248: Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top, The Moving Sidewalks)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The legendary Billy Gibbons joins Joe to discuss: his love of Fugazi; studying percussion with Tito Puente; attending art school in Hollywood; Roky Erickson; his uncle, Cedric Gibbons, the most awarded art director in history; and why--after over 50 years as a band--it's still a joy to play with ZZ Top.

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0:00.0	This is Joe Wong.
0:14.8	Welcome to the Trap Set. During the age of social distancing, we're recording by phone and releasing new episodes every day.
0:31.2	Remember the days when you love it.
0:42.9	Remember the good times and how it used to be.
0:47.6	Today's guest is Billy Gibbons.
0:53.6	A native of Houston, Billy began his recording career in 1968, with the psychedelic outfit, The Moving Sidewalks.
0:56.0	In 1969, he co-founded one of the most inventive and adventurous bands of all time, Zizi Top.
1:03.9	I reached him at his home in Nevada. Thanks, dear, we're in all
1:11.4	Hello.
1:17.4	Hey, Billy.
1:19.3	Yes.
1:20.3	How are you doing?
1:21.5	We're doing good.
1:22.8	I'm sure we can chew up some minutes here.
1:27.7	Let's kill some time.
1:29.1	I think everybody has some time to kill.
1:31.1	Oh, this is quite unusual in the grand scheme of things.
1:38.0	But let's proceed onward and see if we can entertain a few folks.
1:42.6	The first guest that we had on this show, almost six years ago, was in a band called Fugazi.
1:49.2	And I read once that you and Rick Rubin went to go see them at the Palladium and that they
1:53.9	had an impact on you.
1:55.2	Is that right?
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