Nile Rodgers has admitted he sleeps with his guitar, and to stay on form he practises every day, especially enjoying the time he spends with the instrument in bed which leads to him snoozing alongside it.
Nile Rodgers
He admitted: "It's funny, he said he tried sleeping with it, I still sleep with my guitar. I do most of my practising in bed in night before I go to sleep."
The star - who kicks off his tour of the UK at London's Roundhouse this evening (20.03.15) - made the comments after fellow guest on BBC Radio 2, iconic guitarist Mark Knopfler spoke about how he had attempted to kip with his guitar as a youngster.
He said: "I think when I got my first guitar I tried to sleep with it on the very first [night] but it doesn't work. Electric guitars get very uncomfortable."
However, the Chic musician - who premiered the group's first single in 23 years, 'I'll Be There' on BBC Radio 2 this morning - insisted if he didn't practise every day, his live show would suffer.
He told radio host Chris Evans: "I have to. I always say that if I don't go one day without practise, I know it. If I go two days without practising, you know it."
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