MuzikMan: What are your thoughts on the major label conglomerates and how they operate, opposed to the D.I.Y. Indie spirit that has grown exponentially due the advent of the Internet and new technologies for recording artists?
Gary Husband: Well, in truth, I'm not sorry to see the rather inevitable downfall of the major labels now. I'm not sorry to see the accountants or whoever these people are who seemingly run these labels out of a job either. They've denied serious artists the opportunity or chance to reach the public for as about as long as you might want to remember or research. Throughout history!! However, the Internet I truly celebrate. One big basic upside is that now of course we can reach people, and people can have exposure to what we do. The downside ... and the real big concern is the situation I was pertaining to in answer to the last question, but I hope, sincerely, we can find a way to figure this out. The sooner the better, for obvious reasons. I refer, of course, to matters copyright, free downloading and the suchlike.
MuzikMan: What are your goals and aspirations in music right now?
Gary Husband: Well ... it is really a mystical process to me. My favourite way to describe what we do! Tomorrow morning I may have a clear impulse on something ... it may stay with me, or dissipate, or form and arrive again in some other way a week or month down the line. What I can say with profound delight is that the process is alive and well in me! I trust it and I trust IN it and I just want to stay inspired and healthy enough to just keep pursuing, imagining, dreaming, capturing as closely and as articulately as I can these impulses and essences, making an experience for other people to listen to, to feel, even find themselves become a part of and be ... moved, really. That's really my great goal. I'm really quite a simple soul! Speaking specifically I aim to follow the piano interpretations album I did a few years ago, based on Allan Holdsworth’s music, (The Things I See - Angel Air Records) with a similar approach on John McLaughlin’s music. I’m about half-way through the writing for that. I’m planning a new formation of some kind that I may play drums and keyboards in. I have a drum album I’d like to make also. Details and progress of all projects I keep updated on my own website - www.garyhusband.com
Article comments
1 - godoggo
Nice job. A fine drummer and a musician, too! : )
2 - Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck
Thanks. It is one of the best interviews I have ever done, I found it very interesting.
He is a real classy guy as well. Very nice to talk to and humble even though he is one of the most talented musicians in the world. He has worked with some of the best!
3 - The Duke
I had the pleasure of watching Gary workout with Holdsworth in Alexandria Virginia a few years ago. Nicely done.
Thanks
4 - Mongo Lloyd
Thanks! Great read.