Stereo Embers The Podcast 0142: Hamish Anderson

“I Started Listening To All These Dead People”

Relax. In the above quote Hamish Anderson isn’t talking about taking
directives from those beyond the grave. He’s talking about how when
he was a kid he discovered the blues and Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock and his love of the past began informing his personal aesthetic of the present. In this interview the Australian-born blues guitarist talks to Alex about his love of history, his friendship with Gary Clark Jr. and his willingness to explore any musical genre. They also talk about hearing the White Album for the first time, the brilliance of Prince, what makes Ringo Starr a great drummer and the advice he would give a young musician.