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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Zinner: 'I was pushed into dropping guitar'

Guitarist reveals job change on new album

March 12, 2009 | 3 Comments
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner has claimed that he was "pushed" into dropping his instrument for the recording of his band's new album, 'It's Blitz!'.

The instrument seldom features on the LP, out Monday (March 16) – with Zinner saying that it was his bandmates and producer who coerced him into the decision.

"I was pushed into it," he told NME.COM. "We were working with Dave [Sitek, producer], and his thing is to rip up what you know. It's a good attitude for musicians."

Zinner added that although it wasn't his initial idea to drop the guitar, he didn't protest too much. "On the one hand I was very much encouraged to move on," he said. "But on the other I was open to trying something new."

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a55h01e

Mar 13, 2009

give me a break, your producer is telling the guitar player NOT to play the guitar? and you think it's a GOOD thing? ever consider that he's just some tit that thinks he knows what's best for your band better than you do? so, did he also tell Karen not to song? to, you know, shake up HER ideas of how to move forward too? 'course this is all of no real matter as it concerns the YeahYeahYeahs who suck no matter who is doing what on their records. in fact, if anyone could get Karen Oh No to stop singing I might actually rate them as a producer!