Brian Hildebrand
This is Brian Hildebrand. The man. The music. The legend.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
One day I was really depressed so I wrote some songs. Then I just kept on doing it, and eventually I got somewhat good at it, I guess.
Your musical influences
Dylan, Neil Young, Velvet Undergroud, Nick Drake, John Prine, Richard Farina, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Byrds, Beau Brummels, Beatles, Van Morrison, Roy Wood, Rolling Stones, Cat Stevens, Monkees, Lovin' Spoonful, John Cale, John Lennon, Skip Spence, Syd Barret, The Incredible String Band, Elton John, Beck, The Band, Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Moby Grape, David Bowie, Love, Randy Newman, Simon and Garfunkel, Tim Hardin
What equipment do you use?
guitar, harmonica, piano, occasionally drums and bass and whatever else I can coax some sort of sound out of
Anything else?
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