Who and what were some of the musical influences that help to shape the artist we know today?
Lots of stuff. All the way back to the beginning there was the influence of the music of the 50’s, 60’s and the 70’s that my Mom and my Dad listened to. My uncle Billy lived in the house with my family for a lot of years and he was older. A lot of the music that he listened to was pop music, the current music of the time. That was the late 70’s. As I got older there was David Bowie, Metallica, and all the bands of the 80’s and 90’s. I love a wide range of music. I guess it is hard to nail down a particular group of artists. Is there anything that is sort of off-the-wall that people may be surprised that you were into? Well, yeah! Like I said, when I was younger and my mom was playing music, Barry Manilow, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel were always on the radio. Michael Jackson was awesome when I was a kid. Who else? Huey Lewis and The News. [laughs] I am gonna eat eggs thrown at me next time I go up on stage! [laughs] I am always amazed when I listen to something and
