Weekend Recall | Delicate Steve

You may not have not heard of Delicate Steve, aka Steve Marion, but if you have a taste for experimental rock and worldbeat, you’ve probably heard his guitar’s unpinnable twang (a perfect match for ANTI- Records). From Paul Simon’s Stranger to Stranger to Amen Dunes’s Freedom, Delicate Steve has been a go-to session guy for ambitious, acclaimed albums. But don’t take him for a faceless studio musician; Delicate Steve has an impressive oeuvre in his own right, consistently taking creative risks and trailblazing new guitar sounds. He’s a sonic Swiss Army Knife, able to shred, bend, float, knock you out of your seat—a modern-day, old-fashioned guitar hero. Delicate Steve was kind enough to share with FLAUNT photos and thoughts of a recent trip to Nashville.

Pre-trip hike. Appalachian Trail, Sussex County, NJ.

Post-flight run. Shelby Bottoms Greenway Trail.

My friend Gowa and her Bronco.

Carlos Santana. SIR Rehearsal Studios, Nashville.

My ear lobe.

East Nashville sunset.

Ryman Auditorium. My new friend Ben O'Neill plays guitar with Jill Scott.

Jessy Wilson. I played guitar on this one, Patrick Carney produced it.

A perfect 11 for Pat and Dan's new album.

Old Nashville fading away.

New Nashville emerging.

Inside Creative Workshop Studios with Parker Cason, founded by his dad Buzz.

Inside Parker's house, with his daughter.

Visit to Gibson.

Mark Agnesi hooking up an axe.

All things end at Nashville's Parthenon.