As part of the promo for Dave Grohl's forthcoming documentary about "Sound City", the legendary recording studio which closed its doors in May 2011, major artists have revealed their first musical memory in a series of clips which you can see below.
Artists and producers including Lars Ulrich, Trent Reznor, Vinny Appice and Rick Rubin were among the Sound City graduates who feature in the film, slated for release early in 2013.
Lars Ulrich begins: "About 1973, when I was 9 years old, there was a tennis tournament in Copenhagen. Deep Purple were playing a concert there - the main thing I remember was Richie Blackwood throwing his guitar, like 30-feet up in the air and playing it with his a-s and his feet and all that," he said. "It was pretty cool. I'd never seen or heard anything like that."
Trent Reznor recalls listening to Jimi Hendrix with his dad, and Rick Rubin who is currently producing Black Sabbath's first album for decades talks about the early days of hip-hop, a scene he started in where he co-founded the label Def Jam.
It's an insightful series, so check them out and share your own musical memories in the comments.
Great insights. My first musical memory is being 2 years old and my dad playing "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"'s from PULSE in the car at night so that I would finally sleep, something I only realized a few years ago when I got into Pink Floyd.
Good article. These little snippets really leave me wanting more! I'm a bit of a geek, especially when it comes to music, and I can listen to musicians I like talk about music for hours and hours.
this is quite exiting to hear...I remember my first time performing on stage at the school talent show I was so excited I walked on early...we played war pigs and near the ending, I dropped my pick off the stage and jumped for it; it was like 5 feet and my cable couldn't reach so the amp fell over...no one laughed though so it's all cool...
My first significant music listening experience was when a friend gave me a cassette tape of The Crow Soundtrack. So much good stuff on there, its nostalgic to listen to it. NIN, STP, The Cure, RATM, etc.
i dont get why they have to interview them in front of amps and such. yes, they are musicians but they are also human. im sure theres a nice garden outside somewhere.
My first musical memory was being 2 years old and it was late at night and my mom put on Roberta Flack on the stereo and pulled me up into her lap and sang "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to me...ever since then, I wanted to play music because mom had such a beautiful voice
My first musical memory was when I was about 4 and my parents took me to see Ray Charles. I couldn't understand the greatness of it when I was that young, but now I look back on it with huge appreciation.
