INTERVIEW
Samantha Fish was in the middle of a UK tour when she dropped by Guitarist’s studios at the end of last year. She was eager to talk about the ominously titled Death Wish Blues, her newest project that sees her teaming up with US Americana guitarist Jesse Dayton. The album features some of Samantha’s grittiest performances to date, replete with her Gibson SG-fuelled guitar playing and stunningly soulful vocals. The tour was going well, apart from her having to undertake some running repairs to her road-weary cigar-box guitar, but thankfully gaffer tape saved the day once again.
As we settled down to chat, she revealed the guitar wasn’t her first instrument. In fact, she joins the ranks of players like Eddie Van Halen and Nuno Bettencourt who also started their journeys in music with the drums. We find out more…
What made you switch from drums to the guitar?
“In my house, when I was growing up, the drums were stationary and they were in the basement. To be honest, I was kind of scared of my basement – it was creepy. I don’t know, it’s just
