Edgar Winter
Edgar Winter
Edgar Holland Winteris an American rock and blues musician. He is known for being a multi-instrumentalist — keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist and percussionist — as well as a singer. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band, The Edgar Winter Group, and their popular songs "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth28 December 1946
CityBeaumont, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I've always had a great love of music since childhood. It changes every day... every time you write, it's a new experience. It's a self expression.
When I did it with Johnny, it was almost a telepathic kind of communication.
I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.
As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.
Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together.
There is a real formula to writing music, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. It's very formulaic. The subject matter that you can address in pop music is somewhat restricted. It just doesn't allow that same emotive quality that you can put into poetry.
I hadn't realized the number of people that are still interested in listening to what I am doing, people I would never know about if not for being online.
There's just no telling what I'll do. But I can say for certain I will continue to play, record, and put out music.
I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.
I just want to thank all my fans for their loyalty and support-for coming out to the shows and buying the CDs.
I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
When I did 'Frankenstein,' the record company said, 'Now you can do 'Dracula' and 'Wolf Man' and we'll call the whole thing Monster Rock!' and I said, 'No, that's not going to happen, I'm not going to do that.' I kind of enjoy defying categorization. I love music in and of itself. I love the beauty of harmony and rhythm.
I played Woodstock in '69, and it really changed my life. Without a doubt, it was the single event that really changed the way I felt about music. Up to that point, I hadn't really thought of myself as more serious musician, and I didn't really have that much interest in pop music.
I think The Doors are one of the classic groups, and I think we're all tempted to feel like the time in which we grew up was somehow special, but I really do believe that there were two golden eras in music: The Forties and Fifties of big band, jazz and swing, and the Sixties and Seventies of rock. To me, they're really unparalleled.