It allows the expressions of many people from all walks of life to be brought together in one marketplace. Access to great music is no longer controlled by corporate giants, giving hope to many artists of sharing their unique perspectives.

Wade has achieved a level of success where he's not interested in "selling out" at the expense of creative freedom. At this stage of his career, it's all about enjoying the process of creating, recording, and performing his music.

Wade makes a calculated effort to avoid being influenced by anything on the radio today after spending too many years listening to early 80's powerhouse artists like Def Leppard, Rick Springfield and Flock of Seagulls. The obvious next step from these early influences were Heavy Metal pioneers like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest in the mid 80's, moving to New Wave staples like New Order and the Cure near the end of the decade. All of that changed for Wade as it did for so many others who jumped on the Nirvana bandwagon in the early 90's, the difference being that he found Stone Temple Pilots more engaging. Carrying on that tradition today is Foo Fighters and the one band that has remained a favorite throughout the years, U2.

Wade exclusively plays his signature tomato red guitars. He believes that the brand of equipment an artist uses is less important than how an artist performs with it.