{"id":4878,"date":"2014-05-15T22:33:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T13:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezramagazine.com\/?p=4878"},"modified":"2014-05-15T22:33:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T13:03:14","slug":"interview-darren-middleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezramagazine.com\/?p=4878","title":{"rendered":"Darren Middleton | Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Darren Middleton &#8211; Singer Songwriter and Powderfinger Guitarist<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">PETER MCALPINE, MAY 15, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Touring is a well trodden path for this experienced guitarist. Darren is now a solo artist but was one of two guitarists for Australian super group Powderfinger. He has been enjoying his solo life despite now being the only songwriter. It allows \u201cfreedom\u201d after being in a band. His current tour, \u201cThe One Thing\u201d is taken from the latest single from his current album \u201cTranslations\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Darren has enjoyed stripping back musical elements since Powderfinger broke up. \u201cI\u2019ve always been a fan of space and air in songs,\u201d he says. Darren says he\u2019s been enjoying finding the connection that exists with just the \u201cbarest of elements\u201d between the lyrics, voice and instruments for this tour. His aim in the future is to strip things back where \u201cless is more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Describing Powderfinger, Darren found a democracy within the band, even with five members. With songs he\u2019d labored over, he would hand his songs over to the band with the philosophy saying \u201cwhatever happens, happens.\u201d To him, the music is always the easiest part with melodies coming easier than the lyrics. For him it\u2019s not so hard to make something sound good. \u201cBut the lyrics that where you can connect to people,\u201d he muses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ian Coggs was the other guitarist in Powderfinger but Darren found it natural to have two guitarists playing. \u201cThings happened quite naturally and organically.\u201d There was never any great discussions or conflict between the two musicians. When Ian and himself would just start doing something and the other would stop playing or \u201cjust make room for it.\u201d Occasionally ideas would come a band decision but generally the two guitarists worked well in a very \u201csymbiotic\u201d relationship. Both Darren and Ian instinctively \u201cknew when to shut up and when to take the lead\u201d when playing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Darren is influenced by many songwriters including Paul Kelly,Charles Jenkins (ex- Ice- Cream Hands), Tim Rogers (You Am I). But for him, \u201cNeil Finn is the one songwriter who I go gaga over. He doesn\u2019t waste air,\u201d He sees Neil\u2019s sense of melody, lyrics, metaphor to be the prime example of songwriting. He also likes bands like Midnight Oil and for their energy and political and environmental stances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Darren Middleton is currently on tour around Australia<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darren Middleton &#8211; Singer Songwriter and Powderfinger Guitarist PETER MCALPINE, MAY 15, 2014 Touring is a well trodden path for this experienced guitarist. Darren is now a solo artist but was one of two guitarists for Australian super group Powderfinger. He has been enjoying his solo life despite now being the only songwriter. It allows \u201cfreedom\u201d after being in a band. His current tour, \u201cThe One Thing\u201d is taken from the latest single from his current album \u201cTranslations\u201d. 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