I didn't want to take the guitar solos down note-for-note, but more or less use them as a map, and keep all the hooks from the guitar playing, and let myself come through. Brian Setzer guitarhookmap Change image and share on social
People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys. Brian Setzer blueguyjunior Change image and share on social
To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box. Brian Setzer boxcreatemusic Change image and share on social
Rock and roll and swing never quite mixed. Rock and roll came in and just blew everything out of the water. Big bands were dead. Brian Setzer bandbigblow Change image and share on social
To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better. Brian Setzer energyfeltmusic Change image and share on social
Just because you put super great musicians together, it doesn't mean you're going to have that chemistry as a band. Brian Setzer bandchemistrygreat Change image and share on social
For every rockabilly festival staged here, there are 10 held overseas. Brian Setzer festivalholdoverseas Change image and share on social
I put a metronome up to all the songs, and I tried to really keep it true to the original tempos. Brian Setzer metronomeoriginalput Change image and share on social
I wanted to go back to Sun. Unfortunately, most of the gear is gone from Sun. The way I take it now, it's almost like a tourist destination. So, it would have been pretty difficult to have brought all the gear into Sun to make it like it was in the '50's. Brian Setzer backbringdestination share on social
The songwriting has never really stepped forward from the '50's. Brian Setzer forwardsongwritingstep Change image and share on social
