Ricky Wilson

"Among guitar aficionados, Ricky's most salient feature must surely be his highly original approach to playing the instrument. Because at first the B-52's did not have a bass, he invented his own tunings, grouping the strings into a bass course (usually tuned to 5ths for strumming) and a treble course (often tuned in unison), removing the middle two strings entirely. (Sometimes he played with 5 strings as well.) A blue Mosrite so modified is visible on the back cover of the B-52's self-titled first album."

"The breeze of grace is always blowing,
set your sail to catch that breeze"