Find an Answer, Quentin
What? Did you think "FAQ" meant "Frequently Asked Questions?"
Q: Is "Spartakeith" your real name?
A: Um, yeah, yeah it is. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Q: How can I find you to get you to play a show at my club/cafe/venue?
A: You can either click on the link to the "Contact" page, or you can just email spartakeith@yahoo.com
Q: Will you come play a private party?
A: Maybe. Depends upon how much money and cake are involved.
Q: Do you have any CDs for sale or MP3s I can download?
A: Since the "Love By Numbers" single is sold out, you can temporarily download it from Relative Records.com
Q: Why aren't there more photos on the site?
A: Send me JPEGs, and there will be!
Q: Where have you played in the past? And with whom?
A: An incomplete list is on the "Shows" page.
Q: What kind of guitar do you play? What kind of pedals do you use? Picks? Amp?
A: Ah, see, if I told you the answer to those questions, it would make companies not bother offerring me endorsement deals. That said, I'm not going to endorse a company whose product I do not use.
Q: What's that crazy slide thingy you wear?
A: See previous answer.
Q: How do you set up your capos?
A: I can answer this one! Basically, I have up to three capos at a time on the guitar. Two of them are full size capos, same as you would find anywhere. Most of the time, there's only one full size capo used in the standard way, but sometimes I use a full size capo to only cover 5 strings and simulate a "dropped D" tuning. The third is a specialty capo which you can order, complete with an instructional video from my pal Don Conoscenti.
Q: When are you going to cut your hair?
A: May 28th, 2004. And since that's in the past, not any time soon. Because, let me tell you, I don't like my little frou frou haircut, and I ain't keeping it.
Q: What's the name of that song where you sing like Prince?
A: "The Time." It was co-written with my good friend Nicko from The Its.
Q: What was that "Janet Jackson" song you played that one night? Will you play it again?
A: It was called "Dear Janet Jackson," and was written by one of my idols, Richard Thompson. I say that I most likely won't play it again, because as much fun as it is, it's a little dated, but I am easily swayed by a loud request. (at this point, I have played it at every show since that first one except for one!) You can download a more skilled (and melodically accurate!) version from RT's official website.
Q: Ooh! You like to download music?
A: No. ESPECIALLY NOT ILLEGALLY.
Q: Why not?
A:
I am a firm believer in paying artists for their work. You'll notice that I sent you to Richard Thompson's OFFICIAL website. Chances are, if you get a song for free from somewhere other than the official website, you are STEALING. As far as I'm concerned, it's like going into a CD store and stealing a CD.Q: Who is that girl with the sexy voice who sometimes joins you onstage/sang on the "Love By Numbers" single?
A: Ah, the lovely miss Erica Corleone. She wrote the majority of "By Your Side," (a song which shows up in my set lists fairly often) and several other songs which I sometimes steal from her. One of my bestest friends of all time.
Q: Who is that girl with the sexy voice who sometimes joins you onstage to sing or play piano?
A:The beautiful and talented Amy Frishkey, who will be spending even more time on the stage with me, and is playing on the next batch of recordings (currently in progress at Quixotic Studios).
Q: Who are your favorite--
A: AEROSMITH!
Q: I didn't get to finish my--
A: AEROSMITH!!
Q: OK, let me rephrase it. Other than Aerosmith, who are your favorite musicians?
A: Aerosmith.
Q: Anyone else?
A: Seriously, I love lots of stuff. For instance:
Harold Arlen and any partner
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Don Conoscenti
Erica Corleone
Elvis Costello
Ray Davies (The Kinks)
Bob Dylan
Amy Frishkey
Garbage (Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker & Butch Vig)
John Wesley Harding
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Kelly Jones (Stereophonics)
John Lennon and (Sir) Paul McCartney (Although that should go without saying!)
Curtis Mayfield
Davey Ray Moore (Cousteau)
Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
Nicko from The Its!
Anne Preven and Scott Cutler (Annetenna)
Prince
Smokey Robinson
RunDMC
Phil Spector
Richard Thompson
Pete Townshend (The Who)
U2
Rufus Wainwright
Tom Waits
Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Brian Wilson and Tony Asher (Beach Boys)
Steve Wynn (solo & Dream Syndicate)
Fave Guitarists:
Joe Perry and Brad Whitford
Brian, Keef, Mick T. & Woody (Rolling Stones)
Don Conoscenti
The Edge (U2)
George Harrison
Dave Levita & Scott Cutler (Annetenna)
Richard Thompson
Steven Tyler
Erica Corleone
Marvin Gaye
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Shirley Manson (Garbage)
Curtis Mayfield
Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
MeShell Ndegeocello
Anne Preven (Annetenna)
Q: Wow. Do you really think we care?
A: No, but I feel the need to include people like Annetenna, Cousteau, JWH, DonCon and Steve Wynn on the same list as Dylan, John & Paul, Mick & Keef, and so forth.
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