I also got a spur of the moment interview with Johnny Flynn which sent me scrambling to think up some questions to ask him in 10 minutes. I figured out some questions and I think the interview went rather well. Here is a preview of the interview that I will be putting in my July/August issue of Die Zeitung.
Johnny Flynn's first instrument was the violin but he can now play the guitar, mandolin, banjo and even more! Before he was a musician, he was a stage actor, and a lot of his songs are inspired by literature, especially that of Shakespeare.
Johnny Flynn singing on the main stage, his voice was also great and unique.
"Sometimes Shakespeare feels to me like an extremely complex and metaphorical poem," Flynn said in the interview. As for how his previous life as an actor has effected his songwriting, "Sometimes I try and use the same things to write as songs as we would to work on a play," he replied.
The Sussex Wit's great keyboard player!
I wondered what he thought about the use of classifying music by genre, as his music is very unique, and doesn't really have a distinct genre, "I really only think the use of classifying music by genre is if you're going to try and find a band in a record store. I really don't like it when someone says 'oh you should quit this for that'".
Cello player for the Sussex Wit.
If you want to read more about Johnny Flynn and hear about the rest of the interview, subscribe or buy the July/August issue of my newspaper, Die Zeitung if you haven't already.
Still coming this night is Iron and Wine, which will probably be a fantastic performance. So stay tuned if you're not here at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, but if you are here at the folk fest, I'll see you on the hill!
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