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dezembro 29, 2005
Adam na Bass Player Magazine
A revista Bass Player publica uma vasta reportagem sobre Adam Clayton. A entrevista completa pode ser lida aqui:
«When you’re playing, do you think about what notes you’re playing, or do you rely on muscle memory?
I think it’s a mixture of both. I can rely on muscle memory, but if I don’t make myself think about the notes, my mind wanders, and that’s not what I want in the middle of a gig.
Do you try to match the emotional vibe of each song?
Definitely. There’s an element of theater in what we do; getting into character for each song. Call it the Lee Strasberg school of musical performance. It’s knowing how to stand, how to hold the bass, and where to be on the stage. If I’m not in that character, then I’m not connecting. Maybe that’s the big difference when bands play their own songs as opposed to covers. When they’re your own songs, you have a deeper relationship with them—a way of channeling their essence.
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Edge has such a distinct tone, with a lot of effects. How does that influence your sound?
We used to have a rule—it’s probably a good one—that only one instrument could have an effect on it at any time. It’s usually Edge. In the early days I’d goof around with chorusing, phasing, and flanging, which I’d sometimes use as a seasoning with distortion.
What is one example of how you use effects?
The bass part on “City of Blinding Lights” is rather high up, so we need more low end to connect with the drums. So we use a Line 6 Bass POD to add a lower octave. I use the POD to give our engineer another sound to work with in the house. [See gear sidebar, page 37.]
Do you and Edge still tune down for some songs?
Yeah, that’s an old hangover from the way we used to do things. We would always tune down a half-step to give Bono a bit more headroom.»
Publicado por U2Only às dezembro 29, 2005 11:27 AM