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The Man Who Makes Guitars Weep with a Harmonica: Will Wilde on "Near-Death Blues Soul" and His Gritty Comeback Late at night, sipping cheap bourbon, a random thought often crosses my mind: why do guitarists look so blissfully agonized when they bend a note? Making a grimace like someone who forgot their antacid the morning after—yet the sound is undeniably sexy. But tonight, what set this writer's worn-out soul on fire wasn't a guitar, but the story of a man who wails like a madman on a tiny, 10-hole tin box. Modern blues-rock harmonica phenom Will Wilde from the UK recently appeared on the music show The Blues Rock Show. In the interview, he opened up about his deep obsession with the harmonica, the massive influence rock guitarists have had on him, and his triumphant comeback from a devastating 2019 accident that nearly ended his playing career. ### Inhaling Even the Guitarist's Facial Expressions? A Uniquely Wild Harp Style …