Kiko Loureiro: the rock house interview

News:
14-04-2009:
Rock House method give Kiko Loureiro the interview treatment



Kiko Loureiro:

When I was 16 and I was more into the guitar and searching for videos, or scorers or magazines I got to know and learn about Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and all those eighties guitar players. I watched their videos and it helped me a lot. I love rock, but I was always ready to listen to other kinds of music. I remember my Father listening to Paco De Lucia the flamenco player. I was always into this Brazilian music, The Latin Bossa Nova and the jazzy chords, you know this more complex stuff. You know, the more sophisticated stuff we have and Brazilian music. My parents were always listening to this kind of music and they would say to me OK, You like rock music and those guys with the big hair in band’s, but the real music is this kind. They would tell me if you want to be a real guitar player or you want to be good you have to learn to play this is well. So, they start showing me all these Bossa Nova composers and a flamenco style composers. I told myself rock is cool but I need to learn this other stuff too. I started to learn Latin harmonies and the sophisticated chords that go along with that style of music.

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