He was lefthanded but used a re-strung right handed guitar. Apparently he also had unusually long digits and could hook his thumb over the fret board and play along to bass notes as well as mixing rythmn and lead with his other four fingers. Ive also heard some other pretty amazing stuff about what he was rumoured to be capable of with a guitar. Like getting 32 individual sounds from one note or something.
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Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast,
Wed 21 Apr 2004, 12:41,
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He could alsoPlay with his teeth. I was told that by my Office Manager. Is that true?
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karatesausage,
Wed 21 Apr 2004, 12:44,
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Yep,and there is footage of him playing while rolling over backwards on stage. Also played behind his back but that pales in comparison to most things he could do. Ive read in several books the observers noticed he was incredibly well hung too but I doubt that affected his playing ability too much.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast,
Wed 21 Apr 2004, 12:46,
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you must have seen that bitof footage, always shown with the ingenious use of ones flies.. and the infamous behind the head murderation of the 'StarSpangledBanner'....
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Wed 21 Apr 2004, 12:50,
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Murderation?I like that. Most people dont, i played it loudly at 9am last year in student halls and buggered to the kitchen and when I came back someone had been in my room and physically cut the speaker cables with a pair of pliers. Bastards.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast,
Wed 21 Apr 2004, 12:52,
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