Interviews with Guy Clark
Last week, legendary songwriter and artist Guy Clark released his first studio album in four years. The album features eleven new tracks, ten of which were written by Clark along with a group of Nashville A-Listers, including Rodney Crowell, Shawn Camp and Jedd Hughes. Also included is a beautiful rendition of Lyle Lovett’s “Waltzing Fool”. The title track, “My Favorite Picture of You”, pays tribute to his late wife Susanna who passed away last summer.
Clark has suffered from numerous health issues in recent years so new music, and interviews, have been rare. Highlighted by an astute cover story from American Songwriter’s Marissa Moss, Studio 602 has gathered a library of the best interviews written in the past week that provide poignant insight into Guy’s life, career and songwriting process.
American Songwriter: “The High Price of Inspiration” by Marissa R. Moss
Nashville Arts Magazine: “Guy Clark” by Holly Gleason
The Tennessean: “A one-sided conversation with a songwriting legend” by Peter Cooper
Nashville Scene: “Guy Clark channels ‘a rough two years’ into a masterful new album” by Edd Hurt
Garden & Gun: “A Picture of Talent” by Matt Henrickson
PopMatters: “Writing songs and building guitars | an interview with Guy Clark” by Matt Strowe
And don’t miss Guy’s recent interview on NPR’s “All Things Considered” that is as funny as it is captivating.
Lastly, watch Ted Russell Kamp perform Guy’s classic “Let Him Roll” and break down what makes it one of the best songs ever written.
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