Dear Guitar Hero: Submit Questions for Stephen Malkmus
Got a question for your favorite guitarist or performer? Let us be your go-between. The concept is easy—you submit your queries and we pass them on to some of the world's greatest guitarists. Only the sharpest and funniest questions will be used.
This month, we're giving you the chance to ask Stephen Malkmus, Pavement cofounder and longtime frontman of the Jicks, anything you want!
You can grill him about his upbeat new single with the Jicks ("Middle America"—hear it below) and their upcoming tour, the potential hidden meanings of "(Do Not Feed the) Oyster" or "The Poet and the Witch," the current whereabouts of Jenny and the Ess-Dog, if he prefers crooked rain or chubby rain, the finer points of wigging out at jagbags—or whatever else comes to mind. Nothing's off limits!
Just email your questions to dearguitarhero@guitarworld.com and put "Stephen Malkmus" in the subject line.
Remember to include your name in the body of the email—so you can get credited in the magazine and impress (and/or) annoy your jealous and stupendous friends.
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Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
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