I Grew Up In The Suburbs Of

So There Was Something Of A Learning Curve With Doing Your Own Thing And People Seeing You Outside Of The Band. I Mean, People Have Never Really Heard My Voice Before - Or Heard A Whole Record Of Mine Before. So It Was A Completely New Experience.

My First Job In Nyc Was Playing A Gig In The Early Nineties At Cbgbs.

I Like The Challenges Of Doing Different Things. It Keeps Things Fresh For Me.

Well, I Always Hope That I'm A Role Model.

At Some Point, I Had To Make A Decision: I Could Practice More And Become A Really Great Guitar Player Or I Could Work On Writing Better Songs. There Are Only So Many Hours In The Day, And I Found Writing Songs More Fulfilling Than Working On Becoming This Virtuoso Guitar Player.