Why is the harp the most abused instrument of all time?
JD: Because there’s an easy gratification to it. Bob Dylan showed a generation of people that you can be very vague and play relatively melodic stuff. He’s technically a horrible harp player. With him, it’s all about the feeling of it and the words, really. He’s a genius poet. And Neil Young’s a little better, he’s got more of a melodic thing going on. And Springsteen’s kind of a combination of both of them. And Alanis Morissette is just breathing in and out… Actually, Keith Richards said at some point that he really loves Mick’s playing. I think he’s right. I think Mick Jagger’s harp playing is pretty cool. He has a good sense of blues, and he knows his limits. He plays right where he’s supposed to be. MD: Well, he’s got those lips that can just wrap around that baby. JP: It’s not lips, it’s a sucking thing. It’s a tongue thing. It’s true what they say about harp players, by the way. MD: Uhhh. What do they say? JP: Etiquette prohibits me from expressing it further. Make what implica
