I didn't. My parents did.

Hugely!(is that a word?) It opens so many doors for so many People!

Yeah right. Whatever

I am influenced by such a wide variety of music that I wouldn't Know were to begin. Anything played well by people who feel it, from Mozart to Meggadeath, Charlie parker to The Chilli Peppers.

1st, St John, Virgin Isl., 2nd, my home, Asheville, NC.

Eppiphone SG guitar, Alverez 12 string, Rickenbacker bass updated with seymour duncan pickups, An old Fender rhodes 73 Piano. When I amp Guitar, I use a Pignose 150 crossmix 1-12" with extra 1-12" cabinet. When I amp bass, I use a Peavy TNT 115. I run the Rhodes through my neighbor's Berringer amp. I also use an ARC Multiverb 20 bit effects processor. For vocals, I have been using a Sure 33-12b mic. The music recording programs that I have been using are Majix and Cool Edit Pro.

Don't sweat the small stuff.