Mark Tremonti: “Play Like Grandma’s in the Room”

There probably aren’t too many artists out there as busy as Mark Tremonti. Aside from his celebrated careers in alt-rock mainstays Creed and Alter Bridge, the guitarist, songwriter, and singer organizes guitar and songwriting clinics while on tour; has a line of signature PRS gear; and cut a 14-track charity record, Mark Tremonti Sings Sinatra . Did we mention he’s aiming to become a pinball kingpin, too? Tremonti joins Cory Wong on this episode of Wong Notes to dig into his musical trajectory since the late ’90s, when he blasted to the top of the charts with Creed. The band drew comparisons to other grunge-era staples like Pearl Jam, which irritated Tremonti but pleased Stapp. Tremonti discusses the gulf between the band’s popularity and the critical backlash they received: “People can be cruel, but it’s part of the world. You gotta deal with it.” Tremonti analyzes what makes a good riff and why everything in “the middle” is boring to him, and unveils his songwriting and demoing routines. (“I think melody is the most important part of everything,” he says.) But his biggest passion project these days is his step into classic crooner music. Inspired by his daughter to do a charity project to benefit the down syndrome community, Tremonti recorded a Frank Sinatra covers album, complete with more than a dozen musicians who played with Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. Tune in to hear all about Tremonti’s artistic life, plus a peek at what happens during his pre-show guitar and songwriting clinics on Creed’s fall 2024 tour. Expecting him to demonstrate some ferocious warmups? Think again: “I play like grandma’s in the room,” says Tremonti. Get 30% off your first year of DistroKid by going here: Visit Mark Tremonti: Hit us up: wongnotes@premierguitar.com Visit Cory: Visit Premier Guitar: Twitter: IG: Produced by Jason Shadrick and Cory Wong Additional Editing by Shawn Persinger Presented by DistroKid

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Mark Tremonti: “Play Like Grandma’s in the Room” is an episode from Wong Notes by Premier Guitar.

This episode is 56:23 long.

This episode was published on Nov 13, 2024.

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