Elliot Easton Talks Guitar, The Cars, and Seeing Jimi Hendrix Open for the Monkees

We sat down and turned up with Cars guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Elliot Easton, for an electrifying chat about all things guitar, technology, and how he found inspiration from Spark and Spark CAB.
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Hosted by: Dre DiMura / @dredimura
Intro 00:00 - 00:32
Tone Influences 00:33 - 07:37
Cars Tones 07:38 - 09:21
Recording "The Cars" 09:22 - 13:19
Boston & George Martin 13:20 - 15:16
Touring "The Cars" 15:17 - 15:59
Live Tones 16:00 - 19:43
Technology & Sound 19:44 - 22:22
Soloing Technique 22:23 - 24:24
Does Genre Matter? 24:25 - 26:18
What is Pop? 26:19 - 28:14
The Beatles 28:15 - 32:30
Cars First Show 32:31 - 32:48
Modern Bands 32:49 - 33:50
Pressure of Success 33:51 - 37:04
Outro 37:05 - 38:21
#guitar #guitarist #thecars #ellioteaston #positivegrid

[@jackponti1813]

Elliot is phenomenal. His parts and solos are iconic and deserved co-writer status. Remove them and you have skeletons. People are so used to his playing, they take for granted his mastery in so many styles of guitar playing. Just amazing skill and style. An incredible musicologist and historian as well. Add to all that, one of the nicest, most genuine, sweetest, humble, and kind men in the music business or anywhere else. A great honor to know him in all ways.

[@1satisfiedmind]

That's absolutely correct! Here, here! I agree, Elliott's riffs and solos were the signature Cars sound.

[@GregoryKeithe]

User- ls7iz, are you implying that a rolling stone review got something correct!?!!😮

[@killereverb3928]

Couldn’t agree more! Elliott is a jewel - his absolute love for music is evident in every comment he shares. And you can see it excites him perhaps more now than ever. Truly an extraordinary and original guitarist.

[@killereverb3928]

Couldn’t agree more! Elliott is a jewel - his absolute love for music is evident in every comment he shares. And you can see it excites him perhaps more now than ever. Truly an extraordinary and original guitarist.

[@killereverb3928]

Couldn’t agree more! Elliott is a jewel - his absolute love for music is evident in every comment he shares. And you can see it excites him perhaps more now than ever. Truly an extraordinary and original guitarist.

[@RayBecker]

Oh man, I love The Cars. My cousin Angela saw them at a club in Upper Darby, PA in 1978. She told me about them and I was hooked. For me, Candy-O is the best album. It seemed like they found 5th gear on that record. True story: at age 16, I was hired by the "Other" phone company, National Telephone. They put me in a new van fully stocked and sent me our to install new electronic phone systems. This would be 1979. Had my boom box mounted on the cage that separated the cab of the van from the back. Just used zip ties. I just wore out the cassette of Candy-O. Elliot Easton is one of the best guitarists you'll ever come across. When they played live, he did the solos note for note. Another thing about Elliot is how clean he his on his leads. Not the tone but how cleanly he hits every note. It's not easy and he does it so well. I also loved his tone and timbre and he would use all kinds of guitars in order to play to the song. If a song needed a Tele, he'd play the Tele. He's best known for playing Les Pauls but I could not pigeonhole him like that. It killed me when Ben died and then Ocasik. The Cars were very influential to my bass and guitar playing. Just a really great band. No BS, no frills. They were that good.

[@richalderson6069]

People always say "so underrated" when it comes to Elliot Easton, but it really is true, some of his solos of those Cars records (Tonight She Comes comes to mind right now!) are out of this world great. Thanks for a very enjoyable interview. 🎸

[@jimmysapien9961]

I agree

[@davidrice3337]

I play guitar - I'm pretty good - I should be - been fooling with it since mid 80s - I asked my guitar teacher , who was a classically trained musician and bad ass guitar player - who he thought was as good as Jimmy Page - He said -Alex Lifeson and Elliot - High praise from him - point is - I can tell you first hand those short , concise solos - they ain't easy - there's a lot there - in a short period - It's absolutely great -

[@thomasjefferson3481]

Four things that ruled back in those days were The Cars, Elliot Easton, Boston, & WBCN! Elliot Easton still does and he's still burning up the fretboard. He seemed like a great interview & a really cool guy to sit down with to talk music.

[@melverntaylor402]

Agreed!!!! His solos alone are worth the price of admission!!! But that’s kinda the great thing about the Cars! Each member is unique and FANTASTIC!!!

[@toncuz8291]

Easton describes one of the greatest "one week" forays into immediate stardom, from local band to record label to George Martin's studio. Interviewer: "That's great. Anyway..." They got a hit in Boston without ever making a record!!! Let that sink in.

[@1310Robbo]

Love this guy. Guitar stud.

[@jeffreyjohn2037]

Cool Buddy Rich wig.

[@scotabot7826]

His Tone and playing on "Let the good times roll" made me a BIG fan from the start in 1978. The whole album is smoking!! Timeless!! No one had ever heard anything like the Cars!! They were the originals who started a great new music movement ,in my opinion!! That first album, is like what, Platnium 6 or 7 times now! To me it was like the first Van Halen Album, and we got them both in 1978!! WOW!!! All of Elliots Peers know how extremely talented of a guitar master he is!!

[@owenwilberforce6138]

I grew up glued to Cars records since 1980. Elliot had such a melodic sense of playing leads that no Cars song is complete without his unique style. He made such an exciting addition to every song he took on. He was a magician that totally enthralled me. I always felt like he spent such a great amount of time crafting his solos. Nobody could touch him in terms of the arc of his solos, they were literally songs within the song. I am so grateful he is still around and shares his insights here.

[@bluebird925]

Elliot Easton is 70 now. Great to hear him share imputs of his success.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

Elliot, thank you for your wonderful guitar playing in the band. You made my 80’s amazing. I miss Ben to this day. Enjoyed this interview. Thank you.

[@danriley5848]

Elliot Easton is an absolute legend and an incredibly humble person.

[@guitarsncarsnart]

What a great ambassador of rock guitar. He’s definitely guitar royalty but he’s also humble and kind. Nice to see him giving PG some kudos.

[@ericbrooks8573]

One of the nicest things I can say about Elliot is you can usually recognize his style right away, really "fun" player...

[@rubadee]

this guy is the real deal. One the greatest guitarists ever. Love his take about singing the solo before figuring it out. That's music folks. Not someone looking to show off his skills on his instrument.

[@Crazyboutguitars]

When he was talking about the mystique surrounding the Beatles debut in the early 60s, I understood exactly what he meant because we’re the same age. He didn’t wanna say “you had to be there,” but trust me, you had to be there to understand that phenomenon. The Ventures, Beatles, The Trogs, Kinks, Stones - all of it. The phenomenon that was occurring then hasn’t been repeated during my 71years. I started playing guitar at age 11 and the aforementioned bands collectively were my tutor.

[@celebutante]

It's funny, I'm a bit younger, but I was 11 in 1982 when the first wave of MTV blew up, and I feel the same way about that era. My folks had a lot of music in the house, but MTV brought an onslaught of killer British (and some American) new wave that rock radio wasn't playing - Duran Duran, Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, Police, The Fixx, Sparks, Stray Cats, Adam Ant, The Clash, Bow Wow Wow, etc. etc. Perhaps it wasn't on the scale of the 60s, but the 80s certainly was an incredible musical zeitgeist of its own... and you really did have to be there... it wasn't all dayglo and spandex. And to be clear, I was a huge Cars fan all along - a family friend who was a local rock DJ made me a mix tape for what was probably my 9th birthday. It had "Just What I Needed" on it, and even as a little kid, I knew it was the best song on it.

[@jimideez9829]

Was 68 last week so was there for the first wave. You caught the second one. 80s had some killer tunes...@@celebutante

[@aschneider70]

A master in his craft! Just a few in this world can play for a song like this man!

[@teamskeet2006]

Man, that first album is such a classic, just phenomenal from the 1st track to the last

[@dms5154]

I love Elliots's playing and he seems like a great person too. I'm only 2 years younger and grew up in his Long Island town of Massapequa NY. He is so right about the Sullivan Beatles performance....it changed our world! Great interview and now I need that Spark!

[@msbadkittie]

i’ve loved The Cars since high school. what an amazing band. Elliot Easton is the element that really makes the sound of the band. what incredible style and tone. watching interviews and hearing him talk about creating his sound is fascinating. he’s so knowledgeable about music and the history of music. plus, he’s that rare thing in rock and roll: genuine, kind and no crazy ego.

[@bastidface]

I'm still scratching my head over the tour promoter who thought it would be a good idea to have Hendrix open for the Monkeys. Someone was either out to lunch or had a wicked sense of humor.

[@ramongonzalez2112]

Elliot saw the Beatles, and he became the McCartney of the 70’s-80’s; nothing like a lefty guitarist. Two great guys also.👍

[@geoguitar1950]

What a great interview. Intelligent questions and insightful answers. Well done and rock on!

[@billkelly9890]

What a cool guy and a gentleman. I love hearing stories about how guitarists got interested in playing

[@toncuz8291]

Easton describes one of the greatest "one week" forays into immediate stardom, from local band to record label to George Martin's studio. Interviewer: "That's great. Anyway..." They got a hit in Boston without ever making a record!!! Let that sink in.

[@MarcCoteMusic]

I always enjoy listening to Elliot - both musically and in interviews, but kudos to the kid doing the interview. He really seems to have a lot of knowledge about music as much as gear. Well done, young man.

[@Candy_O_11]

Wow. Great interview. Elliot is a guitar master. Thank you for this 🙏

[@dougparsons8948]

Great to hear the legendary Mr. Easton discussing Positive Grid gear! Now I am more inspired than ever to play some Cars through my Spark GO!

[@rexxengineering8333]

He’s one of my absolute guitar heroes. He inspired me to learn to play. The solo from Just What I Needed is the first solo I ever learned in 1981 and I still work on it. He’s such a great player and a class act.

[@sweendawg7274]

Elliots so rad!!! Super positive soul

[@bastidface]

In 1981, I had two guitar heroes who were completely different: Eddie Van Halen and Elliot Easton. What I like so much about Elliot is not only is a good player, but he's a thoughtful player who knows when to shine and when to hold back. His solos are remarkable for being so concise and simple, yet grand and stately. He's a true talent. Also, I hadn't realized until recently that he original started as a right-handed guitar player, but was coaxed into playing left-handed.

[@sergeantfury785]

"Hear it in my head first." is for me what makes the inventors different from the imitators.

[@brotherbax4083]

I thought this was just going to be a commercial for Sparks, but what a great interview! I bought the first two Cars albums as a 12-13 year old and wore the grooves out of them. Elliot’s solos were so tasty and just fit the songs. So great to hear that history and a great, knowledgeable interviewer. No surprise to learn that Elliot had a big country influence with solos like on “Best Friends Girl” Love the Cars! Great job!

[@luthravin4774]

Elliot’s right..I play the lone guitar in a band that plays quite a few Cars songs..while I play them close to the vest..I also put my own spin on the parts..not record perfect..far from it..but my own take!! All are GREAT SONGS.. thanks Elliot for this outstanding understanding to your style and makeup!! Great video!!

[@reverendnathonofficialarti7295]

Great interview! Some of those solos are the most memorable moments of my youth. Thank you, Elliot!

[@msa110]

It just occurred to me people in a certain age group, perhaps like in their 40s depending on what our parents listened to, didn't get a chance to hear the greats for the first time, we just grew up with it since birth,

[@chuckanschutz5406]

I can't get enough Elliot Easton guitar parts, hence even in my late sixties, while pursuing my own guitar-playing path, I'm still Cars addicted. Thanks for this fantastic interview with one of the great innovative players of our generation.

[@GregoryKeithe]

Isn't it great to be 60 something and still be musical and creative? The sounds on The Cars records are in heavy rotation in my reference arsenal.

[@mikedr1549]

Elliot is such a great interview. Great memory and so many cool "guitar nerd" stories!

[@stratwrassler]

Mr. Easton, one of my favorite country pickers !... also did ok with that lil' pop band he played with when I was in high school, hahah... I joke, but he must have listened to some Chet Atkins, I think Elliot sounds like Chet would if he played pop rock.

[@natetheannihilnater1886]

One of the best interviews ive seen of him. Dimura Asked some interesting questions and had good chemistry with him.

[@Beachdebbie]

Always LOVE seeing and hearing EE in interviews. What a great interview and interviewer! And always GREAT to see EE play! Thank you!!

[@carminelombardi9575]

I've always expressed that when I was 5 years old I heard the Beatles on the radio and my world went from black and white to color. This is the first time I heard any famous musician say the same thing, I thought I might have be weird in that experience, thank you Mr. Easton for saying the same. By the way when the Cars first came out, i was drawn to the leads and reminded of how much like Ringo were those leads, so perfect and made to support the song.

[@dannymarks988]

Way to go Elliot. SO many of the same influences many of us had and so well spoken. Thanks Guys.

[@carloscardona3924]

Cars Music is Still modern and fantastic 🎉❤🎉

[@GregoryKeithe]

It's really great to hear a younger guy who understands what was happening long before he was around and is knowledgeable enough to converse with an artist from "before his time" 👍💯

[@analiajimenalopez4666]

I love Elliot Easton..so fine and brilliant guitarist..❤ he is so humble, a gentleman with class..and i love you Elliot ❤

[@rw4273]

Great interview ; I always loved Elliot's guitar playing. Seeing this makes it all justified. What a class act.

[@richardlynch5632]

Mr. Easton is definitely on my "Wanna Jam With" list😃👍👍 😎✌👍❤🖖

[@tonytuthill]

I'm a big CARS fan but really now just getting around to admire the greatness of this gentleman. Cheers and thanks for the interview.

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Robin Trower / James Dewar mid 1970's did it for me . 🎼🎼🎼✨🎸🏁🌎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☕️

[@mf9309]

Nice job interviewing Elliot! I hadn’t seen your content before, but I look forward to more of it. Subscribed!

[@davidrice3337]

I'm right handed - except for a few things - it's always been a weird deal for me - shooting pool , playing guitar and even though I am right handed using a pistol , I shoot a rifle left handed - Back in the 80s it was a tremendous hardship - until I bought a left handed guitar i spent most time tuning - still do ! Mr Elliot has always been a bit under used in conversations regarding monster guitar players - He is so good -

[@drlock978]

They were practically in your living room,I watched it in my living room.lol.

[@ZigbertD]

One of the best, huge influence on my playing, and I just love listening to him talk about guitar and his experiences as a musician. He's really a fantastic storyteller and communicator about guitar and music.

[@viewoftheaskew]

Great interview! I love Elliot and his playing. When The Cars broke on the scene in 1978 I was a junior in High School. "Just What I Needed" was so phresh and unusual no one could get enough of it. So elegantly simple and packed with great hooks, their work has stood the test of time and is still fun to listen to.

[@johnr1348]

I was 10 when the first Cars album came out...LOVED It! Still do!

[@peteramato9331]

Elliot is such a gracious man.

[@EscutCavaller007]

Blessings, Elliot! You are an inspiration to so many of us.

[@mitchjohnson9240]

This is great stuff! The Cars had their own unique sound. They had that 80s style while they were still in the 70s. I still enjoy listening to them!

[@craigneff5914]

What a great interview! Elliot Easton and Alex Lifeson are the 2 most under-rated guitar players. Such originality and creativity. Cars songs sounds as fresh today as they did when I was a kid.

[@tonynew3047]

Is the guy on the right out of 'Bill and Ted's excellent adventure'?

[@barbarabeck1174]

Dre, you can do it all! Phenomenal musician, all-around entertainer!! I tell people to remember your name...because they are sure to hear it often in the future!

[@Jobotubular]

8:31 - the best advice for any lead guitarist. I can't tell you the number of times I've been in a band and tried a new song, and the lead guitarist is all over it before even knowing where it's going. It's harder to find the right thing when there's a whole lotta wrong thing, getting in the way. Comically, I've also seen the reverse problem: where someone is showing me a new song, and then assumes I don't like it because I didn't instantly start slathering it with licks. But it always sounds better when you know what kind of sound, what kind of mood, what kind of energy = cohesive performance

[@charlesscovil4942]

His work on dangerous type start to finish is so complex,his masterpiece

[@hanksta34]

Best solos are on Touch and Go and Tonight She Comes.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

There’s another interview on YT with the entire Cars lineup around 2000 just before Ben’s death. Ben actually arranged it. Great discussion between the members about their genesis and their impact. Humble dudes.

[@eric_in_florida]

It's amazing what that Beatles on Sullivan appearance did for rock music. Certainly it inspired some great ones.

[@JayCee-yy6oc]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ELLIOT for everything. I feel The Cars is in the top 3 but Candy O is just as strong in its own way. Again Thank You

[@markbassett3864]

I don't know if there is ever a guitar player that plays a better solo for a song ever.

[@danceccon8469]

His solo album from 1985 is outstanding

[@Gratefulman1965]

First off, I need to purchase the Spark Cabinet, Mini & Go. Those will be great additions to my home studio. I really enjoyed the interview. Great questions asked and great job on Elliott’s part. He makes himself so accessible and he’s very down to earth. Total breath of fresh air. Thanks for this excellent Interview/Spark promo!🎶

[@joemasse4568]

I remember when the Cars broke, radio station 1.007, promoted them and I remember they sponsored a Cars concert at the Providence civic center, the tickets where one dollar and 7 cents, good band, fun days!

[@funhistory]

Regarding his first concert, Monkees+Hendrix did 3 shows at Forest Hills Stadium July 14-16, 1967 (more like a month--not a week--after Monterey Pop, which was June 16-18).

[@antrygis1]

I loved Elliot's solo on the Cement Kite Yeah song. Twang Twang....so cool.

[@SD9Driver]

"Touch and Go" is the song.

[@davidgriffin8482]

PS: I have to ask you. I just found this guy who's music I love A punk English guy and I was just blown away and I think people are learning about him. WReckless Eric.. He's just at the time a really cool high school kid and He's got a half dozen to a dozen great song. Whole wide world and a bunch of cool stuff.

[@sgg6927]

Elliot saw the Dead early 70s. Right on!!

[@paulkillinger5915]

Of course, he had no idea at the time.. But when George Martin said, "Not bad," what he meant was they were about to get their 'Ticket to Ride!'

[@charleswinokoor6023]

He doesn’t mention a single, classic jazz guitarist, but l’ll bet he could name a few he’s always enjoyed listening to. I would have asked that question. My Ed Sullivan Show Beatles experience was somewhat similar. I was a month shy of turning 10 when I watched them that night. The next day at school six or seven kids in my class were outside marching around with arms linked singing “She loves you, yeah yeah yeah” over and over. I jumped in with them until we had to go inside.

[@klausrain111]

I actually saw the Cars play at Park West in Chicago which Elliot mentions in this interview. I didn't know who they were, I went with a friend. They were great! Ric is the only one I remember because he stood out, being so tall and all.😂

[@rthib1960]

That was an awesome interview!

[@mikemaceachern4590]

This was a really enjoyable interview 👍🤘

[@teleclasster]

Wow, terrific interview...thx!

[@PoppysGuitar]

One thing that he didn't discuss but I had hoped he would was his influence on James Honeyman Scott of the Pretenders. Allegedly, JHS was going to leave Pretenders and form a group with Elliot and Jol Dantzig. For obvious reasons that never happened. But EE and his amazing country influenced solos shaped the sound of the Cars. He is one of my favorite if not my favorite guitarist.

[@tomcatt9875]

liked this a lot

[@davidgriffin8482]

Love the Band, the Byrds, I really love the Rodeo but the Notorius Bird Brothers is anohter one of those closet Masterpieces. Whot's funny is the Best song is the David Crosby song Draft morning with HIlman doing one of the greatest Bass lines of all time. LOL How did they get the most psycodelic sound out of a COUntry album? Anphedomene? Not the Song. LOL I'm a big Elliot Easton Fan.

[@sunnymacduffee6849]

I saw Santana opening for Moby Grape around 1969 in Lake Tahoe Ca

[@antrygis1]

Just What I Needed and Best Friends Girl. Well, with those two songs on your demo tape.....once they got out, I think the cars were on their way.

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

I really like that bend2nail sweetness comment from Elliot Easton. I never became a guitarist or musician. But as a beginner i became obviously best guitarist, producer, musician who ever lived. Been playing again after 30 years. Listen 2my DRIVEN 2TEARS 1st take on a blank sheet.. BLANK sheet mind u. I also hadnt evn learned pick, alternate pick fast at this point. That Malmstein shredding u hear I am inventimg ON STAGE.. My point is just what Easton said. In my words = U DONT think. U taste.. you are a nerve ending. Mindless u feel. Bruce Lee: I dont hit. It hits ALL BY ITSELF. Written earlier: Time solo. All about tone. Primary handicap all musicians = tone. Tone personified = bending any given note such that u have context&dont over/under shoot thbend. Tone selection, = context = Vocabulary. Kids wannna hear a STORY. Tone = universal unspoken language dogs lizards evn insects all resonate with&square1 = being good listner. Sympathetic& appropriate2 (maxing out) feeling. People notoriously inappropriate erroneous& unrefined vs being humble. Commonly known as a PRODUCER. Often musician amazing only cuz he feeling amazing. Same person go2 absolute POT any other time. No u have 2always be constant edge of thseat eager active participant a perpetual judge, lawyer&jury@any&every given time. As such unanimously authentically improving capslock. Vs a mere dictated machine parameter&no soul. Distinct contrast = endlessly blank sheet seeing how much farther1 can take that actual nerve ending. Ideally doing it with spontaneity. Eds best work he said were 1st take least effrts. Reflect with scrutiny2any given feel so as 2elevate it. When u play with yr head u vulnerable& locked in2 a box = thred coats always coming. Boxes always have a way of running outv air get stale. Machine on thbrain guitarists always hold 2a distinct set parameter = choreograph/vampiric, hollow& soul draining where tone defined holds2 an entire distinct conversation vs randomly copy&paste gillion impressive notes& phrasings trying bolt on a costume light show. "Yr not showing people how great u are." ~ E.V.H. Ed played 4Ed&not so as2 assume "view count" Van Halen never played 4any1. But Van Halen. 1st. You all wr always 2nd. Alex Van Halen correctly state#1 thing Van Halen had was TONE& Ed used 2say "I'm a tone chaser." Get it? Ed was enthusiastic constant eager& active INVOLVED participant. I was only person took Eds baton so as 2play better then Ed. I'd stand on his exhausted shoulders where all u people seem2think yr whole aim in life is2b a tape recorder copy Fred jack&Jill. I just had my head bolted on dffrnt I'd just sit around on thsidelines. Waiting 4some1 good enuff impress me. Only then I would take his baton &strictly, solely so as2run faster then they did. And it wasnt about getting anywhere. It was about being there. In that zone. Where everything else melts away. kzbin.infoYuTZyGwQH4Y?si=si7ZtZ6nDkpWSnu3 AAAAAAAAAA It's hard convince people they a demonic (deteimental) LITERAL downloaded scrypt. "Have u seen a man thinks he is wise? There is more hope 4 thstupid1 then 4him." I already read thscrypt on where u will be with guitar. It is total failure. I have never b4 been givn oppurtunity try change that. Lucifer&his kidz constantly cutting edge reading downloading scrutinizing my mind. Satan& company constantly edge of seat think if they kill me their problems over their matrix will gel& if they destroy my orgone henge it will all be better. I xplain2them that will only cause our matrix re-set. Has never happened b4. = Armageddon. Thmatrix will jail Satan 4 1,000 years. It's just not like the old dayz. When they killed Jesus benefited from it. I warned them abouthis that they had 2do this that or the other or I would burn them. They didnt bleev me. Satan later called my orgone fire I built THBLINDSIDE OF TH AGES. I was not expecting burn every1 of them. My orgone henge burning his entire dimension we talking entire inhabited planets they downloaded in th abyss (space.) (Your constellations = evil aliens planets.) They are dying. I dunno if yr gonna bleev this but Lucifer came over ysdrday pretending be Yahweh.. Visits me every day. Useful cuz in this way I get in his head read his entire program. Josh program: Your attempt play guitar isnt an attempt it's engineered basically be a f-you whitewash. End of thday that duzn gonna look good 4Josh. Our job =2 not throw in thtowel I always have my orders. Currently that involve covering all bases never cease enlist any& all of Josh's around me. This will be intresding I 100% serious put some1 on thmap in guitar. I can make any1 wrldz best. Any willing person. By that i mean u will play by far at YOUR givn optimum this is fact. AAAAAAAAAA People have thpersistance& attention span anymore of an absolute fcking retard. Bible say "thlazy1 has got2lazy bring thfork2his mouth." U texthm they dont talk they tweet. Maybe1little chirp here & there. Walking corpses zombies&it gets better: Now they twitch. Like writing a corpse if yr lucky a muscle will flinch&they type3words. Now? We have TINDER. Lucifer &Lilith named it that in referance 2dead burnt people in h*ll. Those sights demonic portals 2h*ll compnent of which = breed endless short vids&3 sentance i love u i pray 4u purple clown flower texts. Earth itself a portal 2h*ll now. Not2insult (legitimate) people online. 80%earth now arent human = Satans computer animations. Their job2 make reality invisible alternate mockery clickbait pointless universe. Here nor there. I choose not go those sights You Tube specifically pretty much just engineered revolve around1 person. Me. Bcuz Lucifer feels I am epicenter. Of reality. Company called Shimano engineered product I invent went wrldwide immediately was never improved till 2day Lucifer never let that happen again. I been preparing make vid about guitars. That I built wrlds end all guitar so Lucifer now downloading endless "Game Changer" guitar vids. I already lectured 1,000's Luthiers, guitarists (guitar mechanics) over a decade now. When I explain2 Fender forums their guitars back stab corrupt Satan plays Yahweh& dissolves their sales. Lol theez demons try please Satan get sales back. "Stupid1wiser then7people giving sensible reply." Demons stupid. Satan erases their memory&their entire mind a download they control all our manufacturing build poison guitars. Satan HATES inspiring humans. But he had wdo it2 conceal a certain ONE musician who was given power put him in jail. This musician WOULD have put musicians on thMAP & jailed Lucifer. They chose ignore me. Throw devil horn handsigns instead. Driven2tears bkanksheet 1st take: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rF60eJ-re5asadksi=d01OxEsrQ-nk1pNs

[@kevinmalone4109]

Great job As usual Elliot only you could turn this guy!

[@ikejennings1154]

Luv , Elliot Eastons, guitar playing..Imo..he's a guitar whiz! If that makes sense! Anyone 👀, his guitar solo.on ,while my guitar gently weeps!! Tone / every bit if it , is 100% correct as , EC Played on the white alblum...He's has a great demeanor as a person from the interviews of EE I've seen

[@smb7647]

Elliot is a string bending master

[@MrDoneboy]

Yeah, I remember that the Cars were going to play with Styx, in Houston in 1978, but they cancelled out for some reason. We got Ambrosia instead...Bummer!

[@RetroLovelyMag]

Elliot Easton is a guitar, music and music history genius. Full stop.

[@aquamarine99911]

With Easton's solos, of course you have to play them note for note at a gig. They really are an integral part of the song. But, ideally, to give that live vibe, the guitarist should get a second solo which is pure improvisation. I saw George Harrison do that when playing "Something" live. Although usually it would be a second guitarist (like Eric Clapton) doing the improvised part.

[@bradleysear3985]

Elliott said that he was into robbie robertson and the band, and i have read that elvis costello and his producer nick lowe really liked them a lot, and elliot and costello are total beatle heads and seeing as elvis has not had a great guitarist since he workad with john mcfee why not work together , there such eclectic musicians.

[@mt_vu_rx_jukeboxhero]

Listen to Bye Bye Love by Cap'n Swing the original - Then listen to the Cars version, it makes the original sound cute - soft cell. Elliot didn't get around to mentioning Milkweed & Cap'n Swing Rick & Ben's earlier bands Also I thought Elliot was in Thirteenth Floor Elevators or the Moving Sidewalks Roky Ericson or ZZTop which was it ? Bye Bye Love just the beginning - The song is hard to look up on you tube you get so much Everly Brothers covers . I remember the album on the shelf for about a year . Around here in Western Maryland , part of it - I popularized the Cars and Van Halen Cars record was on the rack at a store called Two Guys. There were two stores called Two Guys If Rick was with us he might remember Two Guys in Baltimore and there was one in Hagerstown. That album was on the rack for a year and I had not heard anything Then a few more months went by and a friend had a tape . I took the tape I had been listening to all day in the bar - the inn - the Mountain View Inn and the KiX (The Shooze) were on break and I managed to get Joe Procoppio to play the Cars tape. They would always play music from the soundboard during breaks. Somehow I made sure everybody there that night got an earful of cars. At the View we had Kix they had their Cold Shower on the Soundtrack of Waynes World - until the no playing STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN controversy So they had to take out Atlantic material from the movie - Drats they premiered their second album on Beavis & Butthead - COOL KIDS We had Chad Smith and Toby Redd we had Shannon Larkin the Wrathchild, he was 14 . Hes moved onto join Godsmack and he was in with Candlebox, Cotton Eyed Joe 🤣🤣🤣 We even had Joey Welz spinning records. We were desperate so we got one of Bill Haley's Comets to spin records on Sundays 🤣🤣🤣 I went to get the Van Halen album at the record store it was the one and only Van Halen album at the time 1979 . A guy from Glen Burnie had tuned me into Van Halen. The record store hadnt heard of Van Halen they had to order that …

[@augustusbetucius2931]

Something I'm noticing with almost a total consistency from these interviewers under 40: they do not know how to remain quiet and let the interviewee respond completely before asking their next question, or those that come up in response to something the interviewee says. Have a notepad and make notes! Let the interviewee speak without interruption. Think Dick Cavett, Charlie Rose, etc. This fellow is much better than most, but it still happens in this interview.

[@squivm88]

Elliot is on my short list of folks I want to sit and have dinner with

[@augustusbetucius2931]

I still laugh when I think about Hendrix opening for the Monkees. You know all those moms and their little girls were probably peeing their pants and getting traumatized. The people who booked that tour probably laughed so hard they were reduced to tears. It's hard to comprehend at this very late date, but back then, Hendrix was *scary* *as* *hell* to straight/square white Murica.

[@Mo_Ketchups]

This guy just relentlessly tries to shoehorn in (as Elliot’s talking) how many names/bands & EQ trivia he knows. Wow. 😮‍💨 (Thinks he’s gonna teach Elliot who The Shadows were. lol) 🤦‍♂️

[@Swayzeo]

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[@VisualSOLUTIONSMedia]

Elliot's solos remind me of George Harrison's- short, concise, melodic songs within the song...

[@killereverb3928]

We want to hear what Elliott Easton has to say. Weaving your limited experience into this interview is not really needed. Elliott is being nice, but in truth there isn’t really anything you can illuminate for Elliott that he’s not currently aware of. The more you allow Elliott to speak the better the interview. The more you go on about “your generation” the more the interview suffers. Rick Beato doesn’t pad his interviews with all his experience. He lets the subject of his interview to say ALL THEY WANT. Be like Rick. Btw congratulations on scoring an interview with Elliott Easton. You’re a fortunate lad. Cheers -

[@dennisgabriel9641]

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