Thirteen years have passed since the Scotsman Iain David McGeachy left us at only 60 years old due to pneumonia.
This piece he dedicated to Nick Drake, of whom he and a few others were friends; Nick would die at 26 from an overdose of antidepressants just the following year in '74.
He was a legend for many who appreciated folk in all its forms (musicians included) and he knew it, so much so that he said of himself: "I am unique. I believe no one has ever played the guitar like I do. That matters to me. But I hope to improve and contribute even more. Although the structure of music serves to express something that has already formed somewhere else, I still consider myself rather original. I like watching myself on television, and discovering that I sing, play and compose like no other existing musician. With this, I certainly do not want to claim to be the best." We all knew him as John Martyn...
John Martyn - Solid Air
This piece he dedicated to Nick Drake, of whom he and a few others were friends; Nick would die at 26 from an overdose of antidepressants just the following year in '74.
He was a legend for many who appreciated folk in all its forms (musicians included) and he knew it, so much so that he said of himself: "I am unique. I believe no one has ever played the guitar like I do. That matters to me. But I hope to improve and contribute even more. Although the structure of music serves to express something that has already formed somewhere else, I still consider myself rather original. I like watching myself on television, and discovering that I sing, play and compose like no other existing musician. With this, I certainly do not want to claim to be the best." We all knew him as John Martyn...
John Martyn - Solid Air
Stanlio
29 jan 22
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