The Gibson Classic Interview: Les Paul
Gibson.com is pleased to present “The Gibson Classic Interview,” where we open our archives and share with you interviews we’ve done over the years with some of the world’s biggest artists. And for Gibson, there has never been an artist bigger than Lester William Polsfuss, known to the world as Les Paul. This week, we revisit Ted Drozdowski’s 1992 interview with the guitar legend.
Les Paul is not only one of the world’s greatest guitarists; he’s among its finest storytellers. In an interview in 1992, I asked Les how he got on the road to success. What follows is his verbatim answer, an entertaining trip from his childhood in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to the big time in New York City playing with Fred Waring’s band the Pennsylvanians.