RIP Wilko. Such a talented man. He studied literature at university and could quote long passages of poetry in old (I.e. Anglo Saxon) English. An amazing guitarist and performer too. Such a great character: we'll miss him.
He played like he was firing a machine gun. He had a huge growth which was said to be inoperable but a genius surgeon saved him. Wilco was loved and will be playing in heaven with the likes of Kossoff. Love to you Wilco !!!!!!!
What a gracious humble man. Throughly entertaining whether playing his guitar or simply speaking. One of the true artists who created an entirely proprietary sound and style. Brilliant.
It's not about the technique it's about his unique style of playing, and he sounds nothing like Hendrix. No one is claiming he invented the thumb over technique, as that would be a ridiculous claim.
Everyone who plays has their own style and technique, it's just some have this to a greater degree than others. There are too many variables for everyone to be exactly the same. From the way you play and hit the strings, the notes you choose, the chords you choosem, the equipment/fx you use, the riffs you come up with and how you apply them (the variables are pretty much endless). Everyone has their own fingerprint, which is why you can tell who is playing in a song if you know a guitarists quirks well enough.
Listening to him made me change the way I practice guitar...he does rhythm and lead at the same time in his own odd way but it really rocks. Even failing to play anything like him I have learned a lot of new ways I can play. Such a down to earth guy...glad I found him on youtube.
I was trawling OGWT several years ago and found Dr. Feelgood. 5 years later and I can't imagine my life without listening to Wilko each and every day. What a remarkable man. He and Lee left us with some absolute treasures and his later work with Norman is equally as superb.
His personality matches his guitar playing just awesome, I bought his farewell album with Daltry and so glad it was not to be, look forward to seeing him on stage for 2019
Brilliant Interview, you just got to love Wilko, such a nice humble, honest man. Makes playing the Guitar look so simple, which it's not, his technique is unique, just like him.....Great Stuff....Love it, Eh Folks......
Love Wilko! he's absolutely right about the stratocaster being a design icon too. I'm an SG/LP kinda guy, but there's something special about the look of a strat. There have definitely been improvements in terms of ergonomics, but visually I don't think a good strat can be beaten, nor does anything else sound like one. If you ask a kid to draw an electric guitar, most of them will the shape of a strat first.
When I was a kid, I took the scratchplate off my first electric guitar, a black Squire Strat with a rosewood fingerboard, and sprayed it using a can of Ford radiant red, and the pick up covers and knobs black. I had no idea whatsoever that it was then an exact replica of this Strat, except I stuck some wood grain effect vinyl sheeting to the headstock a la George Harrison's rosewood Telecaster.
I like this simplicity which is quite hard to do.He has no pick just bare fingers. Guitar really is percussive instrument and Wilko plays it like that.
@@ryanboshell6124 yes. because you can bang on the strings in a very percussive manner. ie; any flamenco guitarist worth his salt. so it is indeed a percussive instrument. a drum on the other hand is an instrument from the percussion family, or a percussion instrument.
Yeah what a Guy Saw Wilco and the Doc...in Channel lslands At the” La Bruvette”...in 1990we came on first our Band Exile...But then Dr.Feelgood made their Presence know Absolutely blew me away Thankyou Wil....l will never forget the inspiration you gave me to play on plus adding the blues Harp.....Brilliant....
I love the way dear Wilko pronounces "Stratocaster"! One of the great guitarists. He is sorely missed. Lovely to see the audience reaction in this video.
I think the moderator person saying ' you can talk about it or pick it up' sums up the difference between British TV and U.S. A U.S. interviewer would never just say 'shut up and play guitar' unless it was obviously a joke.
6:28 "the blood... it looked fantastic".. gosh he made me laugh. Miss you man. Part of my music life, thanks, you made a lot of people happy enjoying your unique riffs.
Smashin stuff from the riff meister wilco who knows and plays and should be a fully paid up member of the chordie nation. Gettin into the vibe and enjoy
RIP Wilko. Thank you for everything. You were such a unique humble man, with a playing style people can only dream of. Say hi to Lee from all of us.
'Got five minutes...then I'll teach you everything I know!'
Such a humble guy!
What a character. The world needs more people like that.
yeah? Who would be listening?
Don't get it. What do you mean?@@LoveOneAnotherHeSaid
Love him love him love him. A genuine, straight down the line, unpretentious legend. RIP Wilko.
Rest In Peace Wilko. Thank you for the fantastic music🎸🎸♥️♥️
A true guitar hero who will be sadly missed. Rest easy Wilko x 😪
God I love Wilko! A fantastic guitarist and a bloody nice, modest bloke. So glad he survived the cancer. Keep on rockin' Wilko!
RIP Wilko. Such a talented man. He studied literature at university and could quote long passages of poetry in old (I.e. Anglo Saxon) English. An amazing guitarist and performer too. Such a great character: we'll miss him.
You can see how loved he is by the smiles in the crowd. Genuinely funny man, and oh so talented. What a top bloke he is 😊
He played like he was firing a machine gun. He had a huge growth which was said to be inoperable but a genius surgeon saved him. Wilco was loved and will be playing in heaven with the likes of Kossoff. Love to you Wilco !!!!!!!
What a gracious humble man. Throughly entertaining whether playing his guitar or simply speaking. One of the true artists who created an entirely proprietary sound and style. Brilliant.
How did he create something he stole from someone. This is a very old technique the thumb over with damaging on and off. Go and watch Hendrix ffs
damping not damaging
It's not about the technique it's about his unique style of playing, and he sounds nothing like Hendrix. No one is claiming he invented the thumb over technique, as that would be a ridiculous claim.
+Karl Vocoda so what is his unique style then?i don't see anything that wasn't done before him.
Everyone who plays has their own style and technique, it's just some have this to a greater degree than others. There are too many variables for everyone to be exactly the same. From the way you play and hit the strings, the notes you choose, the chords you choosem, the equipment/fx you use, the riffs you come up with and how you apply them (the variables are pretty much endless). Everyone has their own fingerprint, which is why you can tell who is playing in a song if you know a guitarists quirks well enough.
Listening to him made me change the way I practice guitar...he does rhythm and lead at the same time in his own odd way but it really rocks. Even failing to play anything like him I have learned a lot of new ways I can play. Such a down to earth guy...glad I found him on youtube.
love how he downplays his immense talent.......saw Dr Feelgood live when I was 13......I'll never forget!!!! Was a brilliant gig.
Wilko's is one of the worlds great living treasures.
A wonderfully humble man and what a lovely guy.
I was trawling OGWT several years ago and found Dr. Feelgood. 5 years later and I can't imagine my life without listening to Wilko each and every day. What a remarkable man. He and Lee left us with some absolute treasures and his later work with Norman is equally as superb.
"There's some more A's up there".
Brilliant. Love the guy.
I really enjoy his very distinctive playing, but I think I more enjoy hearing him speak! What a great guy!
Looks simple enough till you try it the guys awesome
I heartily recommend the film "The Ecstacy of Wilko Johnson", an amazing story about an amazing man. Keep rocking Wilko :)
The ecstacy of wilco johnson
Oakmeadows - there is a band that call themselves Wilco. The man who played guitar for Dr Feelgood is called Wilko.
It is unique document about unique artist. It tells more than story about Wilko.
He did teach us as he said, but his timing and talent, well you can’t teach that.
Saw Wilko and Norman Watt-Roy at a little village sports club out in the sticks some years back. Brilliant !
What a great bloke. Emphasising the fact that great music is good rhythm, made to look easy by a master craftsman!!
He used to look weird when strutting on stage but what great sounds he made. A true Essex gent.
It's so easy that only one guy can do it.
Amazing to think he was once a school teacher... I bet his lessons were great fun.
Only if you're a monoglot😉...
He was an English teacher and his knowledge of literature is very impressive. He's a very intelligent bloke.
Shame fucking hate teachers
An humble and easy going personality. Makes things look so simple
Love this video, absolute legend, and so sad at this man's passing. RIP Wilko. Missed by so many.
He makes it look so easy, but the level of skill on display here is Legendary.
A genius talking about and demonstrating his craft.
Am just reading his autobiography 'Looking Back On Me'. I love that guy and all his music. R.I.P. , Wilko.
His personality matches his guitar playing just awesome, I bought his farewell album with Daltry and so glad it was not to be, look forward to seeing him on stage for 2019
There will never be another Wilko.
What an absolutely lovely, funny, warm man! Wow, i'd have loved Wilko as my English teacher! Proper eccentric...and a proper legend!
Brilliant Interview, you just got to love Wilko, such a nice humble, honest man. Makes playing the Guitar look so simple, which it's not, his technique is unique, just like him.....Great Stuff....Love it, Eh Folks......
condolences to Wilko's family and friends - loved his pure punk sound. God bless
My new hero! Wish I would have found this guy 40 years ago!
Love Wilko! he's absolutely right about the stratocaster being a design icon too. I'm an SG/LP kinda guy, but there's something special about the look of a strat. There have definitely been improvements in terms of ergonomics, but visually I don't think a good strat can be beaten, nor does anything else sound like one. If you ask a kid to draw an electric guitar, most of them will the shape of a strat first.
The others would be:
Saturn V
Comcorde
London Underground Tube Diagram
Austin 7
Collosus
Wilko . Genius , legend ! 👍✌️
Uses a red pick guard or "scratch plate" to match the blood. He might be the most gnarly and awesome guitar player ever.
Nelson wore red coat so not to dishearten his men if wounded.
When things got really scary he wore brown trousers 😉
Brilliant Wilko is amazing
Fantastic , there used to be a record shop in York UK called "Dr Feelgood" in the late 70's
When I was a kid, I took the scratchplate off my first electric guitar, a black Squire Strat with a rosewood fingerboard, and sprayed it using a can of Ford radiant red, and the pick up covers and knobs black. I had no idea whatsoever that it was then an exact replica of this Strat, except I stuck some wood grain effect vinyl sheeting to the headstock a la George Harrison's rosewood Telecaster.
One of the best all-rounder guitarists around, Wilko Johnson is a legend!!!!!!
I could listen to she does it right ....forever.
I tried to play like him, and failed, of course 😅. Wilko Johnson is unique. I love his style and music.
When Wilko was born they threw the mold away, totally unique and sadly missed.
Two of my favourite personalities right here. Wonderful.
RIP Mr Johnson, you absolute legend, thanks for the music.
Wot a star !. Made us smile :) Cheers Wilko !.
I like this simplicity which is quite hard to do.He has no pick just bare fingers. Guitar really is percussive instrument and Wilko plays it like that.
kipponi definitely NOT a percussive instrument. Wilko is a legend for sure though.
@@ryanboshell6124 guitar certainly is percussive. so is piano.
jamesha175 nope. It’s a string instrument.
@@ryanboshell6124 yes. because you can bang on the strings in a very percussive manner. ie; any flamenco guitarist worth his salt. so it is indeed a percussive instrument. a drum on the other hand is an instrument from the percussion family, or a percussion instrument.
@@ryanboshell6124 As long as you don't break it you can do whatever the hell you want with any instrument.
Yeah what a Guy Saw Wilco and the Doc...in Channel lslands At the” La Bruvette”...in 1990we came on first our Band Exile...But then Dr.Feelgood made their Presence know
Absolutely blew me away Thankyou Wil....l will never forget the inspiration you gave me to play on plus adding the blues Harp.....Brilliant....
What a pleasant genial man. RIP Wilko the Great. Always entertaining whilst explaining
Wilco what a fantastic engaging guy! Great unique and a pile of fun truly one of a kind!
Wow. What a showman.
"Or whatnot" love it, raw power, raw player, one of a kind, absolute great Telecaster sound,
Well before my time, but boy this is timeless. Brilliant
Brilliant guitarist, one of my hero's
What a legend. Saw him live twice and was blown away.
Rest In Peace. A huge influence on my playing.
What a lovely man, thank you Wilko.
What a great inspiration.
Amazing musician and song writer...
No words can do justice, I mean what an Original RIP Wilko.
Wilko - красавец!
RIP great soul. This guy was one in a million. Brother had massive hands, average human can't play his "simple " style; also, great inflection.
I love the way dear Wilko pronounces "Stratocaster"! One of the great guitarists. He is sorely missed. Lovely to see the audience reaction in this video.
One of the greats
I'm 47 and can't believe i've only just discovered this guy, such a unique sound and style.
I am in awe.
I think the moderator person saying ' you can talk about it or pick it up' sums up the difference between British TV and U.S. A U.S. interviewer would never just say 'shut up and play guitar' unless it was obviously a joke.
6:28 "the blood... it looked fantastic".. gosh he made me laugh. Miss you man. Part of my music life, thanks, you made a lot of people happy enjoying your unique riffs.
Genius Wilko Johnson!
Hes one of my many heroes
Wilcox Johnson is a new find for me. I love his technic on guitar. I think hes one to add to my list of favorites
Me too.
Love Wilko.
We love you Wilko x
Smashin stuff from the riff meister wilco who knows and plays and should be a fully paid up member of the chordie nation.
Gettin into the vibe and enjoy
One of the great guitar player.
What a legend. Rock 'n' Roll Wilko.
Brilliant, genius !!!!!
One more legend has left the building rip.
What a lovely humble man.
It was great live !!
I've got one of those ZT Lunchbox amps. They're bloody great.
Brilliant!
Great character and what a guitarist, RIP fella.
Fantastic guitarist. Also a fantastic songwriter.
Great guitarist and lovely bloke. His documentary was so touching. Another good one gone
He's humble but his style was absolutely unique and brilliant. He was like the Son House of electric guitar.
Wonderful genius bless him.
I need some of the whatnot he's having
Wilko's the best.
What a legend! R.I.P. 🙏
Wonderful! I’ve tried it, very hard!! Rip Wilko 😢🍀🙏🏽🎸🤘🏽
Brilliant , there even used to be a record shop in York UK called Dr Feelgood :)
Great and talented guy
Great guitar player one off the Best
Amazing.
One of the funnest people I ever saw live :)