Stereo Embers The Podcast 0032: James Williamson (James Williamson and the Pink Hearts/The Stooges)

“James Williamson Doesn’t Need To Do This Anymore”
When you’re one of the most respected guitar players on the planet
and you’ve already been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and everyone from Johnny Marr to Kurt Cobain has sung your praises, you don’t need to do much anymore. But thankfully, James Williamson is still doing what he does. The Texas-born Williamson talks to Alex about his new band James Williamson and the Pink Hearts, how he approaches his guitar after all these years and whether or not he was one of those guys who used to lock himself in his room and practice all night. Spoiler alert: He was. This episode also finds James and Alex talking about his band’s new album Behind The Shade, why Petra Haden and Frank Meyer ended up in The Pink Hearts and how improvisation factored into the Stooges’ sound. Spoiler alert: It did.