FACING CHARLIE SEXTON
Experience Charlie Sexton as I did: •Meeting Joe Ely in New York two years ago and hearing him rave about a little Texan punk who played guitar “like you wouldn’t believe.” •Hearing more and more about this same little punk from people whose opinions you respect very much—about a band called the Eager Beaver Boys, led by this Sexton kid, that howled, screamed, rocked and did all sorts of things that you’d like if you ever saw it, which you didn’t.
FACING CHARLIE SEXTON
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Dave DiMartino
Experience Charlie Sexton as I did:
•Meeting Joe Ely in New York two years ago and hearing him rave about a little Texan punk who played guitar “like you wouldn’t believe.”
•Hearing more and more about this same little punk from people whose opinions you respect very much—about a band called the Eager Beaver Boys, led by this Sexton kid, that howled, screamed, rocked and did all sorts of things that you’d like if you ever saw it, which you didn’t.
•Reading that Charlie Wonderboy had been signed to MCA Records, was leaving his Austin home for wonderful L.A., and preparing to make whatever definitive statements a kid his age has within him to make. On vinyl, of course,
• Listening to the soundtrack of The Wild Life and hearing the same human performing the Stones’ classic “It’s Not Easy” with well-known musicians Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.
•Hearing an MCA bigwig you respect very much—who’s not one for hype—tell you to “watch out” for Charlie Sexton, because he’s going to be “very big.”
• Receiving the Charlie Sexton album, Pictures For Pleasure, in the mail with the skimpiest bio you’ve ever read.