I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Remembering Jeff Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) | Don's Tunes

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"For most of the '80s, the business just went to a place where I didn’t want to go,” he said. “The clothes were more important than the music at one point, I think. The video prerequisite is something I wasn’t interested in, and the domination of synthesizers in the '80s made me very depressed – to think that they could possibly overshadow real playing. They did for a while, but lo and behold, real playing came back.

Alan di Perna / Guitar Player Interview
Photo: NEIL ZLOZOWER
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2 comments:

diamonddave said...

I think that's one thing I loved about Jeff - aside from his awesome playing - he was always honest to his music. He never went with the flow, thats' for sure. Bles him. DD

Andy Swapp said...

Couldn’t agree more neighbour! Uncompromising to the very end! Our greatest IMHO nothing he could play . . . .