Up Close with Gordy Quist
(Interviewed
on November 08, 2004)
Genre:
Americana/ Folk
PC: When did you begin your music career?
GQ: i've been in and out of rock bands since i was 14, but got serious about it in college at about 18-19, and realized i wanted to do for a living when i really started taking songwriting seriously as a craft. that was probably around 20 or 21. now i'm 24
PC: Who are your main musical influences?
GQ: the beatles (although you probably can't hear much of their influence in me because what we do is different stylistically, but i learned a lot about music in general early on from listening to them with my dad) guy clark todd snider
PC: Where can someone get a copy of your CD "Songs Play Me"?
GQ: online at www.gordyquist.com or at cactus music in houston, or waterloo records in austin
PC: What are some of your favorite songs that you have written that you are most proud of?
GQ: i really like Silver Wings because it's a tribute to a guy named don wylie who went down in a plane crash last november. he was a good family friend, and the first guy to ever pay me to play music when i was in high school. i think lindsay's song is also one of my favorites on the album. and bitter tears. i've got a couple new ones not on the album i really like too, but they'll be on the next one.
PC: Is there anybody that you would like to perform with or do a duet with?
GQ: my dream gig would be a songswap with guy clark and todd snider. i've opened for guy before, but i think i'd love to swap songs with those guys some day in my life. that's probably an unrealistic goal, but i love their writing.
PC: Where do you want to be in the next few years with your music career? Any long term goals?
GQ: i'd love to have a couple more albums out, including one with my rock band, Lucky Southern. more than being well known or famous, i'd just like to be known among musicians as a good writer. as long as i can pay my bills i'm happy.
PC: What approach do you take when writing your songs? Do you have any specific routine?
GQ: i just try to read a lot and write something every day. that and get better at playing lead guitar. i think being better at the craft of playing guitar also helps with the songwriting part of it.
PC: What are your fondest career memory so far?
GQ: opening for guy clark and paul thorn
PC: Texas Music artist are like One Big family, everyone helps each other out is this true?
GQ: i've found it to be very true. it's weird because it could very easily get competitive because there are limited numbers of good gigs to go around, and everyone's trying to get them, but so far, i've found that everyone wants to see everyone else do well.
PC: In your CD player right now, what CD would be found?
GQ: bob dylan's blood on the tracks
