“We met Greg Sutton, who played for Bob Dylan. He said, ‘Let’s get Mick Taylor out.’ So we paid Mick, got some blow and wrote a few songs...” Anthony Krizan on what it took to perform Hendrix with Noel Redding – and best Alex Skolnick in an audition

Anthony Krizan.

Anthony Krizan has recorded with Mick Taylor, backed up Noel Redding and been a member of the Spin Doctors – but it’s his solo music that keeps him inspired. His latest album Cool Shade of Blue, is an example of where he’s at. “It’s a blues, rock and soul vibe,” he says. “Everything I do has the blues in it, but I like to write hooky songs that cross genres.”

He’s already working on his next record, among other things. “I have a lot of new music, and I have a line of pickups from Greenville, a father/son company out of Detroit,” he reports. “I’ve been working on a Strat pickup – we’ve got a line called Sonic Blue 60 Vintage Hot.”