Podcast 442: Matt Sweeney

Matt Sweeney downplays his success as a guitarist and producer to
the fact that he simply says "yes" to a lot of projects. Whatever
the case; it's working. After playing in Chavez, he performed as
Superwolves with Will Oldham and served as a guitarist-for-hire
on numerous acclaimed albums, including Cat Power's 'Covers'
record and the Rick Rubin-produced Johnny Cash 'American
Recordings V' and 'VI.'


Matt is also one of the greatest guitar interviewers around. His
Guitar Moves series, originally produced for Vice's Noisey
channel in 2013, set a high bar for how to interview musicians.
Like the late Anthony Bourdain, Matt is total rock & roll,
but also approachable, funny and curious. Most importantly, he
gets his subjects - including Keith Richards, Blake Mills, and
Billy Gibbons - talking. 


After a long hiatus, Matt has decided to take ownership of Guitar
Moves, share old installments, and record new episodes. On this
week's episode, we talk about how it's all about fingerpicking
(thanks to his friend Sam Dylan of Supreme Dicks), his plans for
Guitar Moves going forward, the old Richard Thompson instruction
video (YouTube link) that served as the show's inspiration (and
that Richard himself hated), and so much more.


Be on the lookout for a feature on Matt in early 2024 in the
pages of the Fretboard Journal.


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