March 29 2014
HARD ROCK INTERVIEWS 2014 - GOV'T MULE VOCALIST AND GUITARIST WARREN HAYNES
GOV'T MULE WARREN HAYNES TALKS TO THE ROCKPIT
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This year Gov't Mule celebrates 20 years of 'kicking ass' and they're coming Down-Under to kick some serious ass here too! Hot on the back of last year's sensational Shout! album The Mule head over for Byron Bay Bluesfest and a couple of East Coast dates. We caught up with The Mule's legendary vocalist and guitarist Warren Haynes. As a long-time fan I had a million questions and only twenty minutes to ask them in! And yes Warren is just as cool and laid back as you imagine him to be. So if you love real music that delivers a real 'experience' then get out and see The Mule... |
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Mark: Hi, Warren, it’s Mark from Australia’s Rockpit, I hope you’re well. Gov’t Mule has long been a staple of American festivals, and now you’re heading to Australia’s Blues Fest, why so long?
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Mark: It is a big year; you touched on the Allman’s there, with yourself and Derek Trucks leaving this year, it must have been a huge decision to make for you?
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Mark: That’s very diverse, and of course Elvis was on the new album that we’ll get to in a second. I’ve always seen Gov’t Mule as a band to experience, rather than just to listen to, and sadly I think, especially in Australia, that sort of band is pretty thin on the ground. Do you think the younger generation, especially, are losing that perspective on music?
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Mark: There’s some great songs on there, “World Boss” with Ben Harper, and one of my favourites “No Reward” with Glenn Hughes. But getting someone like Steve Winwood on “The World Gets Small” was fantastic. It’s a great Gov’t Mule album, but to get a bonus CD as well, with alternative versions of the songs is wonderful. Did any of them surprise you?
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Mark: We just have a couple of big questions to finish on. The first one, we ask everyone, and it’s really interesting to get the answer, is, if you could have been a fly on the wall for the recording of any great album, at any point in time, what would it have been for you?
VISIT THE MULE at http://www.mule.net/ VISIT WARREN at http://www.warrenhaynes.net/ VISIT BLUESFEST at http://www.bluesfest.com.au/
Warren Haynes spoke to Mark Diggins March 28 2014 |
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