Interview with 'Captain' Kirk Douglas of The Roots // Hundred Watt Heart

Published: Sept. 30, 2022, 2:47 a.m.

We had the pleasure of interviewing \u201cCaptain\u201d Kirk Douglas over Zoom video.

The Roots guitarist \u201cCaptain\u201d Kirk Douglas issues a brand new single and music video entitled \u201cWe Can Be One\u201d under his solo imprint Hundred Watt Heart.

The New York-based GRAMMY\xae Award-winning guitarist and vocalist steps into the spotlight with this introspective and infectious anthem. The track hinges on a wah-pedal drenched funk riff, simmering beat, and boisterous horn section. It locks into an Afrobeat-infused strut as he repeats an undeniable and uplifting mantra on the hook, \u201cWe can be one.\u201d The Alexander Fischetti-directed accompanying video captures this spirit and highlights Kirk\u2019s powerful presence as a frontman in his own right. It harnesses the track\u2019s psychedelic sound and influences from funk to jazz to jam and everything in between, establishing Kirk as a genre-defying master of his craft.

Most importantly, \u201cWe Can Be One\u201d paves the way for his anxiously awaited new full-length solo LP\u2014due out very soon.

Stay tuned for more from \u201cCaptain\u201d Kirk Douglas.

Audiences worldwide recognize \u201cCaptain\u201d Kirk Douglas\u2019s scorching singular style as a six-string powerhouse. Joining The Roots back in 2003, he has supplied guitar and background vocals for a series of critically acclaimed Top 10 albums on the Billboard Top 200, including The Tipping Point [2004], Game Theory [2006], Rising Down [2008], How I Got Over [2010], and Wake Up! [2010] with John Legend. The latter garnered a pair of GRAMMY\xae Awards, namely \u201cBest R&B Album\u201d and \u201cBest Traditional R&B Vocal Performance\u201d for \u201cHang On In There.\u201d In addition, his guitar powered The Roots\u2019s tastemaker-approved \u2026And Then You Shoot Your Cousin in 2014. Between countless sold-out live shows, he holds down guitar duties for the band nightly on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He also notably forces with Gibson Guitars to release his own signature SG model.

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