Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Greg Koch
Bill Kirchen
1 hour 19 minutes Posted May 20, 2021 at 7:00 am.
Bill’s first live-music experience in a year3:41 - How Bill’s music journey began (hint: it was folk music), and brought him out west to San Francisco10:24 - Bill as a “rambler”, what that means to him, and the hit “Hot Rod Lincoln”13:12 - Bill’s decision to relocate to Washington, D.C.15:21 - What drew Bill to the Telecaster, and the beauty and mystery of vintage Teles26:10 - Bill’s preferred guitar rig in these contemporary times, and a juicy conversation about TONE33:54 - Bill’s touring / performance schedule pre-pandemic, and how he pivoted professionally in 202051:13 - Earnings as a musician - where and how to make a living56:54 - Bill’s relationship (professional and personal) with Nick Lowe64:15 - The D.C. music scene in the mid to late ‘80s, and Bill’s relationship with Danny Gatton71:31 - Austin, Texas - Bill’s current home and inspirationTotal Length: 79:43
Bill’s first live-music experience in a year
How Bill’s music journey began (hint: it was folk music), and brought him out west to San Francisco
Bill as a “rambler”, what that means to him, and the hit “Hot Rod Lincoln”
Bill’s decision to relocated to Washington, D.C.
What drew Bill to the Telecaster, and the beauty and mystery of vintage Teles
Bill’s preferred guitar rig in these contemporary times, and a juicy conversation about TONE
Bill’s touring / performance schedule pre-pandemic, and how he pivoted professionally in 2020
Earnings as a musician - where and how to make a living
Bill’s relationship (professional and personal) with Nick Lowe
The D.C. music scene in the mid to late ‘80s, and Bill’s relationship with Danny Gatton
Austin, Texas - Bill’s current home and inspiration
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The Titan of the Telecaster,  King of Dieselbilly, and Mr "Hot Rod Lincoln" himself Bill Kirchen chews the Gristle with Greg today. They dig into Bill's history, beginnings and talk about the differences between being a working musician then and now. And of course, they talk Tele! 1:36 - Bill’s first live-music experience in a year3:41 - How Bill’s music journey began (hint: it was folk music), and brought him out west to San Francisco10:24 - Bill as a “rambler”, what that means to him, and the hit “Hot Rod Lincoln”13:12 - Bill’s decision to relocate to Washington, D.C.15:21 - What drew Bill to the Telecaster, and the beauty and mystery of vintage Teles26:10 - Bill’s preferred guitar rig in these contemporary times, and a juicy conversation about TONE33:54 - Bill’s touring / performance schedule pre-pandemic, and how he pivoted professionally in 202051:13 - Earnings as a musician - where and how to make a living56:54 - Bill’s relationship (professional and personal) with Nick Lowe64:15 - The D.C. music scene in the mid to late ‘80s, and Bill’s relationship with Danny Gatton71:31 - Austin, Texas - Bill’s current home and inspirationTotal Length: 79:43