Where did you grow up? Alabama and Tennessee.
Milestones: Threw myself into music after realizing that girls don't play football; threw myself into songwriting after realizing I wasn't that good of a piano player; threw myself into the "dunking booth" at Brentwood Baptist Church and got baptized.
What were the first songs you had to have? Alice Cooper's School's Out, T-Rex's Bang A Gong and the Jackson 5's I Want You Back. My mother was horrified when I dressed as Alice Cooper one Halloween.
What were your first instruments/equipment? A Fender Mustang and a Korg monophonic synth so I could play all of Gary Neuman's songs. I also had a Teac reel to reel recorder that could overdub, which I still have.
What instruments/equipment do you use now? I have a Fender Strat and a Bronco, an Alvarez acoustic guitar, a Korg Trinity and I use Cakewalk to record.
What are your all time favorite recordings? Peter Gabriel's Passion, Talking Head's Take Me to the River and Once in a Lifetime, anything by Trans Global Underground, Arvo Part and I really do love Mozart.
What are you listening to right now? Joseph Arthur (who I've seen twice this year and he's fantastic), King Crimson's Discipline, Eno & Byrne's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Ohio Players "Love Rollercoaster".
Strange fascinations: Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Jock Rock CDs, some new Ru-Paul dance song about Hollywood, Kronos Quartet's Early Music, Velvet Underground.
