Allan Holdsworth

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A community dedicated to celebrating the life, memory, and spirit of the greatest guitarist of his time, Allan Holdsworth.

Posts related to Holdsworth stylistically or inspired by Holdsworth are also welcomed.

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• be kind like Holdsworth

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"I don’t know what he was doing – if it was either prog or jazz. He was a unique person – just the way he looked at things. And he reinvented musical theory in his own way – without getting the knowledge in school. He just analyzed it, internalized it, and he used it in his own perspective. And it created a very unique musical landscape. There will never be another Allan Holdsworth. And I’m not talking about his crazy legato technique or whatever. It’s just the whole thing – the harmony, the composition, the improvisation, the way he looks at the guitar, and music."

• Daniel Mongrain

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