One fantastic afternoon
Q: Which musicians would you love to spend an afternoon with?
A: Lee Ranaldo ’78. “During Sonic Youth’s career, we’ve been lucky enough to play with some real legends, from Neil Young to Iggy Pop to the Spanish flamenco singer Moriente. It would be fun to sit down with so many different folks for an afternoon, but it’s hard to pick just one.”
A: Sherrie Maricle ’84. “I would have loved to play a shuffle with the bassist Ray Brown, my favorite bass player of all time. He had a major groove, incredible trio arrangements and was a cool bandleader. In a non-jazz style I think it would be really fun to play a show with Bette Midler, because of the great variety. To play one tune with Tina Turner, an iconic goddess of super-amazing women, would be awesome.”
A: Neil Berg ’86. “From musical theater, I’d love to play with and discuss music with Stephen Sondheim, Richard Rodgers, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Probably Hector Berlioz as well, a composer from the beginning of the Romantic period. His style ... fascinates me so much. From rock and roll, I’d like to spend time with Tom Waits, John Lennon (of course), Peter Gabriel and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. I’d probably play some of my stuff and ask them to give me tips about songwriting.”
A: Ido Zmishlany, '03. “I’d want to get into Paul McCartney’s head and learn about his process for writing songs. For me, what is so great about McCartney and The Beatles was how they found a way to make complex things seem very simple. You can write a complicated song or you can write a simpler song, but it’s most difficult to make something that [is] complex sound simple.”
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