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JadeWeb : What is your first musical memory ?
I remember listening to some early 80’s power ballad on the
radio in the car on my way to preschool. I’m not sure exactly which
song, but I was very moved by it emotionally at the time. I also remember
my dad listening to bluegrass music when we went on family vacations
to lake michigan.
Which
artist or song has "affected" your childhood ?
There
are many. The first was probably michael jackson. my mother wouldn’t
allow to watch the "thriller" video when it came out, but I snuck
over to a friends house and watched it anyway. it really freaked me
out !
Did
you think of working in music ? What did you really want to become
later?
I didn’t
start considering a future in music until a bit later, maybe when
I was in my teens. When I was very young I wanted to be an ice cream
man. It seemed like the coolest job, but I’ve since learned that there
are much better jobs to be had.
Are
there any disturbing or nice sounds that have "affected" your childhood ?
I can
distinctly remember the sound of cars pulling into our driveway as
a kid. The end of our driveway was gravel so the sound was from the
car tires pressing against the rocks. Usually I would see light from
the car’s headlights come through my bedroom window and then hear
the sound.
Did
your parents give you a musical education ?
I took
guitar lessons for a few years starting when I was about 10. My teacher
was a guy named Robert Reese who was a blues guitarist. We mostly
did improvisational blues stuff together where one of us would play
rhythm while
the other soloed over top. it was a lot of fun.
Can
you tell us about a musical memory of your childhood (a concert, a
show..) ?
When I was about 13 I was in a band with my brother and 7 other kids.
we formed
the band specifically to play a battle of bands at the high school
and we put
on this really elaborate show with props and strobe lights and a smoke
machine. It turned out that the judges left before the end of the
show so
we never found out who won.
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Your
childhood "Top 5"
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This
probably changed week to week throughout my childhood. but if
you’d asked
me when I was in 8th grade I would’ve said :
Red
Hot Chili Peppers
The
Descendents
Meat
Puppets
Jane’s
Addiction
The
Cure
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