Chords for Michael Shuman interview
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[C] [D] [A] We're here in LA, in Michael Schumann's rehearsal space, with one of your bands, the Mini Mansions.
What's that band like?
It's really what we like to call it, or what other people like to call it.
refer to us, [G] that we sound like The Beatles.
This is more the Mini Mansions set-up.
an old SPT, an 8x10, and I recently [D] added a P-Stick [Ab] 360.
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[C] [D] [A] We're here in LA, in Michael Schumann's rehearsal space, with one of your bands, the Mini Mansions.
What's that band like?
It's really what we like to call it, or what other people like to call it.
refer to us, [G] that we sound like The Beatles.
This is more the Mini Mansions set-up.
an old SPT, an 8x10, and I recently [D] added a P-Stick [Ab] 360.
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_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ We're here in LA, in Michael Schumann's rehearsal space, with one of your bands, the Mini Mansions.
[D] _ _
What's that band like?
How does that sound?
What kind of vibe do you have?
[E] It's pop music.
It's really what we like to call it, or what other people like to call it.
A lot of people refer to us, [G] that we sound like The Beatles.
And gear-wise?
This is more the Mini Mansions set-up.
In Queens I use an old SPT, an 8x10, and I recently [D] added a P-Stick [Ab] 360.
So I have those both simultaneously.
_ It's not even about loudness, it's actually getting two separate tones and blending them together to create a new tone.
I use the same rig I've used since I was 16. _
Once you find something that you love, it's hard to get rid of it.
So you started out simply because you couldn't find a bass player that played the way you wanted it to sound?
Yeah, basically.
_ So what about now?
Do you consider bass your main instrument now?
I'd say now, yeah.
I mean, I write on guitar, it's hard to write on bass, but _ bass is my thing now, for [A] sure.
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_ _ _ [N] So how did you get the Queens of the Stone Age gig?
Actually, my band Wires on Fire did _ a record with Alan Yohannes and Natasha Schneider.
So they produced a record when we were about 20, or 19 or 20.
And then Al was in Queens.
And a couple of other friends that were mutual friends said, I guess this is the dude.
So you play drums here, and then you play in Queens of the Stone Age, and you play bass.
I play bass, yeah.
[Abm] So is bass your first instrument?
Yeah, I mean, guitar _ was my first instrument.
And then I think when I was 14 or 15, I started this other band and [B] wanted to play bass.
Did you have some heroes growing up, some guys you thought were cool, or bands?
What's your reference for_?
I guess I was raised on The Beatles.
So _ _ _ _ McCartney's_
I mean, he's my favorite bass player.
Zeppelin became another big one, and John Paul Jones became_
Kind of shifting from_
I mean, obviously Paul _ plays both rock [Eb] and more [D] melodic things.
But listening _ _ to Zeppelin got me playing more like a rock bass player.
And that's actually when I first started playing bass.
So what are the plans for now?
Are you going out touring again?
Right now I'm home, _ _ working on a couple records.
Busy.
Really busy.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
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[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ We're here in LA, in Michael Schumann's rehearsal space, with one of your bands, the Mini Mansions.
[D] _ _
What's that band like?
How does that sound?
What kind of vibe do you have?
[E] It's pop music.
It's really what we like to call it, or what other people like to call it.
A lot of people refer to us, [G] that we sound like The Beatles.
And gear-wise?
This is more the Mini Mansions set-up.
In Queens I use an old SPT, an 8x10, and I recently [D] added a P-Stick [Ab] 360.
So I have those both simultaneously.
_ It's not even about loudness, it's actually getting two separate tones and blending them together to create a new tone.
I use the same rig I've used since I was 16. _
Once you find something that you love, it's hard to get rid of it.
So you started out simply because you couldn't find a bass player that played the way you wanted it to sound?
Yeah, basically.
_ So what about now?
Do you consider bass your main instrument now?
I'd say now, yeah.
I mean, I write on guitar, it's hard to write on bass, but _ bass is my thing now, for [A] sure.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] So how did you get the Queens of the Stone Age gig?
Actually, my band Wires on Fire did _ a record with Alan Yohannes and Natasha Schneider.
So they produced a record when we were about 20, or 19 or 20.
And then Al was in Queens.
And a couple of other friends that were mutual friends said, I guess this is the dude.
So you play drums here, and then you play in Queens of the Stone Age, and you play bass.
I play bass, yeah.
[Abm] So is bass your first instrument?
Yeah, I mean, guitar _ was my first instrument.
And then I think when I was 14 or 15, I started this other band and [B] wanted to play bass.
Did you have some heroes growing up, some guys you thought were cool, or bands?
What's your reference for_?
I guess I was raised on The Beatles.
So _ _ _ _ McCartney's_
I mean, he's my favorite bass player.
Zeppelin became another big one, and John Paul Jones became_
Kind of shifting from_
I mean, obviously Paul _ plays both rock [Eb] and more [D] melodic things.
But listening _ _ to Zeppelin got me playing more like a rock bass player.
And that's actually when I first started playing bass.
So what are the plans for now?
Are you going out touring again?
Right now I'm home, _ _ working on a couple records.
Busy.
Really busy.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
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