Twenty-nine years into its career, the Church recently released Untitled
#23, one of its most accomplished works in an already remarkable string
of albums over the last decade. We had a chance to have a candid
conversation about the band's music, the true meaning of artistic
significance and its dazzling array of equipment with the charming and
affable Marty Wilson-Piper, one of the band's two main guitarists. Read the transcript after the jump.
Adrian Belew has lead something of a charmed existence as a musician
for the last thirty years, from his first high-profile gig as a
guitarist for Frank Zappa in 1979 to his later work with Talking Heads,
Trent Reznor, David Bowie and King Crimson. Though possessed of
preternaturally able technical chops, Belew is one of a handful of
guitar wizards whose creativity was never hampered by his virtuosity.
In February of 2006, Belew formed the Adrian Belew Trio with Eric and
Julie Slick, siblings
