I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I guess my brain is wired backwards. I don't know what possessed me to do that, but I did. Brian Setzer askbackwardsbrain share on social
The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people's ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It's not how fast you play. It's that unique blending of different stuff I'm most proud of. Brian Setzer bendblendchord share on social
We weren't afraid to mix some crazy styles into the standard rockabilly look. We also took a lot of different musical influences that were part of that era. Brian Setzer afraidcrazyera Change image and share on social
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
The songwriting has never really stepped forward from the '50's. Brian Setzer forwardsongwritingstep 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
The biggest challenge for me was Get Rhythm. I don't know why. Brian Setzer bigchallengerhythm Change image and share on social
I started a big band when grunge was popular. I mean, that didn't make much sense. Brian Setzer bandbiggrunge Change image and share on social
