Bobby Womack: Across 110th Street

Did you sleep with that Bobby Womack play a powerful - handed guitar upside down ? That ’s just one of the many nuggets you may pluck from the most first-class interview the music legendgave to Soundcheckback in January that air out again yesterday .

You have to give acknowledgment where credit is due , and it ’s insane how prospicient and far - reach Womack ’s career has been . Let ’s see , he ’s put out 11 albums , worked with everyone from Elvis Presley to Lana del Rey , and he is undeniably , an picture . Here ’s Womack , on being an ikon , do work with othericons :

The Marvin Gayes , the Otis Reddings , the Janis Joplin , Jimi Hendrix — I operate with all these people , never knowing about fame . All they was doing was judge to bear their rent for the day , and enjoy what they did . Now all those masses are gone … and ever since I feel like I play them when I go on phase to say “ This is what somebody music is about . ” Cuz everybody ’s got it — don’t care what colour you are — you know , you just puzzle ta recognize what your soul , that ’s like your trend . What motivates you and do you move and makes you wanna get out there and do what you do .