Richie Kotzen releases new song “Cheap Shots” + new interview on line

Richie Kotzen releases new song “Cheap Shots” + new interview on line

Richie Kotzen has released his new song “Cheap Shots” see link below on youtube and pick up on DR and streamers … In a new interview with Total Guitar, article here https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ritchie-kotzen-cheap-shots

watch music video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LiUgGscfyQ

Kotzen discusses the new song

Asked how “Cheap Shots” came about, Richie stated: “This one was funny because I was playing some ideas for my wife and I said, ‘I’m not sure what I’m going to sing.’ As I was playing, I heard a melody, and I just started singing. I said to her, ‘Don’t be offended, but you’ve got to get out of here because I don’t want to forget this!’”

Regarding his upcoming new album, Kotzen said: “I’m using the title Nomad. Compared to my previous work, there’s a lot of stuff on here where I’m soloing with a very clean tone, which is very specific for guitar. I don’t know if it’s my age, but I’m enjoying less distortion and more clear tones where you can hear the roundness of the notes.”

“The video was directed by my good friend Jeff Wolfe who had a visual concept after hearing the song,” explains Kotzen. “In addition to being a talented director he is also an accomplished actor and stuntman, so he had the eye for brining those boxing scenes together. Although the song isn’t about boxing per se,” Kotzen continues, “I thought it was a good visual to go along with the idea of someone constantly taking what we may call ‘cheap shots’ in order to bring you down.”

Richie Kotzen releases new song “Cheap Shots” + new interview on line