Ever since I was young I've been into anything creative. I always knew what I wanted to do, never had to do any soul searching or delve into any big life direction issues, just always knew I was gonna make stuff. Started making music at 15 and I was always into visual art. I went right into painting in college, earned my B.F.A from NMU. I like the direct communication of emotions and ideas, without all that word clutter...perhaps because I dont write well (you could probably tell). I do, however, appreciate poets/songwriters... its amazing how they can make those words count! I like to be moved , and I am easily moved by art. It just makes sense to me. I couldnt imagine a world without paintings and songs. lately Ive been building houses, making music, making paintings,building drums, making stuff in my shop, hunting , fishing...
Some useless stuff about me;
I really dont like karoake--I had my toes cut off by a lawnmower when I was young--I love sauna--my wife calls me macgyver--I dont like video games--I like expensive beer and cheap whiskey--Im not a dry paper guy--I'm also into bluegrass and funk--I cant stand contemporary country music--I dont like t.v. sitcoms--I love musical theater--I'm a news junkie--I like tattoos and peircings--I played in the Pontiac Silverdome for the class c high school football championship, but I can't watch pro football on t.v.-- I can watch golf on t.v. cause Im a dork--I love anything old and junky that I can rebuild--
My favorite bands:
Incubus--System of a down--RATM--Alice in Chains--Live--Old Van Halen--old ACDC--Audioslave--Tool--The Cult--Bowie--Pink Floyd--The Beatles--Korn--Smashing Pumpkins--Jeff Buckley-- The Police...
All time best:
rock and roll frontman--David Lee Roth/ Freddie Mercury
rock guitar God--Eddie Van Halen
Rock Bass Player--Flea
Rock drummer-- John Bonham
Rock Band-- The Beatles
Favorite songwriters:
Paul Simon--John Lennon/Paul Mccartney--Lindsey Buckingham--Billy Corgan--Jeff Buckley--maynard James Keenan--Roger Waters/David Gilmore--Sting--Billy Joel--Layne Staley/Jerry Cantrell--David Byrne--Peter Gabriel--Bob Dylan--David Bowie-- Bruce Springsteen--Prince
Movies that kick ass:
Monty Pythons Holy Grail--This is Spinal Tap
Favorites:
Drink;Jager/ miller light/Leinenkugel's/Corby's and diet coke
Foods; Anything as long as I can eat bread with it
Band History:
Multiple versions of the same band with; Scott, Kevin, Jeremy, Bill, Mark, Chuck and Steve. Have my roots and came into my own with a band called Hawgkaller with Steve and Chuck--rock Gods-- had a bunch of good years in J28 with Wayne. Sadly, Wayne had to move on.
Inspired to play back in the day by local bands; Blackjack, Marshall Law, Uncle Ugly, Firesteel, Toyjester, and Broken Man. |
