Post by : Tambunan  
  Date : January 2005  
  Subject : Personal  
  Title : John McLaughlin - Marty Friedman - John Mayer  
         
  QUESTION:  
 
I like your music soul as I do for John McLaughlin and Mayer too, you 3 guys are great !! You're not just amazing but you guys are very very talented. How do you think about John and John? Why do you always answer 'she's/he's great guitarist' or so..if there's a question about a guitarist? For my ass sakes Slash is not talented, but yes he's just fine for me !! He's a type of 'habitual/study' not 'natural'. It's rare to see such as your TALENTS, nowdays bands sucks!! I'm waiting to see you in collaborate with Flea of RHCP, that must be cool !!

And this is important for me to ask : Are you a religious one?

Keep up the spirit of music well Marty, Shalom from Indonesia !!
 
     
  MARTY'S ANSWER:  
 
I never heard of John Mayer, I know McLaughlin's technique is among the highest level in the world, and I love Slash's playing! You must re-define what you believe 'talent' is. Talent by itself does not sell records or put butts in seats. Hard work (not just practicing your instrument!!!), audience appeal and good music does. Please reevaluate your comment that 'nowadays everything sucks' or you will soon become one of the many bitter people living in the past...There is a lot of great new music out there, this year go find it!!
 
     
 
 
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