Joey Santiago
Joey Santiago
Joseph Alberto "Joey" Santiagois a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band the Pixies. After the band's breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies' lead guitarist when they reunited in...
NationalityFilipino
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth10 June 1965
You flip a coin and you lie in bed and that's a long good-bye - you know?
I was basically eking it out. (The reunion) couldn't have come at a better time.
When you meet your friends, especially, you notice how different you are. Everything from your clothing to the places you like to hang out. The other night a friend of mine said, 'So Mr. Rock Star how come you haven't been keeping in touch?' And I thought, 'Sod that! You haven't written to me either'.
It's the best marriage of songs and production. But I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova.
It's not an ego thing. It just seems like an interesting thing to do. I'd like to go down to the Philippines and say, 'Hey, it's me, Joey Santiago from The Pixies. Give me a script, I want to be in a movie.
Where I live, there's a lot of canyons. We're climbing constantly - we're like mountain goats. I'm just trying to get better at that.
I was a nervous wreck and I kept calling my wife. It was so out of character for me to even be down there. But in the end it was good closure for me.
I screw up on the delay settings, so pretty much everything is manually done by me - I don't have those presets like the Edge has.
Hey - how can I find a head of wild lettuce? Where does it grow?
I just found the word 'Pixies' in a dictionary and it sounded like rock 'n' roll.
I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova. It's very warm-sounding to me - lush and simple. I like that.
I'm not technical. When I listen to music, I gravitate more toward the sonic aspect of it. The technical stuff of it, I get bored with it. These long solos? OK, already. You know your scales, big deal. I know it, too, but I don't want to do that.
Am I right in thinking people come and ask us (America) for help or do we just do it? I don't know a lot about foreign policy.
Just trying to be different - when I hear something - I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds.