Since the mid-’90s, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks have both had successful music careers, she as an acclaimed singer/songwriter and he as an electrifying guitar player with his group and the Allman Brothers Band, among others. The two met on tour in 1999, married a couple of years later and had two children, but their hectic solo schedules often kept them apart. To rectify the situation, they formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band, an 11-member ensemble that recently released debut album Revelator (Sony Masterworks), which was recorded at the duo’s home studio. Knowing how much they like to do things together, we asked Tedeschi and Trucks to guest edit magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with them.
Derek: I’ve been fascinated by the works of Joseph Campbell every since the first time I read The Power Of Myth. We have a bunch of DVDs of his that we watch on the bus quite frequently. It’s an extended interview with Bill Moyers that covers a huge range of philosophical topics and teachings. Campbell’s philosophy boils down to “follow your bliss,” and I think those are great words to live by.
Video after the jump.
One reply on “Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Simple Things: Joseph Campbell”
I too enjoy Campbell’s work, I especially enjoy how Myth goes across culture and time, it knows no bounds and often if relived through the human experience. Are you familiar with any of Carl Jung’s work? Being a fan of your music (DTB, ABB, TTB) often I find your playing takes me to the collective unconscious and I feel a deep spiritual connection to a shared expression of notes, sounds, and imagery you’re able to create, both the sum of the parts, but simultaneously the collective whole. Obviously you technically know what to play, but you appear to play at your best when you “feel it” and follow your bliss. Wishing you all the best as your journey continues and I’ll be looking forward to when our paths cross again.