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INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION !

GT: What is it about guitar instrumentals that appeals?

AM: I love the guitar, but I also love all music in general. So I suppose my passion for guitar-driven music is a product of wanting to compose and complete fully realised pieces that don't rely on another element to feel complete. It's not a preference, but perhaps born of necessity, rather. I like knowing that I can paint on the canvas without limitation, or compromise.

GT: What do you think an instrumental can provide a listener that a vocal song can't?

AM: There is certainly more room left for interpretation from the perspective of the listener. Instrumental music doesn't pander politically, religiously, or even emotionally from an explicit standpoint. Music itself is a universal language that is subjective and I think there is something very special about that.

GT: Any tendencies that

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