Joe Walsh Interviewed at Sweetwater 

He is sober!! This was morning after show. He's tired! He pours his heart out during show & he's old. Show respect ♣

Love Joe. Wish him n Felder would get together for a tour. 1 band. 2 lead guitar players.

It was an honor to work with Joe to create his signature pedal the Joe Walsh Double Classic. He is not only a rock legend he really is a nice person, too.

Joe Walsh is a wonderful, clear, precise, kick ass speaker.

Love this guy . There's not many real musicians left like this now , it's all about the short term and how much money you can make . The love of music has been lost

A true genius! Joe has taught me so much about playing guitar. Not directly, but you know what I mean.

Huge fan of his work! He's lived a great party filled life so far :) not bad for being 68. So many of his songs are near and dear to me!

I go back to the James Gang with Joe Walsh's music. That band's music is probably more recognizable now than ever. It's everywhere. Forty-five plus years later! Joe Walsh is a Rock and Roll SAGE! He got sober 20+ years ago, but he has never lost "the slur". I truly think he was just tired when this video was made. In any event, Rock children need to listen to this man's words. BTW, "I hate the Eagles, man!"

Same old Joe. Gotta love him.

He has always sounded like that! I love the "Analogue Man" !

Mitch, you've taken us to the mountain top and introduced us to the master. Thank you.

Love Joe Walsh! And the light bulb falling to the floor and breaking at the end is awesome! ;-)

When he was on Daryl's house, he talked about the loss of actual musician's. Machines and computers taking over the music. Saying you don't have a chance in music at all anymore like you use to. It is sad.

He makes great sense, Especially when he was talking about what was required of the band, drummers especially. I would like to have heard an example of what he was talking about as well .Joe is still one of the best .

I know he's taking a long time saying it, but his message is integral to / the essence of what makes virtuosic style possible. That magic is fleeting and it takes a great deal of work to set the stage for a level of playing beyond a prescripted sequence of parts. If you 're looking for an in-depth interview with Joe where he happens to be a little more energetic, just look up the Howard Stern interview here. Stern can get obnoxious, but the conversation is great. Peace!

Great musician, great interviewer.

Love Joe Walsh. A wealth of life and musical experience shared here. Thank you for sharing this awesome interview, Sweetwater Music.

Rock on joe! I love you man!

A all time favorite of mine since the sixties when he first started to get himself known. His addition with The Eagles was nothing less than phenomenal. Loved his magic with Don Felder as well. Joe's emphasis on ANALOG vs digital is "music" (pun intended) to my ears. Thanks Mitch for getting Joe to sit down and chat. Had to laugh at what looked like an awkward start at the opening greeting. LOL

Great Interview with Joe as usual ....Finest song writer/guitarist anywhere. I'm so glad he's still around !

..love how the interviewer allows Joe to talk and explain... without interrupting.... you got that HOWARD STERN..?

Sweetwater shipped me the most beautiful sounding, playing, guitar I have ever picked up.

The James Gang Live in Concert (at Carnegie Hall) album. Today is August 10, 2016 and I just listened to that album for like the 500th time, and this interview came up tonight. For many years this live album didn't come out on CD at all, and then didn't stay in print. Or was a boutique pressing for 5X the price. Currently you can get the CD for cheap with auto rip at the biggest seller on earth so you can stream it immediately. I do hope you have the desire to hear it. This interview was not that great but as another comment said... the Daryl's House web episode is rewarding. The last track on the James Gang Live in Concert album is 18 minutes and has all the groove and fit that Joe is talking about with a long bass solo, drum solo, then coming together. I noticed today again how really great the bass amplification sounds on the recording. It is a trio but with Joe there on G and Hammond, and the hall reverb, it sounds so full.

Joe has became his part of the machine to perfection. i totally understand what he's talking about when he says to play less and not overplay. You want to be able to hear the song without one person standing out to far and being the most noticable part of the song. it took years for me to get that.when you hear the song it sounds like a great rolling machine and if you were to take one instrument out of the mix you would say oh my God what happened. it would be like going down the road in your car and all of a sudden a spark plug was taken out, your car definitely wouldn't run or sound right.when you get that point and you display it properly the magic is there and it just blows you away. Excellent interview Joe Walsh you're the man simplicity is golden..

i wish there was more stuff of joe walsh i love listening to his genius

Thanks a lot for this Joe. Rock on 🎸

Thanks for all the info Joe. Rock on!

He is 71 amazing he is still alive.

The mans a legend!!!

Lol, am I the only person who noticed the light fall and break at the end..

Joe "your feelings don't matter" Walsh LOVE IT!

Mich you are a masterclass Interviewer

He's much subdued with age, but back in the '70's, he was one wild dude.

Brutal honesty about today's bands and music.

Mick seemed over his head interviewing Joe... LOL! Joe's so loose & Mick's so straight, it was almost hilarious!

Sounds like he's recreating the Allman Brothers now that they're gone, but in his own musical style.....including the two drummers. I could dig that.

What a legend he is !

Joe Walsh is a spiritual philosopher - a really great guy. ❤

Best thing The Eagles ever did was to ask Joe to join the band. I wold love to have had the talent to play with him.

He's right right about emotions. Your emotions are yours. You shouldn't let them take over.

A true Genius of guitar and song arranging and writing.

Hi Joe . I love you.

This is infinitely valuable wisdom thank you Sweetwater

Joe Walsh is a class act

This guy is 100 percent correct he loves to challenge the music to a fight and he knows his team will win if they don't do things that come naturally to make it harder to make it exciting to see what happens I like how he answers the questions on full details too he doesn't beat around the bush with a stick professional as it gets and a friggin legend huge fan of this guy and his story

Love Joes T Shirt too

Great interview and Joe’s a great musician and cool guy!!

Met Joe with one of his friends about eight years ago, genuinely nice guy. I was surprised that he had heard of my old 90's band The Nightshade Project, he invited me to a patio party where we and others played a few tunes. BTW, the friend was none other than Ringo Starr.

Joe is on another level. He's already a master. Now he probably just plays for fun

great interviewer...

What's with the questioning Joe's sobriety ? Joe hasn't had a drink nor a line of coke since 1994, that's twenty five years. Some of you must have been living under a rock for the last twenty years.

The interviewer starts the interview at 100 mph, then Joe slows it down to 20.

It's a strange sort of semi-broadcast; one year since the last comment. We have to get to catching up with live shows.

Mitch glad that it's over! he is alive! But the bulb... Bulb is dead, baby... Bulb is dead...

So underrated.

One aspect of joe that I like is his work ethic. Learn to work sick. That's a lost ideology.

Joe Walsh has destroyed so many HOTEL ROOMS that even when at 16:59 the bulb breaks at the end of the interview he doesn't even blink!!! ROCK STAR! Joe is close to 68 years old during this interview so just image your grandparents who are probably retired going to do an interview after traveling for months and working a full schedule like Joe Walsh's! Joe is awesome and a professional He's always kind of spoke like a bit of a burn out though!

I LOVE YOU JOE

good advice for life in general...very philosophical

I know he's sober, or supposed to be. He's obviously very tired, after having just done a show, but listening to this is kind of difficult.

Huge fan. But not sure if. He straight here... Love you Joe

The man's a legend. Let's cut him some slack.

What did he break at the end?😂

20+ yrs sober. To all the kids out there. AVOID DRUG USE AND ALCOHOL!!!! Joe is a cool dude!!!

“Trying to get everyone to play less” is genius advice.

How do you get drummers to stay off the cymbals?

Ry Cooder does this with his very large band. He never rehearses at all ever. Show up and play.. See what happens.

That's internal fortitude. Give the customer what they paid for.

Joe dislikes "canned", robotic, perfect music. He LIKES spontaneity and mistakes. He says that's what makes the music real and keeps it honest. Auto-tune, TAKE THAT!

Light fail at 17 min mark

What happened to that light bulb?

Does this guy play guitar? Is he any good?

I accidentally muted this while it was playing, and it had a faintly disturbing quality to it.

why did you censor joe walsh

His comment about "automatic pilot" sounds directed right at The Eagles. He has to hate that regimented task of being in The Eagles. But who could say no to the money?

Love him but poor Ringo! LOL

I would not want to get into an argument with Joe!

If you don’t get Joe it’s only because you are on the wrong wavelength and that sucks for you

MITCH: Uh huh. Uh huh. Yeah. Uh huh. Right. Uh huh. Uh huh Yeah. Yeah. Right. Right. Right. Uh huh. Sure.

F.B.I. Friggin Birth Investigator!

Looks like Joe is stoned

great interview, but a little awkward

Joe looks tired!

Can we really not get a shot of whisky for that interviewer?

"what makes a great musician?" "being able to function..." Lol. yeah...

Joe has "Fell off the wagon !" written all over him !

un hmm ... un hmm .... un hmm ... get a new line, Mitch

Ha Ha, 3 minute interview that took 17 minutesp

too much dope homeie"😲

I think the poor old lad is off the wagon. Look at how alert Mitch is vs Joe. I know Joe is pretty old now but still. He’s entitled. That’s fine.

IS EVERYONE ON SOME SORT OF OPIOID THESE DAYS ........ LOL ; )

loving the intelligence and the lack thereof...on spot, but missing a few cells. Creator genius... But rough interview

So much cringe. Feelings? I thought we were gonna talk about gear!

Respect.