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Mar 08 2023

TO WHERE I AM NOW

I woke up today to a raging snowstorm, giant flakes, wind, and white fields. I thought we’d left it all behind in Minneapolis at Christmas but it seems England is going through some arctic blast that they call ‘The Beast From The East’, I thought that was an Iron Maiden album. No, that’s their third album, The Number Of The Beast (1982), but there is a live DVD, The Beast In The East, which seems to be a DVD with original singer Paul Di’Anno. The Number Of The Beast with new lead singer Bruce Dickinson has sold 20 million copies, one wonders how a band from East London could sell 130 million records with little radio and media coverage – I’m going to have to listen to the album, aren’t I?

At 3 PM today we had a meeting with Michael, Ariel’s doctor. He showed us her innards, the cracks in the cylinder head, and the wear and rust on the thermostat housing. He said, that if he could find the parts he could put her back together in a day, but at this point, he can’t find the parts. The parts we need are a Nissan Vanette 1993 cylinder head and thermostat housing. Any ideas out there? Don’t be shy. It was quite emotional seeing her sitting there, her body full of holes where her heart has been dismantled. If we can find these parts before the end of the tour we could drive her back to Portugal where she belongs, if.

Back to the house where I’m trying to organise the next batch of sessioneer projects, scheduling, budgeting, general planning, and the creative choices we have to make with the material we record. It’s quite a process from where you stay to how much treble on which amp with which guitar and which microphone on which speaker. From the idea running around in your head to the record store opening and your record sitting in the racks waiting to be snapped up by some enthusiastic music lover, it’s 10,000 miles.

I started on the legendary Tak 12-string guitar today, re-attaching the battery compartment and restringing it. The strings on there looked like they had come from a Victorian soot factory. I broke one of the pegs in the bridge during the process of stringing so I hope I can find a replacement somewhere, and I hope the broken one won’t be a problem to remove.

I’ve been getting some requests for songs, it’s surprising how many of them we don’t usually play, haha. I wonder if it’s because there are just so many songs to choose from but also there are a lot of different kinds of projects and I suppose different people like different things. Keep the requests coming and we’ll see what we can do, you should probably say where you are from and if you are coming to a show.

Music today has been the heavy metal scream of Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast (1982).

Music Of The Daze

Written by Marty Willson-Piper · Categorized: Blog

Missing

This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there's any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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"These are awesome sessions that I highly recommend for guitar players of all levels. Very informative, frank discussions on everything related to guitar and music in general. Definitely a must for anyone pursuing songwriting."
(Stephen G., VA, USA)

"Marty knows how to bypass scales and get to the heart of feel and timing. His musical knowledge spans multiple cultures and genres. Perhaps most importantly, Marty is a cool dude. I highly recommend his guitar guidance." (Jed B., MN, USA)

"Ok, so you’re sitting in your home and Marty is across the world but is actually right here teaching you how to play guitar and write songs. He is a delight to talk to and he is your teacher, meaning he wants to see you get something out of his lessons. You know he’s paying attention and wants to steer you in the right direction. I am so grateful and humbled that he offers his time in this manner. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone who admires anything from his enormous body of work. How often do you get to learn from somebody that inspired you in the first place? Amazing." (Ann S., CA, USA)

Missing

This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there’s any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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