THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MYLES KENNEDY
The sound of Mozart bursts into the background as we catch up with Myles Kennedy over Zoom in the run-up to the release of his second solo record.
“He’s a little spitfire!” Kennedy says from behind stylish glasses, glancing back at the closed door through which Mozart, the family shih-tzu, can be heard barking.
Born in Boston and raised in Spokane, Washington (where he resides today), Myles Kennedy has quietly become rock’s voice to beat. He began as a guitar teacher, then moved on to globe-trotting success with Alter Bridge, singing for Slash and auditioning for Led Zeppelin, among other things, all the while retaining a reputation as one of the most down-to-earth guys in the business.
His debut solo album of 2018, Year Of The Tiger, was a largely acoustic-based ode to his late father (who died when Kennedy was four, having refused to see a doctor due to his Christian Scientist beliefs). Conversely, his new album The Ides Of March reaches across his artistic spectrum, taking in boot-stomping rock, bluesy slide guitar, countrified sunset textures and king-sized tunes, much of it peppered with lyrical nods to the frictions of 2020.
LOCKDOWN WAS A TEST FOR MARRIAGES
My wife and I got married back in 2003. We were married for about six months, and then I started playing with Alter Bridge. So from that point it was just go, go, go for however many years.
Serena and I have a great marriage. I can count on one hand how many fights we’ve had in twenty years [laughs]. I lucked
