Cool JP interview

[contest_sanity]

He goes into YouTube to watch people playing parts of his songs so he can remember how to play them?

Did he say he watches other people play them? Or videos of himself?

Both, actually

I thought, he being a Berkley musician and all, he could read Standard Notation which includes in which bar to play it etc.

They only teach you how to read music just before graduation.  JP never made it that far.  Everything before senior year is improv.

[Adami]

It's easier to youtube someone than it is to look up and find musical notation of your songs and sit down and study it.

[Tuneman]

He goes into YouTube to watch people playing parts of his songs so he can remember how to play them?

Did he say he watches other people play them? Or videos of himself?

Both, actually

I thought, he being a Berkley musician and all, he could read Standard Notation which includes in which bar to play it etc.

They only teach you how to read music just before graduation.  JP never made it that far.  Everything before senior year is improv.

are you serious? wow. i am very suprised to hear that

[Adami]

Yea, they all dropped out before graduating. Dunno how far along they were though.

In the end, it doesn't matter. They are all insanely good musicians, degree or no.

[antigoon]

I'm pretty sure they were freshmen or sophomores when they left.

[hefdaddy42]

He goes into YouTube to watch people playing parts of his songs so he can remember how to play them?

Did he say he watches other people play them? Or videos of himself?

Both, actually

I thought, he being a Berkley musician and all, he could read Standard Notation which includes in which bar to play it etc.

They only teach you how to read music just before graduation.  JP never made it that far.  Everything before senior year is improv.

Funny.

[emindead]

He goes into YouTube to watch people playing parts of his songs so he can remember how to play them?

Did he say he watches other people play them? Or videos of himself?

Both, actually

I thought, he being a Berkley musician and all, he could read Standard Notation which includes in which bar to play it etc.

They only teach you how to read music just before graduation.

WTF? Really? It's not like it's really easy to read music for the school to start teaching you at the end.

[bosk1]

The more relevant fact is:  whether he can read standard notation or not, if he doesn't actually sit down and transcribe his songs (which he doesn't), there is nothing to read.

[ReaperKK]

The more relevant fact is:  whether he can read standard notation or not, if he doesn't actually sit down and transcribe his songs (which he doesn't), there is nothing to read.

I thought he did eventually learn how to read standard notation. I remember reading an interview with him when An Evening with JR and JP was released, he stated something like it was easy to work with JR because he could read music.

[bosk1]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

[emindead]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

I know what you mean. But maybe they have people that transcribe their stuff, right? Metallica has done it, DT has done it. JR does it. Since they have people doing it for them, I thought that maybe they just took a glance at their stuff once in a while.

[hefdaddy42]

All I know is, if I had the choice between reading a chart of what someone else says I played, or watching film of me actually playing, I would choose the film.

[bosk1]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

I know what you mean. But maybe they have people that transcribe their stuff, right? Metallica has done it, DT has done it. JR does it. Since they have people doing it for them, I thought that maybe they just took a glance at their stuff once in a while.

No, they don't.  Jordan trascribes his own parts, but that's it.

[emindead]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

I know what you mean. But maybe they have people that transcribe their stuff, right? Metallica has done it, DT has done it. JR does it. Since they have people doing it for them, I thought that maybe they just took a glance at their stuff once in a while.

No, they don't.  Jordan trascribes his own parts, but that's it.

Haven't you seen the video of the guys that transcribed BC&SL? They are with JP and JR discussing the outcome. I'm talking about those tab books, they have a copy, maybe they'll take a look. If they don't, that's cool. I just thought they did.

[bosk1]

No, I haven't.  But even if someone on the outside put together a tab book, that is a far cry from the band putting together standard notation for their songs.

[emindead]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJEaC5Y7EA

Check it out.

[Scrub206]

"You wacky guys you"

[Fiery Winds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJEaC5Y7EA

Check it out.

And you'll see how they said he could have it, and he just gave it back. 

[Martinman300]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJEaC5Y7EA

Check it out.

Oh my god how annoying is that bald guys voice at the beginning its like "wa wa wa mid gain meeeeeeeeeehhhhhhh"

[black_biff_stadler]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

I know what you mean. But maybe they have people that transcribe their stuff, right? Metallica has done it, DT has done it. JR does it. Since they have people doing it for them, I thought that maybe they just took a glance at their stuff once in a while.

No, they don't.  Jordan trascribes his own parts, but that's it.

What clef would JLB work in if he was to transcribe shovel riffs?

[Metropolis Pt. II]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

I know what you mean. But maybe they have people that transcribe their stuff, right? Metallica has done it, DT has done it. JR does it. Since they have people doing it for them, I thought that maybe they just took a glance at their stuff once in a while.

No, they don't.  Jordan trascribes his own parts, but that's it.

What clef would JLB work in if he was to transcribe shovel riffs?

The trowel clef

[black_biff_stadler]

But whether he knows how to read it or not, if he never transcribed any of his songs to begin with, there is literally nothing for him to read. 

I know what you mean. But maybe they have people that transcribe their stuff, right? Metallica has done it, DT has done it. JR does it. Since they have people doing it for them, I thought that maybe they just took a glance at their stuff once in a while.

No, they don't.  Jordan trascribes his own parts, but that's it.

What clef would JLB work in if he was to transcribe shovel riffs?

The trowel clef

damn!