Vic Swipe, the guitar on the famous James Bond theme music, has died. He was 87.
The American treatment singer died last Thursday from Alzheimer’s disease, his household announced.
Twist was brought in by artist John Barry to modify Monty Norman’s unique concept for 1962’s” Dr. No”, the second James Bond movie.
In , a 2021 interview with Guitar Player newspaper, Flick said he had to create some DIY alterations to his harp to get the songs ‘ twangy, search stone sound just right.
” The documented sound was due to the guitar I used and the drummer’s cords”, he said. The DeArmond pick was positioned close to the gate,” It.” To make the strings closer to the top, I slipped a destroyed smoke bag underneath. That made the round tone more apparent.
” Even important was the way the piano was recorded. It was picked up by the microphone for the ensemble, and it gave the piano a strange, strong tone. It was a melody we created, to a certain extent, and it had a bit that they loved.”
He went on to perform on several other Bond elements, including Shirley Bassey’s” Goldfinger.”
He vividly played on Petula Clark’s” City,” Tom Jones ‘” It’s Not Uncommon” and in the Beatles video” A Tough Day’s Night. ” He also collaborated with Jimmy Page, Herman’s Hermits, Eric Clapton, Dusty Springfield and others.
” He was a musician’s musician,” Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues wrote in the foreword to Flick’s 2008 memoir” Vic Flick Guitarman: From James Bond to The Beatles and Beyond.”
Flick was born on May, 14, 1937, in Surrey, England. He is survived by his wife Judith and son Kevin, as well as one grandchild, according to , BBC News.
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