Undercurrent Stories The Long Road Out of Accrington with Quint Starkie
Quint Starkie is an English musician originally from Accrington, Lancashire. After living and performing in Los Angeles in the 80's he now resides in Stockholm, Sweden.
In our conversation we discuss how Quint’s passion for playing the guitar inspired him to move to Hollywood to study guitar with some of the world’s best musicians at the Guitar Institute of Technology. We hear how he played famous venues such as the Whisky-a-go-go and Caesars Palace in Las Vegas backing The Supremes.
After settling in Stockholm Quint tells us about his career writing and producing hundreds of jingles for commercials including some famous ones for McDonald’s, Toyota, Diners Club, Heineken and others.
After years of writing songs for other artists , in November 2016 he released his first solo album Ghost in My Heart, which has been very well received around the world. Overseen by executive producer Francis Dunnery, (It Bites, Robert Plant,Santana, Lauren Hill). The 14 songs on the album capture life growing up in a Northern town in the 70's/80's.
He continues to play in his own band and prior to the pandemic opened for Francis Dunnery’s It Bites UK Tour. He is currently working on his next album due out later in the year.
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https://www.instagram.com/quintstarkie/
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