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GUITARIST RECALLS SPECIAL TIMES WITH .38 SKYNYRD AND MORE by Scott Greene
JEFF CARLISI
The following interview appeared in GRITZ magazine during our third year, in October 2001.With the vast collective of 38 Special fans still loving their music, we decided to dust this on off and present it again some 17 years later. This was the first interview con- ducted by my friend and Gritz contributor Scott Greene. Hold on loosely and enjoy!
Jeff Carlisi, Architect? Were it not for a
recession, he could be designing buildings in- stead of crafting guitar licks in bands such as 38 Special, Big People, and Brian Howe. And what is it about the West Side of Jacksonville, Florida anyway? In his interview, Jeff tells us how he was born in Boston, but put down his roots in one of the most prolific birthplaces of southern rock. Architecture’s loss is certainly music’s gain.
Tell us, Jeff, where did you grow up and how did you come to live in the same West Side neighborhood where all the great artists of that musical pe- riod came from? My family was from Boston and my dad was a Navy man who had one dream, and that was to fly. When World War II broke out, it was a great excuse to take up flying so he did and it continued until his last tour of duty, which just happened to be in Jacksonville, Florida. We moved to Jacksonville after my first grade
9
year and I grew up there. I moved to Atlanta after high school to go to college.
How did you get interested in playing music and how did you meet the guys in Skynyrd and 38? I got interested in playing when I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan TV show. I knew when I saw them play that I wanted to do that, and for me, it was not about the girls or looking cool, it was to be able to make
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