![]() That solo I had written out before we recorded. Do you write solos out before you record them? Your solo on “High Roller” is beautifully structured. Any time Gov’t Mule is playing, I drop everything and go see Warren play. Oh, thanks! For me, it’s been a lot of Allman Brothers. On “Red River,” your guitar lines are big and bold, yet poetic. Sometimes I like fuzz and wah, but other than that, I think it’s gotta come from your hands. I try to keep it as clean and direct as possible. I think tone is in the hands – from the hand to the heart. ![]() You don’t seem to go for a lot of effects. Overall, your guitar sound is very pure and unaffected. There was one audition when they said, “You’re great, and you’re an awesome player, but we really need to hire a guy.” It was just the one time. One day I won’t have to ask this, but did you ever encounter sexism? Were there ever issues with you being a female guitarist? I just felt so grateful that I could do something that brought me so much joy. I loved talking to other musicians and playing with them. I went to open-mic nights and jams, and met everybody I could. I played with other bands for many years. I was a guitar-for-hire before Roses and Cigarettes. Were you in other bands before Roses and Cigarettes? I let things be big when they need to be, but then I bring things down and get quiet. ![]() I’m a big believer in “less is more.” I like space. I’m mindful that my guitar should tell a story. The texture of his playing and how he sounds so human – he just has that touch, you know? Then there’s Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Howlin’ Wolf, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi. I played an acoustic for three years before I got a Strat.īlues is all over your style. They were like, “Okay, this kid needs lessons!” After that, I was off and running. I practiced all day, and the next morning I woke up my parents and played it for them. I told my mom, “I want to learn how to play that.” She figured out the chords and showed them to me. I was 10 years old and heard “Put Your Lights On” by Santana and Everlast on Supernatural. I was four years old and I saw her playing these chords. That music was playing around me from the start. She and my dad loved music and saw all the big bands – Zeppelin, Skynyrd… Everybody you can imagine. Was there a moment when you realized that you wanted to pick up the guitar?
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