John Thomas Griffith of clients Cowboy Mouth on being a self-taught guitarist and picking up riffs here and there. [Watch clip on YouTube]

Kryz Reid of Third Eye Blind talks about Stephan encouraging him to have a distinct guitar style. [Watch the clip on YouTube]

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John McFee of The Doobie Brothers talks about how music was a refuge for him when he was a kid. [Watch clip on YouTube]

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(From the interview with Chris Hayes, founding member of Huey Lewis & The News)

Cris Cohen: From a music perspective, what was one of the more challenging Huey Lewis and The News songs to record?

Chris Hayes: I remember going over one of the a cappellas that we did. I think it was "Naturally." I remember that as being difficult. That wasn't one that just went right down on the tape. It took a while to get that right. I remember "Do You Believe in Love" being a little tough, because it was in B.

But then other ones like "Workin' for a Livin'" and "Couple Days Off," those were a lot of fun. "Small World" too.

But mostly the singing was the hardest part. Because it is hard to make background vocals sound great. In those days, we had to sing all of them. Nowadays, you do it once on your computer and you copy it.

Cris Cohen: And there was no Auto-Tune back then.

Chris Hayes: No. There was no Auto-Tune. We were Auto-Tune. And you have to get every guy's singing on pitch and in rhythm at the same time on tape without laughing or something. It's a challenge.

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Troy Luccketta of Tesla the Band on changing drum fills during some songs. [Watch clip on YouTube]

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[John McFee of The Doobie Brothers talking about Huey Lewis & The News. [Watch clip on YouTube]

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Joey Dandeneau of Theory of a Deadman on speaking through the drums. [Watch the clip on YouTube]

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I interviewed John McFee of The Doobie Brothers. We discussed:
- Being a multi-instrumentalist
- The upcoming 50th anniversary tour with Michael McDonald
- What he learned from his work with Elvis Costello
- His intense work ethic
- And more

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"Punk music kept me grounded drumming, mentally, spiritually..." - Michael McDermott, drummer for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. [Watch clip on YouTube]

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