A Conversation with Kyle Hollingsworth of SCI (continued)
PM: You guys have been known to bring a number of people at different times on stage to play with the band. Steve Kimock, for instance -- I like that you guys have what seems to be a real musical cross-pollination going on between you, at least from time to time.
KH: From time to time, sure, yeah. He's great. He's an awesome player.
PM: Yeah. I'm sorry I missed that show. Whom would you like to see or hear on stage with the band that you haven't experienced yet?
KH: That's a good question. It would be neat to see Carlos Santana play with us.
PM: Indeed.
KH: That would be fun. Let me think of some more obscure people.
PM: Like a horn guy. Who would be a horn guy that you guys might want?
KH: Michael Brecker would be great. Joshua Redman is a possibility, actually. That would be great.
PM: Yeah, that makes sense.
KH: He's traveling in some similar circles. He's dipping down into the hippie generation circles a little bit, I think.
PM: And well he might.
KH: [laughs] Yeah. And singers, it would be great to get some singers. There's Angelique Kidjo, who sang with us recently. It was neat to have a vocalist sitting in, which doesn't often happen with us. So that would be kind of something to look forward to. Like Bonnie Raitt or something, you know?
PM: Yeah. And I'll bet she, too, dips into different demographics.
KH: Yeah.
PM: I think that there's an atmosphere about SCI that really makes that possible. It's kind of a wide-eyed, big-eared, open-minded outfit.
KH: Definitely.
PM: And that's a lovely quality. Along those same lines, where would you like to stage an international incident, as they're called, that you haven't been yet?
KH: It would be neat to get to New Zealand or something, get farther away, maybe. We are going to Japan at the end of the summer.
PM: Is that your first time there?
KH: The first time there, yes. We're playing the Fuji Rock Festival.
PM: You know, Kimock did some dates there recently.
KH: How was that for him?
PM: I think they had very, very good shows there. I didn't get to talk with him about it as much, but I read about it on his site.
KH: Well, we'll see what happens. I think we're working on some dates for an incident. I haven't really heard any details yet, but there's a lot of planning.
PM: But Australia and New Zealand, somewhere far away.
KH: That would be fun, yeah.
PM: So we were talking about Outside Inside establishing you, which I think it clearly did, as serious songwriters. Who are the songwriters you admire at this time in your life? Who moves you that way?
KH: Good question.
PM: Since you're a jazzer, especially, it's an odd question.
KH: Yeah, yeah. [laughs] I've always admired Lyle Lovett as a songwriter. As far as songwriters that have influenced my life, I think about the Beatles, anything by John Lennon. The current ones, I haven't really listened to a whole lot of current songwriters.
PM: I think a lot of current musicians still go back to the classic songwriters.
KH: I know.
PM: Bob Dylan, the Beatles.
KH: Right. Makes you wonder. That's a good point. But there are a lot of great musicians out there right now, playing really well. Oh, I think Anders Osborne is a great songwriter.
PM: You know, I've been hearing about this guy. I've got to get up with him. I don't know his music. And he's a Texan, too, right?
KH: I think so, I think so.
PM: That's a blind spot for me. I've got to get to him.
So, I think we've covered the questions I have. Sometimes they get covered in record time. You're a fast thinker and a fast talker.
KH: Fast talker? All right, man. Well, thank you for your time today.
PM: You bet, Kyle. I look forward to doing the story on the band. And best of luck. You guys are really doing a good thing.
KH: Thanks. Take care.
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