Warren Haynes is a Grammy-award winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, and producer. He has been ranked among the Greatest Guitarists of All-Time by Rolling Stone magazine. He spent almost 25 years as a member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. He is also the leader of the band Gov’t Mule, as well as writing, singing, and playing on numerous sessions across a wide variety of genres. Warren also has a solo career and has just released a remixed and remastered version of his 1993 debut solo record, Tales Of Ordinary Madness on Megaforce Records.
In this interview, Warren talks about re-mixing and remastering his debut solo album and the excitement and details around the new song (“Tear Me Down”) that was not included in the original release. He also talks about exciting plans for a Gov’t Mule release, the possibilities of writing his autobiography, and touring plans.
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Hello everyone! My name is Scott Itter, but some know me as Dr. Music. I am a music journalist and photographer out of the Chicagoland area, and I have been in practice for over 20 years. I grew up in the 70’s with two big brothers that showed me all kinds of rock and roll. As I grew older I ventured out into different genres like jazz, funk, folk, and whatever else I could wrap my ears around. As I read every liner note and every Circus and Hit Parader like they were the Old and New Testament, I came to realize that I just love sound and appreciate all the people that create it.
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