Thursday, 11 April 2013

LINK: ‘It’s about the kind of work I do’: Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe previews his rangy new summer camp

After a busy summer of touring, both with Yes and with his solo group, Steve Howe plans to share some of what he’s learned in five decades of music making during his first-ever Cross Styles music camp, to be held in August.
Howe promises to bring a uniquely communicative style to the retreat, set for August 19-23, 2013 at Big Indian, New York’s Full Moon Resort. After all, Howe’s a self-taught guitarist, so he understands intimately the concepts of showing through doing — and of every musician’s need for individualism. “I didn’t like school, I didn’t like schooling,” Howe reminds, in an exclusive SER Sitdown. “I didn’t like the aggression, with them ramming things down your throat. I found that music was my release. I could learn at my own pace, learn stuff I wanted to — and develop my own style.”
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