#06.29.17

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I got a 1961 Gibson 335 that I got, and it's my favorite thing that I've ever touched in my life. [Int: But what is it about that guitar?] I don't know, I just - I just - I don't know! It just sounds amazing, and when you get a good guitar - cause I don't know, I just see them as a really good investment for some reason. They're just like, hold them close and dear. Like, they're hard found. [Int: Do you just know, like the first time you got it in your hands that it just feels right?] Yeah, just the minute you play it. Cause you go in a guitar shop and you play so much stuff and then you pick up the right one and you just know.

Niall on his most prized guitar - The Morning Show [06.29.17]

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