Marcus Mumford: Advice from Neil Young Influenced Debut Solo Album | NME

Neil Young and Marcus Mumford
(Click photo to enlarge)

 

Over the decades, we here at TW have extensively documented Neil Young's vast influence on other musicians (see 50+ Reasons Why Neil Young's Music Matters).

Here is Marcus Mumford on how advice from Neil Young influenced his debut solo album  where  "He told me the importance of recorded music".

From NME interview by Tom Skinner:

Marcus Mumford: “Neil Young sat me down about 10 years ago and told me the importance of recorded music and that I should pay more attention to the way in which we record because I was always [like], ‘Ah, it’s just an advert for a live show.’ 

He was like, ‘No man, these things last.'”

I felt like on this record, I listened to that [advice]. I paid closer attention to the way it sounded than anything I’d ever done before.”

More on full NME interview by Tom Skinner.

Also, see more on Neil Young's musical influences on 50+ Reasons Why Neil Young's Music Matters.

Bob Dylan, Neil Young & Eric Clapton,
Madison Square Garden, New York City - 1992(see 50+ Reasons Why Neil Young's Music Matters) 

---