Tom Richardson: Live 4 Guitar interview

"Tom, outstanding guitar playing for only being 18 years old. You've got a bright future ahead of you!" - Derryl Gabel

“Incredible playing and sophistication. Tom is the one to watch for the future of Fusion Guitar” - Tom Quayle

“Teen Guitar God” - Total Guitar Magazine

These are some of the comments levelled at this young Northerner who never fails to impress with his guitar skills.

5 years after he picked up a guitar, at the tender age of 14, a video of an unaccompanied solo he performed at his school was featured in the “Best of YouTube” section in Total Guitar Magazine praising his playing.

I was curious to find out more about him.
After having tried his hand at several musical styles, he found himself more and more inspired by players such as Guthrie Govan, Alex Hutchings and Tom Quayle and from then on he decided he would focus his time on learning more about Jazz and fusion as the styles intrigued him greatly and this is still the main focus of his playing today.

Tom, why do you play guitar?

I’ve always had an interest in guitar playing since I was very young and since picking up the guitar for the first time, that interest has continued to grow. Throughout the years I’ve always set my sights on aiming to be like my favourite players while also developing my own style,which has given me motivation to improve and continue playing. Now I’m at the point where I would love to make a living out of guitar playing some way or other. My liking for Jazz and Fusion has also sparked a newfound interest in guitar playing as before I felt I was getting a bit jaded with my playing style whereas now I want to learn as much as possible about these styles and there’sa lot to work on! more