Getcha Some Productions Podcast Episode 73
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In this episode we discuss:
Special guest Paul Decoster
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We start off talking about the key ingredients to a great city: food, music and art. I guess I would add some sort of industry.
We do our own stunts on this podcast.
Paul has a new album coming up with 11 songs on it.
“The worlds first superheroes on planet earth are the trees.”
Paul’s very first memory of really loving music was (as a small child) first hearing the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky and being very excited and dancing around to the sound of it.
His first guitar lessons were from a person named John Porcino in summer camp in 1979.
Paul studied classical guitar throughout college in addition to doing musical theater.
He mentions Mark Knopfler as being one of his favorite guitarist in the rock genre. He says he likes the Randy Rhodes’s of the world but he really prefers someone like Mark Knopfler.
Mark Knopfler was a classical guitar player at one point so there’s hope for him yet.
He’s got a fender blues junior at home. He likes the sound because it gives you a beautiful tube amplifier tone but you get to create your own town on top of that using petals. He’s particularly drawn to choruses and flangers.
It wasn’t until 1988 when he discovered the band XTC that he was inspired to begin writing lyrics. And it wasn’t until 1992 where he started marrying the lyrics and the music together.
Paul played in various groups and in the early 90s. In addition to working on solo music.
He played with a group called Bobbie Stewart and the Contraires. Bobby Stewart was playing at clubs like CBGB’s in the early 80s with a band called Bobby Stewart and the I.D.’s and he actually had a hit song called Copyright on Love.
“Participating in a mosh pit is living dangerously, I’ve only done slam dancing. In slam dancing, they help you back up.”
Paul highly recommends the single Simple Minded by Dragpipe.
He started going solo in 2001. He began with a power trio.
His album Calling all Lovers is one of his More rock oriented albums.
His second album called Walking in the Sun is more like 80s Pop.
The third album is all acoustic with a percussionist called Universe. He believes his third album is actually his best effort in terms of songwriting.
The upcoming album is a combination of dance music and hard rock. That sounds interesting.
His dream is to be able to tour coast to coast.
Paul believes that XTC is on par with the Beatles. Which we probably should’ve discussed more because to me, the Beatles are one of the greatest bands if not the greatest band rock band and song singer songwriter combination in all of history. So to have him continually compare the Beatles to XTC is perhaps the highest possible praise you can give. So that’s a bit shocking.
Then Paul goes on to mention Justin Hawkins’ show Justin Hawkins rides again. Justin was the lead singer of The Darkness.
“[The Darkness] is an example of the type of hard rock that I gravitate toward. I like stuff that really gives a kick in the teeth.”
That’s an example of the type of hard rock that I gravitate toward. I like stuff like that that really gives a kick in the teeth. Justin recommended a group called Cardiac which Paul really likes as well. He goes on to mention the Manic Street Preachers, Muse.
The Black Sea and English Settlement are masterpieces. Andy Partridge is the lead singer. Re: XTC.
Paul says that he tends to write a lot when he is in motion. Like on the train whether commuting or on a long trip. He finds that he writes a lot more when he is away from home. A lot of his songwriting process was when he was practicing non-related musical ideas as well. Now he always writes down names of song titles and he thinks of this like planting a seed.
“He always writes down names of song titles and he thinks of this like planting a seed.”
Sometimes he does the writing practice of doing short non-stop writing for short periods.
He also obsessively writes down and records musical ideas to save for later. It helps that he is able to write music.
Dan comments that he loves that Paul gets so much energy from the world, or the environment, being in motion, being out of home, being around people.
Non music related, he says that he thinks a lot about how to be funny. People like funny people, right?
Paul does not have any children but he has been married for 11 years. His wife was attending university during COVID. He was teaching ESL but that got derailed so it freed him up to pursue music more. He also got deep into meditation. He got receptive to being present. He is at Cortelyou and E 16th in front of Cafe Madeline.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard?!?!? Something like that. They are like the PHISH of Australia.
He can be compared to Phil Collins and Hall and Oats and of course XTC
Paul’s dreams for the future:
He wants to continue expanding his catalog. Keep writing songs. Have enough material for a 3-4 hour show. He wants to build his chops and expand into Jazz and R&B. He wants to establish more skills on piano. Make more recording and tour the country and possibly the world. And keep doing shows with other musicians.
He was born with a bit of autism. He tends to talk at length on a topic and stick to it like a pit bull and not take social cues. Which is why he is a great podcast guest. He found that music was a great way to connect with people.
I have to send Paul Barry Greene’s link
Paul has been studying with Rory Stuart in Mamaroneck. Paul has been working as a guitar teacher for Prospect Music Lessons. He uses iReal Pro. (Note to self, become iReal pro affiliate).
“There’s no reason why electronic music and my music can’t join forces one day, right? I mean, Avengers Assemble, right?”
Next year in Jerusalem.
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