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Jas Morris Interview
Jas Morris was a late entry in the first Guitar Idol competition and although he was too late to make much of an impression on the voting public his combination of melodic and eloquent lead playing, stylistic versatility, groove and sheer compositional ability meant that as soon as he was heard by the pro panel of judges his place at the final was assured. On the day of the Grand Live Final at The London International Music Show Jas had the daunting task of opening the show... and he performed superbly.
For those yet to see the man in action check this out now!
Welcome back! Now let's here about one of the finest guitar players to hit the UK scene in a long time!
When were you born, and what age did you start playing?
I was born on 3rd September 1985 in Torbay (Devon, England) and started playing properly at age 13. I think its cause I saw my dads band for the first time and it blew me away, I knew I had to play guitar right there and then.
Who were your initial influences?
My initial influences were my dad of course. I got really into the 70's classic rock band Wishbone Ash (I still am), I loved the way Andy Powell and Ted Turner were so melodic and rhythmic. I also had a Robben Ford instructional video (yes back when videos were everywhere!!) which I learnt incredibly a lot from.
What albums and songs during this period were particularly influential?
Argus by Wishbone Ash of course, it was an old record when I began listening to it but it was all new to me! I absolutely loved Queen greatest Hits 1 - Brian May's playing and the awesome song writing of the whole band took me by storm; plus after seeing Waynes World ...well you know, it's a great film!