Steve Hackett: The Interview | From Genesis Lead Guitarist And Beyond

[@Producelikeapro]

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[@rolandwyss]

Sonny Landreth, Daniel Lanois, Ry Cooder, John Scofield, Robert Fripp

[@jonathanrichard6881]

EVH was Awesome!

[@QTQification]

From the old days, Steve Howe is also an excellent guitarist. Thank you Waren!

[@Cimbarius]

David Rhodes, Andy Summers, Steve Hackett, Warren Cucurullo,

[@tjtanner500]

Larry Carlton, Jimmy Page and George Benson

[@stevecoscia]

I saw Genesis Revisited in 2015 in Baltimore. Dynamite show - so thankful that Steve Hackett took his band on the road. He is such a knowledgeable and experienced guitarist and he is proof that the best humor contains an element of truth (i.e."You never know with Tony, which version you're going to get."). SH cracks me up.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing Steve! That sounds like an amazing show to have seen

[@claudius3124]

Steve Hackett has always been on the top tier of my favorite guitar players of all time so I'm so pleased you interviewed him at last. A million thanks for that! Have a wonderful day! 🙂

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much

[@keithroberts150]

Steve is one of my favorites ever. Thank you so much Warren. Just wish this interview was much longer.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for watching

[@andrewfarrell6120]

Steve Hackett is brilliant his playing last year on Liz Frasier's Sun's Signature was an absolute trip. So incredible.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! A master

[@HeavyMetalTones]

One of my musical hero’s live he’s amazing and his feel and phrasing is beautiful thanks for the interview

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@cfaibah]

One of the most underrated guitarists ever imo... not a single note is wasted by this guy, so tasteful

[@Producelikeapro]

Very well said!!

[@daviHuggMonster]

Had the chance to see him play on his last tour. Absolutely genius and lots of Goosebumps . True fan and hearing Supper's ready finally in a true live setting....just amazing.

[@Producelikeapro]

I wish I was there! Sounds incredible

[@daviHuggMonster]

it was. I did see Musical Box twice,sadly never The Watch but Steve is an original member so completly different than a cover band, his band is also amazing@@Producelikeapro

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing!@@daviHuggMonster I have to go the next chance I get

[@outtathyme5679]

Saw Genesis at the Beacon Theater w/Bruford on drums circa 1976. Second row!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! That just have been amazing

[@plapclips6799]

What a treat, a true master of his craft! Wow, Steve Hackett!

[@Producelikeapro]

A true master indeed

[@sixstringalliance4417]

A true master of the guitar!

[@Producelikeapro]

Exactly!

[@jppagetoo]

A very un-celebrated guitar player. He deserves a lot more recognition than he gets for what he did both in Genesis and after. Very tasteful player.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed, incredible player

[@paulseitz672]

Great to see Steve under your microscope! Had the privilege of seeing him and the band do all of Seconds Out live in Sydney last year - amazing!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Paul! That sounds like an amazing show!

[@danielphillips8416]

The mercurial Mr Tony Banks. Wonderful interview Mr H, thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Daniel!

[@joaocalladomusico]

Lovely interview! Steve Hackett is one of my musical idols and I'm very humbled to have recorded an album that he also participated (Fernando Moura - Festa Com Orquestra). I'd love to watch you interviewing Tony Banks, Robert Fripp and Nile Rodgers. Congratulations, as always!

[@Producelikeapro]

I would love to interview all of those heavy weights!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so for the compliment, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@thesongacademy5017]

A very significant interview

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Now that is marvelous to say the least! Very powerful legacy, home to one of the most important prog bands ever. Love it guys.

[@Producelikeapro]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks ever so much

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@Producelikeapro Of course!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@RC32Smiths01you rock

[@dioraranel2000]

The Defector tour was the first show I saw. I mean litterally the first show I've ever seen. I was 16. The bar was set high for anything coming later. And I got a Fender medium pick from a roadie when they were taking down the stage after the performance. Exactly like the one shown on the inner sleeve of the album.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for the great comment! That Tour must have been amazing

[@dioraranel2000]

@@Producelikeapro It was a great show in Québec City. Vivid memories from it. There was a flutist and, thinking of it, was it Hackett's brother? Your channel is gold. There is genuine love for music in what you ''produce'', even before technicality or gear, and you manage to blend in everything explaining the magic without erasing it.

[@Producelikeapro]

Aw shucks! Thanks ever so much! That really means a lot!@@dioraranel2000

[@budgetguitarist]

Steve Hackett really did his own thing. Back in the 70s, every other guitarist was playing blues licks, but Steve weaved these lyrical lines in and out of the music in a way that no one else did. A very unique player - I'm a huge fan.

[@Producelikeapro]

He certainly did! Thanks for the great comment

[@trollstjerne]

Great interview Warren. I only wish it was longer and that you could have meet him in person. First time i heard of him was when he guested on Gandalf's album Gallery of Dreams and then his live album Live in Vienna. Then i found his solo work and his amazing work in Genesis. He's a great guitarist and songwriter!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, amazing guitarist!

[@Vesohag]

Woooow!! This is phenomenal! Genesis is one of my favourite, if not favourite, bands. Thanks a lot, Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

Mine too! Thanks ever so much

[@spitfiremusic3997]

What an incredible interview! Thanks guys. Steve is such an amazing talent

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you ever so much

[@alexanderbeta-werburghii6176]

Thank you Steve.

[@Producelikeapro]

Steve Hackett Rocks!

[@alexanderbeta-werburghii6176]

@@Producelikeapro Peter Gabriel era Genesis were inspirational for me as a young teen in the 70's. 'Foxtrot' was the first album I heard that wasn't my parents' Easy Listening; you might imagine how mind-blowing that was. I could never thank the band enough. For me Steve is one of the best guitarists ever because he serves the music with open-hearted genius. That progressive line up are still my favourite band and listening to Steve's work on 'Forth of Fifth' still makes me cry at 60+.Along with some classical and English folk it's the closest we can get to the Divine in my opinion. I love all genres by the way. There aren't many albums that can bear repeated listenings and never get old, other than the four L.P.s 'Nursey Cryme' to 'Selling England by the Pound'. I'd say only Yes's 'Close to the Edge' and 'Fragile' and Steely Dan's classic run from 1972-76 - with the amazing work of Denny Diaz and Skunk Baxter - and Steelye Span's first album can do that, after all this time, not including classical music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Foxtrot is such an amazing album indeed!@@alexanderbeta-werburghii6176 I also love Steeleye Span

[@mobeus84]

This guy is a real pioneer. His musical chouces and tones were unbelievable and the stuff he wrote was indeed special.

[@Joey-rp5vg]

Thanks Steve your a cool dude and down to earth, thanks very much for the great interview PLAP

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Joey! You Rock!

[@jensleuner527]

Can-Utility and the Coastliners is imo clearly one of the most underrated pieces in the entire history of music.

[@Producelikeapro]

Ah yes! The legend of King Cnut

[@jensleuner527]

Thanks a bunch for the hint! I just looked that up. To be honest I had absolutely no idea whatsoever what the song is about (as frankly is the case with most Gabriel-era songs for me - it got somewhat more comprehensible for me later on). Ignorant Hun that I am I was only talking about the music.

[@Producelikeapro]

It's ok, I'm a huge fan of history! That's why I know those kinds of things! Haha@@jensleuner527

[@jensleuner527]

​@@Producelikeapro: a huge fan I would call myself also - an Englishman however I am absolutely not, and so I really tend to have a hard time with Genesis' Gabriel-era lyrics, as most references are absolutely lost on me and more often than not I'm not even sure whether it's my meagre English-skills or my lack of knowledge regarding English history, folklore, and what not - especially since there seem to be quite a few (and then some) plays on words, which of course have the potential to make it extra-hard for a non-native speaker (or outrightly wreak complete havoc on any attempt) to make sense of of it all - these lyrics are just way too advanced in every regard for this dumb German bloke here. 😂

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha I'm not sure I've ever met a dumb German, your English is great @@jensleuner527

[@rivermintofficial]

Thank you. I like Steve Hackett and also Johnny Marr and Keith - the chief ❤

[@Producelikeapro]

Great eclectic choices!!

[@Frazer777]

A little Steve Hacket story... One fine summer's day about 15 years ago, I thought I'd rehearse a Bach repertoire of cello suites and luteworks on the guitar for an upcoming 'gig' and decided on the South Bank outside the Tate Modern to see how the public - and of course myself - would react to the idea. Ten minutes in a lovely lady walked over and dropped a tenner in my case just as I finished a piece and before I could speak she beat me to it: 'Beautiful,' she said. 'My son plays the guitar, you know.' 'Oh really,' I replied, thinking it might be one of 'those' conversations. 'Yeah,' she said. 'You might have heard of him - Steve Hacket. He was in Genesis. Did very well for himself...' Then she pointed to my old classical and said: 'Never heard him play like that though...' And with that she walked off. Did it make my day? I don't think there's a guitarist I haven't told that story to.

[@Producelikeapro]

That's very lovely of his Mum to be so complimentary to you, it must have felt truly wonderful to hear!

[@burmesecolourneedles4680]

Steve seems to be one of the most-interviewed musicians these days, incredibly generous with his time - I have to say, I enjoyed this brilliant interview at least as much as any of them. I'd love to hear from some of the orchestral musicians who played on his renditions of the classic Genesis songs, how it felt to play that music. The arrangements in the live shows were extremely skilful and satisfying.

[@babylemonade2868]

One of my favourite Steve solos is the one at the end of the lamia

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@alanmatthew5713]

This guitar wizard has written my FAVORITE two-hand tapping intro ever.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! Agreed 100%!

[@alanmatthew5713]

@@Producelikeapro I feel that he is definitely underrated. What he did in Genesis opened a LOT of musical doors. And, I really like the GTR record.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed with both points@@alanmatthew5713

[@FundamentalsUK]

Cool thanks Warren, and Steve. Looking forward To hearing some “Lamb cutlets” on the 2024 show at Aylesbury 👍🏻🙂

[@Producelikeapro]

Absolutely amazing

[@metalenvyer]

Thank you so much Warren, I'm a huge fan of Steve and Genisis. His style of playing has aways different from other guitarist his dark and eerie melodies with the Ebo slide makes his playing is something to die for. I remember getting his first album which the vocalist from Kansas plus the late great Richie Havins was on it. I love the interviews with all my favorite artist from across the pond. Thanks again.

[@neutrino109]

Great interview. Steve's a great guy. Barrios said something like "To be a guitarist one must bathe in the fountain of culture." That's definitely Steve. Got to meet him once, talked about music and guitars (obviously) but also books, philosophy, the paranormal.

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s fantastic to hear! Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@paulogtr1]

Great interview. It is incredible how Steve could make a magic sound. At the time of the album Foxtrot (1972,1973), in the studio, he used a Marshall Supa Fuzz, Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz, and Volume Swell pedal after the Fuzzes, even though he had used before the Fuzzes, such as in his previous album "Nursery Cryme" on "The Fountain of Salamacis" and "Seven Stones." Sometimes, Hackett used the Fuzz pedal with a saturated Fuzz tone; He sometimes used the Cry Baby Wah-wah pedal before the Fuzz to add a different tone quality, boosting specific frequencies and a two-way switch to create high harmonics. Hackett selected the neck pickup, which had its tone control all the way back, attenuating high frequencies and reducing the noise created by the Fuzz. He recorded the Foxtrot with a little amp Fender Champ and sometimes used the Leslie Speaker Cabinet to record his Gibson Les Paul, Hagstrom BJ-12, and for "Horizons," he used a Yamaha 6-string Steel.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for the great comment! Love all those details! Love the Fender Champ

[@paulogtr1]

Thank you! One more thing: in "Supper's Ready," he used Duo Fuzz to do the solo in the middle of part III, but nowadays, he uses SamAmp. In part V, "Willow Farm," he used the Duo Fuzz for single lines, but he recorded part of it just going to the Fender amp using natural distortion; in part VI, "Apocalypse in 9/8, he used the champ amp clean sound, but nowadays, to punch more, Steve uses Pete Cornish Iron Treble Booster Pedal and in part VI "A Sure As Eggs Is Eggs" at the end of the song, he used Tonebender Pedal, sometimes using it with volume pedal to remove the attack. Live, in 1973, he used Hiwatt 100W, Hiwatt 150w 4x12 Cabinets. Congratulations on your great channel!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for the amazing details!@@paulogtr1

[@Producelikeapro]

So glad you enjoy the channel@@paulogtr1

[@lphilpot01]

Great interview! I've been a fan since the late seventies when I got introduced to Genesis -- as well as all things prog -- by my music-major college roommate. I remember actually running into Steve and Kim Poor in the mid '80s. A friend and I were in New Orleans for a GTR concert at the Saenger Theatre. Earlier in the afternoon we were killing a few hours at the old Jackson Brewery (by that time a shopping mall) and saw Steve and Kim. We were able to speak for a few minutes and moved on. Very polite and personable and a totally unique musical voice.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Yes, I'm a huge fan and I tried hard not to gush to much! Haha

[@Producelikeapro]

The first time I heard him in Genesis I was hooked! Then Spectral Mornings and Defector just sealed the deal! HUGE talent!

[@lphilpot01]

@@Producelikeapro I would also have to include Please Don't Touch as well. There so much power, subtlety and originality there. It just gets better with age.

[@Producelikeapro]

Marvellous!@@lphilpot01 Thanks for sharing!

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤ Really really love your channel. My favorite favorite favorite guitar player is Tom Bukovac

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow, thank you!

[@Steedonline]

Steve Hackett and Ritchie Blackmore got me into guitar playing 🙌

[@Producelikeapro]

Both amazing influences

[@vitavomloehberg]

This moment when the UV lights go on, this massive Mellotron sounds lifts up the venue‘s roof and two glowing eyes stare at you is just mindblowing ! Experienced this several times with The Musical Box. I have this „live at the Rainbow“ DVD in 5.1 of the Live Box set which is nothing but brilliant. Saw Steve also live In Hamburg once with Nicky Beggs and once withe Roine Stolt. His guitar sound is amazing, I remember they had a 5.1 PA setup which sounded great. Great stuff Warren !! You’re not one of those who ignore artists as Mike Oldfield, Yes, Genesis….. I appreciate that !

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@vitavomloehberg]

@@Producelikeapro it took me by surprise what Tony said to him about the legacy. Didn‘t expect that at all. More the opposite to be honest… Tony banks always seems to be negative about the old ones.

[@Producelikeapro]

I'm sure there is a ton of love between after all these years, they've grown together and their success can be attributed to each others efforts@@vitavomloehberg

[@mariolatouche3466]

Hola , muy buenas tardes!! Hay muchos buenos guitarristas y Steve Hackett es uno de ellos!! Saludos!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Muchos gracias mi amigo!

[@mifunegoh4773]

Steve Hackett is a true artist

[@mobiuspaw494]

Thanx, very enjoyable. 👍

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@duncanparsons]

Luvly interview with some much less than FAQs!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@hoisin75]

2 awesome people

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever is much!

[@tony1961]

Had the pleasure of meeting Steve with his girlfriend at the time, Kim Poor back on 12th May 1979 at the Hammersmith Odeon. He had snuck into the Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel & Steve Harley memorial concert for Bill Duffield, who was a Lighting technician who unfortunately was killed early on Kate's tour. Quick chat, said I'll see him next Saturday, which i did, as he was playing Hammy Odeon himself. From memory he was sitting in L35/L36.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you so much for sharing.

[@markbeeson5674]

Andy Summers was always my guy early on, followed by Adrien Belew and Robert Fripp.

[@Producelikeapro]

Andy is such an important guitar player!

[@ericarmstrong6540]

Allan Holdsworth, Robert Fripp, Steve Howe, Fred Frith, Derek Bailey, Steve Hackett, John McLaughlin...

[@Producelikeapro]

All amazing players

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

The last Genesis album I can listen to in its entirety is Wind And Wuthering. Everything after Steve left I could put on a 'hits' playlist. Nothing against Darryl Steurmer, but he didn't bring anything to Genesis other than someone to do Steve's parts live. The textures that Steve weaves in something like Ripples, the soaring solo in Firth of Fifth. Steve has a unique vision of the guitar's place in pop music. I hope I get to see him before we're both too deecrepit.

[@hans-anneveldt]

Steve played shergold guitars, i have a lefty costum masquerader...

[@Producelikeapro]

Mike Rutherford definitely played Shergold, I think of Steve more as a Les Paul player.

[@splashesin8]

😃🙌🏻

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@Weirdbloke1]

"Wearing the curators cap in a museum of my own making".....L.O.L.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wonderful comment

[@markfeggeler3479]

I’ll put in my two cents as a fan for what I’d like to hear from the solo catalog: Rebecca There Are Many Sides to the Night Darktown Cedars of Lebanon India Rubber Man Loch Lomond/Phoenix Flown Icarus Ascending Every Day Those Golden Wings Set Your Compass Tigermoth Nomads How Can I? Serpentine Song Marijuana Assassin of Youth Spectral Mornings Taking the Easy Way Out Air Conditioned Nightmare Down Street Under the World - Orpheus Looks Back

[@Producelikeapro]

So many great tracks!!

[@floling]

441 :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, indeed!

[@johnweston7233]

Hugh Laurie is so talented

[@Producelikeapro]

He is! Not sure how that’s relevant here! Haha

[@johnweston7233]

@@Producelikeapro Haha! Fab interview - need more Genesis alumni, but especially Steve

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks!@@johnweston7233 Yes, it was amazing!

[@pnarco]

Homophobic Christians always want to make that old joke you know: 'In the Book of Genesis: it was Adam and EVE! Not Adam and STEVE! There was no 'STEVE' in Genesis!' To which I counter, 'No. No, Steve HACKETT was in Genesis.' Checkmate, Christians.

[@cyclesgoff9768]

A transatlantic hair dye extravaganza.😇.