Musician interview
5 Questions With: Brinsley Schwarz
The legendary guitarist stops by to chat about working with Nick Lowe, Graham Parker, his upcoming solo record, and more.
I recently had a chance to chat with legendary guitarist Brinsley Schwarz via email. Many of you are no doubt familiar with his incredible generations-spanning work.
For those that might not be, a short primer may be in order:
Schwarz started playing in the ’60s with Nick Lowe in Kippington Lodge. From there, they formed the eponymous Brinsley Schwarz band, with Lowe as frontman. The group soon caught the attention of promoter Dave Robinson, who devised a plan to boost the band into rock stardom.
The scheme involved the band flying to the US to open for Van Morrison, with Robinson also arranging for a planeload of journalists to be at the show. Everything that could go sideways here did, including visa issues for the band and a mechanical delay for the journalists, who spent their time stranded taking advantage of an open bar. The result saw the group arriving on the day of the show and…
