Eric Bazillion is nothing if not patient. The Hooters singer-songwriter and guitarist has waited a long while to be featured in Guitar World – 40 years, to be exact – so he was understandably elated to sit down for an interview. “I don’t think I’ve ever been mentioned in any guitar magazine before,” he says. “Finally – here we go!”
While it’s certainly true that the guitar cognoscenti (we include ourselves in that group) has traditionally focused on the tried-and-true legends, there’s still dozens of gifted and notable players – even those who have sold millions of albums – who, for one reason or another, get overlooked. And make no mistake, Bazilian deserves recognition; the man can play. As he points out, “I’ve written and played guitar riffs that people sing.”
