Carlos Alomar, David Bowie: HE WAS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL

On this Carlos Alomar interview, meeting David Bowie, and why he left Bowie… growing up with a father who was a Pentecostal minister and the wisdom & openness Carlos gleaned from this relationship… working with Chuck Berry, Iggy Pop (and his incredible power), Mick Jagger, Gloria Gaynor and others… thing he’s proudest of, why you should never “Disturb the groove,” thinking like 3 guitar players, not one… golf, Greece, puppets, smiling, and why, “If you can’t explain it, you can’t defend it!” One of the smartest performers and most naturally happy people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, this is a MUST listen!
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Carlos Alomar worked with David Bowie as his musical director from 1975-2003. He’s also played on 11 Bowie albums, which is more than any musician, other than pianist Mike Garson. He was also a member of the Apollo house band . As a side man, Carlos has recorded or toured with with Ben E. King, Joe Simon, Roy Ayers, The Main Ingredient (“Everybody Plays The Fool), Iggy Pop (co-writes), Cyndi Lauper, Carly Simon, Mick Jagger (co-writes), Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Simple Minds, Yoko Ono, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Gloria Gaynor, Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars (Uptown Funk), Graham Parker, Debbie Gibson, Jellybean, Dr. Dre, Tom Jones, Prefab Sprout, The Pretenders and many others. He’s played on 32 Gold and Platinum records over the years & done soundtrack work for movies and TV, including movies like Rush, Pretty Woman, Pretty In Pink, Usual Suspects. He also appeared in a new documentary, "By whatever means necessary" which just won an NAACP outstanding directors award...
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[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

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[@grimmertwin2148]

Man I'm 27 mins in and this is the bees knees. You don't rehearse Rock'n'roll You don't do no recital marthafarker You the whitest dude I know. Come eat with me and my wife. Apollo? Let me play you some Jimmy. What a classic I wonder where Chic hooked them both lol. Excellent post. Thanks man

[@lorrainemercer6069]

This is so appreciated, Thank you so much. I love everything about this interview.

[@YemmaManstal]

Not me!

[@Fortunapage839]

The music in the spirit keeps him young

[@rjames396]

Not so much an interview...more a lecture/tutorial from a zen master, not just about music,but a whole attitude to life and communicating with the people you meet in life..totally brilliant

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @rjames396, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@kymmazelle8424]

Brilliant 👏🏾 I didn't know how much Carlos has contributed to this industry. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 I met and hung out with him his wife Robin and their daughter. ❤ family man. 🎸🎸🎸🎙🎙🎶🎙

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @kymmazelle8424, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@Wishful-Thinking]

How come Carlos hasn’t aged? Lovely guy and as important to Bowie’s success as anyone else.

[@SmelOdies]

Agreed, no way does he look and sound 70. He does appear to have ingested an edible though.

[@racerx1189]

The music keeps him young. It's great for the soul man. ✌🏽

[@Datanditto]

Adrenochrome

[@H-mu4bo]

Looks 35!!!

[@adamkrauss303]

Hasnt aged physically or in energy level - and what a positive energy it is!!

[@reethkitchards]

I’ll say this one more time…the greatest guitarist and most honest, ever. May he live another 100 years.

[@blondeboywilson9221]

When I was 16 I saw Bowie at the civic Arena Pittsburg in 78 and was greeted at the gate by Dennis Davis Carlos Alomar and Simon House.during the intermission Carlos and most of the band stepped off the stage and mingled with the crowd. I wish I wasn't so shy back then...this man has always been a beacon of light and goodness is radiating from him.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks Blonde Boy Wilson, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶

[@josjanssen6733]

My first experience with Alomar was when i watched Bowie and his band at the German "Musikladen" performing "Stay". There was this great guy Adrian Belew stealing the show that made my musical heart sit up and jump with joy. So much fun. And later in the song, it began to dawn on me that my joy was really coming from the great "groove" that was the basis. I started looking at Mssrs Davis, Murray and Alomar. They were more in the back. But really carrying the event! It taught me to look beyond the obvious in music. I began to explore David Bowie's albums. And slowly began to realise how Carlos Alomar was the genius in the back. And now i see the interview. What a giant!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @josjanssen6733, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@Jack-2day]

I’m 63 and have been listening to Carlos riffs all my life and had no idea. Fame, Lust for life, Golden years, Heroe’s etc etc. Damn lol Respect 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @Jack-2day, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@allenschmitz9644]

Don't be mad..he's old like what being in your 70's is like.

[@DudeSilad]

I met Carlos at a Bowie convention. He's one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. I'm not religeous but if Carlos had told me to shave my hair and wear an orange robe I'd have done it! He's got this amazing aura and you are just transfixed to him when he speaks. He emanates niceness.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @DudeSilad, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@ceemajor4320]

Truth!

[@Gylfi465]

LOl. I gotcha !

[@frizzlefry5904]

Me being a mid 60's bassist, this is a roller coaster of eloquent wonderfulness, I have always been aware of Carlos but this cemented that. thanks.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @frizzlefry5904, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@racerx1189]

I was born in Ponce so I have that connection to this great artist and son of Puerto Rico. Que viva la musica! 🇵🇷

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Right on @racerx1189, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

[@racerx1189]

@@EveryoneLovesGuitar You're most welcome Sir. Rock On! 🎸

[@mariopadilla1294]

great interview shout out to Carlos

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @mariopadilla1294! 🎉🔥😇

[@ElJuanSolo]

Totally underrated guitarist that gets overlooked for how influential and great he’s been during his career and specially his performances with Bowie. Kind of how many people don’t talk enough about Davey Johnstone’s career with Elton John.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Great analogy, thank you for listening @ElJuanSolo! 🎉🔥😇

[@patrickmeister4769]

I never underestimated him! Bowie always had great musicians. He fit into his blues and funk sound following the Mick Ronson years.

[@julianterris]

Carlos Alomar, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Mick Ronson; Bowie chose the best. Carlos' smile and positivity are infectious ~and he's the sweet-talking son of a preacher. #Innovator #MD ⭐

[@marcfay5972]

Dont forget Earl Slick!!

[@MrGreglarry]

His comments on passion are spot on. People are not passionate about anything because they can find a new fresh piece of entertainment every 5 minutes.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree @MrGreglarry - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@bertbecker7532]

70 going on 30…saw him on the Serious Moonlight and Glass Spiders Tour, what a positive guy.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @bertbecker7532! 🎉🔥😇

[@cnilecnile6748]

I got a phone call from Carlos around 1989, asking me to go on tour for 6 weeks in Australia with Debbie Gibson as her opening act's guitar player-Tiffany, lol. At the time, I was a bar-band guitar player in South Mississippi. I asked him why he was calling me, I was nobody-he told me I was highly recommended. Never found out by who. That's when I found out that opening acts aren't miked, you have to go straight off the stage, and all I had was a Carvin X-Amp combo, which I could never get past 2 on the master volume because it was so freaking LOUD-I told him it would peel the paint off of cars, but he said it wouldn't push enough air, and there was no budget for a rental. So he passed on me, because of that-but it was still a great experience to find out that people had noticed me on that level. Nice guy, but all business. He's a major player in the industry-kind of like Quincy Jones, or Nile Rodgers. At that time, I just knew he was David Bowie's guitar player.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Very cool, thanks for sharing that, @cnilecnile6748 🙌🏻 💥 🎉

[@SidAlienTV]

Some chances in an artist's life come only once.

[@firstboyonthemoon8876]

Man, those riffs all over Young Americans are heavenly. Not only is his guitar work excellent but it's so musical at the same time.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree @firstboyonthemoon8876 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@Nansen1981]

Met Carlos this year at Bowie con. I have seen him onstage many times with Bowie, face to face he just a wonderful guy, he talks to you like he’s your best friend, love him to bits.👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@Nansen1981]

They don’t make ‘em Like Carlos anymore.

[@jessica5497]

Carlos and Bowie share the same sense of humor lol 💜

[@miketurner4173]

What a egoless Soulman. Bowie is & we are proud to be blessed by such a spirit in Carlos. ✌️💛 a good happiness stuff.

[@michaelgregory2231]

Such an overlooked gem of a player & this interview reveals an equal gem of a human being. Great spot, Craig!

[@WindmillChef]

One of the most fascinating music interviews that I have seen. This man has his own brand of depth. I am a Bowie fan and I listen for what all the different people brought to Bowie's sound. Bowie did not just employ people, he USED them for the benefit of the music progress. It's great to learn so much about the personality of a man who was so influential to David Bowie's sound during an era of his career. Thank you for this video.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @WindmillChef and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@JesseeSage]

For the longest time I thought the genius behind the Fame guitar riff was Stevie Ray Vaughan, probably because SRV was involved with Bowie during "Let's Dance" era. But sudden revelation like this are priceless and mind blowing. Bowie obviously hit the jackpot when meeting Carlos. I was too young when the phenomenal Diamond Dogs tour landed in Philly. Thanks to the double LP "David Live at the Tower Philadelphia" I instantly became a Bowie life time fan. He chose the best of the best, gotta love that! Awesome interview.. thanks!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words Jessee Sage and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@ceemajor4320]

SRV played the solo on "Let's Dance" !!

[@johnsluggett1822]

That's about all he did. When he asked for more money, they took his amp and guitar off the bus and left.

[@kylemac5]

What an absolute diamond interview. Carlos may just be my favourite teacher

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @kylemac5! 🎉🔥😇

[@ceemajor4320]

This is a True statement about Carlos, some one said in your comments "He's got this amazing aura and you are just transfixed to him when he speaks. He emanates niceness" Carlos is the groove maker Guitar wizard of music wisdom!!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @ceemajor4320, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@shinkansenshinkansend8316]

Carlos. Doubt that you'll read this, but just in case, thank you so much for all of the entertainment over the years. Can't even think how different Bowie's career would have been without you.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @shinkansenshinkansend8316, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@theother1406]

I can't help but keep thinking of that opening riff to "Stay"

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

HA! Someone mentioned this earlier and I've been playing that same riff on and off throughout the day. It's very cool! There's a clip with Earl Slick and Carlos and it shows Earl playing the riff!

[@theother1406]

@@EveryoneLovesGuitar sometimes simplicity is the golden ticket!

[@leonnoel9702]

The guitar on Station to Station, Stay, Look Back In Anger, etc... is in my top 10 of the best guitars of all time

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @leonnoel9702! 🎉🔥😇

[@freelancebythebay]

Oh! The LP Station to Station stands alone as having easily some of the sexiest guitar I've ever 'felt.' Oh!

[@nurknanker6105]

I saw him on many David Bowie tours since 1974. Supreme talent & even his speaking voice sounds musical. Stay Shiney Mr. Alomar!

[@megaforcemedia]

Sons of preachers are often super bright. This guy is no exception. Hugely articulate. Musicians aren't always the best talkers.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks @megaforcemedia, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶

[@neilforrest8030]

Carlos is a great theorist and a practical musician. And superb player/thinker.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @neilforrest8030! 🎉🔥😇

[@Shadowbannddiscourse]

Dude that was such a great interview man and he's such an underrated musician as well

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @oddiodiscourse and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@joancarlesclaros9217]

Funny interview. Carlos is adorable.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @joancarlesclaros9217, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@matthewharris3898]

One of THE most entertaining, informative, instructive, and illuminating music interviews I have ever heard. Carlos is soooo wonder full, humble, funny, inspiring and still, after so many years in the business, is still filled with wonder and appreciation about music and the great people involved within it. Thank you, it was such a pleasure to listen to it. I heard an interview with Ray Parker (Ghostbusters) that had a similar quality. That is, he was playing in bands since he was 14, and was earning more money than both his parents combined by the time he was 15. If you haven't already interviewed him, he would be another that brings that quality of music awareness and appreciation to the public.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @matthewharris3898 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@reedl2353]

This channel is the gift that keeps on giving. This, Gayle Dorsey, and Ty Tabor may be my three favorite interviews ever. Good grief, I could listen to Carlos for hours and never get bored. A good interviewer inspires the interviewee to talk and then gets out of the way. Great job!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words Reed L and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫ I have just as much fun as talking with these folks as you do! Thanks for listening!

[@jamesmcghee3440]

Crazy cool interview… Carlos is SO full of positivity… thank you! You are a good interviewer!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @jamesmcghee3440 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@68telekon]

Brilliant musician and incredibly kind; such a pleasure meeting him at the Brooklyn Museum

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @68telekon, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@daryoushhaj-najafi9865]

I don't know what inspired me to search an interview with Carlos Alomar today, but wow. Huge talent obvs, but also truly life giving energy.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @daryoushhaj-najafi9865, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@grimmertwin2148]

Oh man Carlos nailed it between performer and musician lol. What? Is this a recital? Brilliant.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @grimmertwin2148! 🎉🔥😇

[@stardust2991]

The man is a living legend! ❤

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @stardust2991! 🎉🔥😇

[@cyprescrow]

Wonderful. simply wonderful. I saw Alomar live back in the 80s on the Let's dance tour.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @cyprescrow! 🎉🔥😇

[@hallamhal]

Carlos has always struck me as the dictionary definition of "living your best life", and I love how his whole philosophy seems to be building other people up. One hell of a guitarist too! You asked him some great questions, love your interview style 🎸

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @hallamhal and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@cclark3905]

Great Interview. I was blessed to see Carlos with Bowie on the 83 tour with Earl Slick and in 88 with Peter Frampton... Such an amazing talent. On the 83 tour I had 5th row center stage and snuck my camera in... I have some amazing photographs of him... Thanks for this...He's a great Interview.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Cool @cclark3905 Glad you liked this and thanks for listening! 👂 🎶 🎸

[@BradyPires7]

absolute legend, glad i saw Carlos play quitar with Bowie.....LEGENDS

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks @BradyPires7, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶

[@michaelthomas366]

The best concert I've ever seen of Bowie was back in the 80's in Australia and Alomar was playing with him.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Right on @michaelthomas366, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

[@VenusSantaCruz]

I’ve always been a fan of his playing. But I’ve never seen an interview. He is an amazing storyteller. And he holds so much history! I’m loving this.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @VenusSantaCruz! 🎉🔥😇

[@hwi62]

What an interesting man, profound wisdom.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks @hwi62, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶

[@rspratt]

Carlos is an industry titan. And what an amiable guy. He's so cool

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @rspratt, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@rspratt]

Loved it. Thanks! I have subscribed, too 🙂@@EveryoneLovesGuitar

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

@@rsprattAwesome, thanks and have a great week!

[@gardensofthegods]

​@@EveryoneLovesGuitarI would love for you to listen to a song by David Bowie's daughter using the name Athina Bowie . Her channel has the same name and I'm hoping you could contact Carlos and just ask him if he's ever heard it before ? The title of the vid : David Bowie . Magic moments . Magic memories . All by Lexi . It definitely is some kind of a legit home movie made in Bowie's home , no doubt . I love this song so much but couldn't find any info about it and I'm hoping somebody who worked with her dad will encourage her because the song should have been a pretty big alternative music hit ... it's very retro it reminds me of some of the music from the 80s and early 90s . It's a very chill song ; earthy , warm and breezy . That's supposed to be Lexi singing on it . Could you please pass it on and help bring more attention to her song ? I'd love for people who worked with her Dad to help her find her way

[@gardensofthegods]

I love how humble and down to earth he was . Yeah he is really cool . Betcha he's probably also the coolest music professor ever . I love his sense of humor and the way he laughs .

[@KAchtchouk6660]

Carlos is incredible and such a fantastic guitarist and musical director. One of a Kind. A great man too. Cheers from France ❤

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @KAchtchouk6660, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@mkhdnimg]

Every interview i've seen with Carlos over the years has been worth the time. Love the insights he's given us into Bowie's working life. Great interview.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @mkhdnimg, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@edfigueroa6765]

Carlos is still a hidden Rock & Roll treasure and a cultural hero in so many ways, he's so much music,life passion,business,spiritual and a consumate new york raised Puerto Rican, So Fcuking Cool!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Right on @edfigueroa6765, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

[@dereckvon]

Thank you Carlos for sharing some great lessons learned.

[@sheercerebralpower]

This is like the lesson of a lifetime

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree Azhar Kamal - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

[@kamaboko1]

I remember seeing him playing along with Frampton during the Glass Spider tour. Duran Duran opened up. It was the show to see in 1987 in my town. Outdoors. Sunny. Perfect.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @kamaboko1! 🎉🔥😇

[@alexkalish8288]

I've seen them all and Carlos was one of the very best on a sophisticated NYC level. Thanks for this great interview, it's a proof of his genius. Reminds me of the intellect of The Duke with the talent of Willie the Lion. The only true master that is still with us from the golden era of Rock and roll and he's aging like a Taoist immortal. That was the best music interview I've ever watched - I'm Alomar's age and grew up in Hollywood - I know music, but he's a master.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @alexkalish8288, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@tonyboyhume3878]

the single most enlightening interview of a musician i have ever heard. there is so much wisdom here i cannot tell you. i'm telling EVERYBODY to check this out. two hours of the most pleasurable education i have had as a musician/writer/human being. thank you

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @tonyboyhume3878 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@TracyPerson1]

Your show is AMAZING! I Love the diversity of the guitarists you showcase! Still loving that Gail Ann Dorsey!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @TracyPerson1 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫ Appreciate you listening!

[@TracyPerson1]

@@EveryoneLovesGuitar Keep doing good work!

[@JohnMoseley]

What an amazing guy. This interview was a revelation to me and I think it'll remain important to me for some time to come. Except for a bit of guitar playing for fun, I'm not a musician, I'm a writer, but Alomar's attitudes and insights transfer to what I do and have given me loads to think about and play with.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @JohnMoseley, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@buster9879]

THANK YOU. His sound us so distinct. When you know it you hear it, so many legendary songs

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening BUSTER 98! 🎉🔥😇

[@ginettejalbert122]

Wow! What a delightful interview! Thanks to both of you for being so open!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @ginettejalbert122 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@jkirtleyheacting]

Loved Carlos for so long, He played on most of my favourite albums of all time. Bowie , Iggy etc xx

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree JB - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

[@decodynamo]

That headphone time capsule experience, for me, is Stage, Bowie's live double album. Carlos is right in there. This is a treat.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @decodynamo, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@Reprodestruxion]

With Belew too

[@yvesaltana5732]

Carlos is a fabulous talent! An incredible musician/guitarist and an even better human being.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @yvesaltana5732! 🎉🔥😇

[@RavenMadd9]

Great interview .....Carlos is the same great vibrant person I met working in Mannys Music .....class act ....honest...him and Eddie Martinez both so cool .....

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree @RavenMadd9 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! Eddie Martinez not only one of the most upstanding guys I've ever met, he's also one of THE brightest... Here's his interview if you want to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHW8dJeJlJqKobM

[@RavenMadd9]

@@EveryoneLovesGuitar thank you ...will subscribe

[@gardensofthegods]

​@@EveryoneLovesGuitarI also did not expect Carlos to be talking about that Gizmo Hitler had that could make people sick from the sound waves . Give me the impression he's probably in the other interesting things and I could picture him watching that show that used to come on years ago with Action Bronson and his friends getting all smoked up and eating food while watching Ancient Aliens haha . 😂

[@Reprodestruxion]

Che manny

[@turqoiselove1]

"Curiosity does not resist." I like that.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree Laraya G - and he had dozens of little quips like this - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

[@DaveManleyguitar]

That was the golden age, two generations ahead of me. But it felt similar growing up in detroit learning from the elders that were already doing it. Great interview

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @DaveManleyguitar and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@pjpj2639]

Loved the stuff he did with Bowie…unique sound…had the albums

[@ericwalls8932]

Wow. This guy is a treasure trove of life experiences, life learning and fabulous stories.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

For sure man! Thank you for listening eric walls! 🎉🔥😇 subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

[@SidAlienTV]

In the 80s he produced a record called "Doble Vida" from the Argentine band Soda Stereo, and it was a revolution conceptually speaking in the pop musical panorama in the country (and maybe in every Latin American country indeed). The man is a genius.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Cool @sidalientv4995 Glad you liked this and thanks for listening! 👂 🎶 🎸

[@SidAlienTV]

@@EveryoneLovesGuitar There was a really funny anecdote from Soda Stereo´s bassist. When they were in the USA for the recording, Carlos Alomar composed and produced the song that Mick Jagger made famous "She is the Boss" (I don´t know if he produced the LP too) - apparently Carlos´wife was a robust woman hence the song´s name -. Well, the bassist asked Mr. Alomar why did not sing himself the song for a solo album, and he replied "When I sing it, I cannot sell it for more than 1.000 dollars, and when I sell it to Mick, I become millions!"

[@Auntkekebaby]

Thank you so much. Lemme search for this.

[@SidAlienTV]

Her wife was ( I don't know if she still is) Robin Clark, and she was the female singer in Simple Minds.

[@jayjack2046]

Thanks for stepping out front Carlos I always look for your music in the stores even on vinyl when I was a kid. You're solo work was always very intriguing to me insomniac keep up the Mystique you are as brightest star has the universe offers.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @jayjack2046, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@leonline3424]

Alomar is the real deal!

[@TI_Ted]

woah ! this is gold dust advice. I’m never gonna play the same after this.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Right on @TI_Ted, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

[@luisramos3427]

If you kept giving all the information about Carlos Alomar, you weren't going to finish. A great human being and a great musician, who has not only made music for him but has helped many in the industry. Admirable!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening Luis Ramos! 🎉🔥😇

[@luisramos3427]

@@EveryoneLovesGuitar 👍

[@miketurner4173]

Wow his knowledge and philosophy of music is exceptional. Emotional intensity of chord groupings, don't loose the root! ✌️ Emotional content and power🤘

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Yes, I agree Mike Turner - thanks for listening!

[@jackclark1356]

Holy Sh@t Craig! This is best interview ever. I learned more in this 2 hrs than my last 20 years. You know how to pull the best out of your guests. Bravo

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words Jack Clark and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@Auntkekebaby]

The legend. I love his sound. Great interview.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @Auntkekebaby, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@David-x9o3y]

Thanks for Carlos

[@jimmieyoung4865]

The best interview about artists & making music I'll ever see I'm guessing.

[@guitarz455]

This has been an educational viewing 4real, I've never met Carlos but feels like I have. 🎸

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @guitarz455, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@lynnsintention5722]

As a musician I agree with everything he say...I remember this highschool art teacher who told me while painting "Don't over patchke" Some kind of slang. BUt later when I was improvising with my first band I heard her voice in my head...Thelling me not to fill every hole...Now as a producer I hear her voice in my head regularly...JUst softly reminding me that the holes are also a part of the music and often less is more! So I was so happy to hear him say this

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @lynnsintention5722, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@davidevans8691]

Cool stories great to see someone respect his wife so much

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @davidevans8691! 🎉🔥😇

[@ronj9448]

58:00 ... when you're feeling down and go and listen to music from 20 years ago (like at your prom) - the funny thing is if I went back to my H.S. years I 'd be listening to Carlos Alomar! The Bowie / Iggy catalog of the '70s was my jam. And that is why I'm here listening to this interview. Love it.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @ronj9448, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@adamshawart]

What a great interview! Thanks to both of you. What a beautiful guy.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @ecovolved and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@vincewilburnjr7087]

Beautiful Thank You Carlos

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @vincewilburnjr7087, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@titus2120]

Thank you, Carlos…. Thank you very much. Your mind takes me back and opens my mind, my heart and my soul…. Thank you for this discussion. I hope you writes a few books or give a few recorded lessons. Please.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @titus2120, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@1jimif]

I think if this interview was twice as long I would have still listened to the whole thing! What a legend, I wish I knew Carlos personally. Thanks for sharing this...Jim

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks @1jimif, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶

[@julio_scissors]

Carlos is such a great interview! And you are a great interviewer as well - thank you! Carlos and Jimmy Page are the reason I picked up a guitar as a kid. I remember seeing Bowie on TV, and my eyes went straight to the cat with the glass JAMMING on that rythym guitar. I thought he was the coolest.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words @julio_scissors and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

[@azuraq25]

Carlos the Magnificent!! Fantastic, fascinating interview with one of my all time favorites. Thanks for posting

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @azuraq25, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@MarioSalimon]

Great interview. Carlos alomar is an amazing musician and also such a gentleman!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening Mario Salimon! 🎉🔥😇

[@56Century]

What an awesome cat and a great interview. The D.A.M trio were spectacular

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks 56 Century, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶 subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

[@danmcbmusic]

Every piano player needs to hear 33m30s ... on point all day long. Man.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @danmcbmusic, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@Jskins]

Fantastic interview! Carlos has been one of my favorite performers ever since I first heard and saw him play!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks @Jskins, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶

[@looseunit9180]

Carlos is inspiring af! Such an amazing guy. Thanks so much guys ❤❤❤❤

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @looseunit9180, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@seanemmettfullerton]

Incredible! Beautiful story... wow!

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @seanemmettfullerton! 🎉🔥😇

[@bose1962]

Legend . Under appreciated i think.

[@miketurner4173]

What a introduction 🤯 Awesome musician Carlos. Bowie RIP Legand 🙏✌️

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thanks Mike!

[@kjmusic56]

Happy Birthday Carlos 🎂🎈🎂🎈🎂🎈

[@gazg1978]

Yeah, I just noticed that too, happy belated Bday as well Carlos!

[@lifelongfan07]

This is SO cool! I never knew this guitar player, instrumentalist. I only knew he played on “Fame”. Carlos Alomar is a great guy.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Glad you enjoyed the interview @lifelongfan07, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

[@honeybozo]

That Luther VanDross story @ 1:00:00 makes me cry. Carlos is so connected to his genius, it's unreal. Skipping dinner with Lennon & Bowie to listen & act pn what his genius tells him is inspirational. Curiousity does not resist.

[@EveryoneLovesGuitar]

Thank you for listening @honeybozo! 🎉🔥😇