Interview Andy McKee part 1

[strabbs1]

So when's hw doing an instructional DVD!, imagine that

[strabbs1]

Half wit interviewer, andys as close to genius as there is

[McGrottomaster]

It's a shame they sent a retard to interview a genius.

[ItchyGoomie]

I thought he was fat

[Lcr2003]

LOL make sure the zipper is up on my pants.

Real down to earth guy.

[KevinKind123]

I'm so encouraged by the fact that he isn't classically trained.

[TessituraBand]

HOLY SHIT HE LIKES DREAM THEATER!

[XutaoHuang]

did anyone come here just to hear what he sound like ?

[AllTriforces]

Interviewer SUCKS!!!

[mistaboogy44]

What is the song that starts at 1:50? Anybody know?

[boxcarracer944]

@mistaboogy44 into the ocean

[mistaboogy44]

@boxcarracer944 Is it just a live version then? That part is not in the studio version of Into the Ocean

[superunknown18]

@mistaboogy44 the song is "The gates of gnomeria"

[boxcarracer944]

@mistaboogy44 my mistake

[Vogoth993]

this guy is a hero ! i mean he takes my fucking breath away !! REALLY GOOD !

[TheJuliusJT]

I would never have thought he'd be like this.. What a sweet and honest guys!

[ItHappens117]

My mom also likes Earth Wind and FIre!

[imstoned6]

@ItHappens117 Whose mom doesn't like Earth, Wind and Fire?

[MrJoed1211]

men....... his legato are really solid.. cool andy mckee..

[djfrank203]

i cant believe he used to play metal, but then again real musicians will listen to anything =)

[Cryce7]

@djfrank203 To be exact, real musicians listen to anything good, then find out what is so good about them, and learn it.

[ox0Jason0xo]

@Cryce7 well said man well said

[Guitarplaya8930]

He is playing Africa.

[themusicmaker91]

holy shit is he playing toto at 3:02? badass

[OperationTK]

@themusicmaker91 yeah, he have the full verson some place ;D

[demon2645]

he says UMMMM way to much

[jimbob1432]

that interviewer's not very good, he keeps interrupting and he's not very charismatic.

[laurentschouten]

This was my first interview, planned probably about 30 minutes or so prior to the actual interview. It was really hard and stressful to sit in front of a guy like him and come up with some good questions, so please bear with me... I'm just a fan who did his best to bring some stuff to the other fans out there :-)

[DerSchlaueBaer]

the interviewer sounds like a pothead...

[ryonafan]

this world needs more people like him

[baksteen123]

jack black, no. jack nicholson yes

[fiztech]

are andy's gits cedar top? they sound really twangy. im not a fan of the tone (or cedar tops for that matter), but the playing is mind blowing.

[brt927]

they are spruce, cedar is a deeper tone, i prefer the spruce top myself

[Televizzle07]

the greatest guitarists and most famous are self taught, at least that is my take

[panzarw]

i tought andy would talk with a very low voice kinda bassy, cuz in the vids he looks like a biker.

But there he's actually energetic, tlakative, speaks good as he plays good.

[sheartrigger8]

Oh My God this interviewer SUCKS

[DallAss612]

he's foreign. and trying to interview someone in english. it's probably really hard for him.

cut him some slack.

[OmiBass]

He got skinny...Great guitar player

[GustavoAleluiaIrmao]

do somebody know what's the song at 7:30?

[frostywins]

Common Ground

[GustavoAleluiaIrmao]

Thx =]

[kentokanazawa]

This is the first time I heard Andy Mckee talk. Amazing personality and he's really humble!

ahhh, You're amazing Andy!

[googlejoint]

Andy sounds like such a down to earth guy, it's really inspiring to see someone with such awesome skills who is so humble and willing to talk to the fans. Come to France Andy!!

[z3r0143]

amazing!

[paintballcrazyMA]

wow he likes pantera he is now officially the man

[jdkjkjdkjdks]

Andy is awesome!! the interviewer sucks!!!

[Obticeo]

Ha. It took me a second to realize that he's playing Africa by Toto at 3:00.

[jacobcs]

okay so it blows me away that hes never had lessons, thats a foreal true inspiration. thats amazing

[hardcorefanJacoby]

takes an immense amount of talent to teach yourself stuff like that. i've taught myself most of the stuff i know on the guitar but i'm not nearly as good as Andy. You rock!!!

[bgainesDM]

For a guy that didn't take lessons on acoustic, that's very GREATTT!!! :)

[AnchoriteProductions]

Thanks for posting! -Derek

[seanhiphop905]

I love this guy, hes a genious!

[spencerandres001]

Andy should play banjo. Has anyone heard tight trite night? that would sound sick

[edallencompassingly]

Gates of Gnomeria

its his own song

its the bridge part towards the end

[Jefafa824]

What song is he playing at 7:26?

[Tman4000]

Common Ground, from the album Dreamcatcher

[sodarajadude97]

the is the first time i heard him talk, lol. he usually speaks through his guitar =)

[XowntXihqX]

u talk guitar? what hes sayin in drifting?

[frootloopsfan]

he has alot in common with me :

I started to play at 13

I learned by myself

My name is andy

[aroryboreallen]

might be the wrong person, but, Bacon?

[vincent0101]

so that makes u a very good player...hail frootloopsfan

[sakibulhaque]

@frootloopsfan -but you suck compared to him obviously :P

[BenjiBren]

hes actually really good lookin!

and the greatest guitarist ever!!

hes the whole package!!

haha

love um:)

[ogamer777]

he like russian or something

[kirillosipov]

You're dumb, he is Dutch. That is, he's from the Netherlands

[sr1129]

this guy is a terrible interviewer

[TJoel15]

well he is in the presence of a god

[xcessedidentity]

Andy Mckee is to me the best player of acoustic guitar and his story about he got into acoustic is kinda like mine. Andy Mckee rocks!!!!

[NYGSD]

he is a metal head, that is fucking awesome, i like andy even more now

[TheKreegan]

was he at the Netherlands? i'm Dutch! damn i missed it! i LOVE Andy Mckee he is amazing!

[GitGitaar]

He he's coming again !!! May 2010 XD

[pennylane986]

I sat on his lap at his concert last year! ;)

[L0wps]

common ground. fantastic tune

[sillygoose169]

holy shit i have never seen a harp guitar before that is so fucking sick!

[jkshoujk]

So you're telling me Andy, that you haven't studied music theory at all but you composed Art of Motion?! That HAS to be a lie :'(

[iamfroman]

well he said he learned at home, so he still could have learned music theory in his house :)

[GuyMcpersonLol]

my ass it is

the beatles couldnt read music

look at what they did! :O

[jkshoujk]

I'm not sure if I came across right, but I meant for my comment to be positive. For him to compose such a song is practically a miracle to me! What I'm trying to say, is; Andy's a genius, and I could only hope to write such illustrative pieces.

[zach7000]

most people who study music for many years usually suck, look up the band Behold... The Arctopus, completely horrible music

[Tunare]

you should tell the members of dream theater that most people who go to school for music suck....I think they will disagree.

[zach7000]

i didnt say everyone, and dream theatre is overrated, music is really boring, almost like that michale angel batio watever guy, petrucci is good as a guitarest though.

[ApproachingByStealth]

michaelangelo batio, what a douchefag

[Mikenog]

lol.

[ehsanul]

Woot! Nice to know that there's some similarity between me and Andy! :D

I started with the electric guitar myself, though I didn't take lessons for it. And then discovered Preston Reed, though it was on YouTube a couple of years ago, and then Michael Hedges and the rest.. And started learning how to play like this to a large extent on my own, though I use many tabs.

And I also mess around tunings the way he does, haha! And compose by feel, since I have no formal musical training. :)

[Aetherius88]

I love that guy =)

Can't wait to jam with him someday.

[ehsanul]

@Aetherius88

Haha, you say that as if you're so sure you'll jam with him!

[AsafPeten1992]

Shut up Kartman!

[NPC919]

Were the SAME!!! :D

[serenadeprince]

omfg were the same!

[wout112]

Lol didn't know he was playing 20 kilometers ahead from me.

[StichtingSteelstring]

Mis dan Don Ross niet op 16 november in Raalte

[J0sA1Ac]

his head is really huge compared to his hands...

but crap aside, he's great.

[borednessislife]

a harp guitar? thats awesome!

[smallsam52]

Wow he has a cool voice! I thought he was like german or something... cool. YOU RULE MCKEE!

[lilmark816]

Drinking bews? I thought it says he doesnt do any drugs on the case that alc is a drug nooooooo andy ;(

[cdcleary]

Yea, I agree. Alcohol is a drug. I would totally love to have a brew with that guy. I also wanna tell him how awesome his music is when I'm baked, lol. (and of course when I'm not baked)

[smallsam52]

I don't think He even srinks any of it...

[lilmark816]

and CD ill get baked and bewed with ya bud :D

[00flyingmoon00]

Leuk, Bedankt voor de mail ^^... het was zeker een mooi optreden

[areobar77]

the guy has a pretty mad accent :P

[Smartuur]

he has lost so much weight :O

[ToastyBoyX]

I've shook that man's hand. :)

[fenixssanai27]

He is just unbeievable. ("0")