December 2011
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Do You Remember Bobby Fischer?
I recently saw an immensely moving portrait of chess genius Bobby Fischer, his ascend to the world championship in the 1972 match with Boris Spassky and the decline of his mental health in the years after. It was so moving, I immediately wanted to write a song about this fascinating man and his journey. I sat down and out came those four lines that are now the first verse of the song below....
Great blogs by great musicians - The Bob & Knopf...
Hey guys,
you may have read about the Bob Dylan/Mark Knopfler concert I recently saw in Nuremberg.
Before and after that gig I immensely enjoyed reading tour diaries by two of Mark Knopfler’s band members, Nashville guitar virtuoso Richard Bennett and Knopfler’s right-hand man, keyboarder Guy Fletcher.
Both have been blogging regularly, writing about every gig and every hotel along...
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My favorite records of 2011
Seems to me like 2011 was an exceptionally fine year for new music. Lots of my favorite artists released a new album this year and then I also found some new artists, or ones that were new to me, at least.
I could’ve put together a real strong top ten list after the year’s first half – and that almost never happens to me. Usually, a lot of September/October releases make it into my year-end top...