TEDGlobal 2012
Usman Riaz + Preston Reed: A young guitarist meets his hero
Usman Riaz und Preston Reed: Ein junger Gitarrist trifft auf seinen Helden
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Usman Riaz ist ein 21-jähriges Wunderkind im perkussiven Gitarrenspiel, das er erlernt hat, indem er sich Videos seiner Helden auf YouTube angesehen hat. Der TED Fellow spielt auf TEDGlobal 2012 auf der Bühne, gefolgt von einem beeindruckenden Solo des Meisters des perkussiven Gitarrenspiels, Preston Reed. Den Abschluss macht eine sehr spontane Improvisation der beiden.
Preston Reed - Revolutionary Guitarist
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bioUsman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio
Preston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound. Full bioUsman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer. Full bio
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Chris Anderson: You guys were amazing.
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Chris Anderson: Ihr wart fantastisch.
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That's amazing.
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Das war fantastisch.
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You just don't hear that every day.
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So etwas hört man nicht jeden Tag.
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Usman, the official story is that
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Usman, in der offiziellen Version der Geschichte
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you learned to play the guitar
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hast du Gitarre spielen gelernt,
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by watching Jimmy Page on YouTube.
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indem du dir Jimmy Page auf YouTube anschautest.
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Usman Riaz: Yes, that was the first one. And then I --
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Usman Riaz: Ja, das war zuerst so. Und dann –
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That was the first thing I learned,
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Das war die erste Sache, die ich lernte,
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and then I started progressing to other things.
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und dann ging ich zu anderen Dingen über.
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And I started watching Kaki King a lot,
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Und ich schaute mir auch viel Kaki King an,
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and she would always cite Preston Reed as a big influence,
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und sie zitierte immer Preston Reed als Einfluss,
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so then I started watching his videos,
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also sah ich mir seine Videos an,
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and it's very surreal right now to be --
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und es ist sehr surreal, jetzt hier –
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CA: Was that piece just now,
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CA: Das Stück eben,
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that was one of his songs that you learned, or how did that happen?
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war das eines seiner Lieder, das du gelernt hast? Oder wie kam es dazu?
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UR: I'd never learned it before,
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UR: Ich hatte es nie vorher gelernt,
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but he told me that we would be playing that on stage,
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aber er sagte mir, wir werden es auf der Bühne spielen,
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so I was familiar with it, so that's why I had so much more fun learning it.
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ich war damit vertraut, und daher machte es viel mehr Spaß, es zu lernen.
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And it finally happened, so ...
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Und dann passierte es endlich, also...
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CA: Preston, from your point of view,
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CA: Preston, du hast das doch
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I mean, you invented this like 20 years ago, right?
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vor etwa 20 Jahren erfunden, oder?
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How does it feel to see someone like this
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Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn jemand wie er deine Kunst nimmt
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come along taking your art and doing so much with it?
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und so viel damit tut?
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Preston Reed: It's mind-blowing,
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Preston Reed: Das ist Wahnsinn,
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and I feel really proud, really honored.
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und ich fühle mich sehr stolz, sehr geehrt.
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And he's a wonderful musician, so it's cool.
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Und er ist ein wunderbarer Musiker, also ist es cool.
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CA: I guess, I don't think there is like a one-minute other piece you guys can do?
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CA: Hättet ihr vielleicht noch ein Ein-Minuten-Stück für uns?
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Can you? Do you jam? Do you have anything else?
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Geht das? Könnt ihr improvisieren? Habt ihr noch etwas?
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PR: We haven't prepared anything.
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PR: Wir haben nichts vorbereitet.
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CA: There isn't. I'll tell you what.
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CA: Es gibt nichts. Ich sag euch was.
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If you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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Wenn ihr noch 30-40 Sekunden habt,
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and you have another 30 or 40 seconds,
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und die habt ihr noch,
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and we just see that, I just think --
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und dann sehen wir einfach, ich glaube –
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I can feel it. We want to hear a little more.
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ich kann es fühlen. Wir wollen noch etwas hören.
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And if it goes horribly wrong, no worries.
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Und wenn es gewaltig schief geht, ist das auch ok.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Preston Reed - Revolutionary GuitaristPreston Reed’s hands have an otherworldly coordination. The fingers, nails, thumbs, and palms of both left and right dance, pluck, strum, and slap his guitar, which bursts with a full sound.
Why you should listen
Most guitarists the world over play their instruments in essentially the same way: the left hand holds the neck and applies pressure to each string to change notes, while the right hand plays the melody. Not so with Preston Reed.
In the 1980s, Reed began playing his instrument in new ways, sometimes twisting his left hand to pick out a melody while the right hand strummed accompaniment or tapping the guitar’s body like a drum. A new playing style was born, with deep chords, complex percussion, and weightless melodies. And he's inspired new generations of guitarists to further innovate on the genre he pioneered.
Preston Reed | Speaker | TED.com
Usman Riaz - Artist, composer
TED Senior Fellow Usman Riaz is an artist and composer.
Why you should listen
Usman Riaz is the founder of Mano Animation Studios -- Pakistans first hand-drawn animation studio. Their first project, The Glassworker (شیشہ گر), was created by a team of creatives from Pakistan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, the US and the UK.
Usman Riaz | Speaker | TED.com