"Their songbook is outstanding."
Edwin McCain on Huey Lewis & The News
From my interview with Edwin McCain: I'm such a huge fan of Huey Lewis & The News. No one gets how beautiful the songwriting is, how intricate the chord changes are, and how difficult it is to write songs like they did. And have them connect with a pop audience, but then also have the respect of musicians who understand how intricate it is. It's a master class in space and great chord changes. I stand in awe of what they accomplished.
Their songbook… I would do bad things to be able to sing the songbook of Huey Lewis & The News. Their songbook is outstanding. And what a singer.
I would say I've patterned my life after their ethic. (My band and I) always wanted to be journeymen, the band that people respected as musicians. I always look to Huey Lewis & The News like that's the band. Their influences and their arrangements. Come on, man.
If I have a regret, I'm just sad I never got to tour with them.
We were sitting there listening to “Stuck With You.” Larry Chaney (guitarist) and I were going through it, listening to the changes. The arrangements are so intricate and sneaky… complicated. It just goes right by you. It's seamless.
We were marveling over the arrangements. We were talking about how we should rearrange some of our songs like that. We should try to work some stuff in that is more challenging, that is sneakier and trickier. That was the hope anyway. But that would also require us to rehearse. [laughs]
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