RIP Wilko. Such a talented man. He studied literature at university and could quote long passages of poetry in old (I.e. Anglo Saxon) English. An amazing guitarist and performer too. Such a great character: we'll miss him.
He played like he was firing a machine gun. He had a huge growth which was said to be inoperable but a genius surgeon saved him. Wilco was loved and will be playing in heaven with the likes of Kossoff. Love to you Wilco !!!!!!!
I was trawling OGWT several years ago and found Dr. Feelgood. 5 years later and I can't imagine my life without listening to Wilko each and every day. What a remarkable man. He and Lee left us with some absolute treasures and his later work with Norman is equally as superb.
What a gracious humble man. Throughly entertaining whether playing his guitar or simply speaking. One of the true artists who created an entirely proprietary sound and style. Brilliant.
It's not about the technique it's about his unique style of playing, and he sounds nothing like Hendrix. No one is claiming he invented the thumb over technique, as that would be a ridiculous claim.
Everyone who plays has their own style and technique, it's just some have this to a greater degree than others. There are too many variables for everyone to be exactly the same. From the way you play and hit the strings, the notes you choose, the chords you choosem, the equipment/fx you use, the riffs you come up with and how you apply them (the variables are pretty much endless). Everyone has their own fingerprint, which is why you can tell who is playing in a song if you know a guitarists quirks well enough.
Listening to him made me change the way I practice guitar...he does rhythm and lead at the same time in his own odd way but it really rocks. Even failing to play anything like him I have learned a lot of new ways I can play. Such a down to earth guy...glad I found him on youtube.
His personality matches his guitar playing just awesome, I bought his farewell album with Daltry and so glad it was not to be, look forward to seeing him on stage for 2019
Brilliant Interview, you just got to love Wilko, such a nice humble, honest man. Makes playing the Guitar look so simple, which it's not, his technique is unique, just like him.....Great Stuff....Love it, Eh Folks......
Love Wilko! he's absolutely right about the stratocaster being a design icon too. I'm an SG/LP kinda guy, but there's something special about the look of a strat. There have definitely been improvements in terms of ergonomics, but visually I don't think a good strat can be beaten, nor does anything else sound like one. If you ask a kid to draw an electric guitar, most of them will the shape of a strat first.
Yeah what a Guy Saw Wilco and the Doc...in Channel lslands At the” La Bruvette”...in 1990we came on first our Band Exile...But then Dr.Feelgood made their Presence know Absolutely blew me away Thankyou Wil....l will never forget the inspiration you gave me to play on plus adding the blues Harp.....Brilliant....
When I was a kid, I took the scratchplate off my first electric guitar, a black Squire Strat with a rosewood fingerboard, and sprayed it using a can of Ford radiant red, and the pick up covers and knobs black. I had no idea whatsoever that it was then an exact replica of this Strat, except I stuck some wood grain effect vinyl sheeting to the headstock a la George Harrison's rosewood Telecaster.
Smashin stuff from the riff meister wilco who knows and plays and should be a fully paid up member of the chordie nation. Gettin into the vibe and enjoy
I love the way dear Wilko pronounces "Stratocaster"! One of the great guitarists. He is sorely missed. Lovely to see the audience reaction in this video.
6:28 "the blood... it looked fantastic".. gosh he made me laugh. Miss you man. Part of my music life, thanks, you made a lot of people happy enjoying your unique riffs.
I like this simplicity which is quite hard to do.He has no pick just bare fingers. Guitar really is percussive instrument and Wilko plays it like that.
@@ryanboshell6124 yes. because you can bang on the strings in a very percussive manner. ie; any flamenco guitarist worth his salt. so it is indeed a percussive instrument. a drum on the other hand is an instrument from the percussion family, or a percussion instrument.
I think the moderator person saying ' you can talk about it or pick it up' sums up the difference between British TV and U.S. A U.S. interviewer would never just say 'shut up and play guitar' unless it was obviously a joke.