| Madonna's guitarist feeling the Abu Dhabi heat
It is a typical Hollywood story; an aspiring musician leaving his hometown and heading for the bright lights to continue his burgeoning music career. Pittman is speaking to us outdoors, on the patio of the Abu Dhabi hotel where he and Madonna's backing band are staying. "I mean, this time around, Madonna is walking up the stage right to the sound board. Then everything changed with one telephone call. Pittman says Madonna will showing off the guitar skills he taught her. "He said he wanted guitar lessons for his boss. This meant listening to the songs under strict guard. "I don't try to think about it like that," he chuckles. "If I do then I guess I will freak out about it. He was not the only one with that idea; Madonna's musical director, Kevin Antunes, is also outside "for a walk". The MDNA world tour will be his eighth jaunt with The Material Girl. It is really something. " Pittman has been the pop queen's axeman of choice since 2001's Drowned World Tour. Not long after, Pittman was giving lessons to Madonna herself, and a few months later, he was offered the slot of Madonna's tour guitarist. "As it turned out, Nathan's boss was none other than British film director Guy Ritchie, married to Madonna at the time. "Those who saw her before will see how much she evolved when it comes to playing," he says. |
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Madonna's guitarist feeling the Abu Dhabi heat
