Richie Kotzen on His Early Career, New Album 'Nomad,' and the Evolution of His Playing Style

[@TheSoulsandRevive]

Great interview! Richie is what you call a 'complete musician', very inspiring in all levels and especially as a songwriter/guitarist! Cheers for this.

[@GuitarInteractive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ilovepancakes1]

Kotzen is one hell of player and songwriter

[@luigipati3815]

cool interview to a brilliant guitarist, especially the questions about songwriting etc. I still think his debut album is one of the best guitar album ever made, very creative and free

[@EpicGuitarInstruction]

Fantastic interview! - great job! IMO Richie is one of the best singer/guitarists around today and incredibly underrated, especially his singing abilities. Saw him live with Winery Dogs - was EPIC. He just keeps cranking out the music and tearing it up on guitar - great stuff! Looking forward to his new record. Thank u for this interview - rock on! -David T, NLG EGI

[@GuitarInteractive]

Thanks for checking it out. Richie is one of the greatest for sure.

[@HunterRouth]

This might be the best "guitar oriented" interview Richie has ever done. Well done, mate. That digital/tube comment was hilarious. 😂

[@GuitarInteractive]

Thanks so much for checking it out, and the kind words. Was a pleasure to chat with Richie. 🤘

[@luigipati3815]

agree about he said that the talk about gear gets 'extraordinarily boring after a while', because it is absolutely true for those who work on actual music....a painter would not get obsessed with paint brushes

[@GuitarInteractive]

Interview Chapters 0:00 - Introduction 0:09 - Interview start 0:19 - Richie’s Love for Playing in the UK 2:06 - Richie’s Live Rig for the Tour 3:04 - The Magic of the Marshall 1959 Amplifier 4:40 - Choosing Speakers and Cabinets for Live Sound 5:47 - Developing the Tech 21 Fly Rig Pedal 7:12 - Beta Testing a New Wah Pedal 8:18 - Digital Gear vs. Analog Gear 8:55 - Richie Kotzen's Writing Process 10:37 - Capturing Song Ideas on the Go 13:07 - Reflecting on Writer’s Block and Creativity 15:05 - Early Musical Influences 17:24 - Learning Guitar Techniques from Legends 19:53 - Evolution of Richie’s Playing Style 21:27 - Visualising the Fretboard 24:55 - Joining Stanley Clarke’s Band 26:55 - Shrapnel Records Era and Early Albums 29:19 - Transition from Instrumental Guitar to Singer songwriter 32:20 - The Live in Sao Paulo Performance 35:21 - New Album 'Nomad' Release Preview 37:15 - Future Plans

[@sayhuhhhh]

Richie is great - killer musician, humble guy, relaxed visionary… always a great interview

[@sermorel]

24:39 the best part of the interview. Music is really a languange.

[@titi64230]

Just got this album , play it 3 times , so good

[@johnnyresistance]

love richie, super talented singer songwriter and guitar player and chilled out guy

[@kirkredden8605]

Richie is the master

[@babagadoush1]

Love Richie’s voice!

[@deanwitt7903]

I remember as a kid listening to kotzens shrapnel records stuff . It was a crazy time for guitar players and it seemed like there was this amazing war between all these guys .

[@pangea2003]

one of the best interviews i have heard made to Richie so far..👌 it's not the gear folks..

[@babagadoush1]

Thank you so much for this. Richie is such a unique and tasteful artist. Love his catalog. Great question about his writing process.

[@GuitarInteractive]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed 🤘

[@ChiefGuitarOfficer]

Richie is a monster player! (And singer and songwriter too!)

[@JasminMusic1602]

What he use on Fever Dreams album...this tone is amazing !!!

[@DesignerLuv]

Richie is a genius creator! Thank you for such a great interview 🙏♥️

[@GuitarInteractive]

Our pleasure!

[@GianfrancoTorrisiguitar]

totally agree with Richie about the writing process!!! great Richie, thanks for the interview ;-)

[@GuitarInteractive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ramsesii5744]

Great questions! Thanks.

[@GuitarInteractive]

Thanks for checking it out.

[@zepapires]

John Coltrane’s “Giant step”? That’s incredible. Coltrane’s music is awesome. PS.: if you guitarist put a Giant Steps backing track and you’re able to improv over it, congrats, you really master the fretboard. 🙂

[@NickLaytonGuitar]

Absolutely fantastic interview, thank you!

[@GuitarInteractive]

Our pleasure!

[@smartrn1]

Definition of a Musician. And a great one. 🤘🏻🇺🇸🎸🔥

[@GuitarInteractive]

100%

[@tomtuma]

Thank you!!!. Great video!!. I am a huge R.K. fan

[@rsc2573]

I would love it it he would play some songs off of Fever Dream and Mother Head's Family Reunion. That would be amazing!!!

[@JockeLundgrenTV]

Really great interview. Thanks!! 🙏🏻

[@GuitarInteractive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@pgrove]

Great interview.

[@GuitarInteractive]

Thanks for checking it out.

[@ron3676]

Really great hearing Richies story of his growing as a musician . It something where all going through as musicians. Different Roads that all lead to the same place musicly. -Thanks.

[@ryantotten5011]

I’m glad he brought up Coltrane!

[@timwhite5562]

I've been building and repairing amps for over twenty years. Of course there's a difference between point to point and PCB amps. You can hear the difference when you go from cheap instrument cables to a quality one. With that said, how would one think that there wouldn't be a difference between having every component connected directly to the next component versus one that has a conductive trace drawn onto a board connecting each components?

[@kennethlinton4432]

Killer player!

[@hagiharayumiko2650]

It is the Fly Rig that makes it possible for David to defeat Goliath and be enthroned as KING🎉CONGRATS Richie the King of the most incredible live music experience on earth 👏😻your songs are so good I don't want to listen to anything else which suits me fine

[@juancrisostomobarquero6319]

Richie, you are royalty as well!

[@boddumblues]

Ritchie's got an interesting mind.

[@seancook2264]

Love the comment on digital modellers. “I have 52 amps around the house, why would I plug in something and play make believe!” owch! 😂

[@DomingoCaro-h5v]

Hi how are you rock on dude l am learning to play guitar basic power chords

[@60pico60]

Habilitar subtítulos!!!!!!!

[@YMESYDT]

I always think it’s funny when guys have signature amps but use something else on stage a year later lol

[@dracandros]

glad he cut his hair short

[@clemclemson9259]

why?

[@michaeljensen8211]

At 21.... I got a body and what is it good for doing (ligato), very good explained ☝️