Orianthi on her new album, creative process, dream collaborations, and much more | Interview

From shredding her way into the global spotlight as a teenage guitar phenom to sharing the stage with legends like Carlos Santana, Alice Cooper, and Steve Vai, Orianthi has carved out a bold and barrier-breaking career that's far from conventional—letting her playing speak for itself. Now, with her new album 'Some Kind of Feeling' coming in early 2025, she's ready to share her most personal and raw work yet. The Aussie-born guitarist sits down with Guitar Interactive's Jonathan Graham to chat about the new record, her creative process, dream collaborations, and much more. Interview Chapters 00:14 - Intro/new single and an upcoming album—what can you tell us about it? 01:26 - Settling on an album title 02:26 - Working with Kevin Shirley on this album. Do you enjoy being produced, or do you prefer handling it yourself? 04:33 - Key moments that shaped Orianthi as an artist? 05:25 - Feeling pressured by labels or producers to fit into a specific style that didn’t feel authentic. 05:29 - "Sometimes I felt like a guinea pig" 07:25 - Capturing a classic sound on the new album. 11:27 - Return to Alice Cooper’s band come about? 12:50 - What’s something surprising about working with Alice on tour? 14:14 - You’ve just launched the Oriverb amp with Orange—how did that collaboration come together? 19:31 - Pros and cons of vintage guitars,. 24:24 - New gifted guitar from Gibson 30:48 - Overanalyzing guitar technique instead of just enjoying the music 33.30 - Collaborating with Taylor Swift or Post Malone? 36:32 - What’s the next big goal? 38:28 - What’s the best advice Orianthi has received from a legendary musician? Subscribe to Guitar Interactive to stay up to date with all the latest gear news, reviews, interviews and guitar lessons. #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #guitarinteractive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FREE Music news direct to your inbox! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get the music & guitar news you'll actually WANT to read about! The latest guitar news, artist interviews, gear reviews and in-depth music features, delivered straight to your inbox FREE: https://www.guitarinteractivemagazine... Don’t miss a thing! Get the Guitar Interactive Newsletter - The World's No.1 Free Digital Guitar Magazine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOLLOW US On Social Media - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/iguitarmag?... Find us on social media: Twitter:   / iguitarmag   Instagram:   / guitarinteractivemagazine   Facebook:   / guitarinteractivemagazine