Interview with David Shea
I have always wanted to talk to David Shea. His work has always been quite inspiring and perplexed me in many ways. His new album is out on Room40 and I thought it would be a good idea to ask him a few questions. Here you are: 1. There is a moment in almost every musician's creative life that is and will be remembered as some sort of critical point when you move towards some area that you are able to express yourself. An inspiration that makes you think I might want to try it and do it. What was it for you? I do know many artists do have unique pivotal moment, but there are so many of those, waves of peaks and crashes that I would list too many turning points. But as I child I was always clear that I wanted to be a musician and a composer of some sort that it was the direction I would follow for better or worse. There were of course some critical moments early on: encounters with music and films, life changing concerts and many moments of working in John Zorn’s ensembles, in part...
