![]() ![]() ![]() “I’m able to play a lot more and better now than last tour,” said Einziger, who not only plays lead guitar but often tackles other instruments such as electric piano and pipa, a Chinese string instrument. Episode 129: Incubus Guitarist Michael Einziger Michael Einziger is the lead guitarist and songwriter for Incubus, which has sold more than 23 million albums. The band’s current setlist includes hit singles and album cuts from every era, such as “Anna Molly,” “Megalomaniac,” “Drive” and “A Certain Shade of Green,” as well as a few of the rarities and B-sides from “Monuments.” One such song is a surprisingly faithful rendition of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.” When asked how the band was able to get permission from the usually possessive and protective singer, Einziger said he was unsure. “He might cringe at the idea of us covering the song,” he said. ![]() “But I’ve met him a bunch of times, and he told me the first time he really liked our band.”Ī largely retrospective CD like “Monuments” is the type that often tarnishes an active band, implying that its best music is in the past. “Years from now when we continue to put records out and do what we do, I think we’ll have shed that stigma,” he said. ![]()
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