Mike Garson, David Bowie / Smashing Pumpkins / Trent Reznor / Free Flight (Part 2)
Mike Garson has played piano and keyboards for seventy years. Best known as David Bowie’s keyboard player (no other musician has played more gigs with David Bowie), Mike’s career spans that amazing collaboration and so much more. In Part 2 of this interview (Part 1 is here), we talk to Mike a little more on David Bowie, then move onto his wider career in music, including his work with Smashing Pumpkins, Trent Reznor, the jazz ensemble Free Flight and a whole lot more. Mike also gives listeners / watchers a special improvisational treat at the end so do hang around! To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): How David Bowie was on another level compared to other artists David Bowie’s hand-drawn portrait of Mike The impact of David Bowie’s death Mike and Luke Spiller performing Moonage Daydream at the Sun Rose Mike on the Adore tour with Smashing Pumpkins Mike plays Gershwin’s Summertime at a Smashing Pumpkins gig Discussing God with Billy Corgan and David Bowie Working with Trent Reznor Mike playing with Nine Inch Nails live Watchmen Soundtrack – Trust in the Law History with Free Flight Free Flight on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Mike and his work in music therapy The Physician and the Musician live Most challenging gigs Teaching piano and advice for students Discussion on Mike’s movement, ‘Now Music’ Documentary on Mike Garson Turning down gigs with Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan Mike plays an interpretation of Space Oddity Mike’s go-to keyboards Tag a keyboard player: Nil Mike plays ‘My Romance’ Mick Ronson’s advice on becming a full-time studio player A very special improvisation from Mike Desert Island Discs: Aladdin Sane – David Bowie, The Goldberg Variations – Glenn Gould, any Mozart requiem, any Verdi requiem, Sunday at the Village Vanguard – Bill Evans (Don’t forget to check out all our guest’s selections on this page) Thanks to our supporters for this episode: Brother Paul Brown, Midnight Mastering, Tammy Katchur’s Musical Stew, Musicplayer.com forums,