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American video art pioneer (1932-2006)
About the Joey Santiago
Joseph Alberto Santiagois a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Pixies. After the band’s breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his ex-wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies band-mate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies’ lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.
Santiago has described his guitar technique as “angular and bent”, and he cites Les Paul, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Jimi Hendrix as major influences on his style. His guitar playing, as part of the Pixies’ sound, was held in high regard by critics: MTV’s Laurel Bowman commented that Santiago’s “sonic plow was the key element in the Pixies’ monstrous presence”.
2 Quotes by Joey Santiago
- 1.
Here is my theory on this one. If you write things down, if there is a mystery and you try and explain it, once you’ve written it down for permanent, in due time, it’ll be proven stupid.
Joey SantiagoAmerican guitarist
- 2.
It’s easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he’s hypnotized!
Joey SantiagoAmerican guitarist