John Norum - Europe - Interview Exclusive Written by Tazz Stander Thursday, 15 July 2010 06:00 PART 5 During an interview recently with Rich Ward of Stuck Mojo / Fozzy fame he said to about you, That guy will hurt your feelings on guitar. He is so amazing. What is your take on being such a well respected musician? (Laughing) That is wonderful. It is great to hear someone say that. I think youre born to do it. Ive always believed that. You cant force it. Technically you can be great and learn every scale in the book. Some people can play all night but still not have heart and soul in their playing. It might sound a little bit harsh for me to say this but it runs so far back in my family. My mum was playing guitar, my uncles all play, all my cousins are in bands - it goes way back. I think I just have it in my genes. Its just something that happens when I play. I start sweating like crazy and I can feel every note through my body. Its just a feel thing. Some people put on funny faces for posing or whatever but when I do it, I cant help it, it just happens by itself. During that conversation, I said that I thought you were a guitarist with a Capital G. Ive never seen a guitarist zone out like you do when you play. You are so not in the room when youre playing. (Laughing) You were watching me! When I go into a solo, Im gone, away in a different dimension, a different place. Its a wonderful feeling. Im not thinking that I have to move more, or pose more. (Laughing) I leave that to the singer. The most important thing to me is to focus on the guitar playing. Im not Angus Young, sometimes Im stuck in one place but I enjoy it more than the posing. Im a goner when I go into lead break (laughs). If music is something in the middle between you and your fans, do you think the groovier the music is, the faster the communication would be? Its very important that it grooves, that is the most important thing, to feel it. I think the audience can feel it too, if youre grooving or not grooving. Its very up and down, some days youre not good and youre having an off night and I think people can feel it too. You have to communicate with them, sometimes I smile at them, they really seem to enjoy that. I put on a smile just to say that ... Ive heard before that Im sour sometimes but Im not, Im happy but if you want a smile, I can give you one. Sometimes youre not in the mood to smile and you have to concentrate on the guitar playing, that is the most important bit after all. They can feel the vibe, when its grooving or not grooving. youtube/watch?v=ShumBz9x11s
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