MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist Finds Hero In JEFF BECK

December 18, 2005, 18 years ago

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According to the The Indianapolis Star, MÖTLEY CRÜE's Mick Mars found a guitar hero in JEFF BECK, who made his name during the British Invasion as a member of THE YARDBIRDS. After leaving the band Beck cemented his reputation as an innovator through solo albums Truth (1968) and Beck-Ola (1969).

"He picks out something that's completely different," Mars said. "You say, 'How does he think of those notes?' He doesn't play extremely fast with all the typical scales. He plays really from his heart and soul."

Mars, who lived in Indiana until age nine, said Beck once borrowed a guitar pick from Mötley Crüe when both acts were making albums at the same studio complex.

Unfortunately, Beck was less than approachable in that setting. "I tried to follow him back to his studio, but he turned around and gave me that look," Mars said. "I thought, 'OK, never mind.' That was about it."



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