Despite having written hits such as Summer of ’69, Cuts Like a Knife and Heaven, Bryan Adams doesn’t think much of his guitar work. “I’m a shit player,” he laughs. But he admits his style has some appeal. “I’m really good at accompanying myself. I’m not a schooled guitarist, so my technique is all around the voice.”
His success, which continues with his latest album, Roll with the Punches, proves it’s a good thing he favors instinct over pyrotechnics. “When I worked with [producer] Mutt Lange, he would always make me play rhythm. He liked my feel. I’m technically not very good, but I have a feel that’s intuitive to me.”
