NAMM 2014: Marty Friedman Interview 

i like that cute japanese bow. he's been in japan so long. proud of this guy for doing what he wants to do and how he wants to do it. one of the most passionate and humble guitarists I know 8:24

Marty could fart on a record being the only track and I'd still buy that shit

Awesome interview :)

Well. Marty speaks of the truth. At least for me. Even though I love guitar to death, there is only so much guitar instrumental song my ear can take before I switch to songs with vocal.

Words of wisdom, exactly how i feel about music. Either im jealous or i don't like it. EXACTLY...

It's great to hear an honest viewpoint from an experienced professional. Thanks Ivan for a great interview!

Thank you Marty For that wonderful and honest advices.

I've been looking forward to this one \m/

Mart Friedman is the most a-fucking-mazing. I have loved this guy for a long long time!

Rust in peace is the most Martyest thing you've ever done!!! This album is gonna rock nonetheless!

Great Interview!

Marty is the best guitar player in the world.

Your best record is "Introduction" Marty! And "Scenes" of course. Ah and "Tokyo Jukebox".

What a cool guy Marty is :)

He is very humble and fantastic guitarist.I love him-Inger,India

Marty, i love every solo album you've done!!!

Marty is still my favorite metal guitarist. Still love Dragon's Kiss. This is my version of my favorite Marty moment from Megadeth :) Megadeth Lucretia (Marty Friedman solo) by Chris Combs

Yes Marty Friedman!

best marty interview for some time!

Thank you Marty!

Wow deep thoughts and feelings

Love you Marty... Your every word is true

3:12 - Hi, I'm Marty Friedman. You may remember me from such bands as....

I did not know about Ewan Dobson on the album... He's like one of the best acoustic guitarists out there!

Damn! I was ALWAYS a huge Marty fan. Now I dig the guy even more! Such honesty, wisdom, and an all round nice guy.... Marty! You just sold copy of your new album!

He should come back to Australia, I got to meet him in 2010!!!

The interviewer did a great job. But I don't agree with Martin's point of view about instrumental music.

Love that man

Usa supporter here marty!

Honestly, I think instrumental music is getting bigger rather than shrinking. But I do see where he is coming from. Players such as Vai and Satriani can get boring because it's mainly just them in the spotlight. Now compare those guitar players to bands such as Scale the Summit and Animals as Leaders where the focus is more on the songwriting and letting each player have their moment to shine. I hear more and more instrumental bands come out each day so obviously a good majority of people are catching on.

Marty and jason together again =)

...also... 6:50 SO TRUE!

Instead of mentioning Prince, for a second, I thought Marty was going to say Buckethead.

marty speaks the fucking truth

origato gazaimasu

That bow at 8:25

Marty has gotta listen to Wide Eyes, he would like them

He's absolutely right. Although personally I do really enjoy instrumental records, there's nothing worse than a great band with a shitty singer. I completely agree with actually being in a band probably being better for you than going all solo. Although there are a few exceptions. Nice to hear from Mr Friedman!

I think Marty's views about Instrumental music are more about instrument CENTRIC instrumental music, IE the Satriani's or the Vai's type of instrumental. And with myself being in an instrumental band, id have to agree with him. Instrumental music where the melody is all guitar centric is boring as bat shit these days. My band has moved away from our guitar centric creations and I deliberately pushed my guitar parts to the layering of the creations. No one cares about the sweeps and taps and all the BS that you can do on a guitar, they just dont. People want a great song that tells a story regardless of how good you are. You CAN keep an audience's attention if you are just willing to take the focus off your own playing and put the energy into the song your writing and keeping the material interesting and moving. Look at the orchestral greats and learn how they wrote instrumental music that still captivates people today.

So Honest Marty (in a way). What he actually wants to say is that "if i hadn't been part of Cacphony/ Megadeth, nobody would've known me". I love Marty and all, but that's the truth.

"...its the funnest thing to play, because you don't have to deal with any singers." Haha.

I don't agree with this: "Another thing - guitar players don't even like to listen to guitar players." or this: "Instrumental music is kind of a dead-end street." But I guess the rest is pretty solid advice.

Bit insulting to the guy playing Jason's comosition to say it's as if Jason has reached through and played it for him... I expect itll be more about him being an amazing guitarist himself.

Betcha Dave Mustaine is still kicking himself in the ass for letting this guy get away

Please tour the UK. Big fan, ever since Go Off, which I prefer to Speed Metal Symphony, like Marty says, you need vocals.