Zappa, Vai, Satch, & Mike Keneally! The Guitar World interview

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Mike Keneally sits down with Guitar World's Paul Riario to talk about his career as the "Most In Demand Stunt Guitarist. For all things Mike Keneally, visit https://www.keneally.com/ . To subscribe to GW, step right this way: https://www.magazinesdirect.com/GWYT 0:00 - Left Hand Techniques 0:17 - Introducing Mike Keneally 0:36 - The "Stunt Guitarist" Characterization 0:51 - The Zappa, Vai, and Satriani Connection 1:17 - Technical Ability vs. Intuitive Approach 2:04 - Lessons from Steve Vai 2:27 - How Mike Got the Zappa Gig 3:42 - Calling Frank Zappa's Office 5:09 - Audition Nerves and Brother's Advice 6:25 - The Audition Pieces: "Sinister Footwear 2" and "What's New in Baltimore" 7:47 - Fingerstyle vs. Pick 8:40 - Rhythmic Challenges and The Groove 10:07 - Working Relationship with Frank Zappa 11:19 - Improvisation and Hand Signals 12:47 - Developing a Sound: Keyboard Player First 14:02 - Viewing Guitar as Six Keyboards & Alternate Tunings 16:36 - "The Desired Effect" Song Structure 17:30 - Left Hand Leads, Right Hand Follows 18:36 - Tour Anecdotes and Band Shaming 19:25 - Working with Dweezil Zappa 21:11 - The Zappa/Z Band and the 200-Song Medley 22:25 - Bonding with Steve Vai Over Zappa 22:58 - Steve Vai's Detailed Instruction 24:39 - Performing with Steve Vai 26:46 - Working with Devin Townsend 27:07 - Working with Andy Partridge (XTC) and Pop Music 28:40 - Connecting with XTC 29:45 - Writing with Andy Partridge 30:40 - "I'm Raining Here Inside" Song Creation 32:06 - Loving Diverse Genres 33:30 - Career Choices and Genre Non-Committal 34:11 - The "Brown Triangles" Metaphysical Experience 36:24 - On Owning Musical Energy (John Densmore anecdote) 37:38 - Love for Gigging and New Discoveries 38:27 - The Dopamine Hit from Creating Music 39:11 - Approach to Gear 39:48 - The Zappa Hologram Tour and Ampless Setup 43:54 - In-Ears vs. Wedges: Sonic Control 48:04 - Take on AI Generated Music 52:19 - AI Generated AC/DC 52:48 - Favorite Songs ("Maxine", "Cinnamon Girl") 54:13 - The "Cinnamon Girl" Solo 55:29 - Musical Inspirations: New & Old 58:30 - Dissecting Radiohead's Sound 59:34 - Advice for Aspiring Musicians 1:01:27 - Current Projects #mikekeneally #frankzappa #stevevai #joesatriani #devintownsend