Bob Wiseman

First musical gear stolen was after a show at the Holiday Tavern. A bag of pedals and patch chords. There was a group of tough guys who used to do […]

On the back of an album of music by Beethoven, read when the piece was first performed he had to do an encore of it, meaning the whole 40 minute […]

I got her off script for just one moment. Can you please not play the horrible music while I’m on hold? She laughed and said no music? Yes I’m a […]

Six years ago I was asked to play at a benefit for Japan following the earthquake and tsunami and later asked if I would accompany Margaret Atwood reading a poem. […]

Student: I’m going to see Star Wars tomorrow, #8 return of the Jedi, I haven’t seen this but I know everything about Star Wars.   Teacher: You know Akira Kurosawa? […]

In the improvising world you work at listening (which changes what passes for thought). The extent to which you continue thinking is proportional to what is accomplished musically. That probably […]

Sometimes I’m totally distracted by someone in the audience. Sometimes it’s tempting to do certain flourishes that audiences like even if I don’t. Sometimes I thought it was great but […]

http://www.neilyoungarchives.com/#/drawer?position=25.041958646941776&_k=pu0b7g Neil Young is all online. All his archives. I found myself listening to Revolution Blues, the song about the Manson Family but never knew it was Rick Danko and […]

leonard cohen at the junos in vancouver 25 years ago. just a handshake by the back door as he was leaving. wished a handshake could be a long conversation but […]

Want to trade cds?   No its ok.   What do you mean?   I heard you play earlier, not my thing.   That’s so mean.   Isn’t it mean […]