I did that in another lifetime - it was even my full-time career for over 5 years - but I'm really more of a studio guy. Where else could you sing 3 part harmony with yourself? I did get to meet some exceptional people though. Probably my favorite time was the night the drummer for the Allman Brothers Band sat in with my group for a few sets when I played in Macon. ( I also met James Brown that week!)

Those that weren't around before all that happened probably don't have a clue just how big that is. It is now possible for a huge number of people all over the world to hear what you spent all those hours creating in your basement! That was inconceivable for guys like us just a few years ago. If you put your heart and soul into something like this, you would like a few people to actually hear it and the internet gives us that.

I gave up on the "American Idol" dream long before that particular show first aired. Years ago I would have done it in a hearbeat.

Too many to name. I've been influenced, at least to some degree, by everyone I've ever heard. I just love all shades of mellow rock/blues/ballads and I'm a harmony fanatic.

Red Rock Canyon in Nevada.
Maui, Hawaii