- published: 23 Jun 2014
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Guthrie Govan (born 27 December 1971 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a virtuoso guitarist known for his work with the bands Asia (2001–2006), GPS, The Young Punx and The Fellowship as well as Erotic Cakes (a vehicle for his own music). He is a noted guitar teacher through his work with the UK magazine Guitar Techniques, Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music and currently the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. He is the 1993 winner of Guitarist magazine's "Guitarist of the Year" competition.
Govan began playing guitar aged three, encouraged by his father but initially learning mainly by ear. At the age of nine he and his brother Seth Govan played guitar on a Thames Television programme called Ace Reports. At secondary school he was exposed, via older classmates, to "shred" guitarists of the time.
After leaving school, Govan read English at the University of Oxford, though he left after a year to pursue a career in music. Around this time (by Govan’s own estimation, 1991) he sent demos of his work to Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records. Varney was impressed and offered him a record deal; ultimately however, Govan declined. Regarding his reasons he has explained: "it was as though all I really wanted to know was that I was good enough […] I found I was getting a bit wary of the shred movement."
Que te dit ton coeur, lui qui ne demande qu'à voir
Au-delà des leurres, des fruits du hasard
Il est des mystères, des songes qui parfois t'égarent
Comme en une prière, il suffit de croire
Quel est le visage qu'adoptera ton destin
De son début jusqu'à la fin
Il suffit de croire
Observe les présages qui jalonnent ton chemin
Que te dit ton coeur, lui qui ne demande qu'à voir
Au-delà des leurres, des fruits du hasard
Refrain:
Entre les lignes, Kechef Touha
Y voir un signe, Min Al Rabba
Frôler les cimes, Fi Rouhouqa
Toucher l'infime, Al Tarika
Tout près de la Terre
Les yeux caressant le ciel
Cherchent l'éphémère en une étincelle
J'attends cette fleur
Ce doux don de l'éternel
Qui, dès qu'il se meurt
Sonne comme un rappel
Quel est le visage qu'adoptera ton destin
De son début jusqu'à la fin
Il suffit de croire
Observe les présages qu jalonnent ton chemin
Et t'expriment des lendemains
Sonnent comme un rappel
Refrain
Certaines vérités empruntent de singulières voix
Il suffit de croire
Fuit la cécité et soit éclairé dans tes choix
Dans les courbes que dressent tes pas