Nita Strauss on Joining Demi Lovato's Band, Alice Cooper Lessons, Guitar Heroes & More

Nita Strauss talks about her shift from Alice Cooper's touring band after eight years to Demi Lovato's all-girl band, her long history as one of the world's premier guitar players, the fan's response to her move and much more in this week's episode of the Fan First podcast. Hosted by Christina Rowatt.

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NITA STRAUSS CONTENT GUIDE:
00:00 Guitarists That Changed Nita’s life
01:41 Why she joined Demi Lovato’s all-girl band
00:00 Introduction
03:05 The first artist she put on a pedestal
04:54 Playing with Alice Cooper for eight years
06:39 How Alice Cooper leads by example
07:09 Nita’s relationship with her fans
07:38 Needing a creative outlet for her own music
08:09 The catalyst for joining Demi Lovato’s band
10:05 The return of rock ‘n’ roll to popular music
11:43 Why Demi Lovato made the shift in her music
12:38 Nita’s relationship with guitar
13:46 Nita’s first big concert: Anthrax and Judas Priest
14:00 The early 2000’s and Linkin Park’s dominance
15:47 Nita’s first big break and her longevity
17:27 How Nita shifts (or doesn’t shift) what she does onstage
18:47 The spontaneous nature of Demi’s shows
20:43 Playing with a million different bands at huge and small scale
21:27 The three most important things guitarists should learn and unlearn
24:29 The guitarists with the best tone
24:49 Who changed your idea of what music could do
26:30 Dream Theater, the soundtrack to Nita’s first love
27:44 The secret record every female rock musician she knows loves
28:55 Are people mad at you for leaving Alice Cooper’s touring band?
30:23 Why Nita thinks the metal community has the best fans
31:11 Gatekeepers in metal (e.g. regarding Metallica in Stranger Things)
32:07 Who Nita discovered music with as a kid; black metal
33:45 Nita’s new solo material
34:54 Exposing herself to a brand new audience: Demi Lovato’s
35:16 Does she want to be like Alice Cooper, larger than life?
35:54 Five Songs That Changed Nita’s Life
38:19 The Most Hard Rocking Women in Rock and Roll
40:10 The explosion of female guitar players
40:56 A jam with her fellow signature guitar holder, Reba Meyers of Code Orange
41:23 What Steve Vai taught her about guitar duels
42:28 Nita’s Musical Mount Rushmore
43:51 Being starstruck by Steve Vai & meeting her heroes
47:15 What Nita does at times of rage, joy and sorrow
48:31 Nita’s work ethic
49:31 What Nita is learning right now
49:49 Becoming a solo guitar player for the first time
51:23 The future plan with Demi Lovato & writing with Alice Cooper
52:15 Nita’s favourite metal record of all time

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