Rob Denton : Profile

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United States |
Background Information:
Born in Tampa, Fl . Started playing the guitar when I was 13 and performed live when I was 15. I moved to Chicago in 1973, where I lived in a religious commune for several years, but kept learning an growing as a musician. I moved to MN in 1976, and now make my home in Central MN with my wonderful wife and two grown boys.
Education:
Ph.D in counseling psychology.
Influences:
Vincent Van Gogh, Jan Akkerman, Jeff Beck, Howard Roberts, Django Rhinehart, Glen Campbell.
Instruments Played:
A lot of stringed instruments, but I am an electric guitarist first and foremost.
Desert Island Discs:
Rubber Soul
Moving Waves
Blow By Blow
The Very Best of Cream
White Witch
Favourite Musical Quote:
I quote Debussy speaking of devices, rules, theory and such that purists still rave and rant about.
"There is no theory," Debussy said, "You only have to listen. Pleasure is the rule . . . The beauty of a work of art will always remain a mystery . . . we can never be sure how it is done. At all costs we must preserve this magic which is peculiar to music and to which music is, by its nature, the most receptive of arts." |