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Allan Holdsworth

(1946–2017) Guitarist

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Allan Holdsworth was a guitarist.

Quick Facts About Allan Holdsworth

Born: August 6, 1946
Died: April 15, 2017
Profession: Guitarist

About Allan Holdsworth

[Wikidata] British musician (1946–2017)... | [Wikipedia] Allan Holdsworth was a British jazz and rock guitarist, violinist and composer. He contributed to numerous bands, including Soft Machine, U.K., The Tony Williams Lifetime, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Bruford, Level 42, and Planet X, in addition to solo work in multiple genres.

Quotes by Allan Holdsworth · Page 3

Don't let your hands dictate what you think you can do. Look at fingerboard charts and imagine your eyes dancing on the…

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Can do

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I love music - really a lot. That's why I do it. But mine just never makes it, to me. There's always…

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Change

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The SynthAxe enables you to achieve a whole world of sonic textures that you cannot get with a guitar. There was nothing…

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Achieve

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In essence, I feel I'm more jazz guitar player because I write vehicles geared for improvisation.

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Feel

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There are good people in radio and the record companies, but there are others who are completely in the wrong job and…

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Good

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We used to work with a promoter in Italy who used to book for shows with nine hour drives in between, so…

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Book

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I was working with another major label after Warner Bros, and they were telling me who to hire as musicians, what kind…

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Kind

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