff didn't just wanna play
what Muddy Waters had played
390
00:20:51,116 --> 00:20:52,183
and Howlin' Wolf.
391
00:20:52,650 --> 00:20:57,522
He wanted to take it more
Chicago-ish and more electric
392
00:20:57,989 --> 00:21:03,228
and just take it out of that
basic idiom that it's in.
393
00:21:03,528 --> 00:21:05,463
You know, and electrify it,
make it more...
394
00:21:05,597 --> 00:21:06,965
More arrangements.
395
00:21:07,098 --> 00:21:09,100
Even though
the song's a 12-bar Blues,
396
00:21:09,234 --> 00:21:11,870
we arranged the songs
to sound more interesting.
397
00:21:12,137 --> 00:21:13,471
Right, let's go.
398
00:21:13,605 --> 00:21:15,006
I thought I'd sing it in...
399
00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:16,808
I can sing it in harmony,
can't I?
400
00:21:17,041 --> 00:21:18,243
Sing however you want.
401
00:21:18,409 --> 00:21:21,045
But stop me, I'll try something
on the first few chords.
402
00:21:21,179 --> 00:21:23,414
If it sounds suss,
stop me, right?
403
00:21:23,715 --> 00:21:25,583
Make my voice
nearly in the background.
404
00:21:26,284 --> 00:21:27,152
Mickie Most,
405
00:21:27,285 --> 00:21:29,053
he didn't wanna know
about Rod at all.
406
00:21:29,187 --> 00:21:31,723
He said, "You're the artist.
Your name is on the label."
407
00:21:31,856 --> 00:21:34,325
I said, "No,
I'm not interested in that.
408
00:21:34,492 --> 00:21:37,428
I'm interested in being part
of a great rock band.
409
00:21:37,562 --> 00:21:38,630
Or a Blues band."
410
00:21:38,763 --> 00:21:41,199
Mickie just believed in
the old dollar.
411
00:21:41,332 --> 00:21:42,667
Make it as quick as you can
412
00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:45,103
and really wanted us
to be a pop band.
413
00:21:45,770 --> 00:21:48,106
You know, much to our dismay.
414
00:21:48,406 --> 00:21:50,642
'Cause that's not
what we wanna do.
415
00:21:51,176 --> 00:21:53,244
He didn't see any point
in having me, really.
416
00:21:53,378 --> 00:21:54,879
He wanted Jeff to sing.
417
00:22:10,595 --> 00:22:12,530
Why was he such
a reluctant pop star?
418
00:22:12,664 --> 00:22:16,668
I guess that just wasn't really
what he ever wanted to do.
419
00:22:17,202 --> 00:22:19,270
I don't know
how that song came about.
420
00:22:19,404 --> 00:22:22,941
Some sort of pressure,
if you like, from Mickie Most,
421
00:22:23,074 --> 00:22:24,509
to try and come up with a hit,
422
00:22:24,642 --> 00:22:26,377
but I think
he very quickly realised
423
00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:29,147
that that wasn't ever going
to be what he wanted to do.
424
00:22:29,547 --> 00:22:31,249
Absolutely his prerogative.
425
00:22:31,683 --> 00:22:33,351
But it's given
lots of other people
426
00:22:33,484 --> 00:22:35,053
an enormous amount of pleasure.
427
00:22:35,186 --> 00:22:37,021
Much more pleasure
than it ever gave him.
428
00:22:37,155 --> 00:22:41,192
It was like
being asked to wear a pink frock
429
00:22:41,326 --> 00:22:43,795
and walk on top of a bus
down Oxford Street.
430
00:22:46,231 --> 00:22:50,034
It was framing me
with this embarrassing pop song
431
00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:51,903
that wasn't me,
432
00:22:52,036 --> 00:22:55,573
but over the years
I've become warmed to it
433
00:22:55,740 --> 00:22:57,475
because it makes
people feel happy.
434
00:22:57,642 --> 00:22:59,477
Jeff, I believe, asked Mickie
435
00:22:59,611 --> 00:23:02,013
if I could sing
'Hi Ho Silver Lining'...
436
00:23:02,146 --> 00:23:03,314
But Mickie said no.
437
00:23:03,781 --> 00:23:07,619
But you can hear me yodelling
in the background on the chorus.
438
00:23:25,837 --> 00:23:27,672
Just when you think
you're getting there,
439
00:23:28,339 --> 00:23:30,308
you realise
you're about 6 months away.
440
00:23:30,675 --> 00:23:32,644
I kicked off
in Mickie Most's office.
441
00:23:33,244 --> 00:23:36,614
And on this particular argument
Peter Grant was there
442
00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:38,616
and he was smiling at me
and was going...
443
00:23:38,783 --> 00:23:42,053
It was as though the smile was
saying: "Give him some stick.
444
00:23:42,186 --> 00:23:44,455
He needs to be put in his
place," meaning Mickie.
445
00:23:44,622 --> 00:23:47,125
Shortly after that, he must have
had a word with Mickie
446
00:23:47,258 --> 00:23:49,193
and said, "Look,
Jeff was in the Yardbirds,
447
00:23:49,327 --> 00:23:52,063
he already opened the door
in America for himself
448
00:23:52,196 --> 00:23:53,231
to go back with a band."
449
00:23:53,364 --> 00:23:55,133
There's an underground scene
over there.
450
00:23:55,266 --> 00:23:58,169
Steppenwolf was happening,
FM radio was happening.
451
00:23:58,336 --> 00:24:01,072
There were venues
and there was press
452
00:24:01,205 --> 00:24:03,441
and there were
radio stations and
453
00:24:04,042 --> 00:24:06,544
you could build an act
by coming and touring.
454
00:24:07,011 --> 00:24:08,446
So this was mind-boggling.
455
00:24:08,579 --> 00:24:12,250
I remember when Woody and I
drove across the Brooklyn Bridge
456
00:24:12,383 --> 00:24:15,186
in the back of a limo
with Peter Grant, the manager.
457
00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,155
I mean it was just heaven.
458
00:24:17,288 --> 00:24:18,389
"Here we are."
459
00:24:18,756 --> 00:24:21,059
But it was a 5-month tour.
460
00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:23,761
It was hard work,
but it was great fun.
461
00:24:23,995 --> 00:24:27,532
When we went to America,
we opened at Fillmore East.
462
00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:29,734
Talk about jump in the deep end.
463
00:24:30,568 --> 00:24:33,771
That's the famous night when Rod
wouldn't come on stage. He hid.
464
00:24:34,005 --> 00:24:35,840
That was the night
I hid behind the amps.
465
00:24:36,074 --> 00:24:37,375
Absolutely true story
466
00:24:37,508 --> 00:24:40,144
because I thought,
"I'm in America, New York
467
00:24:40,278 --> 00:24:42,280
and I'm trying to sound
like a black singer."
468
00:24:42,413 --> 00:24:44,382
And there's gonna be loads of
black people out there
469
00:24:44,515 --> 00:24:46,851
and they'll throw things at me."
"Phoney!" "Fake!"
470
00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:50,722
But lo and behold, I came out
and it was all loads of hippies.
471
00:24:51,222 --> 00:24:54,625
And it was the start of
a wonderful, wonderful career.
472
00:24:55,026 --> 00:24:56,361
We stormed the place.
473
00:24:56,494 --> 00:24:58,329
We blew the dead off the stage.
474
00:24:59,163 --> 00:25:01,132
Robert Shelton
from the New York Times
475
00:25:01,265 --> 00:25:02,800
gave us a write up.
476
00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:06,304
Peter Grant rang me at 7am, said
"Have you read the review?"
477
00:25:06,437 --> 00:25:08,506
"I don't wanna hear it."
He said, "No, it's amazing."
478
00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:10,008
He read it to me,
479
00:25:10,141 --> 00:25:12,377
about the Pinter play,
the interaction of...
480
00:25:13,478 --> 00:25:16,481
And I read it and I thought,
"Right, what do we do now?"
481
00:25:16,614 --> 00:25:19,350
We had it reproduced
and sent ahead.
482
00:25:19,484 --> 00:25:21,719
We had it sent through
all the places
483
00:25:21,853 --> 00:25:23,588
on the way
to the west coast.
484
00:25:24,022 --> 00:25:26,357
So by the time
we got to Fillmore West,
485
00:25:27,258 --> 00:25:31,029
we'd already broken the ground,
486
00:25:31,162 --> 00:25:33,431
and broken into
the American scene,
487
00:25:33,564 --> 00:25:34,766
which was fantastic.
488
00:25:34,966 --> 00:25:37,168
We all decided
to try and write songs
489
00:25:37,602 --> 00:25:40,571
and Ronnie and I sat around
his mum's council flat
490
00:25:40,705 --> 00:25:43,341
for hours and hours
with a blank piece of paper
491
00:25:43,474 --> 00:25:46,344
until we got a bottle of wine
out and we finished that.
492
00:25:46,711 --> 00:25:49,447
Then we were able
to write a song called 'Plynth'.
493
00:26:24,982 --> 00:26:26,284
'Plynth', I'm very proud of
494
00:26:26,417 --> 00:26:27,718
'cause that was one
of my compositions
495
00:26:27,852 --> 00:26:28,786
where I wrote the words.
496
00:26:28,986 --> 00:26:31,055
Moisture from the ocean
fills the sky
497
00:26:31,189 --> 00:26:33,724
Falls back down to the ground
as time goes by
498
00:26:43,868 --> 00:26:47,071
I was very proud of my bass
sound and that whole thing
499
00:26:47,205 --> 00:26:49,507
with the drums and the guitar.
500
00:26:49,674 --> 00:26:53,578
And Rod's soulful singing,
and Nicky's piano playing.
501
00:26:53,711 --> 00:26:55,780
It was a magic combination.
502
00:26:56,180 --> 00:26:57,582
It was an honour
to be in the band,
503
00:26:57,715 --> 00:26:59,083
to be quite honest with you,
504
00:26:59,217 --> 00:27:02,553
along with Micky Waller
and Nicky Hopkins,
505
00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:04,355
and Ronnie Wood,
it was a great band.
506
00:27:04,489 --> 00:27:07,058
If you think about how
long ago that was and
507
00:27:07,458 --> 00:27:09,961
what an impact they must
have had at the time...
508
00:27:10,094 --> 00:27:12,330
He's so unique and original.
509
00:27:12,463 --> 00:27:14,432
'Truth' and 'Beck-Ola'
really stood out,
510
00:27:14,565 --> 00:27:16,267
sort of benchmark
rock 'n' roll records.
511
00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,036
Definitely big statements
for the time.
512
00:27:19,370 --> 00:27:21,839
The sounds of those records
are definitely...
513
00:27:22,340 --> 00:27:27,311
I still use them as touchstones
for even what I do today
514
00:27:27,445 --> 00:27:30,882
because nothing sounds
like those records.
515
00:27:31,048 --> 00:27:33,050
And I was lucky enough
to see them live
516
00:27:33,184 --> 00:27:36,154
two or three times
and it was really exciting.
517
00:27:36,287 --> 00:27:38,256
You never knew if he was
gonna show up or not.
518
00:27:38,389 --> 00:27:40,024
I mean,
some of the stories about
519
00:27:40,158 --> 00:27:42,460
quitting in the middle
of a tour, I mean that's like...
520
00:27:43,127 --> 00:27:45,396
You know, that's pretty heavy.
521
00:27:45,530 --> 00:27:47,198
But that's Jeff.
522
00:27:48,065 --> 00:27:50,234
There was a rift between
me and Rod at that time.
523
00:27:50,368 --> 00:27:51,569
I don't know how it came about.
524
00:27:51,702 --> 00:27:53,604
It cast a bit of doubt,
you know, like...
525
00:27:54,605 --> 00:27:56,841
I didn't wanna bank too much
on the next tour
526
00:27:56,974 --> 00:27:58,142
in case it didn't happen.
527
00:27:58,276 --> 00:28:02,847
I saw this big festival
looming up on the calendar
528
00:28:04,148 --> 00:28:05,383
and I was nervous about it.
529
00:28:05,516 --> 00:28:07,418
I thought
we're not ready for that.
530
00:28:08,019 --> 00:28:10,655
We're not ready to go up against
Sly and the Family Stone.
531
00:28:10,855 --> 00:28:13,357
The Woodstock Festival
was 2 weeks away
532
00:28:13,724 --> 00:28:18,162
when the Beck Group
kind of collapsed.
533
00:28:18,529 --> 00:28:20,164
And I thought, "It's a shame,
534
00:28:20,298 --> 00:28:22,800
because there's a big gig
coming up in a couple of weeks."
535
00:28:23,401 --> 00:28:24,435
Woodstock.
536
00:28:25,102 --> 00:28:27,305
He disappeared,
in the middle of the night.
537
00:28:27,438 --> 00:28:28,706
Next morning, he was gone.
538
00:28:29,006 --> 00:28:30,775
We get a phone call,
"Jeff gone home."
539
00:28:30,908 --> 00:28:32,043
When I saw the film
540
00:28:32,176 --> 00:28:34,212
I just thought,
"Thank God for my integrity.
541
00:28:34,345 --> 00:28:37,548
Thank God that the little
birdie whispered 'Don't do it'."
542
00:28:37,682 --> 00:28:39,116
Because I'd have been up there
543
00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:42,720
dated and frozen
with that image,
544
00:28:42,853 --> 00:28:45,189
with the music
not being quite right.
545
00:28:46,023 --> 00:28:47,024
I did the right thing.
546
00:28:47,291 --> 00:28:49,827
He could've explained it to us
and that would've made sense.
547
00:28:49,961 --> 00:28:52,496
But I do agree,
I'm glad we didn't do it.
548
00:28:52,630 --> 00:28:55,833
Once again, I'm back
to my mum's house again.
549
00:28:56,934 --> 00:29:01,038
He's not particularly
wrapped up in his success.
550
00:29:01,205 --> 00:29:06,143
Just assume not discuss music
and the guitar.
551
00:29:06,777 --> 00:29:09,247
Rather talk about the movies
that he likes
552
00:29:09,380 --> 00:29:12,783
and certainly his cars.
553
00:29:13,217 --> 00:29:15,319
My gran used to take me
to the cinema
554
00:29:15,453 --> 00:29:18,623
and she took me to see
a posh film,
555
00:29:18,789 --> 00:29:21,926
but the supporting film
was Hot Rod Gang.
556
00:29:22,059 --> 00:29:24,495
She just freaked out and said,
"This is not suitable."
557
00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:26,230
Because the word
'gang' was in it.
558
00:29:26,364 --> 00:29:27,999
And she said,
"Right, we're leaving."
559
00:29:28,132 --> 00:29:29,634
"Let's go out of the cinema
560
00:29:29,767 --> 00:29:31,669
and come back
when the main feature starts."
561
00:29:31,802 --> 00:29:32,870
I clung onto the seat.
562
00:29:36,507 --> 00:29:38,509
The opening sequence shows
these two hot rods
563
00:29:38,643 --> 00:29:41,912
racing one another
on opposite sides of the street.
564
00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:43,014
Totally cool.
565
00:29:43,381 --> 00:29:45,449
And I was hit,
smitten right away.
566
00:29:48,085 --> 00:29:50,688
For a B movie,
it was pretty nonsensical.
567
00:29:51,389 --> 00:29:53,257
I still watch it
from time to time,
568
00:29:53,824 --> 00:29:55,593
as it was
such a massive impact.
569
00:29:56,060 --> 00:29:57,161
Come on, let's go!
570
00:29:57,461 --> 00:29:59,063
Hot Rods has always been
his passion
571
00:29:59,196 --> 00:30:00,798
from when he was really young,
572
00:30:00,965 --> 00:30:02,166
and then he started
building them.
573
00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:04,101
The way he puts it
most of the time,
574
00:30:04,235 --> 00:30:06,604
you know, music
and guitar is his job
575
00:30:06,737 --> 00:30:09,540
and that's his pastime
576
00:30:09,674 --> 00:30:11,575
when he gets back home
off tour.
577
00:30:12,543 --> 00:30:14,679
He's always tinkered
with his cars
578
00:30:14,812 --> 00:30:16,747
since as long as I've known him.
579
00:30:16,881 --> 00:30:18,849
I think the first time
I went to his house
580
00:30:19,283 --> 00:30:22,119
the hood of his Corvette
was open,
581
00:30:22,253 --> 00:30:23,688
he might've been
under the hood.
582
00:30:23,821 --> 00:30:24,689
The fact that
583
00:30:24,822 --> 00:30:27,725
Jeff builds those cars
and does it so well,
584
00:30:28,192 --> 00:30:31,162
it's obvious he's a man
of two passions, I think.
585
00:30:31,529 --> 00:30:32,663
Guitar and cars.
586
00:30:32,797 --> 00:30:35,299
Your senses are sharpened
because you built it.
587
00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:38,402
Even if you had
a professionally built car,
588
00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:41,939
you're still driving
an early car.
589
00:30:42,073 --> 00:30:44,442
Maybe a Ford or a Chevy, 30s.
590
00:30:45,142 --> 00:30:47,912
And they don't handle the same
as a late model car.
591
00:30:48,713 --> 00:30:51,449
And I'm going over this hill,
no top of the car,
592
00:30:51,582 --> 00:30:54,518
just 30 mph
over this little gentle incline,
593
00:30:55,252 --> 00:30:57,221
get to the top of it
and the car starts to go
594
00:30:57,355 --> 00:30:59,223
straight onto
the oncoming traffic,
595
00:30:59,657 --> 00:31:01,392
without me touching the wheel.
596
00:31:02,059 --> 00:31:04,729
I turn the wheel in the opposite
lock and it still kept going.
597
00:31:04,862 --> 00:31:08,599
I hit this poor chap in this
Morris Traveller, head on.
598
00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:11,702
Broke his legs,
broke my face up,
599
00:31:13,371 --> 00:31:15,639
back injury, leg injury.
600
00:31:15,906 --> 00:31:18,743
I got taken into Maidstone
General, who were amazing.
601
00:31:18,876 --> 00:31:20,044
I mean, just incredible.
602
00:31:20,311 --> 00:31:22,446
We had a cheerful chappy
that used to come round
603
00:31:22,580 --> 00:31:24,582
and shave you
and bring you tea.
604
00:31:24,949 --> 00:31:25,850
I was recovering
605
00:31:25,983 --> 00:31:29,653
and then this guy decided
to bring me a music paper.
606
00:31:29,787 --> 00:31:31,222
He was a Scouser, he went:
607
00:31:31,555 --> 00:31:33,824
"Your mate's gone
joined The Faces."
608
00:31:34,024 --> 00:31:34,925
I went, "Terrific."
609
00:31:35,059 --> 00:31:37,762
You didn't need to hear that
right at that particular time.
610
00:31:38,129 --> 00:31:40,664
I think the biggest problem
for Jeff is finding somebody
611
00:31:40,798 --> 00:31:44,769
to front the band that
really fit what he's doing.
612
00:31:44,902 --> 00:31:50,107
He had arguably one of the best
singers at the time in his band.
613
00:31:51,041 --> 00:31:53,010
How long did that band last?
A couple of years?
614
00:31:53,144 --> 00:31:56,480
Rod Stewart was great,
but more often than not,
615
00:31:56,614 --> 00:31:57,782
I think one of the reasons
616
00:31:57,915 --> 00:31:59,717
why he ended up
being an instrumentalist
617
00:31:59,850 --> 00:32:01,318
is just that it was hard
to find anybody
618
00:32:01,452 --> 00:32:05,656
that really interpreted
the music correctly,
619
00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:08,492
or just had the right energy,
or whatever it was.
620
00:32:09,093 --> 00:32:13,597
I got to Epic in mid '72
621
00:32:14,298 --> 00:32:17,168
and the Orange album had come
out a few months before that.
622
00:32:17,301 --> 00:32:19,437
The name of the album
is Jeff Beck Group,
623
00:32:19,570 --> 00:32:22,373
but we all always referred
to it as the Orange album
624
00:32:22,506 --> 00:32:24,875
because there was a photo
of the orange on the cover.
625
00:32:50,301 --> 00:32:52,803
I started looking round for
players that could really...
626
00:32:53,170 --> 00:32:55,739
Like drummers, I was always
focused on drummers.
627
00:32:55,873 --> 00:32:59,677
They are the life of the band,
they are the driving force.
628
00:33:00,077 --> 00:33:03,280
You get your drummer right,
you're pretty much set for life.
629
00:33:03,414 --> 00:33:04,782
We obviously lost
630
00:33:04,915 --> 00:33:07,451
a lot of regular contact,
but when I did see Jeff,
631
00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:11,088
he'd always be keen on
his latest line-up.
632
00:33:11,222 --> 00:33:13,224
He'd always rave
about different drummers.
633
00:33:13,357 --> 00:33:15,559
He'd say: "I've got this guy
called Cosy Powell.
634
00:33:15,693 --> 00:33:16,861
Listen to what I'm doing."
635
00:33:16,994 --> 00:33:18,062
I loved Cosy.
636
00:33:18,629 --> 00:33:21,332
I picked him out
of a line-up of 20-odd drummers.
637
00:33:21,932 --> 00:33:25,603
Mickie Most's secretary
organised this whole audition.
638
00:33:26,203 --> 00:33:28,272
And she said,
"Jeff, I know you're late
639
00:33:28,405 --> 00:33:30,875
but you don't need
to look at anybody else.
640
00:33:31,342 --> 00:33:33,177
There's your brother
over there."
641
00:33:33,844 --> 00:33:36,380
Looking like the same,
same hair.
642
00:33:36,881 --> 00:33:38,782
"Alright, hi, Jeff, I'm Cosy."
643
00:33:39,149 --> 00:33:40,718
Then he started playing.
644
00:33:41,185 --> 00:33:43,020
And you saw people
putting their cymbals
645
00:33:43,153 --> 00:33:44,288
back in their cases.
646
00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:48,192
They were packing their drums
ready, they knew that was it.
647
00:33:48,325 --> 00:33:51,762
Then Max Middleton
came up with the idea
648
00:33:51,896 --> 00:33:53,797
of a simple melody,
a bluesy thing,
649
00:33:54,365 --> 00:33:55,432
with a bottleneck.
650
00:33:55,699 --> 00:33:58,135
And he said, "Why don't we write
three melodies?"
651
00:33:58,702 --> 00:34:00,571
And there are
three melodies in there.
652
00:34:00,704 --> 00:34:02,706
One plays the counter melody
653
00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,643
and then there's a third descant
on top of that.
654
00:34:06,510 --> 00:34:09,647
And I remember thinking
this is a cacophony of noise.
655
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,535
Steve Cropper came down
and said,
656
00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:33,871
"Man, this is really amazing."
657
00:34:34,305 --> 00:34:37,074
Because I was doing these parts
individually and dubbing on.
658
00:34:37,908 --> 00:34:41,211
And I wasn't hearing the blend,
I was only doing individually.
659
00:34:41,345 --> 00:34:43,714
Because if I'd heard guitar
number 1,
660
00:34:43,881 --> 00:34:46,116
I would not have been able
to play against it.
661
00:34:46,450 --> 00:34:50,154
And when I went up and heard all
three put together, you know,
662
00:34:50,287 --> 00:34:52,690
"Let's buy Max
a round of drinks for that one."
663
00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:54,391
I think there's no question
664
00:34:54,525 --> 00:34:58,462
that 'Definitely Maybe'
led the way to 'Blow by Blow'.
665
00:34:58,896 --> 00:35:01,832
With a detour, with Jeff
there's always a detour.
666
00:35:08,272 --> 00:35:10,140
Well, I've always liked
667
00:35:10,274 --> 00:35:14,044
playing on other people's
records and not being named.
668
00:35:14,345 --> 00:35:18,515
I mean, that thing where Stevie
calls out Jeff
669
00:35:18,816 --> 00:35:21,385
on 'Looking For
Another Pure Love'
670
00:35:24,688 --> 00:35:25,723
Do it, Jeff.
671
00:35:41,138 --> 00:35:45,576
And it is actually great
when it happens but I think...
672
00:35:45,709 --> 00:35:49,380
I, like Jeff,
like playing on records
673
00:35:49,513 --> 00:35:52,383
where we're just
kind of the mystery agent
674
00:35:52,516 --> 00:35:55,719
and we like the idea...
I like the idea of someone
675
00:35:55,853 --> 00:35:59,857
being able to identify me
by what I'm playing.
676
00:36:00,024 --> 00:36:03,827
Stevie's record company
needed him to do something.
677
00:36:03,961 --> 00:36:05,963
And I wasn't doing anything.
678
00:36:06,096 --> 00:36:09,500
And Epic said, "What if we got
you in the studio with Stevie?"
679
00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:12,102
I couldn't wait
for this to happen.
680
00:36:12,903 --> 00:36:16,674
So the deal was I was to play
a couple of tracks
681
00:36:16,807 --> 00:36:18,375
on Stevie's album
'Talking Book'
682
00:36:18,509 --> 00:36:20,210
and he'd write me
a couple of tracks,
683
00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:21,779
one of which
was 'Superstition'.
684
00:36:22,179 --> 00:36:24,081
He said, "What about
we write a song,
685
00:36:24,214 --> 00:36:27,785
we get a song with superstitions
that you know about?"
686
00:36:28,385 --> 00:36:30,688
"That we Americans
maybe don't know about."
687
00:36:30,821 --> 00:36:34,091
And I said, "Well, we don't walk
under ladders for bad luck."
688
00:36:34,458 --> 00:36:36,627
And I said,
"If you dropped a mirror,
689
00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:38,362
that would be
7 years' bad luck."
690
00:36:38,529 --> 00:36:41,398
I started playing the drums
691
00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:44,435
in a break, he'd gone out
for lunch, and he'd come back
692
00:36:44,568 --> 00:36:46,804
and he was clapping along
to my beat...my rhythm.
693
00:36:47,337 --> 00:36:51,041
I said, "Stevie, it's not...
I'm not a drummer."
694
00:36:51,175 --> 00:36:53,043
He goes, "Yeah, you are now.
695
00:36:53,944 --> 00:36:55,012
Don't stop."
696
00:36:55,145 --> 00:36:59,717
He just grabbed the clavinet
and started playing that vamp.
697
00:37:00,584 --> 00:37:02,953
And I'm thinking,
"Christ, I'm playing drums
698
00:37:03,087 --> 00:37:04,154
to Stevie Wonder."
699
00:37:04,421 --> 00:37:05,456
They were pretty cool,
700
00:37:05,589 --> 00:37:07,624
just a simple thing
that I could play.
701
00:37:08,425 --> 00:37:10,928
And then he went, "OK,
I'll lay the track down."
702
00:37:11,562 --> 00:37:13,931
'Cause I was messing up
with the fills and stuff.
703
00:37:14,198 --> 00:37:16,033
And he came
and sat at the same kit
704
00:37:16,166 --> 00:37:17,935
and played
exactly what I was playing,
705
00:37:18,168 --> 00:37:19,203
but better.
706
00:37:20,404 --> 00:37:23,540
And he made space
for a five-chord turnaround,
707
00:37:24,608 --> 00:37:25,576
all right away,
708
00:37:25,709 --> 00:37:27,911
and then he went straight in
and put a bassline on
709
00:37:28,045 --> 00:37:28,946
and that was it.
710
00:37:29,079 --> 00:37:30,380
When that bassline came
711
00:37:30,514 --> 00:37:33,183
the whole studio
turned upside down.
712
00:37:33,951 --> 00:37:36,353
Then he went
and put the lyrics on,
713
00:37:36,487 --> 00:37:38,255
and that was how
that song was made.
714
00:38:04,648 --> 00:38:06,250
Jeff, do your thing, son!
715
00:38:23,667 --> 00:38:27,104
But then, when the demo
went back to Motown,
716
00:38:27,437 --> 00:38:28,772
Berry Gordy heard it,
he said,
717
00:38:29,039 --> 00:38:31,108
"This is the best thing
you've ever written."
718
00:38:32,409 --> 00:38:34,611
So, out comes Stevie's single
719
00:38:34,745 --> 00:38:36,079
and it's a smash,
number one,
720
00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:38,382
and it still is
the biggest seller, I think,
721
00:38:38,749 --> 00:38:40,284
of all time of his singles.
722
00:38:41,018 --> 00:38:43,954
And it worked out OK because
it was a much better version
723
00:38:44,087 --> 00:38:45,889
than the one we did, I think.
724
00:38:46,523 --> 00:38:48,225
We did a heavy metal version.
725
00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:50,460
I don't think
he cared for it too much.
726
00:38:50,594 --> 00:38:53,363
When I heard Stevie Wonder's
version of that song,
727
00:38:53,497 --> 00:38:55,632
that's a definitive version
of that song, you know.
728
00:38:55,766 --> 00:38:58,235
Nobody should ever cover it,
just leave it alone
729
00:38:58,368 --> 00:39:01,038
otherwise it'll just sound
like a bar band butchering it.
730
00:39:02,372 --> 00:39:05,609
Not so with Jeff Beck.
Not so.
731
00:39:05,876 --> 00:39:08,645
And when Beck, Bogert & Appice
recorded it,
732
00:39:08,779 --> 00:39:11,181
it stood on its own
like another entity again.
733
00:39:11,315 --> 00:39:12,382
They were great.
734
00:39:12,516 --> 00:39:15,052
They were just incredibly
exciting to play with.
735
00:39:15,385 --> 00:39:17,187
I'd seen the Fudge
three or four times.
736
00:39:17,321 --> 00:39:18,388
They blew me away.
737
00:39:18,856 --> 00:39:20,157
It's pretty powerful.
738
00:39:36,073 --> 00:39:36,974
Unknowingly,
739
00:39:37,107 --> 00:39:39,476
maybe Stevie had written
the ultimate power trio song
740
00:39:39,877 --> 00:39:42,846
because the double bass drums
that Carmine used were perfect.
741
00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:45,883
Timmy's busy bass playing
with that riff.
742
00:39:46,049 --> 00:39:46,984
What more could...
743
00:39:47,117 --> 00:39:49,219
They sang as well,
so we got two singers,
744
00:39:49,353 --> 00:39:50,654
a bass player and a drummer.
745
00:39:50,787 --> 00:39:52,389
Good morning, it's over.
746
00:40:17,481 --> 00:40:19,783
I mean, there's a certain amount
of "fuck you-ness"
747
00:40:19,917 --> 00:40:21,985
to everything Jeff does.
748
00:40:23,353 --> 00:40:27,257
And I think there's a big dose
of that in that song.
749
00:40:27,724 --> 00:40:28,725
But unfortunately,
750
00:40:29,259 --> 00:40:32,796
we couldn't match any song
to that level, that quality.
751
00:40:33,497 --> 00:40:35,732
So there was never really
a proper album.
752
00:40:35,866 --> 00:40:39,002
We toured and we were
knocking people out the park.
753
00:40:39,136 --> 00:40:40,003
It was great.
754
00:40:40,203 --> 00:40:42,105
We played Crystal Palace
755
00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:45,008
and, you know,
girls swimming across this pond
756
00:40:45,142 --> 00:40:46,743
to get to the front
of the stage.
757
00:40:46,877 --> 00:40:47,744
It was great.
758
00:40:48,445 --> 00:40:50,314
And I thought,
"Well, this isn't gonna wait."
759
00:40:50,447 --> 00:40:52,716
And we were getting
a ridiculously good response.
760
00:40:52,883 --> 00:40:55,852
And then along comes
the mental writer's blocks.
761
00:40:55,986 --> 00:40:57,587
We weren't writing
very good songs.
762
00:40:57,921 --> 00:40:59,990
They were making a second album
763
00:41:00,290 --> 00:41:02,759
and it just
kind of petered out.
764
00:41:04,127 --> 00:41:08,999
The managers had to get together
and effect a divorce.
765
00:41:10,233 --> 00:41:12,869
The record company didn't have
a whole lot to do with it.
766
00:41:13,003 --> 00:41:15,739
We were observers, spectators.
767
00:41:16,340 --> 00:41:17,708
It just exploded, you know.
768
00:41:18,342 --> 00:41:19,309
Sadly, it did.
769
00:41:19,509 --> 00:41:20,577
He's not as wrapped up
770
00:41:20,711 --> 00:41:23,347
in being a rock star
and that whole thing.
771
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,416
He can be true to his art
and still take...
772
00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:28,885
He leaves it there,
then he goes home,
773
00:41:29,119 --> 00:41:31,688
works on his cars,
lives out in the country.
774
00:41:33,590 --> 00:41:37,027
So I think he's found a really
good balance between the two.
775
00:41:37,361 --> 00:41:38,528
I was working on
776
00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:40,831
the wrecked rod
of the '69 accident
777
00:41:41,465 --> 00:41:43,600
and I had
a transistor radio playing.
778
00:41:43,734 --> 00:41:45,902
I was lying on the ground
doing something,
779
00:41:46,036 --> 00:41:47,871
doing this back axle
or whatever.
780
00:41:48,472 --> 00:41:51,174
Rainwater was streaming past me
and I thought,
781
00:41:51,308 --> 00:41:53,777
“I'm in the gutter, I've ended
up back in the gutter."
782
00:41:53,944 --> 00:41:55,779
And it almost
washed the radio away.
783
00:41:56,646 --> 00:42:01,818
And it was McLaughlin playing
on Jack Johnson.
784
00:42:02,786 --> 00:42:03,854
That amazing album.
785
00:42:31,515 --> 00:42:34,518
Miles, I mean please.
It's a wonderful thing.
786
00:42:34,651 --> 00:42:37,020
And then you hear McLaughlin
going in there.
787
00:42:37,721 --> 00:42:40,223
And it was a moment
where I just went in,
788
00:42:40,357 --> 00:42:42,426
stopped work, went in
and made a cup of tea
789
00:42:42,759 --> 00:42:43,894
continued listening,
790
00:42:45,128 --> 00:42:49,132
and that was it, I just thought
there's a door open now.
791
00:42:49,299 --> 00:42:51,034
This is what I wanna do.
792
00:42:51,868 --> 00:42:54,438
It's more focused on
guitar only,
793
00:42:54,604 --> 00:42:57,908
and it negates
the necessity for a vocalist.
794
00:42:58,175 --> 00:43:00,410
There's no point
in going round the world
795
00:43:00,544 --> 00:43:02,212
trying to find
another Rod Stewart.
796
00:43:07,484 --> 00:43:10,120
What a great line-up
of musicians.
797
00:43:10,454 --> 00:43:12,789
The brilliant Max Middleton
playing keyboards.
798
00:43:13,256 --> 00:43:15,725
Richard Bailey and Phil Chenn
on drums and bass
799
00:43:15,859 --> 00:43:18,428
and produced by George Martin
at AIR Studios.
800
00:43:19,129 --> 00:43:21,364
I gave the album
the title 'Blow by Blow'
801
00:43:21,498 --> 00:43:24,267
because the word 'blow'
means many things.
802
00:43:24,935 --> 00:43:28,305
But I was using it
in the sense of a jazz thing.
803
00:43:28,438 --> 00:43:32,242
When you do an extemporary bit,
you are giving it a blow.
804
00:43:33,910 --> 00:43:36,246
To look at the joy
on George's face
805
00:43:36,379 --> 00:43:38,648
when he discovered that
we were gonna have fun.
806
00:43:39,349 --> 00:43:42,986
Jeff and I met up
and he invited me to the studio
807
00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:44,588
and he was telling me
how George
808
00:43:44,721 --> 00:43:47,390
was really just letting him
play and stretch.
809
00:43:47,524 --> 00:43:49,025
He was recording all the things
810
00:43:49,159 --> 00:43:52,028
and then making
the finished version.
811
00:43:52,162 --> 00:43:54,364
He was somebody who would
really understand
812
00:43:54,998 --> 00:43:57,234
the precision of Jeff's playing
813
00:43:57,367 --> 00:43:59,669
and just how different
and how separate it was
814
00:43:59,803 --> 00:44:01,004
from anybody elses.
815
00:44:01,138 --> 00:44:02,539
George Martin really understood
816
00:44:02,672 --> 00:44:04,341
that Jeff was a serious
musician.
817
00:44:04,474 --> 00:44:08,879
He wasn't a producer
with a singular vision
818
00:44:09,012 --> 00:44:12,382
of how he thought it would be
that he would want to impose.
819
00:44:12,516 --> 00:44:14,551
I don't suppose anyone
would have much luck
820
00:44:14,684 --> 00:44:16,186
imposing their vision on Jeff.
821
00:44:17,387 --> 00:44:21,525
Jeff could be temperamental,
but never a big problem.
822
00:44:21,658 --> 00:44:23,927
I mean, if he felt frustrated
823
00:44:24,060 --> 00:44:27,330
because he wouldn't be getting
what he wanted,
824
00:44:27,697 --> 00:44:29,633
sometimes
he would get very upset
825
00:44:29,766 --> 00:44:31,701
and in fact
he did fling his guitar
826
00:44:32,068 --> 00:44:33,603
right across the studio
at one point.
827
00:44:33,737 --> 00:44:36,006
But people are temperamental,
that's all right.
828
00:44:36,139 --> 00:44:37,274
They blow off steam.
829
00:44:37,407 --> 00:44:39,910
As long as they don't throw it
at me, I'm all right.
830
00:44:40,043 --> 00:44:42,579
We didn't have any problems,
we got on very well.
831
00:44:43,246 --> 00:44:45,549
He loves exploring the guitar
832
00:44:45,682 --> 00:44:49,719
and when he does hear
something that catches his ear
833
00:44:49,853 --> 00:44:53,857
or gives him a new idea,
he gets deeply into it.
834
00:44:54,157 --> 00:44:57,127
John McLaughlin was kicking
my back at the time.
835
00:44:57,260 --> 00:45:00,497
The Mahavishnu Orchestra,
that played a big part.
836
00:45:00,630 --> 00:45:01,598
Jeff's always said
837
00:45:01,731 --> 00:45:03,733
the Mahavishnu Orchestra
is like his 'one'.
838
00:45:03,867 --> 00:45:06,303
He still holds it
as his Holy Grail.
839
00:45:06,436 --> 00:45:09,406
"This is what inspired me
to start pushing things
840
00:45:09,539 --> 00:45:10,407
to the next level."
841
00:45:10,540 --> 00:45:13,210
One tune that has some
of that Mahavishnu feel
842
00:45:13,343 --> 00:45:14,844
is 'Scatterbrain'.
843
00:45:15,145 --> 00:45:17,847
It started as a schizophrenic
run that I did
844
00:45:17,981 --> 00:45:19,983
when I was nervous
in a dressing room.
845
00:45:20,383 --> 00:45:22,118
2 seconds before going on,
I went...
846
00:45:23,587 --> 00:45:27,390
And Max being the calculated
S.O.B that he is,
847
00:45:27,824 --> 00:45:30,994
he said, "You know that
annoying scale you play,
848
00:45:31,461 --> 00:45:33,430
I've written some chords
underneath it."
849
00:45:34,164 --> 00:45:36,132
He said, "If you move it up
a semi-tone,
850
00:45:36,266 --> 00:45:38,201
I can make a track out of it."
851
00:45:38,501 --> 00:45:40,670
And before we knew it,
we had this song.
852
00:45:46,409 --> 00:45:52,015
Yeah, that's a really...
It's a chop buster, that song.
853
00:46:10,900 --> 00:46:12,235
He really was getting away
854
00:46:12,369 --> 00:46:15,272
from the straight rock stuff
that he was doing.
855
00:46:15,405 --> 00:46:17,674
And he wanted to open it up
to a more melodic
856
00:46:17,807 --> 00:46:20,977
and a little softer
and jazzier angle.
857
00:46:21,611 --> 00:46:22,612
George loved it.
858
00:46:23,113 --> 00:46:25,582
And he started putting
the string arrangements to it.
859
00:46:26,583 --> 00:46:30,587
Just bare bones creativity
on the spot.
860
00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,670
When I suggested to him that we
use an orchestra with it,
861
00:46:47,037 --> 00:46:49,306
he was a little bit
taken aback, I think.
862
00:46:49,839 --> 00:46:52,876
And for me,
it was a fairly risky thing
863
00:46:53,009 --> 00:46:55,245
because Jeff
had never done this before.
864
00:46:55,612 --> 00:46:58,615
And I wondered whether
the audience would accept
865
00:46:58,748 --> 00:47:02,552
the fact that Jeff Beck was
working with a string sound.
866
00:47:02,686 --> 00:47:04,287
George was open to anything
867
00:47:04,421 --> 00:47:07,791
and the most encouraging,
the most kindest person.
868
00:47:08,591 --> 00:47:10,193
And boy,
did he get a great sound.
869
00:47:10,327 --> 00:47:11,628
'Cause We've Ended As Lovers'
870
00:47:11,761 --> 00:47:14,998
is the stand-out track
of all time for me.
871
00:47:15,131 --> 00:47:16,966
I mean,
I just think that is Jeff
872
00:47:17,100 --> 00:47:20,036
at his most beautiful,
lyrical...
873
00:47:21,371 --> 00:47:23,073
It's a Stevie Wonder song,
of course,
874
00:47:23,206 --> 00:47:25,208
which must be pointed out.
875
00:47:26,543 --> 00:47:29,212
When I heard that album
I just thought, "Oh, wow."
876
00:47:29,346 --> 00:47:31,715
Her voice was like
a crystal stream flowing.
877
00:47:31,848 --> 00:47:34,417
And I started playing
'Cause We've Ended As Lovers',
878
00:47:34,551 --> 00:47:36,820
playing the melody
that Syreeta sang.
879
00:47:37,153 --> 00:47:39,522
Max Middleton said,
"That's beautiful, what is it?"
880
00:47:39,789 --> 00:47:41,591
And I played him
the Syreeta version, he went,
881
00:47:41,725 --> 00:47:43,426
"Why don't we do that
as an instrumental?"
882
00:48:00,910 --> 00:48:03,046
Jeffs an amazing person
883
00:48:03,179 --> 00:48:06,082
because he can get
the most incredible sound
884
00:48:06,216 --> 00:48:07,650
out of an electric guitar.
885
00:48:08,118 --> 00:48:10,587
Even after he's flung it
across the studio,
886
00:48:10,854 --> 00:48:13,623
he will still pick it up,
wiggle it a bit,
887
00:48:13,757 --> 00:48:15,024
and make great sounds.
888
00:48:15,258 --> 00:48:18,228
And he uses the guitar
as his voice.
889
00:48:18,361 --> 00:48:20,096
He sings with his guitar.
890
00:48:20,797 --> 00:48:23,366
And I don't know
any other guitar player like it.
891
00:48:44,387 --> 00:48:46,723
'Blow By Blow' was an
instantaneous success
892
00:48:46,856 --> 00:48:47,724
upon release.
893
00:48:47,857 --> 00:48:49,659
It really look off
like a rocket,
894
00:48:49,793 --> 00:48:50,827
shot up the charts.
895
00:48:51,060 --> 00:48:53,496
Turns out that lots of
Jeff Beck fans out there
896
00:48:53,630 --> 00:48:55,632
were just waiting for an album
897
00:48:55,765 --> 00:48:59,502
in which they could hear him
play maximum guitar.
898
00:48:59,736 --> 00:49:00,703
Max and George,
899
00:49:00,837 --> 00:49:03,006
the two of them
were like two peas in a pod
900
00:49:03,239 --> 00:49:05,275
because of their musicianship,
the keyboard...
901
00:49:05,408 --> 00:49:07,477
Max would come up
with these twisted chords,
902
00:49:08,278 --> 00:49:12,148
enter the Pork Pie Hat
with the Charlie Mingus stuff.
903
00:49:12,282 --> 00:49:15,318
'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat',
written by Charles Mingus,
904
00:49:15,452 --> 00:49:19,322
is an ode, really, to the great
sax player, Lester Young.
905
00:49:19,489 --> 00:49:20,790
It really stands out
906
00:49:21,124 --> 00:49:23,526
as being something
very special and different.
907
00:49:23,693 --> 00:49:26,229
Something unexpected
from Jeff.
908
00:49:26,362 --> 00:49:28,598
After we finished,
there was dead silence.
909
00:49:28,731 --> 00:49:29,632
I went, "Oh..."
910
00:49:30,433 --> 00:49:32,469
And George went...
You could hear the button go,
911
00:49:32,602 --> 00:49:34,838
and he said,
"Jeff, that was very tasteful."
912
00:50:56,119 --> 00:50:58,821
To this day, I tell people,
"Boy, if you wanna learn guitar
913
00:50:58,955 --> 00:51:01,090
there's all the scales and
arpeggios and stuff,
914
00:51:01,224 --> 00:51:03,159
but you need
to learn two solos."
915
00:51:03,293 --> 00:51:06,563
And they're both relatively easy
to learn because they're slow,
916
00:51:06,696 --> 00:51:08,831
'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat'
on 'Wired'
917
00:51:08,965 --> 00:51:10,500
and 'Cause We've Ended
As Lovers'
918
00:51:10,633 --> 00:51:13,770
'cause that's where the feel is.
919
00:51:29,886 --> 00:51:32,188
I got a letter
from Charlie Mingus,
920
00:51:32,322 --> 00:51:33,656
and it said, "Dear Jeff,
921
00:51:33,790 --> 00:51:36,793
I was so knocked out with your
version of 'Pork Pie Hat'."
922
00:51:40,129 --> 00:51:42,198
That's when we had
the world at our feet.
923
00:51:42,332 --> 00:51:43,633
We could do anything
we wanted.
924
00:51:43,766 --> 00:51:48,638
Jeff is like a rock 'n' roll
musician who understands jazz.
925
00:51:49,238 --> 00:51:52,141
That's a very rare animal.
926
00:51:52,275 --> 00:51:54,744
We went to see
Mahavishnu Orchestra in Zurich.
927
00:51:54,877 --> 00:51:56,479
We were playing
in the same week
928
00:51:56,613 --> 00:51:59,983
so we ended up being at a party
in the same hotel.
929
00:52:00,283 --> 00:52:02,185
We had the greatest time.
930
00:52:02,318 --> 00:52:04,454
I got to know
the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
931
00:52:04,587 --> 00:52:07,824
McLaughlin, Jan Hammer,
Billy Cobham, Jerry Goodman.
932
00:52:08,124 --> 00:52:09,258
It was just amazing.
933
00:52:09,993 --> 00:52:13,863
I ended up getting
really great contact and talking
934
00:52:13,997 --> 00:52:16,165
because we really had
very much in common.
935
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:18,334
Jan knew me.
936
00:52:18,501 --> 00:52:21,304
He said, "Course I know you,
the Yardbirds,
937
00:52:21,437 --> 00:52:22,538
I know all the stuff."
938
00:52:22,672 --> 00:52:25,341
So this is the great
bonding session that took place.
939
00:52:25,475 --> 00:52:27,143
This was before 'Wired'.
940
00:52:27,276 --> 00:52:30,513
He was pretty much finished.
I think he had some rough mixes.
941
00:52:30,713 --> 00:52:33,549
The album was virtually done,
but not finished.
942
00:52:34,350 --> 00:52:35,952
George Martin had to leave.
943
00:52:36,519 --> 00:52:39,288
He was committed
to do an album by America.
944
00:52:39,889 --> 00:52:44,894
George left, without the
finishing touches
945
00:52:45,828 --> 00:52:47,096
being applied to the album.
946
00:52:47,230 --> 00:52:50,833
There's still some overdubs,
certainly some mixing.
947
00:52:51,100 --> 00:52:52,935
So I had to say
goodbye to George.
948
00:52:53,536 --> 00:52:54,971
Jan was interested,
949
00:52:55,104 --> 00:52:57,373
I would fly over there
and watch this magician
950
00:52:57,507 --> 00:52:59,175
do his stuff on this record.
951
00:52:59,308 --> 00:53:03,012
I just did quick mixes of this,
and basically all those mixes
952
00:53:03,146 --> 00:53:05,181
ended up being the masters
for the album.
953
00:53:05,314 --> 00:53:07,583
So more than half the album
was mixed here.
954
00:53:07,817 --> 00:53:10,353
And then we did
one tune from scratch,
955
00:53:10,486 --> 00:53:12,455
which was called 'Blue Wind'.
956
00:53:12,689 --> 00:53:14,691
And he said, "Play this riff."
957
00:53:15,992 --> 00:53:20,396
The two notes,
and I said, "Come on, Jan.
958
00:53:21,130 --> 00:53:23,833
This is kiddie stuff."
He went, "Trust me."
959
00:53:24,867 --> 00:53:27,103
And I didn't like it at all.
960
00:53:33,142 --> 00:53:36,279
It was a very simple riff
and a combination of things.
961
00:53:36,512 --> 00:53:39,048
And by the time
I added the drums to it
962
00:53:39,182 --> 00:53:41,951
and my keyboard synthesisers...
963
00:53:42,118 --> 00:53:45,188
He got these Auratones and
stuck them on his mantelpiece.
964
00:53:45,321 --> 00:53:48,057
He cranked it
and these speakers were shaking.
965
00:53:48,191 --> 00:53:49,992
I went, "OK, I get it now."
966
00:54:08,177 --> 00:54:10,580
It gave a great platform
for solos.
967
00:54:11,380 --> 00:54:15,852
It was all about embellishing
and showing off,
968
00:54:15,985 --> 00:54:17,620
taking flight with your solos.
969
00:54:46,282 --> 00:54:48,284
It just turned out
to be a great tune
970
00:54:48,417 --> 00:54:52,421
that has been living on
for decades now.
971
00:55:03,132 --> 00:55:05,468
It was incredible
to play with Jan Hammer,
972
00:55:05,601 --> 00:55:06,936
with Jeff Beck
at the Hollywood Bowl.
973
00:55:07,069 --> 00:55:09,172
Jeff had always
talked about Jan before.
974
00:55:09,305 --> 00:55:11,474
Jeff loves Jan,
obviously, they have a great...
975
00:55:11,607 --> 00:55:12,408
...and vice versa...
976
00:55:12,542 --> 00:55:13,743
...they have
a great relationship.
977
00:55:13,876 --> 00:55:15,711
I'm sitting there,
looking at both of them
978
00:55:15,845 --> 00:55:17,413
and watching them interacting.
979
00:55:17,547 --> 00:55:22,251
You can see the years
of friendship and mutual respect
980
00:55:22,418 --> 00:55:24,453
and adoration that they have
for one another.
981
00:55:43,272 --> 00:55:44,540
'Star Cycle' was interesting
982
00:55:44,674 --> 00:55:47,210
because again,
I recorded the whole track here,
983
00:55:48,945 --> 00:55:53,082
in the old studio, with
a sequencer, and I played drums.
984
00:55:53,216 --> 00:55:58,421
Then I took the tape to Ramport,
The Who's studio, in London.
985
00:55:58,988 --> 00:56:03,726
And we added
all the lead parts on top of it.
986
00:56:07,330 --> 00:56:10,032
That song has a very particular
melody.
987
00:56:10,166 --> 00:56:12,368
And again, the whole thing
Is about the trade-off
988
00:56:12,501 --> 00:56:14,170
between Jan and Jeff.
989
00:56:15,137 --> 00:56:17,473
How their minds work together
is incredible.
990
00:56:18,541 --> 00:56:21,477
They can really bounce off
of each other and it's just...
991
00:56:22,311 --> 00:56:23,512
It's like fireworks.
992
00:56:47,103 --> 00:56:48,571
He's just inspired
993
00:56:48,771 --> 00:56:51,774
by whatever the dynamic is
that's on the stage.
994
00:56:52,208 --> 00:56:55,111
That's what he's looking for,
he's looking for inspiration.
995
00:56:55,244 --> 00:57:01,117
A reason to strike that string
and make that next sound.
996
00:57:01,250 --> 00:57:03,085
That's the reason I always love
playing with him
997
00:57:03,219 --> 00:57:05,021
because it's gonna be so fresh.
998
00:57:05,154 --> 00:57:06,889
And he's gonna pull something
out of his sleeve
999
00:57:07,023 --> 00:57:08,457
that makes you say
"How did you do that?"
1000
00:57:08,758 --> 00:57:10,393
You think that guitar
is so limited
1001
00:57:10,526 --> 00:57:12,461
and people sometimes
even demonstrate
1002
00:57:12,628 --> 00:57:16,198
how limited guitar is by playing
basically a couple of riffs
1003
00:57:16,332 --> 00:57:17,400
and that's the whole career.
1004
00:57:17,566 --> 00:57:22,605
Jeff has opened it up
to so many areas
1005
00:57:22,738 --> 00:57:24,640
that it's really hard
to keep up.
1006
00:57:26,776 --> 00:57:29,979
I came back to Epic in 1980
1007
00:57:30,112 --> 00:57:32,848
after the 'There and Back'
album,
1008
00:57:32,982 --> 00:57:35,351
during which time
I failed to convince Jeff
1009
00:57:36,052 --> 00:57:38,521
to do even one album for Epic.
1010
00:57:39,088 --> 00:57:40,423
Years had gone by
1011
00:57:40,556 --> 00:57:42,425
and I didn't wanna
go along with that.
1012
00:57:42,625 --> 00:57:43,726
The '80s, you know,
1013
00:57:43,859 --> 00:57:45,661
'push button music'
and all that.
1014
00:57:45,928 --> 00:57:48,564
I certainly visited Jeff
at his home.
1015
00:57:48,698 --> 00:57:50,232
He was a most gracious host,
1016
00:57:50,399 --> 00:57:52,601
showed me his cars
in the garage,
1017
00:57:52,735 --> 00:57:56,272
which he was spending
a significant amount of his time
1018
00:57:56,405 --> 00:57:57,940
working on, very happily.
1019
00:57:58,074 --> 00:57:59,208
There was no place for me
1020
00:57:59,342 --> 00:58:02,178
so I just buried myself
in my workshop.
1021
00:58:02,878 --> 00:58:04,146
And it got to the point
1022
00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:06,816
where I think they forgot
I was even on Epic label.
1023
00:58:07,583 --> 00:58:10,519
And I ended up driving
to different sessions.
1024
00:58:10,786 --> 00:58:13,155
Any artist would be thrilled
1025
00:58:13,289 --> 00:58:15,992
to have Jeff contribute
to their work.
1026
00:58:16,158 --> 00:58:20,162
So the fact that over the years
he's guested on albums,
1027
00:58:21,097 --> 00:58:24,100
from such a diverse
array of acts,
1028
00:58:24,233 --> 00:58:26,869
from Stevie Wonder,
to Stanley Clarke,
1029
00:58:27,003 --> 00:58:29,205
to Diana Ross,
to Mick Jagger,
1030
00:58:29,372 --> 00:58:31,574
to Tina Turner,
on and on and on.
1031
00:58:32,441 --> 00:58:35,644
And I loved guesting with them.
I loved every minute of that.
1032
00:58:35,978 --> 00:58:38,581
He's kind of guided his career
the way he wanted.
1033
00:58:39,115 --> 00:58:42,151
And there's something to be said
for taking time off
1034
00:58:42,651 --> 00:58:43,986
and regrouping,
1035
00:58:44,120 --> 00:58:47,156
rather than having a record
company breathing down your neck
1036
00:58:47,289 --> 00:58:48,657
for a new record every year.
1037
00:58:49,392 --> 00:58:52,628
Epic Records thought it'd be
a great idea to get an artist
1038
00:58:52,762 --> 00:58:57,166
to drop me a broad hint
by painting this surreal garage
1039
00:58:57,299 --> 00:59:00,069
with a guitar up on the ramp,
instead of a car.
1040
00:59:00,836 --> 00:59:02,471
I loved it,
I love that cover.
1041
00:59:03,339 --> 00:59:04,874
It was me, I mean that was it.
1042
00:59:05,007 --> 00:59:07,209
They couldn't have...
They hit it bullseye.
1043
00:59:07,343 --> 00:59:08,344
That was me.
1044
00:59:09,111 --> 00:59:13,315
Without a doubt, 'Guitar Shop'
was a real return to form.
1045
00:59:13,716 --> 00:59:15,551
And that was their jolt,
you know.
1046
00:59:15,718 --> 00:59:17,153
I put my back into the album
1047
00:59:17,286 --> 00:59:19,221
with Tony Hymas
and Terry Bozzio.
1048
00:59:19,555 --> 00:59:22,191
The results were really
groundbreaking, in a way,
1049
00:59:22,324 --> 00:59:25,528
for a three-piece
to put out so much power.
1050
00:59:25,661 --> 00:59:28,664
It was a power trio with
keyboards instead of bass.
1051
00:59:28,864 --> 00:59:31,534
His approach
is super, super rhythmic.
1052
00:59:31,867 --> 00:59:33,302
So in order for that to work,
1053
00:59:33,436 --> 00:59:38,274
you have to have
a back line that gets it.
1054
00:59:38,507 --> 00:59:41,377
I think Terry Bozzio
had a lot to do with that.
1055
00:59:41,510 --> 00:59:44,213
He's worked with
amazingly great drummers.
1056
00:59:44,513 --> 00:59:47,983
So, I mean, I've stood
in some tall company.
1057
01:00:08,304 --> 01:00:10,639
When you hear the song,
it lives up to its name
1058
01:00:10,773 --> 01:00:11,807
of 'Big Block',
1059
01:00:11,941 --> 01:00:15,678
which obviously refers to
a large-sized engine
1060
01:00:15,811 --> 01:00:17,046
in an automobile.
1061
01:00:19,849 --> 01:00:21,117
His playing is amazing.
1062
01:00:21,250 --> 01:00:23,119
The 'Big Block' riff
is fuckin' awesome.
1063
01:00:23,419 --> 01:00:25,855
The heavy,
sexy riff in the middle,
1064
01:00:25,988 --> 01:00:27,289
that was all my stuff.
1065
01:01:00,389 --> 01:01:02,124
Big Block' is great.
What a classic.
1066
01:01:02,558 --> 01:01:03,726
What a classic.
1067
01:01:04,059 --> 01:01:05,394
A powerhouse tune.
1068
01:01:06,862 --> 01:01:08,664
That's a pure example, I think,
1069
01:01:08,797 --> 01:01:13,102
of a lot of power and energy
that's in Jeff's show.
1070
01:01:13,402 --> 01:01:15,571
It's full of
aggression and spirit.
1071
01:01:17,373 --> 01:01:19,808
It's got a nasty overtone to it.
1072
01:01:50,839 --> 01:01:52,174
There's this underlying,
1073
01:01:52,308 --> 01:01:55,010
reoccurring riff that's
happening the whole time.
1074
01:01:55,144 --> 01:02:00,583
The main riff on the bass
that's low enough to give space
1075
01:02:00,716 --> 01:02:02,685
for the guitar
to do absolutely anything.
1076
01:02:02,818 --> 01:02:04,220
So he just goes mental.
1077
01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:07,723
The sounds he gets out of that
instrument still shocks me.
1078
01:02:35,784 --> 01:02:38,454
It's so definite,
and he so definitely sounds
1079
01:02:38,587 --> 01:02:41,523
like he knows where he's going
and exactly what he wants to do
1080
01:02:41,657 --> 01:02:44,093
and he's going to
execute it perfectly.
1081
01:02:44,627 --> 01:02:49,331
It's always got melody,
but it's also got great attack
1082
01:02:49,465 --> 01:02:52,234
and a sort of
aggressive fire to it.
1083
01:02:54,570 --> 01:02:55,371
It's brilliant.
1084
01:03:01,644 --> 01:03:04,146
Jeff not using a pick,
I learned a lot from that.
1085
01:03:04,280 --> 01:03:05,881
So I actually alternate
1086
01:03:06,015 --> 01:03:07,883
between using a pick
and not using a pick
1087
01:03:08,017 --> 01:03:10,052
because you're just
that much more connected
1088
01:03:10,185 --> 01:03:13,455
and there's an emotional
thing that happens
1089
01:03:13,589 --> 01:03:17,059
when you do it that way
that sings and soars
1090
01:03:17,459 --> 01:03:19,595
above and beyond
using a guitar pick.
1091
01:03:19,762 --> 01:03:21,096
The early days in the Yardbirds,
1092
01:03:21,230 --> 01:03:22,598
he was still playing
with a pick,
1093
01:03:22,731 --> 01:03:25,367
but then he developed playing
without a pick.
1094
01:03:25,668 --> 01:03:30,873
Then he concentrated more
on Stratocaster.
1095
01:03:31,006 --> 01:03:35,244
And he had the guitar
so fine-tuned
1096
01:03:36,011 --> 01:03:38,814
to every nuance,
1097
01:03:39,948 --> 01:03:42,318
and the tonality of it,
the tension of it,
1098
01:03:42,484 --> 01:03:44,887
that he developed a style
1099
01:03:46,922 --> 01:03:48,524
that was totally unique.
1100
01:03:49,992 --> 01:03:52,394
And that's pretty magical.
1101
01:04:01,737 --> 01:04:04,573
'Where Were You', basically,
ls impossible.
1102
01:04:05,174 --> 01:04:07,276
It's just an impossible tune.
1103
01:04:07,409 --> 01:04:11,280
It's that song where he plays
a melody with harmonics.
1104
01:04:11,814 --> 01:04:15,951
He's got such a sensitive ear
1105
01:04:16,585 --> 01:04:18,487
to know exactly
when things are in pitch.
1106
01:04:19,988 --> 01:04:22,157
The way he has his Strat set up
1107
01:04:22,291 --> 01:04:25,127
for whammy bar stuff
is quite extraordinary.
1108
01:04:25,260 --> 01:04:29,365
His playing whole melodies
on harmonics,
1109
01:04:29,565 --> 01:04:33,535
which are pulled through
two or three tones
1110
01:04:33,669 --> 01:04:35,771
in perfect pitch
all the time.
1111
01:04:39,842 --> 01:04:42,311
And believe me, I've tried it.
1112
01:04:44,046 --> 01:04:45,481
He makes it sound easy.
1113
01:05:08,337 --> 01:05:10,239
He was invited
to come along and play
1114
01:05:10,372 --> 01:05:13,275
at a memorial service for
Richard Wright after he died.
1115
01:05:13,809 --> 01:05:16,011
I mean, Rick loved that track.
1116
01:05:16,311 --> 01:05:19,148
Rick often said that he was
his favourite guitar player,
1117
01:05:19,281 --> 01:05:20,315
much to my chagrin.
1118
01:05:20,516 --> 01:05:24,486
He came and played it live
and it was just like the record.
1119
01:05:24,620 --> 01:05:25,721
And perfect.
1120
01:05:26,822 --> 01:05:30,325
Just to know that that piece,
which I wrote, reached people,
1121
01:05:30,459 --> 01:05:31,994
that was very satisfying.
1122
01:05:33,729 --> 01:05:36,465
And Elton told me that he
1123
01:05:36,598 --> 01:05:39,101
and Freddie Mercury
used to sit and listen to it.
1124
01:05:39,835 --> 01:05:41,136
I went, "Oh, right?"
1125
01:05:42,771 --> 01:05:44,173
It's amazing, isn't it?
1126
01:05:44,973 --> 01:05:48,076
That some idea ends up
on a record
1127
01:05:48,210 --> 01:05:52,047
and then people's lives
are affected, in some way.
1128
01:05:52,448 --> 01:05:55,984
Jeff's always tried to challenge
1129
01:05:56,485 --> 01:05:58,420
what the stereotype
of guitar playing is,
1130
01:05:58,554 --> 01:06:00,489
or the stereotype of music
or just...
1131
01:06:00,622 --> 01:06:05,494
find new ways of expressing
1132
01:06:05,627 --> 01:06:08,597
his take on what's happening
in music right now.
1133
01:06:08,730 --> 01:06:10,699
Whether it's collaborating
with different people
1134
01:06:10,833 --> 01:06:12,601
or finding new sounds.
1135
01:06:13,235 --> 01:06:14,870
He's always got
something in his mind
1136
01:06:15,003 --> 01:06:16,371
that he wants to do and change.
1137
01:06:16,538 --> 01:06:18,006
He will listen to everything.
1138
01:06:18,173 --> 01:06:20,342
I mean, he will intake anything
1139
01:06:20,476 --> 01:06:22,277
from Ornette Coleman
to the Spice Girls
1140
01:06:22,411 --> 01:06:23,579
and anything in between.
1141
01:06:23,812 --> 01:06:28,484
And he's able to filter it
into something usable.
1142
01:06:28,684 --> 01:06:32,187
Me and Jennifer got on quite
well doing this crazy stuff.
1143
01:06:35,257 --> 01:06:37,392
I've got a big
sound system in the car
1144
01:06:37,526 --> 01:06:38,827
and 'Nadia' started up.
1145
01:06:57,880 --> 01:07:00,082
This is the most amazing thing
I've ever heard.
1146
01:07:00,215 --> 01:07:02,851
And I played it again and again
on the way to the studio.
1147
01:07:03,819 --> 01:07:05,387
And I said, "Listen to this.
1148
01:07:05,521 --> 01:07:07,256
I'm going to mimic that singer."
1149
01:07:07,990 --> 01:07:10,225
It was the most difficult thing
I've ever done.
1150
01:07:10,359 --> 01:07:14,096
Those Indian singers,
they twist and turn.
1151
01:07:15,097 --> 01:07:17,165
It's almost beyond belief
what they can do,
1152
01:07:17,299 --> 01:07:20,168
leaping from note to note
in the scales they sing.
1153
01:07:42,658 --> 01:07:46,094
The Indian vocals
are very hard to emulate.
1154
01:07:46,228 --> 01:07:49,932
There's such subtle nuances
and little tiny bends.
1155
01:07:50,666 --> 01:07:54,736
I actually made him loops
of each little chunk of melody
1156
01:07:55,270 --> 01:07:57,372
and looped it
maybe 10 or 15 times
1157
01:07:57,506 --> 01:07:59,408
so he could focus on just that,
1158
01:07:59,541 --> 01:08:01,610
which I don't think
he ever did before,
1159
01:08:02,144 --> 01:08:04,580
to break it down
so scientifically like that.
1160
01:08:04,713 --> 01:08:06,748
But of course,
he's gonna make it his own.
1161
01:08:08,317 --> 01:08:11,219
It's a perfect example
of expanding the instrument
1162
01:08:11,486 --> 01:08:13,655
beyond anybody's imagination.
1163
01:08:13,855 --> 01:08:16,325
That it took his hands
and his brain
1164
01:08:16,458 --> 01:08:18,660
to be able to take it that far.
1165
01:08:18,927 --> 01:08:20,996
When I talk to
other guitar players about him,
1166
01:08:21,129 --> 01:08:23,131
there's no question.
1167
01:08:23,265 --> 01:08:27,402
I mean, there's everybody else
and then there's Jeff Beck.
1168
01:08:29,805 --> 01:08:32,240
I don't even know how
he's doing it half the time.
1169
01:08:32,374 --> 01:08:35,644
He's combining the tremolo arm
with bending,
1170
01:08:35,811 --> 01:08:37,279
and with volume.
1171
01:08:37,779 --> 01:08:39,247
There's so much going on
1172
01:08:39,381 --> 01:08:41,483
between his left hand
and his right hand
1173
01:08:41,850 --> 01:08:43,452
and what the right hand
is doing,
1174
01:08:43,585 --> 01:08:46,188
all the independence
that it has.
1175
01:08:46,321 --> 01:08:48,790
It's all about
making that voice.
1176
01:09:24,626 --> 01:09:26,595
Playing 5 nights
at Ronnie Scotts,
1177
01:09:26,728 --> 01:09:29,297
Jeff always wanted
to play at Ronnie's, you know.
1178
01:09:29,464 --> 01:09:31,800
The fact that we pulled that off
was pretty amazing
1179
01:09:32,034 --> 01:09:33,602
'cause it's just
a little jazz club.
1180
01:09:34,202 --> 01:09:35,537
Everybody's been there.
1181
01:09:35,671 --> 01:09:37,406
Rollins...
I saw Art Blakey there.
1182
01:09:37,539 --> 01:09:39,107
And I saw Elvin Jones.
1183
01:09:39,374 --> 01:09:40,809
These people belong in there
1184
01:09:40,942 --> 01:09:43,211
and there's Jeff Beck up there,
no, no, no.
1185
01:09:43,578 --> 01:09:44,713
How wrong was I?
1186
01:09:44,880 --> 01:09:45,714
Amazing.
1187
01:09:45,947 --> 01:09:48,917
I can't believe this, I just...
You know, you people,
1188
01:09:49,051 --> 01:09:52,387
but on top of this,
I'd like to welcome to the stage
1189
01:09:52,521 --> 01:09:54,823
somebody who knows their way
around a Stratocaster.
1190
01:09:55,290 --> 01:10:00,729
It was an honour to get up
with him in that venue.
1191
01:10:00,862 --> 01:10:03,365
And the fact
that he asked me to play.
1192
01:10:03,498 --> 01:10:07,035
I mean,
tremendously touching
1193
01:10:08,370 --> 01:10:11,073
that he would want me
to get up and play with him.
1194
01:10:11,473 --> 01:10:13,175
Mr Eric Clapton is here tonight.
1195
01:10:15,177 --> 01:10:16,878
I may as well
fuck off home then.
1196
01:10:19,715 --> 01:10:22,818
They were trying to figure out
what to play and Clapton said,
1197
01:10:22,951 --> 01:10:24,619
"Why don't we play
'You Need Love'?"
1198
01:10:39,201 --> 01:10:41,503
We had basically
all of Led Zeppelin there,
1199
01:10:41,636 --> 01:10:43,572
all the surviving members.
1200
01:10:43,705 --> 01:10:46,174
And it was funny playing
'You Need Love"
1201
01:10:46,308 --> 01:10:49,144
because it was where they got
'Whole Lotta Love' from.
1202
01:10:49,311 --> 01:10:51,613
That was their influence
for writing that song.
1203
01:10:51,847 --> 01:10:55,484
Jeff and I, we go back to
really early teens.
1204
01:10:55,617 --> 01:10:57,819
And let me tell you,
that was a long while ago.
1205
01:10:58,687 --> 01:11:02,290
But we must've been about 13-14
when we first met
1206
01:11:02,424 --> 01:11:06,161
and we stayed friends
all the way through and...
1207
01:11:06,294 --> 01:11:07,529
That was a surprise,
1208
01:11:07,662 --> 01:11:10,198
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,
to have Jimmy go up there
1209
01:11:10,332 --> 01:11:11,967
and call me up to present me
with the award.
1210
01:11:12,100 --> 01:11:13,201
I was really flattered.
1211
01:11:13,335 --> 01:11:15,670
And what he said
really brought me to tears.
1212
01:11:16,004 --> 01:11:17,939
You'd sort of listen to Jeff
along the way
1213
01:11:18,073 --> 01:11:20,675
and you'd go, "Wow,
he's getting really good, Jeff."
1214
01:11:21,276 --> 01:11:23,512
And you'd hear him
a few years later
1215
01:11:23,879 --> 01:11:26,248
and he'd just keep getting
better and better,
1216
01:11:26,381 --> 01:11:28,617
and he still has,
all the way through.
1217
01:11:29,084 --> 01:11:32,154
He leaves us as mere mortals,
believe me,
1218
01:11:32,287 --> 01:11:35,357
just wondering and
having so much respect for him.
1219
01:11:35,824 --> 01:11:38,360
And I tell you, I'm really
honoured to be here
1220
01:11:38,527 --> 01:11:41,463
to induct Jeff into the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
1221
01:11:41,596 --> 01:11:44,132
'cause he's done so much for
rock 'n' roll and always will.
1222
01:11:44,266 --> 01:11:49,271
The plan was, at sound check,
that we play 'Beck's Bolero'.
1223
01:11:49,437 --> 01:11:50,872
And I thought, "Yeah, OK.
1224
01:11:51,006 --> 01:11:53,208
I'll bring over the original
guitar I played it on,"
1225
01:11:53,341 --> 01:11:56,011
which is a Fender 12-string,
electric 12-string.
1226
01:11:56,311 --> 01:11:59,281
And so I took it over there
and we had a rehearsal.
1227
01:11:59,915 --> 01:12:03,351
Somehow, I think me and Tal
called up Jeff.
1228
01:12:03,518 --> 01:12:06,421
And I said, "It's really a shame
1229
01:12:06,555 --> 01:12:09,424
that we're not playing
a Zeppelin song."
1230
01:12:09,558 --> 01:12:11,860
I mean, we're gonna play
with Jimmy Page.
1231
01:12:11,993 --> 01:12:15,530
I got a phone call
just before we were due to go.
1232
01:12:17,032 --> 01:12:19,734
And he said, "I've been
having a chat with the band
1233
01:12:20,101 --> 01:12:22,204
and they thought
it might be a good idea
1234
01:12:22,504 --> 01:12:25,040
if we, instead of
just doing 'Bolero',
1235
01:12:25,307 --> 01:12:28,076
if we did 'Immigrant Song'.
1236
01:12:28,977 --> 01:12:30,011
And I said, "Oh yeah?
1237
01:12:30,212 --> 01:12:32,113
Well, this is really
gonna be interesting."
1238
01:12:32,447 --> 01:12:34,115
Because we hadn't
had a rehearsal.
1239
01:12:34,482 --> 01:12:35,584
Right here, Jimmy!
1240
01:12:35,817 --> 01:12:36,585
Great!
1241
01:12:39,888 --> 01:12:41,990
The tech behind the stage
apparently is freaking out.
1242
01:12:42,123 --> 01:12:43,391
The sound guys, they're like...
1243
01:12:43,525 --> 01:12:47,128
Nobody knows what's going on,
but the audience went berserk.
1244
01:13:10,485 --> 01:13:12,087
He was just soloing everything.
1245
01:13:12,220 --> 01:13:13,655
He'd throw the vocal lead in,
1246
01:13:14,122 --> 01:13:17,626
just to show everybody
how on top of it he was.
1247
01:13:17,826 --> 01:13:19,628
I still get goose bumps
1248
01:13:19,761 --> 01:13:21,296
when I think about that
right now.
1249
01:13:26,534 --> 01:13:28,603
The band are having great fun
doing this riff
1250
01:13:28,737 --> 01:13:31,406
and then we segue through
into Bolero'
1251
01:13:31,539 --> 01:13:33,141
and it's absolutely amazing.
1252
01:13:40,982 --> 01:13:43,318
These people that came out
of that same era
1253
01:13:43,451 --> 01:13:44,986
with the same influences
1254
01:13:45,186 --> 01:13:47,222
and look at the voices
that emerged.
1255
01:13:48,223 --> 01:13:50,358
Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck.
1256
01:13:51,226 --> 01:13:53,662
And then there was Clapton
and Hendrix.
1257
01:13:54,963 --> 01:13:58,600
These guys all look that same
raw material and did that.
1258
01:13:59,134 --> 01:14:01,169
Just distinct different
branches.
1259
01:14:01,536 --> 01:14:03,738
Every time I think of it,
it's mind-numbing.
1260
01:14:03,872 --> 01:14:09,144
And Jeff really is just
totally a voice like no other.
1261
01:14:09,277 --> 01:14:11,546
I love his big, vast swing.
1262
01:14:11,846 --> 01:14:15,150
He'll go from something so
rocking and so aggressive,
1263
01:14:15,283 --> 01:14:17,385
down to something so tender
and so sweet
1264
01:14:17,519 --> 01:14:18,787
and everything in between,
1265
01:14:18,920 --> 01:14:21,690
and it really is a perfect
mirror on all the emotions
1266
01:14:22,223 --> 01:14:24,626
of being a human being
and being alive.
1267
01:14:25,226 --> 01:14:28,029
It just covers the gamut
of human emotion.
1268
01:14:46,214 --> 01:14:48,416
You could recognise Gilmour
and Hendrix,
1269
01:14:48,550 --> 01:14:52,187
the same way you can recognise
Jeff within a phrase, a note.
1270
01:14:52,721 --> 01:14:55,423
There wouldn't be
icons of guitar playing
1271
01:14:55,557 --> 01:14:57,325
if they didn't have
their stamp.
1272
01:14:58,226 --> 01:15:00,595
And that's what I think
every aspiring guitarist,
1273
01:15:00,729 --> 01:15:02,998
including myself,
wants to achieve one day.
1274
01:15:03,131 --> 01:15:05,266
So I think they're all unique,
but Jeff's is...
1275
01:15:05,934 --> 01:15:08,269
a little bit more 'out there'.
1276
01:15:17,345 --> 01:15:18,613
He was doing his set
1277
01:15:18,747 --> 01:15:21,783
and then I had to go on
after 'Nessun Dorma'.
1278
01:15:22,751 --> 01:15:25,987
I was like,
"You must be kidding, man.
1279
01:15:26,354 --> 01:15:28,556
This is a showstopper,
I can't follow that."
1280
01:15:38,166 --> 01:15:40,235
There's not too many musicians
who can do that.
1281
01:15:40,368 --> 01:15:41,936
That's a vocal tune
for a reason.
1282
01:15:42,070 --> 01:15:44,539
It's really about
just his sort of...
1283
01:15:45,173 --> 01:15:47,409
these two hands
and a piece of wood
1284
01:15:47,542 --> 01:15:49,310
and the things
he's able to do with it,
1285
01:15:49,444 --> 01:15:51,980
but he does it with
a lot of emotion and soul
1286
01:15:52,113 --> 01:15:53,648
and expression.
1287
01:15:54,115 --> 01:15:57,285
All those years ago
you had a band that featured
1288
01:15:57,419 --> 01:15:59,120
Rod Stewart as your vocalist.
1289
01:15:59,254 --> 01:16:02,857
It's always seemed somewhat
self-defeating to me
1290
01:16:02,991 --> 01:16:08,630
to attempt to replace Rod
with another male vocalist.
1291
01:16:08,997 --> 01:16:13,535
Jeff has a really cool knack
for picking female singers
1292
01:16:13,668 --> 01:16:16,871
with his choices like
Imelda May, Joss Stone,
1293
01:16:17,038 --> 01:16:18,006
and Beth Hart.
1294
01:16:18,139 --> 01:16:22,143
There's a perfect example of
three absolutely amazing females
1295
01:16:22,477 --> 01:16:25,280
that go with his style,
1296
01:16:25,680 --> 01:16:28,516
and the type of energy
that he wants to portray
1297
01:16:28,650 --> 01:16:31,052
and the type of energy
he wants his band to portray
1298
01:16:31,186 --> 01:16:32,320
at that particular time.
1299
01:16:32,454 --> 01:16:34,055
The type of fire
he wants to have.
1300
01:16:45,467 --> 01:16:47,469
I had an opportunity
to go write with Jeff.
1301
01:16:47,602 --> 01:16:49,370
We wrote a couple of
beautiful songs together
1302
01:16:49,504 --> 01:16:50,705
and I thought that was It.
1303
01:16:50,839 --> 01:16:53,975
Then he called me and asked me
if I'd be his singer.
1304
01:16:54,142 --> 01:16:55,276
That was incredible.
1305
01:16:55,410 --> 01:16:57,078
I didn't get to sing
a lot of songs,
1306
01:16:57,545 --> 01:17:00,949
but I did get to sit on the side
of the stage and watch him play
1307
01:17:01,149 --> 01:17:03,618
and understand why he's the most
innovative guitarist
1308
01:17:03,751 --> 01:17:04,619
of all time.
1309
01:17:08,890 --> 01:17:11,659
Jeff really appreciates singers.
1310
01:17:11,793 --> 01:17:14,295
You know,
he's always listening to singers
1311
01:17:14,429 --> 01:17:17,065
and the way
that they articulate.
1312
01:17:17,198 --> 01:17:19,934
Beth Hart is somebody I've
actually worked with before
1313
01:17:20,068 --> 01:17:23,671
and she's great
and she's very soulful.
1314
01:17:23,805 --> 01:17:24,739
As a singer,
1315
01:17:25,206 --> 01:17:28,409
he knows what kind of song
will be best for you.
1316
01:17:29,110 --> 01:17:32,080
And he turned me onto that song
and I loved it.
1317
01:17:51,866 --> 01:17:55,069
Here he is
50 years later,
1318
01:17:55,603 --> 01:17:58,006
after his girlfriend takes him
out on that stage
1319
01:17:58,139 --> 01:18:01,276
and he looks up and he says
"God, I wanna play here so bad",
1320
01:18:01,409 --> 01:18:04,579
and 50 years later
he plays there.
1321
01:18:04,712 --> 01:18:07,682
Sold out, gorgeous,
kills it.
1322
01:18:07,815 --> 01:18:08,750
It's just wonderful.
1323
01:18:17,625 --> 01:18:21,596
One of my favourite records
that he's done is 'Loud Hailer'.
1324
01:18:23,398 --> 01:18:26,601
It's incredibly modern.
1325
01:18:26,734 --> 01:18:29,737
And having a singer like that
to work off of,
1326
01:18:30,171 --> 01:18:31,339
he's chosen well.
1327
01:18:45,086 --> 01:18:47,655
There's a lot of pressure
opening Jeff's show.
1328
01:18:47,789 --> 01:18:49,691
This is like
50 years of Jeff Beck.
1329
01:18:49,824 --> 01:18:52,227
Rosie's stomping around
the Hollywood Bow/
1330
01:18:52,360 --> 01:18:55,163
and all these top of the heap
rich guys down at the front
1331
01:18:55,630 --> 01:18:57,065
not knowing what's going on.
1332
01:18:57,198 --> 01:18:58,733
He always decides to do
1333
01:18:58,866 --> 01:19:01,302
something which nobody'd
expect him to do.
1334
01:19:01,569 --> 01:19:04,272
Working with us,
this unknown band from Camden.
1335
01:19:04,405 --> 01:19:06,975
Jeff's always supported young
artists, especially women.
1336
01:19:07,108 --> 01:19:08,276
He's had a history
1337
01:19:08,409 --> 01:19:10,612
of having really great
female musicians with him.
1338
01:19:10,778 --> 01:19:14,716
Female singers, guitar players,
bass players.
1339
01:19:14,849 --> 01:19:17,685
And not only the point of
just the criteria
1340
01:19:17,819 --> 01:19:19,387
of someone being a female,
1341
01:19:19,520 --> 01:19:21,656
but someone being female
and very talented.
1342
01:19:22,190 --> 01:19:24,425
And that get along
great with him and his wife.
1343
01:19:25,827 --> 01:19:27,161
What time do you call this?
1344
01:19:27,362 --> 01:19:30,098
I met Jeff at Roger Taylors
birthday party.
1345
01:19:30,398 --> 01:19:32,734
It was a funny encounter
because Roger said,
1346
01:19:32,867 --> 01:19:35,103
"Here, come and meet Jeff",
then I turned around,
1347
01:19:35,236 --> 01:19:36,537
and realised
who I was talking to.
1348
01:19:36,671 --> 01:19:38,539
I think the first thing
I said to him was,
1349
01:19:38,673 --> 01:19:40,441
"Oh fuck, you're Jeff Beck."
1350
01:19:40,775 --> 01:19:42,977
I've installed the engine
in your absence,
1351
01:19:43,111 --> 01:19:44,445
so that bit's now done.
1352
01:19:45,913 --> 01:19:47,982
Who do you like?
She said, "Albert Collins."
1353
01:19:48,383 --> 01:19:52,320
Ding! A light went on
and I thought, that's unusual,
1354
01:19:52,487 --> 01:19:55,723
to have a female young guitarist
that likes Albert Collins.
1355
01:19:56,090 --> 01:19:59,160
Then she said, "If you wanna
see me play in my band,
1356
01:19:59,294 --> 01:20:00,995
I'm playing in this pub."
1357
01:20:01,329 --> 01:20:03,598
So we go up there,
totally blown away.
1358
01:20:03,731 --> 01:20:05,867
He's always trying
something new.
1359
01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:08,202
The most recent album,
'Loud Hailer',
1360
01:20:08,336 --> 01:20:11,205
is not like any album
he's done before.
1361
01:20:11,372 --> 01:20:14,609
He's collaborating with people
who are like himself,
1362
01:20:15,043 --> 01:20:18,112
venturing forward
info new musical territory.
1363
01:20:18,646 --> 01:20:19,781
That'll keep you young.
1364
01:20:20,014 --> 01:20:22,150
The whole point is that,
Jeff still, at his age,
1365
01:20:22,283 --> 01:20:24,652
is trying to pioneer things
and do things differently,
1366
01:20:24,786 --> 01:20:27,455
not just playing the same stuff
that he always plays.
1367
01:20:27,622 --> 01:20:30,625
He's pushing it a bit,
getting excited about new people
1368
01:20:30,758 --> 01:20:32,193
and making new music.
1369
01:20:32,327 --> 01:20:34,262
Looking back,
it feels like fairyland.
1370
01:20:34,395 --> 01:20:36,564
Like, "How the hell
did that happen?"
1371
01:20:37,065 --> 01:20:39,067
Just sitting around a fireplace
drinking Prosecco
1372
01:20:39,200 --> 01:20:41,302
and writing music
with a legend.
1373
01:20:41,803 --> 01:20:43,538
There was a lot of chatting
about things
1374
01:20:43,671 --> 01:20:45,473
that were Interesting him
in the world
1375
01:20:45,606 --> 01:20:48,176
and after that,
everything came quite easily.
1376
01:20:48,309 --> 01:20:50,144
It was done under this roof.
1377
01:20:50,278 --> 01:20:53,281
It was a beautiful,
very natural experience.
1378
01:21:23,811 --> 01:21:26,280
That was Carmen's
chord sequence, I think,
1379
01:21:26,414 --> 01:21:28,983
then I came up with
the little fills and stuff.
1380
01:21:29,117 --> 01:21:30,385
I wasn't expecting that.
1381
01:21:30,518 --> 01:21:32,086
The depth of that song.
1382
01:21:33,354 --> 01:21:36,491
I love the sentiment behind
'Scared For The Children'
1383
01:21:36,991 --> 01:21:39,327
Something that we all felt
quite close to.
1384
01:21:57,245 --> 01:21:58,579
I play the least amount of notes
1385
01:21:58,713 --> 01:22:00,681
that actually mean something,
I suppose.
1386
01:22:00,848 --> 01:22:03,251
If there was any game playing
that'd be it really.
1387
01:22:03,384 --> 01:22:05,019
The chords are so nice.
1388
01:22:05,386 --> 01:22:07,088
Just to sit on the chord
and do it.
1389
01:22:07,221 --> 01:22:08,356
I mean, that's what I do.
1390
01:22:24,238 --> 01:22:27,909
Jeff's solo in 'Scared For The
Children' suave at first,
1391
01:22:28,042 --> 01:22:30,511
and then explodes
in the second half.
1392
01:22:30,812 --> 01:22:34,415
That hint to Jimi Hendrix,
kind of that quote.
1393
01:22:35,049 --> 01:22:37,785
The best time is on
a really nice-sounding stage,
1394
01:22:38,219 --> 01:22:40,488
live, that's when
I can really pour it on.
1395
01:23:24,832 --> 01:23:27,969
Jeff is probably one of the most
influential guitar players
1396
01:23:28,102 --> 01:23:29,036
alive today.
1397
01:23:29,170 --> 01:23:32,173
And whenever I get to play
with him it's an experience
1398
01:23:32,306 --> 01:23:35,643
that affects my drumming
and my musicianship.
1399
01:23:35,943 --> 01:23:38,279
He makes me play better.
1400
01:23:38,746 --> 01:23:41,282
Every time I see him
his averages are so high,
1401
01:23:41,415 --> 01:23:45,319
but every performance is one
place where he is transcended
1402
01:23:45,486 --> 01:23:48,489
and I go, "Oh, OK.
1403
01:23:49,156 --> 01:23:52,093
I'd better go home
and pick my guitar up again.""
1404
01:23:53,995 --> 01:23:56,464
He's just naturally interested
in making music
1405
01:23:56,597 --> 01:23:58,666
and has enough faith
in his music to know that
1406
01:23:59,100 --> 01:24:01,369
all that stuff about the
business just doesn't matter.
1407
01:24:01,502 --> 01:24:03,337
To have the attitude that he has
1408
01:24:03,471 --> 01:24:06,207
where he's always ready
for something new
1409
01:24:06,340 --> 01:24:08,643
and he doesn't know it all,
even though he does,
1410
01:24:09,810 --> 01:24:12,280
I think that's magical.
1411
01:24:12,747 --> 01:24:15,850
There's a difference between
playing music and being music.
1412
01:24:16,450 --> 01:24:19,554
And that's how he is set apart
because he is music.
1413
01:24:20,221 --> 01:24:25,126
Jeff seems to embody the sound
that he produces.
1414
01:24:25,426 --> 01:24:28,863
And I've watched him
take someone else's guitar,
1415
01:24:29,096 --> 01:24:31,532
who was just playing
a moment before,
1416
01:24:31,832 --> 01:24:34,802
pick it up,
with no effects, no nothing,
1417
01:24:35,069 --> 01:24:36,237
and start playing
1418
01:24:36,370 --> 01:24:38,339
and the sound
of that same instrument
1419
01:24:38,472 --> 01:24:39,907
is just completely different.
1420
01:24:40,041 --> 01:24:41,642
It's this unique talent,
1421
01:24:41,776 --> 01:24:45,279
this unique musical sensibility,
vocabulary,
1422
01:24:46,547 --> 01:24:49,183
inspiration
and willingness to take risks.
1423
01:24:49,383 --> 01:24:50,718
Jumping off cliffs.
1424
01:24:51,619 --> 01:24:53,487
And that all shows up
in his music.
1425
01:24:53,988 --> 01:24:56,057
People do need to...
1426
01:24:57,892 --> 01:24:59,460
up their awareness about him.
1427
01:24:59,594 --> 01:25:01,395
I mean, where have they been?
1428
01:25:01,562 --> 01:25:04,665
There is no one else that has
been as consistently good,
1429
01:25:05,533 --> 01:25:09,236
exciting, out there,
looking for new things,
1430
01:25:09,370 --> 01:25:11,606
adventurous, maverick,
1431
01:25:12,506 --> 01:25:15,209
since he started in the 60s.
1432
01:25:15,343 --> 01:25:16,744
He just loves music.
1433
01:25:18,012 --> 01:25:19,146
I think...
1434
01:25:21,482 --> 01:25:23,718
If you stop wanting to play,
1435
01:25:23,851 --> 01:25:26,020
if you're not inspired
by what you hear
1436
01:25:26,153 --> 01:25:29,423
then you might as well sit at
home by the fire and watch TV,
1437
01:25:29,557 --> 01:25:32,259
but obviously he's still got
something left to say.
1438
01:25:32,393 --> 01:25:34,795
I haven't given up hope, Jeff.
1439
01:25:34,929 --> 01:25:36,631
"The voice, The guitar."
1440
01:25:36,931 --> 01:25:38,399
The good thing about guitarists
1441
01:25:38,532 --> 01:25:41,535
is that everyone's got
their own character playing.
1442
01:25:41,669 --> 01:25:44,305
That's something which
we all do understand.
1443
01:25:44,472 --> 01:25:47,475
But we could all be talking
for hours and hours,
1444
01:25:47,608 --> 01:25:50,111
and years and years,
decades and decades,
1445
01:25:50,444 --> 01:25:51,979
but the most important thing,
1446
01:25:52,546 --> 01:25:55,616
the thing that you can't
actually put into words,
1447
01:25:55,983 --> 01:25:58,185
is what you actually hear
in that music.
1448
01:25:58,486 --> 01:26:00,554
And that is the key
to all of this,
1449
01:26:00,721 --> 01:26:03,190
of Jeff's playing
and why Jeff is so brilliant.
1450
01:26:03,424 --> 01:26:07,128
Because it's what he manages
to convey with his guitar.
1451
01:26:07,461 --> 01:26:10,998
And that has to be heard
to be believed.
1452
01:26:15,236 --> 01:26:18,272
I always keep a guitar in nearly
every place in the house
1453
01:26:18,406 --> 01:26:20,608
to remind me
that I should be doing that.
1454
01:26:21,308 --> 01:26:24,545
And the guitar is always
a constant challenge.
1455
01:26:25,279 --> 01:26:26,380
Every time I pick it up,
1456
01:26:26,514 --> 01:26:28,349
I pretend
I've just started playing.
1457
01:26:28,683 --> 01:26:29,984
And it seems to work.
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