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The Black Keys parody celebrity masterclasses in new promo video
By Chris Cooke | Published on Tuesday 16 July 2019
The Black Keys have teamed up with those pesky Funny Or Die guys to parody the celebrity-tastic online learning courses offered by websites likes MasterClass.
In a trailer for their ‘MasterCourse’, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney run you through all the super expensive guitars you’ll need for your music making, explain why drummers usually decide to drum (ie because someone else in the band plays guitar better) and then ultimately conclude: “Unless you’re not naturally gifted like us, then we can’t really help you”.
Needless to say, the main learning outcome of the video is that, if you want people to keep writing about your new album ‘Let’s Rock’, put out videos like this one: