Richie Kotzen: New Album | Winery Dogs | Gene Simmons Proposition | Supporting The Rolling Stones

[@mr.e8432]

Richie‘s last observation is spot on. With a lot of these younger technical players it’s guitar gymnastics, but it’s nothing anyone’s gonna be listening to 10 years from now.

[@deepzepp4176]

Been a huge fan of Kotzens since around four years ago. I heard the album Hot Streak from The Whinery Dogs, loved it, and then delved into Kotzens solo work. Great singer and guitarist, and really soulful. Always gives a great interview as well.

[@dubstep2496]

Finally glad someone has asked him straight about the dogs thank you

[@jimmyheathmusic3779]

Love what Richie said at the end of the interview. Looking forward to his show in Dallas in November.

[@EduFirenze]

Awesome to see Ritchie on the channel. His last comment was spot on. VH was not only a technical wizard but he could write great songs.

[@paulvsmith]

I took my son to see the Winery Dogs last October. A great show, wonderfully accomplished musicians.

[@Panzersonor1967]

Richie is just a pure artist. Total respect.

[@jimmycampbell78]

Really enjoy his recent collaborations with Adrian Smith too.

[@krisbritwres394]

More of that coming 👍

[@ronaldwilson9525]

What a talent.

[@classicalbum]

Thank you, Richie's not bad either...

[@5150show]

Been a Kotzen fan for years

[@kennethlinton4432]

More, more, more Winery Dogs Richie!

[@heenez2397]

I love kotzen, but after listening to him for about 30 years, it still cracks me up that in my motherlanguage his name translates to "puking" ;)

[@shredguitar7680]

I’ve been playing guitar since I was 12 all the way back in 1988. Still obsessed with the instrument and love writing, recording and playing live. I gravitated, particularly in my early years, to many of the Shrapnel guys, with Yngwie & Paul Gilbert being among my biggest influences…along with Hendrix and SRV. But his last point really drives the point home: at 48 years old now, I can’t get into these modern era technical players. I won’t mention names, but after listening to a song or 2, it’s technical for the sake of being technical but there is very little musicality going on. I guess my tastes have changed as well, but I always preferred melody. While I still keep up my shred chops, much of that was developed in my formative years. Now it’s just maintenance. Songwriting is far more important now, and I don’t even listen much to shred players outside of the early Yngwie & Racer X stuff, I’ve been on a Eagles kick lately when I’m in the car lol

[@haroldpierce877]

Saw The Winery Dogs last year in New Hampshire. Bought 50 for 50 that night. Looking forward to seeing Richie solo in October at Tupelo Music Hall in NH.

[@bmboldt]

Richie will be playing in my town on the 27th I believe. The day his album comes out.

[@davidfeinauer8793]

Hello from Reading Pa.

[@classicalbum]

Hello there!

[@heathercrabtree5006]

What ever hapoened to the hint bout writing with AS on 2nd album?

[@jamesmoore4320]

This is crazy! My favourite guitarist on one of my favourite youtube channels!

[@MutambaBrazil]

How I hope to see this guy playing with Glenn Hughes and Chad Smith...

[@heathercrabtree5006]

Its not the end of the dogs! Just a pause!

[@ericbgordon1575]

It's not difficult to relate to what he says near the end about how guitar players are too concerned with playing all the notes on the fingerboard and not with making great music. He mentions Steve lukather, and the first thing that comes to mind isn't only what a killer player Luke is; only he could have written the ballad I" Won't Hold You Back" and supplied that perfect guitar solo that doesn't include tons of shredding but has exactly the right emotional touch for a song of that nature. This is the kind of thing that I'm always trying to do with my own music, look for instances to showcase how good a guitar player I am but moreover respect the music. I might not be able to live up to the artists who have motivated me as a musician, but I am proud of myself that I'm at least compelled to try.

[@thekivster]

Saying the Frank Zappa quote again lol. It’s a requirement now.

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

Kotzen means Puking in german, the most fitting name of all time, it describes how one feels about his music.

[@rawbarber9012]

Shadow Angel = (english) failing at life.

[@gkniffen]

Anybody who can't recognize Richie's talent needs to clean their ears...

[@Verboten-xn4rx]

Poison were inferior when he left. Still good but he had edge.

[@luisbovleck5173]

Kotzen never apologized to the Polish family of four he insulted with vulgar profanities last year at Winery Dogs Warsaw gig. Family with two little daughters. He better not come to Warsaw ever again. Not only he bullied them with obscene gestures and dirty language, he got them thrown out. We don't care if he was under alcohol and drugs or whatever. Everybody attending was greatly disappointed and we do not wish to see him again!

[@jimmycampbell78]

The incident you are talking about is here on KZbin, some guy in the audience was screaming that Kotzen's vocals were too low during the show. So Kotzen shouted back "I'm not in charge of the sound" and flipped the guy the bird. It's all in the footage, people don't randomly do stuff like that and all this about families and children you're making up, it's self pitying nonsense. You might even be that guy who was heckling and so you've got a problem with Kotzen. Maybe you were under the influence of alcohol. Don't scream at a performer and heckle them during a performance then- what do you expect to get back?

[@luisbovleck5173]

@@jimmycampbell78 Not the guy, I don't care about some guy. Who I'm talking about exactly it was a family of four, parents and daughters, Kotzen got everybody thrown out and threw a drunk tantrum. He insulted the mother in front of her two little daughters. He better not ever come back to Warsaw. Some people here are mad with him, so it's a fair warning. He'll get booed off and get garbage thrown at him is what he rightfully deserves for his behavior that last time. And he better apologize for what he did.

[@luisbovleck5173]

@@jimmycampbell78 You weren't there, you don't know anything, so don't comment on what you don't know and be on your way. Nobody's asking you anything.

[@luisbovleck5173]

@@jimmycampbell78 yes, the woman, the mother, told him that she can't hear him, she was upset she couldn't hear anything, she wasn't heckling him, that is a lie. And his vulgar and profane reaction to that mother for just telling him she can't hear him sing does not warrant or whitewash his shameful behavior at any point. Period. There is no second opinion on this. He better apologize or never come back. This is not resolved unless he admits his wrong and apologizes. Or better never come back. We don't need his drunk tantrums again.

[@rawbarber9012]

​@@luisbovleck5173he wouldn't want to go back to that dump again.