271 - Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers, Producer)

271 - Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers, Producer)

In episode 271 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Paul Leary guitarist and producer from the Butthole Surfers. In their conversation Paul talks about the documentary on the band and a recent show they did at the screening… and the demise of the Butthole Surfers and his retirement. Paul describes his gear currently and throughout the run of the Butthole Surfers including a Fender Custom Shop Strat made by John Cruz and he takes us through guitars that got away. Paul takes us through growing up in San Antonio and how seeing the Beatles on tv gave him the guitar bug and his guitar education playing in jazz bands. Paul discusses how he and Gibby met in college and how they started the band that eventually became the Butthole Surfers and how the name came about. Paul tells us about being produced by John Paul Jones and himself being the producer for U2, Sublime the Meat Puppets and the Reverend Horton Heat. Paul then discusses the rigors of touring and traveling as the Butthole Surfers and he describes how the documentary came about. To find out more about you Paul can go to his website: buttholesurfers.com and the trailer to the documentary on the band is here: https://youtu.be/UFtkc11i3uE?is=eVs2-vOdh8cTr1Q- Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #PaulLeary #ButtholeSurfers #JohnPaulJones #FenderCustomShop #JohnCruz #Sublime #GibsonGuitar #JamesPatrickRegan #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #HGWT #tourlife https://www.patreon.com/cw/HaveGuitarWillTravelPodcast

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