January 2012
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The Ten Commandments of Guitar Playing
In 1976, Moris Tepper joined Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band as guitarist; a position he held until Vliet’s retirement in 1982. It was during this period that Tepper was handed the “Ten Commandments of Guitar Playing,” as written by Beefheart himself. The list read as follows.
1. Listen to the birds. That’s where all the music comes from. Birds know everything...