New Matt Jaffe video is just up –
I played guitar on that recording, along with young Matt and his fabulous Distractions. He’s a helluva songwriter and musician, and it’s been a pleasure to work with him and watch him go from open-mic wiz-kid to budding rock star. I’ve been by turns, a session player, confidante, and even tour manager for this band, when they supported Blues Traveler in the US tour last fall.
“Holding On” is one of my faves in their live set, and I dig the “rollercoaster” metaphor in the vid. Occurred to me also, that “holding on” is like attachment in the Buddhist sense, the cause of suffering, and that gives the chorus its power. But I think too much. “Holding on, cos I don’t know what’s true.” Amen.
Recently I’ve been making some new recordings of my own, and young Matt actually played guitar on one of them. Full circle! More on that later. Cheers all!
