Tue, 29/07/2008 - 22:24 - Owen Edwards

OE: SO WHEN THIS ALBUM’S FINISHED ARE YOU GOING TO TRY AND GET A TEAM TOGETHER AND TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD?
I'm real open to what people want me to do. (expand upon this with whatever developments have occurred since I saw you) It’s also about learning now: I'm learning my theory with people already doing it in the real world, and I'm learning loads of stuff like how a CD’s recorded, how you put down lines, how best to approach phrasing and building your own solos: all stuff to make me a better musician.

But at the end of the day I'm still playing the chops on the CD, so when someone else hears this with a disability - or a kid like I was years ago thinking about doing something with the guitar - well, now there’s a reference, someone to show that it’s possible.

Right at the beginning I think that one of the things that held me back when I started was theta there were no role models. If there is no one to show the way, you can end up thinking that maybe you're crazy thinking this is possible: I want it, but everyone else does this with two hands - so maybe I better go and do something else!

I want to be the one to show that anything is possible if you have the belief in yourself and the guts to go for it. I want to be that role model. A positive one that looks good, play’s reasonably well and is doing his best.

I truly believe that there’s another person just behind me who will come up who can even put someone like Phil here to shame!!!! There might be another Yngwie or Eddie out there with loss of limbs - you never know!