And I began to identify and really be able to tell my own story through my notes. I studied Bird (Charlie Parker) and Trane (John Coltrane) growing up because I wanted to play really fast and I wanted to impress the females? But as I grew up, I realized that life was more than female squatches I decided to really recognize the stories and the spirit in the notes these classic jazz musicians were playing. Were there people who really were an inspiration to you? I knew from that moment on that I was going to be a saxophone player.īaltin: Who are your inspirations besides Junior? Only because there were not a lot of saxophone playing Sasquatches. Junior Walker rips on that high solo and my heart just filled up with spirit. "Urgent," by Foreigner, came on and this was the first time I had the saxophone. And I remember the day like it was yesterday. I remember being a kid and my grandfather would hook up this radio to someone’s house because we were always in the forest and so we would steal power. Saxsquatch: So I grew up listening to jazz and oh, I got you, I got you. What are a couple of your most iconic sax solos then? Oates: He’s less hairy but just as flamboyant.īaltin: Saxsquatch, you just mentioned that as one of those iconic solos. That’s a pretty classic sax solo.īaltin: I’m going to guess the original Hall and Oates sax player was a lot less hairy. Oates: Yeah, I was going to say the original version was done by the Hall and Oates sax player, Mr. One of the most iconic solos of all time. Oates: And the sax was a major component of the original version too. Just because I love the primal sound of the saxophone. That was the highlight of the songs, to me. It has kind of that dance, but also that cool sort of smooth, jazz, Eighties feel when everyone had those cool saxophone solos, Foreigner "Urgent" or George Michael, who would have just random sax solos in the middle of the songs. But it’s funny you say the EDM version because what I like about the song is that it didn’t feel like a traditional remix or EDM song at all. And to be honest with you, I did not envision it going in that direction but I’m really glad it did because it’s really cool and I love the video.īaltin: Oh the video is amazing. And the reggae version came out really cool but the musical, magical powers of the Saxsquatch team kind of morphed it into an EDM thing. And I kind of did and that was how the collaboration started. And I wanted to kind of return it to that at some point in my career. And when I originally came up with the idea for "Maneater," I wrote it as a reggae song. She said John, "You’ve gotta meet, you’ve gotta somehow get together and collab with this amazing musical creature." And that’s how it all started. She was the one. To be honest with you, you should be interviewing her. So my wife discovered Saxsquatch and introduced me. I dreamed this day would come and never really hoped that it would actually happen. But did you ever anticipate in all the crazy things you’re done that you would play one of your songs with a sasquatch who plays saxophone? I remember the animated sequence in ( 500) Days of Summer of "You Make My Dreams Come True." So you’ve gotten to see your songs animated. So really it’s a celebration of my own acceptance of the maneaters in the world.īaltin: John, you and I have talked about your hosting the super jam at Bonnaroo. The fun aspect of it has come from living a life of people not believing in you. Saxsquatch: I think in a way I’ve learned to live with it.
So does that mean that you’ve gotten over the female quatches? īaltin: In the version when you do it, it feels so lighthearted and smooth. I always sing "Maneater "on Valentine’s Day because I always kind of resented them a little bit. You know? The female quatches are ruthless. I come from a very musical family and I would play this song actually on Valentine’s Day, every day because women always break my heart. My grandfather, his name was Gigfoot, he played this song on his guitar all the time, with him singing it. Saxsquatch: My whole life, this song has been in my family. And John, I’m sure you heard the song in a very different way, having it played by a saxophone-playing sasquatch. So I’m sure that Saxsquatch, "Maneater" changed for you getting to play it a lot. And as an artist when you get to interpret someone else’s work, it changes it for you as well. I’m in North Carolina, in Chapel Hill.īaltin: As an artist, when you hear someone else interpret your work, it changes it. Baltin: So Saxsquatch, where are you today?
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