I know it’s usually only got 4 strings and strung like a violin. Reid: The Mandolin is sort of a mystical instrument to me. Reid: Also what do you think of my last name? In truth, probably what I do most naturally and comfortably is play the electric guitar. Picked up a ton of practical knowledge and gig experience that fed the whole music grid in my brain and fingers. I essentially put the electric down for several years and went deep into alternating universes of acoustic jazz and bluegrass. I had ten years of electric guitar behind me before I ever seriously went down the acoustic rabbit hole, on either instrument.
When you picture your musical self is there something in that mix thatn defines you or at least a place where you start?ĭr Law the “Practitioner” with Phil Lesh, Tim Bluhm, Peter Rowan, James Ross
In fact your a singer, songwriter, mandolin player and of course a monster guitar player. Reid: Right or wrong when I think of "Scott Law," the first thing I think of is wow that's a cool last name. Somehow here I am, still playing guitar for a living. She passed that along to me to great advantage. From then on they unequivocally supported my music/art pursuit! Of course that meant they started showing up to gigs all the time - ha! But if not for them rooting me on, I don't know what? My mother was a total possibility thinker. Going that path helped galvanize my personal discipline, accountability (practicing) and goals (grades) and helped me focus on getting into college for more study which resulted in complete, if not hard won buy-in from my parents. I had reached a level of involvement with both music and baseball where the commitment forced a choice. there have been a few, but the first significant one was actually sometime in the fall of junior year, downhill side of high school. Scott: That quote is like a beacon ringing in my head from early on, though intervening years have seen junctures that required epic reminders of it to stay on track. Was there a divine moment when you were like this is it?
Reid: I remember reading an interview with Jerry Garcia, I think it was Dennis McNalley's Jerry on Jerry where he says something like "at that point, I was an artist and to give myself to it 100%." It strikes me you've done the same with your music - you are it.
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