If Jerry Marotta had his way, we’d still be doing this interview. That’s not because Jerry’s particularly enamored of interviews, but to continue means to never conclude. He’d much rather keep experimenting and trying to obtain the perfect interview than allow me to write it. But that shouldn’t have surprised me, for that’s how Jerry is in the studio: willing to try anything and explore every option. It’s true that portions of many musicians’ personalities can be detected through the way they approach and play their instruments. Jerry Marotta becomes visible through his philosophies and his work. If you listen to his tracks with Hall & Oates, Joan Armatrading, Tears For Fears, and his mainstay Peter Gabriel, you can uncover many facets of him that his interview should confirm. One thing is certain! Jerry’s talent is in great abundance. If Jerry was ever concerned that he would forever be known […]

March 1986 Issue