Here’s another top-notch interview conducted by Rick Beato, featuring Mike Mills, the bass player for R.E.M., one of my favorite bands. As always, Rick asks pertinent questions and brings out the best in his guests.
I fell in love with little Ellen over a year ago. One day in her dad’s studio, she asked if she could play a certain guitar on his wall. “That’s a bass guitar”, he replied, and the rest is history. She’s been playing for a few years now and is becoming quite an accomplished musician. And what’s even more inspiring, are the gleaming personalities of this father and daughter duo, and their wonderful relationship.
I’ve always loved Sting’s quirkiness, eloquence, and creativeness, his way with verse, chorus and bridge. I think back to such songs as Fortress Around Your Heart. I remember the first time I heard it, and how swept away I was with the not only the melody, but the words were fire, a blend of love and war! some people are Word men and he’s a significant one.
This video highlights the isolated vocal track for California Dreamin by the Mamas and the Papas. Incredible right?
Some of my playlists were growing exponentially, so I had to divide them up so I’d have the chance to hear some of my favorite songs more than once every year. hahahaha! Mare’s Mellower Side had over 400 songs. Yikes! So, that yielded itself to slimming down.
