Carlos Alomar, David Bowie: HE WAS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL

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  • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
    @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому +23

    Thanks for listening! Subscribe & check out the rest of our interviews here: ua-cam.com/users/EveryoneLovesGuitar 🎶 💥 🎸

    • @grimmertwin2148
      @grimmertwin2148 9 місяців тому

      Man I'm 27 mins in and this is the bees knees.
      You don't rehearse Rock'n'roll
      You don't do no recital marthafarker
      You the whitest dude I know.
      Come eat with me and my wife.
      Apollo?
      Let me play you some Jimmy.
      What a classic
      I wonder where Chic hooked them both lol.
      Excellent post.
      Thanks man

    • @lorrainemercer6069
      @lorrainemercer6069 9 місяців тому

      This is so appreciated, Thank you so much. I love everything about this interview.

    • @YemmaManstal
      @YemmaManstal 8 місяців тому

      Not me!

    • @Fortunapage839
      @Fortunapage839 8 місяців тому

      The music in the spirit keeps him young

    • @foto21
      @foto21 21 день тому

      If you get to ask Carlos a follow up, I want to know if he developed that also, and pass along that his guitar work, and the drums and bass of his compatriots are FRICKING BRILLIANT on 'The Passenger', another GREAT SONG on Lust for Life. Lust for Life is the energetic let's go vibe. The Passenger is the slice of life that's transitory that you can't put your finger on. It's just an amazing song for me.

  • @kymmazelle8424
    @kymmazelle8424 9 місяців тому +9

    Brilliant 👏🏾 I didn't know how much Carlos has contributed to this industry. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 I met and hung out with him his wife Robin and their daughter. ❤ family man. 🎸🎸🎸🎙🎙🎶🎙

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @kymmazelle8424, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @josjanssen6733
    @josjanssen6733 9 місяців тому +22

    My first experience with Alomar was when i watched Bowie and his band at the German "Musikladen" performing "Stay". There was this great guy Adrian Belew stealing the show that made my musical heart sit up and jump with joy. So much fun. And later in the song, it began to dawn on me that my joy was really coming from the great "groove" that was the basis. I started looking at Mssrs Davis, Murray and Alomar. They were more in the back. But really carrying the event! It taught me to look beyond the obvious in music. I began to explore David Bowie's albums. And slowly began to realise how Carlos Alomar was the genius in the back. And now i see the interview. What a giant!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @josjanssen6733, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @mariopadilla1294
    @mariopadilla1294 9 місяців тому +6

    great interview shout out to Carlos

  • @blondeboywilson9221
    @blondeboywilson9221 2 роки тому +34

    When I was 16 I saw Bowie at the civic Arena Pittsburg in 78 and was greeted at the gate by Dennis Davis Carlos Alomar and Simon House.during the intermission Carlos and most of the band stepped off the stage and mingled with the crowd. I wish I wasn't so shy back then...this man
    has always been a beacon of light and goodness is radiating from him.

  • @troygaspard6732
    @troygaspard6732 21 день тому +4

    Thank you, Carlos is one of my guitar heroes.

  • @rjames396
    @rjames396 9 місяців тому +17

    Not so much an interview...more a lecture/tutorial from a zen master, not just about music,but a whole attitude to life and communicating with the people you meet in life..totally brilliant

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @rjames396, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @Wishful-Thinking
    @Wishful-Thinking 3 роки тому +129

    How come Carlos hasn’t aged? Lovely guy and as important to Bowie’s success as anyone else.

    • @SmelOdies
      @SmelOdies 9 місяців тому +7

      Agreed, no way does he look and sound 70. He does appear to have ingested an edible though.

    • @racerx1189
      @racerx1189 9 місяців тому +2

      The music keeps him young. It's great for the soul man. ✌🏽

    • @Datanditto
      @Datanditto 9 місяців тому +1

      Adrenochrome

    • @H-mu4bo
      @H-mu4bo 9 місяців тому +1

      Looks 35!!!

    • @adamkrauss303
      @adamkrauss303 9 місяців тому +1

      Hasnt aged physically or in energy level - and what a positive energy it is!!

  • @frizzlefry5904
    @frizzlefry5904 9 місяців тому +6

    Me being a mid 60's bassist, this is a roller coaster of eloquent wonderfulness, I have always been aware of Carlos but this cemented that. thanks.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @frizzlefry5904, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @reethkitchards
    @reethkitchards 9 місяців тому +38

    I’ll say this one more time…the greatest guitarist and most honest, ever. May he live another 100 years.

  • @DudeSilad
    @DudeSilad 10 місяців тому +37

    I met Carlos at a Bowie convention. He's one of the most remarkable people I have ever met. I'm not religeous but if Carlos had told me to shave my hair and wear an orange robe I'd have done it! He's got this amazing aura and you are just transfixed to him when he speaks. He emanates niceness.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  10 місяців тому +2

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @DudeSilad, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

    • @ceemajor4320
      @ceemajor4320 9 місяців тому +2

      Truth!

    • @Gylfi465
      @Gylfi465 9 місяців тому +2

      LOl. I gotcha !

  • @audiotomb
    @audiotomb 9 днів тому +2

    WHat a great interview. Who would have known Carlos Alomar was so cool and so grounded. Knowing when to be in the spotlight, the background, trust and friendship, not to mention his joy for life
    Great interview being on point and letting the discussion flow. Bravo!

  • @Jack-2day
    @Jack-2day Рік тому +41

    I’m 63 and have been listening to Carlos riffs all my life and had no idea. Fame, Lust for life, Golden years, Heroe’s etc etc. Damn lol
    Respect 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @Jack-2day, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

    • @allenschmitz9644
      @allenschmitz9644 9 місяців тому

      Don't be mad..he's old like what being in your 70's is like.

  • @kylemac5
    @kylemac5 9 місяців тому +9

    What an absolute diamond interview. Carlos may just be my favourite teacher

  • @Goomer
    @Goomer 20 днів тому +5

    My 1st Bowie Concert was the Thin White Duke Tour. Open with "Un Chien Andalou " and then the Stage, Bright white lights with a ton of smoke machines, you could see nothing, but the band was cooking, out from the fog comes Bowie bright orange hair... Probably the best Concert I ever saw, I was Stage front. Carlos was a big reason for Bowie's success. And what a guy!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  19 днів тому

      Sounds like a legendary show! 🔥 🎶 🎸 Thank you for listening 🔥 🎶 🎸

  • @sspbrazil
    @sspbrazil 16 днів тому +3

    Carlos is 70 and he looks like he’s 40 lol. So much energy in that guy. Great interview.

  • @julianterris
    @julianterris 9 місяців тому +12

    Carlos Alomar, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Mick Ronson; Bowie chose the best. Carlos' smile and positivity are infectious ~and he's the sweet-talking son of a preacher. #Innovator #MD ⭐

    • @marcfay5972
      @marcfay5972 9 місяців тому +4

      Dont forget Earl Slick!!

    • @deborahchasteen3206
      @deborahchasteen3206 25 днів тому

      @@julianterris Except for Reeves Gabrel. That guy's tone is dreadful, he overplays, and is arrogant to boot. Carlos is wonderful.

    • @PeterStrmberg007
      @PeterStrmberg007 10 днів тому +1

      Nile Rodgers

  • @ElJuanSolo
    @ElJuanSolo 11 місяців тому +24

    Totally underrated guitarist that gets overlooked for how influential and great he’s been during his career and specially his performances with Bowie. Kind of how many people don’t talk enough about Davey Johnstone’s career with Elton John.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  11 місяців тому +3

      Great analogy, thank you for listening @ElJuanSolo! 🎉🔥😇

    • @patrickmeister4769
      @patrickmeister4769 9 місяців тому +1

      I never underestimated him! Bowie always had great musicians. He fit into his blues and funk sound following the Mick Ronson years.

  • @MrGreglarry
    @MrGreglarry 9 місяців тому +5

    His comments on passion are spot on. People are not passionate about anything because they can find a new fresh piece of entertainment every 5 minutes.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Yes, I agree @MrGreglarry - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk
    @MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk 3 дні тому +2

    Carlos... i see you have had much fun with Bowie. A star filled band. You have my respect. Thank you.

  • @racerx1189
    @racerx1189 9 місяців тому +6

    I was born in Ponce so I have that connection to this great artist and son of Puerto Rico. Que viva la musica! 🇵🇷

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Right on @racerx1189, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

    • @racerx1189
      @racerx1189 9 місяців тому +1

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar You're most welcome Sir. Rock On! 🎸

  • @JesseeSage
    @JesseeSage Рік тому +16

    For the longest time I thought the genius behind the Fame guitar riff was Stevie Ray Vaughan, probably because SRV was involved with Bowie during "Let's Dance" era. But sudden revelation like this are priceless and mind blowing. Bowie obviously hit the jackpot when meeting Carlos. I was too young when the phenomenal Diamond Dogs tour landed in Philly. Thanks to the double LP "David Live at the Tower Philadelphia" I instantly became a Bowie life time fan. He chose the best of the best, gotta love that! Awesome interview.. thanks!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for your kind words Jessee Sage and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

    • @ceemajor4320
      @ceemajor4320 9 місяців тому +2

      SRV played the solo on "Let's Dance" !!

    • @johnsluggett1822
      @johnsluggett1822 9 місяців тому +1

      That's about all he did. When he asked for more money, they took his amp and guitar off the bus and left.

    • @MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk
      @MattyExtrordinairIndeed-rp1mk 3 дні тому

      Where is John Lennon in this mix? Hmmm

  • @firstboyonthemoon8876
    @firstboyonthemoon8876 Рік тому +25

    Man, those riffs all over Young Americans are heavenly. Not only is his guitar work excellent but it's so musical at the same time.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  Рік тому +1

      Yes, I agree @firstboyonthemoon8876 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @WindmillChef
    @WindmillChef 9 місяців тому +6

    One of the most fascinating music interviews that I have seen. This man has his own brand of depth. I am a Bowie fan and I listen for what all the different people brought to Bowie's sound. Bowie did not just employ people, he USED them for the benefit of the music progress. It's great to learn so much about the personality of a man who was so influential to David Bowie's sound during an era of his career.
    Thank you for this video.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @WindmillChef and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @shinkansenshinkansend8316
    @shinkansenshinkansend8316 10 місяців тому +12

    Carlos. Doubt that you'll read this, but just in case, thank you so much for all of the entertainment over the years. Can't even think how different Bowie's career would have been without you.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  10 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @shinkansenshinkansend8316, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @ceemajor4320
    @ceemajor4320 9 місяців тому +10

    This is a True statement about Carlos, some one said in your comments "He's got this amazing aura and you are just transfixed to him when he speaks. He emanates niceness" Carlos is the groove maker Guitar wizard of music wisdom!!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @ceemajor4320, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @michaelgregory2231
    @michaelgregory2231 3 роки тому +27

    Such an overlooked gem of a player & this interview reveals an equal gem of a human being. Great spot, Craig!

  • @hallamhal
    @hallamhal 11 місяців тому +7

    Carlos has always struck me as the dictionary definition of "living your best life", and I love how his whole philosophy seems to be building other people up. One hell of a guitarist too!
    You asked him some great questions, love your interview style 🎸

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  11 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @hallamhal and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @theother1406
    @theother1406 8 місяців тому +3

    I can't help but keep thinking of that opening riff to "Stay"

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому +2

      HA! Someone mentioned this earlier and I've been playing that same riff on and off throughout the day. It's very cool! There's a clip with Earl Slick and Carlos and it shows Earl playing the riff!

    • @theother1406
      @theother1406 8 місяців тому

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar sometimes simplicity is the golden ticket!

  • @leonnoel9702
    @leonnoel9702 9 місяців тому +7

    The guitar on Station to Station, Stay, Look Back In Anger, etc... is in my top 10 of the best guitars of all time

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for listening @leonnoel9702! 🎉🔥😇

    • @freelancebythebay
      @freelancebythebay 9 місяців тому +1

      Oh! The LP Station to Station stands alone as having easily some of the sexiest guitar I've ever 'felt.' Oh!

  • @Shadowbannddiscourse
    @Shadowbannddiscourse 9 місяців тому +3

    Dude that was such a great interview man and he's such an underrated musician as well

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @oddiodiscourse and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @jessica5497
    @jessica5497 3 роки тому +24

    Carlos and Bowie share the same sense of humor lol 💜

  • @bertbecker7532
    @bertbecker7532 9 місяців тому +11

    70 going on 30…saw him on the Serious Moonlight and Glass Spiders Tour, what a positive guy.

  • @joancarlesclaros9217
    @joancarlesclaros9217 9 місяців тому +3

    Funny interview. Carlos is adorable.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @joancarlesclaros9217, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @foto21
    @foto21 21 день тому +1

    I knew Alomar was great, but I had no idea he was THIS great, not just his credits, but his persona. This guy is a total teacher as well. Phenomenal interview. YOU SCOOPED BEATO!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  21 день тому

      Thank you for listening! 🔥 🎶 🎸 No clue who beato is but thank you :-)

    • @foto21
      @foto21 20 днів тому

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar Cmon, you know who Rick Beato is.

  • @cnilecnile6748
    @cnilecnile6748 9 місяців тому +14

    I got a phone call from Carlos around 1989, asking me to go on tour for 6 weeks in Australia with Debbie Gibson as her opening act's guitar player-Tiffany, lol.
    At the time, I was a bar-band guitar player in South Mississippi. I asked him why he was calling me, I was nobody-he told me I was highly recommended. Never found out by who.
    That's when I found out that opening acts aren't miked, you have to go straight off the stage, and all I had was a Carvin X-Amp combo, which I could never get past 2 on the master volume because it was so freaking LOUD-I told him it would peel the paint off of cars, but he said it wouldn't push enough air, and there was no budget for a rental.
    So he passed on me, because of that-but it was still a great experience to find out that people had noticed me on that level.
    Nice guy, but all business. He's a major player in the industry-kind of like Quincy Jones, or Nile Rodgers. At that time, I just knew he was David Bowie's guitar player.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Very cool, thanks for sharing that, @cnilecnile6748 🙌🏻 💥 🎉

    • @SidAlienTV
      @SidAlienTV 9 місяців тому

      Some chances in an artist's life come only once.

  • @miketurner4173
    @miketurner4173 3 роки тому +10

    What a egoless Soulman. Bowie is & we are proud to be blessed by such a spirit in Carlos. ✌️💛 a good happiness stuff.

  • @DoctorRevers
    @DoctorRevers 4 години тому +1

    Carlos!!!! Love you brother!! Thank you for everything you’ve shared with us. Amazing memories. Some of the best of my life. Inspiring. Hope you feel the love my man. ❤

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  4 години тому +1

      Thank you for listening 🔥 🎶 🎸

    • @DoctorRevers
      @DoctorRevers 4 години тому

      @ great chat with Carlos. Thanks for bringing it to us.

  • @vantheman3878
    @vantheman3878 15 годин тому +1

    Wow, i just tuned in to hear a few words on Bowie… didn’t quite expect the hight content value. I’ve learnt more about music composition in that first hour than i’ve learnt in Music Classes during the 4 years of High school!!!! Thanks, and thanks for your contribution to awesome music.
    Great host, good vibe, excellent content. Happy NY to you both.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  4 години тому

      I appreciate the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the interview! 🔥 🎶 🎸

  • @reedl2353
    @reedl2353 3 роки тому +11

    This channel is the gift that keeps on giving. This, Gayle Dorsey, and Ty Tabor may be my three favorite interviews ever. Good grief, I could listen to Carlos for hours and never get bored. A good interviewer inspires the interviewee to talk and then gets out of the way. Great job!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for your kind words Reed L and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫ I have just as much fun as talking with these folks as you do! Thanks for listening!

  • @mkhdnimg
    @mkhdnimg 9 місяців тому +4

    Every interview i've seen with Carlos over the years has been worth the time. Love the insights he's given us into Bowie's working life. Great interview.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @mkhdnimg, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @neilforrest8030
    @neilforrest8030 Рік тому +13

    Carlos is a great theorist and a practical musician. And superb player/thinker.

  • @matthewharris3898
    @matthewharris3898 9 місяців тому +3

    One of THE most entertaining, informative, instructive, and illuminating music interviews I have ever heard. Carlos is soooo wonder full, humble, funny, inspiring and still, after so many years in the business, is still filled with wonder and appreciation about music and the great people involved within it. Thank you, it was such a pleasure to listen to it.
    I heard an interview with Ray Parker (Ghostbusters) that had a similar quality. That is, he was playing in bands since he was 14, and was earning more money than both his parents combined by the time he was 15. If you haven't already interviewed him, he would be another that brings that quality of music awareness and appreciation to the public.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for your kind words @matthewharris3898 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @nurknanker6105
    @nurknanker6105 6 місяців тому +2

    I saw him on many David Bowie tours since 1974. Supreme talent & even his speaking voice sounds musical. Stay Shiney Mr. Alomar!

  • @dereckvon
    @dereckvon 3 роки тому +9

    Thank you Carlos for sharing some great lessons learned.

  • @jackclark1356
    @jackclark1356 3 роки тому +7

    Holy Sh@t Craig! This is best interview ever. I learned more in this 2 hrs than my last 20 years. You know how to pull the best out of your guests. Bravo

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому

      Thanks for your kind words Jack Clark and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @megaforcemedia
    @megaforcemedia 9 місяців тому +5

    Sons of preachers are often super bright. This guy is no exception. Hugely articulate. Musicians aren't always the best talkers.

  • @jamesmcghee3440
    @jamesmcghee3440 8 місяців тому +3

    Crazy cool interview… Carlos is SO full of positivity… thank you! You are a good interviewer!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @jamesmcghee3440 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @JadeIDgenX
    @JadeIDgenX 15 днів тому +2

    Congrats on 54 years of Marriage, Carlos and Robin!!!

  • @rspratt
    @rspratt 11 місяців тому +13

    Carlos is an industry titan. And what an amiable guy. He's so cool

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  11 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @rspratt, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

    • @rspratt
      @rspratt 11 місяців тому +1

      Loved it. Thanks! I have subscribed, too 🙂@@EveryoneLovesGuitar

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  11 місяців тому +1

      @@rsprattAwesome, thanks and have a great week!

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 10 місяців тому

      ​@@EveryoneLovesGuitarI would love for you to listen to a song by David Bowie's daughter using the name Athina Bowie .
      Her channel has the same name and I'm hoping you could contact Carlos and just ask him if he's ever heard it before ?
      The title of the vid : David Bowie . Magic moments . Magic memories . All by Lexi .
      It definitely is some kind of a legit home movie made in Bowie's home , no doubt .
      I love this song so much but couldn't find any info about it and I'm hoping somebody who worked with her dad will encourage her because the song should have been a pretty big alternative music hit ... it's very retro it reminds me of some of the music from the 80s and early 90s .
      It's a very chill song ; earthy , warm and breezy .
      That's supposed to be Lexi singing on it .
      Could you please pass it on and help bring more attention to her song ?
      I'd love for people who worked with her Dad to help her find her way

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 10 місяців тому +1

      I love how humble and down to earth he was .
      Yeah he is really cool . Betcha he's probably also the coolest music professor ever .
      I love his sense of humor and the way he laughs .

  • @grimmertwin2148
    @grimmertwin2148 9 місяців тому +5

    Oh man Carlos nailed it between performer and musician lol.
    What?
    Is this a recital?
    Brilliant.

  • @TracyPerson1
    @TracyPerson1 9 місяців тому +2

    Your show is AMAZING! I Love the diversity of the guitarists you showcase!
    Still loving that Gail Ann Dorsey!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @TracyPerson1 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫ Appreciate you listening!

    • @TracyPerson1
      @TracyPerson1 9 місяців тому

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar Keep doing good work!

  • @tonyboyhume3878
    @tonyboyhume3878 9 місяців тому +2

    the single most enlightening interview of a musician i have ever heard. there is so much wisdom here i cannot tell you. i'm telling EVERYBODY to check this out. two hours of the most pleasurable education i have had as a musician/writer/human being. thank you

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @tonyboyhume3878 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @daryoushhaj-najafi9865
    @daryoushhaj-najafi9865 8 місяців тому +2

    I don't know what inspired me to search an interview with Carlos Alomar today, but wow. Huge talent obvs, but also truly life giving energy.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @daryoushhaj-najafi9865, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @ginettejalbert122
    @ginettejalbert122 8 місяців тому +2

    Wow! What a delightful interview! Thanks to both of you for being so open!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for your kind words @ginettejalbert122 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @Pulse2AM
    @Pulse2AM 2 місяці тому +1

    Great interview, thank you both!
    Regarding Bowie being a Brit and playing soul, the English bands and players ate up American black music, Clapton, The Stones, and on and on. When I listen to a lot of Bowie music there is a lot of funk in there, Duran Duran comes to mind as well.
    This at around 54:00 in my opinion is why current music has no shelf life, they copy and paste the perfect chorus 3x and embellish it a a touch it's the anomalies that make records great - perfect is perfectly boring.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  2 місяці тому +1

      You are 100% correct, was just talking about this with a friend this week. And, they consistently went WAAY out of their way to give credit to these guys all the time. Not as many Americans did that, Johnny Winter, the Allmans come to mind but totally agree. Thank you for listening 🔥 🎶 🎸

    • @Pulse2AM
      @Pulse2AM 2 місяці тому

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar My pleasure and thanks again for bringing this to us. My girlfriend at the time introduced me to Bowie's Young Americans album as she swooned over his image lol, I became a huge fan of his music up until about Black Tie White noise then my tastes moved on.

  • @cclark3905
    @cclark3905 9 місяців тому +3

    Great Interview. I was blessed to see Carlos with Bowie on the 83 tour with Earl Slick and in 88 with Peter Frampton... Such an amazing talent. On the 83 tour I had 5th row center stage and snuck my camera in... I have some amazing photographs of him...
    Thanks for this...He's a great Interview.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Cool @cclark3905 Glad you liked this and thanks for listening! 👂 🎶 🎸

  • @alexkalish8288
    @alexkalish8288 9 місяців тому +2

    I've seen them all and Carlos was one of the very best on a sophisticated NYC level. Thanks for this great interview, it's a proof of his genius. Reminds me of the intellect of The Duke with the talent of Willie the Lion. The only true master that is still with us from the golden era of Rock and roll and he's aging like a Taoist immortal.
    That was the best music interview I've ever watched - I'm Alomar's age and grew up in Hollywood - I know music, but he's a master.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @alexkalish8288, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @68telekon
    @68telekon 9 місяців тому +1

    Brilliant musician and incredibly kind; such a pleasure meeting him at the Brooklyn Museum

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @68telekon, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @julio_scissors
    @julio_scissors Рік тому +5

    Carlos is such a great interview! And you are a great interviewer as well - thank you!
    Carlos and Jimmy Page are the reason I picked up a guitar as a kid. I remember seeing Bowie on TV, and my eyes went straight to the cat with the glass JAMMING on that rythym guitar. I thought he was the coolest.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for your kind words @julio_scissors and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @VenusSantaCruz
    @VenusSantaCruz 9 місяців тому +2

    I’ve always been a fan of his playing. But I’ve never seen an interview. He is an amazing storyteller. And he holds so much history! I’m loving this.

  • @RavenMadd9
    @RavenMadd9 11 місяців тому +7

    Great interview .....Carlos is the same great vibrant person I met working in Mannys Music .....class act ....honest...him and Eddie Martinez both so cool .....

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  11 місяців тому +3

      Yes, I agree @RavenMadd9 - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! Eddie Martinez not only one of the most upstanding guys I've ever met, he's also one of THE brightest... Here's his interview if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/nDYCdS_5WkQ/v-deo.html

    • @RavenMadd9
      @RavenMadd9 11 місяців тому +1

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar thank you ...will subscribe

    • @gardensofthegods
      @gardensofthegods 10 місяців тому

      ​@@EveryoneLovesGuitarI also did not expect Carlos to be talking about that Gizmo Hitler had that could make people sick from the sound waves .
      Give me the impression he's probably in the other interesting things and I could picture him watching that show that used to come on years ago with Action Bronson and his friends getting all smoked up and eating food while watching Ancient Aliens haha .
      😂

    • @Reprodestruxion
      @Reprodestruxion 10 місяців тому

      Che manny

  • @michaelthomas366
    @michaelthomas366 10 місяців тому +6

    The best concert I've ever seen of Bowie was back in the 80's in Australia and Alomar was playing with him.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  10 місяців тому +1

      Right on @michaelthomas366, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

  • @Welcomeeverthing
    @Welcomeeverthing 9 місяців тому +7

    The man is a living legend! ❤

  • @v.a.993
    @v.a.993 Місяць тому +1

    Carlos is amazing. Great interview!!!! I'm three years late to it, but better late than never.

  • @cyprescrow
    @cyprescrow 9 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful. simply wonderful.
    I saw Alomar live back in the 80s on the Let's dance tour.

  • @sheercerebralpower
    @sheercerebralpower 3 роки тому +7

    This is like the lesson of a lifetime

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, I agree Azhar Kamal - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

  • @luisramos3427
    @luisramos3427 2 роки тому +3

    If you kept giving all the information about Carlos Alomar, you weren't going to finish. A great human being and a great musician, who has not only made music for him but has helped many in the industry. Admirable!

  • @soundcanvas1450
    @soundcanvas1450 9 місяців тому +1

    What a great band leader , guitarist & what a great smile.
    Thanks for all the CoOL music
    🌎🌱

  • @JohnMoseley
    @JohnMoseley 8 місяців тому +1

    What an amazing guy. This interview was a revelation to me and I think it'll remain important to me for some time to come. Except for a bit of guitar playing for fun, I'm not a musician, I'm a writer, but Alomar's attitudes and insights transfer to what I do and have given me loads to think about and play with.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @JohnMoseley, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @leonline3424
    @leonline3424 3 роки тому +11

    Alomar is the real deal!

  • @miketurner4173
    @miketurner4173 3 роки тому +8

    Wow his knowledge and philosophy of music is exceptional. Emotional intensity of chord groupings, don't loose the root! ✌️ Emotional content and power🤘

  • @56Century
    @56Century 3 роки тому +6

    What an awesome cat and a great interview. The D.A.M trio were spectacular

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому

      Thanks 56 Century, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶 subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

  • @DaveManleyguitar
    @DaveManleyguitar 9 місяців тому +2

    That was the golden age, two generations ahead of me. But it felt similar growing up in detroit learning from the elders that were already doing it. Great interview

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @DaveManleyguitar and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @SidAlienTV
    @SidAlienTV 9 місяців тому +6

    In the 80s he produced a record called "Doble Vida" from the Argentine band Soda Stereo, and it was a revolution conceptually speaking in the pop musical panorama in the country (and maybe in every Latin American country indeed). The man is a genius.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому +1

      Cool @sidalientv4995 Glad you liked this and thanks for listening! 👂 🎶 🎸

    • @SidAlienTV
      @SidAlienTV 9 місяців тому +1

      @@EveryoneLovesGuitar There was a really funny anecdote from Soda Stereo´s bassist. When they were in the USA for the recording, Carlos Alomar composed and produced the song that Mick Jagger made famous "She is the Boss" (I don´t know if he produced the LP too) - apparently Carlos´wife was a robust woman hence the song´s name -. Well, the bassist asked Mr. Alomar why did not sing himself the song for a solo album, and he replied "When I sing it, I cannot sell it for more than 1.000 dollars, and when I sell it to Mick, I become millions!"

    • @Auntkekebaby
      @Auntkekebaby 9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much. Lemme search for this.

    • @SidAlienTV
      @SidAlienTV 9 місяців тому +1

      Her wife was ( I don't know if she still is) Robin Clark, and she was the female singer in Simple Minds.

  • @MarioSalimon
    @MarioSalimon 3 роки тому +7

    Great interview. Carlos alomar is an amazing musician and also such a gentleman!

  • @jkirtleyheacting
    @jkirtleyheacting 3 роки тому +6

    Loved Carlos for so long, He played on most of my favourite albums of all time. Bowie , Iggy etc xx

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, I agree JB - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

  • @decodynamo
    @decodynamo Рік тому +5

    That headphone time capsule experience, for me, is Stage, Bowie's live double album. Carlos is right in there. This is a treat.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @decodynamo, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

    • @Reprodestruxion
      @Reprodestruxion 10 місяців тому +1

      With Belew too

  • @09keef
    @09keef 6 місяців тому +3

    Top underrated Bowie Alomar riffs:
    Yassassin- intro
    African Night Flight/ solo
    Sound and Vision- rhythm
    It’s no game(part 2)- rhythm
    Look Back inAnger-solo
    Golden Years- rhythm
    Secret Life of Arabia - intro
    Many more

  • @DFUK83
    @DFUK83 9 місяців тому +2

    absolute legend, glad i saw Carlos play quitar with Bowie.....LEGENDS

  • @ericwalls8932
    @ericwalls8932 3 роки тому +5

    Wow. This guy is a treasure trove of life experiences, life learning and fabulous stories.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому +1

      For sure man! Thank you for listening eric walls! 🎉🔥😇 subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

  • @titus2120
    @titus2120 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, Carlos…. Thank you very much. Your mind takes me back and opens my mind, my heart and my soul…. Thank you for this discussion. I hope you writes a few books or give a few recorded lessons. Please.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @titus2120, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @davidkyle2073
    @davidkyle2073 9 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful interview. Carlos is a rare breed of human indeed! Much respect 🫡

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @davidkyle2073, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @turqoiselove1
    @turqoiselove1 3 роки тому +10

    "Curiosity does not resist." I like that.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, I agree Laraya G - and he had dozens of little quips like this - thanks for listening! subscribe: elg.fun/subscribe

  • @jayjack2046
    @jayjack2046 9 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for stepping out front Carlos I always look for your music in the stores even on vinyl when I was a kid. You're solo work was always very intriguing to me insomniac keep up the Mystique you are as brightest star has the universe offers.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @jayjack2046, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @jimmieyoung4865
    @jimmieyoung4865 9 місяців тому +2

    The best interview about artists & making music I'll ever see I'm guessing.

  • @buster9879
    @buster9879 3 роки тому +3

    THANK YOU. His sound us so distinct. When you know it you hear it, so many legendary songs

  • @hwi62
    @hwi62 9 місяців тому +3

    What an interesting man, profound wisdom.

  • @1jimif
    @1jimif 9 місяців тому +1

    I think if this interview was twice as long I would have still listened to the whole thing! What a legend, I wish I knew Carlos personally. Thanks for sharing this...Jim

  • @adamshawart
    @adamshawart 9 місяців тому +2

    What a great interview! Thanks to both of you. What a beautiful guy.

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @ecovolved and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

  • @edfigueroa6765
    @edfigueroa6765 8 місяців тому +6

    Carlos is still a hidden Rock & Roll treasure and a cultural hero in so many ways, he's so much music,life passion,business,spiritual and a consumate new york raised Puerto Rican, So Fcuking Cool!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому +1

      Right on @edfigueroa6765, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻

  • @David-x9o3y
    @David-x9o3y 10 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for Carlos

  • @azuraq25
    @azuraq25 Рік тому +3

    Carlos the Magnificent!! Fantastic, fascinating interview with one of my all time favorites. Thanks for posting

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @azuraq25, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @jodymills3138
    @jodymills3138 16 днів тому +1

    Great interview.

  • @vincewilburnjr7087
    @vincewilburnjr7087 8 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful Thank You Carlos

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  8 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed the interview @vincewilburnjr7087, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !

  • @markputnam4491
    @markputnam4491 3 місяці тому +1

    Love this interview!

  • @pjpj2639
    @pjpj2639 10 місяців тому +4

    Loved the stuff he did with Bowie…unique sound…had the albums

  • @SIR46661
    @SIR46661 9 місяців тому +3

    Fantastic interview of a very talented musician ! Love Carlos’ work with Bowie and others. One correction, he did not play on Man Who Sold The World/Watch That Man by Lulu which was recorded before they met. Mick Ronson & most of Spiders played on it. He must of been thinking of ‘Can You Hear Me’ which he played guitar on for Lulu. Best thing about him is his long lasting marriage to Robin !

  • @Jskins
    @Jskins 9 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic interview! Carlos has been one of my favorite performers ever since I first heard and saw him play!

  • @blakehavard
    @blakehavard 10 місяців тому +1

    This was aweswome!!!

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  10 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words @blakehavard and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫

    • @blakehavard
      @blakehavard 10 місяців тому +1

      You did a great job interviewing Carlos. That could not of been easy. You let him flow! Thank you.@@EveryoneLovesGuitar

    • @EveryoneLovesGuitar
      @EveryoneLovesGuitar  9 місяців тому

      Thanks man, very kind of you...!