Joel Hoekstra Interview – EP045

Whitesnake's guitarist, Joel Hoekstra is the perfect portrait of
what today’s guitar god looks like. The man comes across as humble
with true personal values, but on stage just enough attitude and
swagger that draws you in, and has you standing on your chair with
your fist raised high above your head. Oh, and we can’t forget the
most important trait in a guitar hero. You must be able to wield
your guitar like a sword in an all out musical war, which Joel does
without a doubt. In this episode we talk with Whitesnake guitarist,
Joel Hoekstra. Joel is a guitar hero in demand and has built a
solid resume that is second to none. Joel is currently part of one
of the best twin guitar attacks in rock n roll playing alongside
Reb Beach in Whitesnake. In addition to Whitesnake, Joel spends the
rest of his year sharing the stage with Cher, and Trans Siberian
Orchestra. Joel Hoekstra has not only recorded several solo albums,
including Joel Hoekstra’s 13, an album Joel released in 2015 which
is more a collection of actual songs, rather than a collection of
instrumentals which you might expect in a guitar players solo
effort. Joel spent several years as a partner in crime with Brad
Gillis to the dual guitar efforts of Night Ranger and playing in
the Broadway production of Rock Of Ages. We talk with Joel about
his earliest memories around his musical upbringing and discuss his
gateways into Rock n Roll. We get into all the musical
relationships he has built with so many of today's superstars and
how his work ethic and positive attitude has made him in demand and
given him many opportunities that most musicians in his line of
work would kill to have. Joel picks a handful of songs from
Whitesnake and Joel Hoekstra 13 to share with the listeners and we
talk about the upcoming Whitesnake tour with Foreigner as well as a
new album coming from Whitesnake. PHOTO CREDIT : IGOR VIDYASHEV
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