photo by Steve Cohen

How did you get into making music, and how did arts education (or lack thereof) affect you and your music?

I’ve been into music since I was a little kid listening to the Beatles and Prince. I always wanted a guitar but didn’t buy one until I was 15 years old. I started off learning a few Nirvana songs and after that I found more satisfaction out of writing my own songs. I didn’t have any sort of formal guitar lessons. I had a lot of friends who played so I literally watched their fingers to see what they were doing. I knew I wanted to play music but I needed to know how so I was a sponge soaking up all that I could from the people who were doing it.

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Also: (Influenza with Nick Leet of High on Stress)