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Michael David McCready (born April 5, 1966) is an American musician known for being a founding member and lead guitarist of Pearl Jam. McCready was also a member of the side project bands Flight to Mars, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, and The Rockfords.
Jan 5, 2024 · Classic Rock. "It's a lot heavier than you'd expect": Mike McCready on Pearl Jam's next album, working with Andrew Watt, and the state of the US. By Henry Yates. ( Classic Rock ) published 5 January 2024. Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready talks smashed Stratocasters, screaming solos, and why his band need their "asses kicked".
Jun 8, 2021 · published 8 June 2021. In this exclusive interview, the lead guitarist discusses early gear, his Muddy Waters/Stevie Ray Vaughan roadmap, the Ten sessions and being a reformed shredder. (Image credit: Steve Eichner/WireImage) Pearl Jam aren't exactly a band prone to nostalgia. That said, lead guitarist Mike McCready does acknowledge, when asked ...
Mar 5, 2013 · March 5, 2013. McCready onstage with Pearl Jam. Photo by Karen Loria. McCready opens up about Mad Season, remembering bandmates Layne Staley and John Baker Saunders, and Pearl Jam’s forthcoming album. In 1994, Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready exited an alcohol rehabilitation center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Reach Down (Temple of the Dog, 1990) “That was my first lead on an album, and I was so excited. I’d been in a studio before, but never to record an album or anything.
- Hunger Strike (Temple of the Dog) “I remember thinking that this was a really beautiful song when I heard it. Chris Cornell showed me the riff. I had a ’62 reissue Strat and I wanted to use the fourth-position tone setting – between the bridge and the middle pickups – for the beginning of the song because I like that softer sound.
- Even Flow (Ten, 1991) “That’s me pretending to be Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a feeble attempt at that. Stone [Gossard, guitarist] wrote the riff and song; I think it’s a D tuning.
- Alive (Ten) “I copied Ace Frehley’s solo from Kiss’s She, which was copied from Robby Krieger’s solo in the Doors’ Five to One.”
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May 11, 2018 · Seattle Times staff reporter. Mike McCready has accomplished many things in his 28 years as the lead guitarist of Pearl Jam. Packed arenas, sold millions of records, written songs, raised...
Sep 13, 2023 · September 13, 2023. Mike McCready performing with Pearl Jam in New York City in 2022. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images. Pearl Jam ’s Mike McCready is transforming the tragedies and triumphs of the...
