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	Podcast:		The Riffhard Podcast
	Episode:		Nick Johnston
	Category:		Music
	Duration:		02:18:34
	Publish Date:		2020-06-29 05:00:00
	Description:		Nick Johnston is a Canadian guitarist who releases his work as an independent solo artist and has worked with Periphery, Polyphia, Scale The Summit, Mike Dawes, and many more. On this episode: 2:00 - Quarantine life and mask breath 10:09 - Being disciplined when you’re younger 27:07 - The critiques of instrumental guitar playing 34:33 - How Nick made his picking hand less sloppy 45:48 - Fear as a motivator 1:04:18 - Your pathology isn’t necessarily going to change because your circumstances do 1:10:47 - How Nick stays disciplined 1:22:52 - Tone in the hands vs. the gear 1:34:36 - Being honest with yourself about what you want to do 1:43:25 - Why Nick doesn’t want to be on a label 1:59:20 - Final guitar solos vs. improvising Want to level up your guitar game? Check out Riffhard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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