Guitar Techniques

JAN AKKERMAN

GT: What is it about guitar instrumentals

JA: A good friend and songwriter came up with a great lyric "Words are made to lie" which is very appropriate, especially in today’s politics, to mention one thing.

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

JA: One could say the same about a film, and I like the film better, because it has both. But the mystery in music is greater and takes your spirit to different places. If you can imagine Django Reinhardt playing Montmartre, at the Hot club du France, on only acoustic guitar with Stephan Grappelli on violin. The

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