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Do you ever feel like you'll never top Zeppelin, Beetles, etc so why try?

WHY WOULD YOU TRY TO TOP THOSE BANDS? NO ONE EVER WILL. THEY LAID THE GROUNDWORK AND OPENED MANY A MUSICAL DOOR FOR THOUSANDS OF BANDS IT'S NOT ABOUT GETTING ONE UP ON ANOTHER ARTIST. IT'S ABOUT FINDING YOUR OWN SOUND IN MY OPINION.

What is your all time band lineup?

BUDDY RICH ON DRUMS, RON CARTER ON BASS, DAVE BRUBECK ON PIANO, JIMMY PAGE ON ELECTRIC LEAD GUITAR, CHARLIE BYRD ON RHYTHM GUITAR, AND STEVE WINWOOD SINGING AND PLAYING A RHODES.

What is your favorite genre to play? PROBABLY JAZZ, BUT I ALSO LIKE VERY HEAVY ROCK, THOUGH IT DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT ME AT ALL, AND I FEEL LIKE A FOOL DOING IT.

Percentage of where your inspiration comes from.

15FICTION, 10FACT, AND 75 PERSONAL

How does the process of writing a song work?

IT'S USUALLY THE MUSIC FIRST FOR ME. VERY RARELY WILL I HAVE WORDS TO WRITE MUSIC TO. THE WORDS ARE MOSTLY JUST ON THE FLY FILLER. I'LL PLAY THE CHORD PROGRESSION AND KIND OF IMPROVISE OVER IT VOCALLY TO SEE WHAT WORKS, THEN FILL WORDS IN. I DO USUALLY HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW I WANT THE SONG TO SOUND WHEN IT COMES TO TEMPO OR STYLE,BUT I WON'T HOLD IT TO THAT IF IT TAKES A DIFFERENT TURN WHILE WRITING IT.

5 influences. 5 all time songs. 5 all time albums. 5 bands you are into now. THIS ISN'T AN EASY QUESTION...

INFLUENCES: 1. TRAFFIC/STEVE WINWOOD 2. LED ZEPPELIN 3. STEELY DAN 4. PINK FLOYD 5. VAN MORRISON

FIVE ALL-TIME SONGS: 1. MEMORIES OF A ROCK AND ROLLER--TRAFFIC 2. BRON-Y-AUR STOMP--LED ZEPPELIN 3. BLACK COW--STEELY DAN 4. WALKING IN THE WIND--TRAFFIC 5. SAN TROPEZ--PINK FLOYD

FIVE ALL-TIME ALBUMS 1. WHEN THE EAGLE FLIES--TRAFFIC 2. MEDDLE--PINK FLOYD 3. T.B. SHEETS--VAN MORRISON 4. TIME OUT--DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET 5. HOUSES OF THE HOLY--LED ZEPPELIN

FIVE BANDS I'M INTO NOW 1. ART OF FIGHTING 2. ARCHER PREWITT 3. JENNY LEWIS 4. SUFJAN STEVENS 5. M. WARD