We had the good fortune of connecting with Adam Mcintyre and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Adam, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
This is the first time I’ve ever been asked that; I never saw a choice. Expressing myself artistically is not a hobby. It’s just the way I move through a world I perceive as also being artistic.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’m always excited to see where the songs want to go. The most recent album by my band The Pinx represents a pinnacle in what I thought I was capable of in terms of songwriting and performing. My solo album “Black Planet” which I finished recording just a month before that, is a completely different kind of creative triumph, and could not be more of a contrast to what I do in The Pinx. The songs led where they wanted to go, and I followed without fear. I’m proud of that. As a producer, I love to do the same. Whatever the client’s songs are calling for, I love to make them happen with as little of my own interference and as much of my service as possible. On my good days, I feel like a part of the flowing river of music. On other days, I simply get out of its way and observe the dance. Every single day there are massive challenges and obstacles but my work here is to see those as necessary changes in direction. No matter what, I know that I’m here to make music be better however I’m associated with it. Whether it’s as a guitarist, a producer, or even with singing bowls helping people to feel better. All of it should be healing in some way.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I would take them to Fernbank, the botanical garden, the High Museum, Arabia Mountain, Boggs and the Star Bar for music and comedy… I’d show them the cat cafe for a dose of whimsy, Madras Mantra for some vegetarian indian food, videodrome because they probably haven’t seen a video rental store in ten years… Bookish Atlanta… I don’t know, we have so many cool little things here in Atlanta that we forget about until someone says “oh that’s closing” and then we get butthurt because we expect these places to stay safely trapped in amber without our daily support.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I had a lot of mentors growing up who put me on stage with them and would give me advice on what to do if I wanted to be a musician when I grew up. But since 2017, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 became a musical mentor giving advice on how I could get back to myself and eventually help others. His sobriety, charity work and mentoring were truly inspiring and helped me to understand that 99% of life is what happens when we’re not holding our guitars, but it all feeds back into the music and the message and it is all part of a bigger legacy. On a very personal level, he wanted me to stop worrying about what not to do, and to simply be who I am, whatever that is. His band’s biggest song and his most personal guidance for me wound up all being the same thing. It was deeply moving in ways I’m still unpacking. Plus, it was fun playing guitar with that guy, I’ll never forget that.

Website: https://www.thepinxrock.com

Instagram: @adammcintyreofthepinx

Image Credits
Ross Albert, Hayley Mewborn

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