In this interview, guitarist Steve Hackett discusses his new live album and film The Lamb Stands Up Live at the Royal Albert Hall – a career-spanning show celebrating the 50th anniversary of Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
Key Topics Covered
- How Hackett respectfully reimagines Genesis classics while adding his own improvisations
- Special guests like Steve Rothery on “Fly on a Windshield”
- Selecting the best standalone tracks from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
- The influence of English culture on albums like Selling England by the Pound
- Recording Voyage of the Acolyte while still in Genesis
- How his solo work created tension within the group but gave him confidence
- Comparing touring in the 1970s vs today
- Hackett reflects on his musical legacy, collaborators who’ve passed away, and his pride in both his Genesis contributions and solo career
- The story behind instrumental classic “Spectral Mornings”
- His pioneering two-hand tapping guitar technique inspired by Bach
