Spence republishes Captain Beefheart’s Ten Commandments for Guitarists. May I spend more time following these than I have in the past, as they are right-fucking-on.
(5) IF YOU’RE GUILTY OF THINKING, YOU’RE OUT
If your brain is part of the process, you’re missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.
My guitar attracts spirits, eh? Me, I’ve often had the feeling I was channeling Liam Clancy, and he’s still alive, as far as I know.
Where are you living now, Mike? I haven’t seen you in a while, and my short-term memory is being slowly eaten up by my new laptop…