A singer, songwriter, guitar player, and drummer based in southeast Florida. Having also lived in Los Angeles, he has had the distinction of working with many greats in rock, pop, and jazz, including Barry Manilow. Plus, he is currently part of the national touring production “Mercury: The Story of Queen’s Front Man.” He has also performed in national touring productions such as “Broadway Music on Tour” and “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber,” plus he is the creator of “The Troubadour’s Journey.” He has also been a music educator since the 1980s in California, Tennessee, and in Florida.
"If there's anyone who thinks they have a song in them or they want to write a song or they just don't know how or they have no music ability or they have no training or they don't play an instrument... my motto is don't die with your song still in you."
"I remember thinking, 'I want to be a musician. I want to make people feel the way this music is making me feel. I want to affect people the way this is affecting me'."
"(in Los Angeles) I started singing at all the jazz clubs... and singing with remarkable musicians. The keyboardist for The Pointer Sisters is one of the guys that I would hire."
"I learned a lesson and I think that that was the time when I shrunk my head a lot and I stopped being the egotistical brat that I was."
"I think all of us had a time when we come to reality and we start kind of realizing, what are the more important things in life here; it's not to show off, it's not to sing as many notes as you can or show off a range or anything like that. It's to use your gift to move people, touch people, and entertain."
"I remember I was turning 50 and I said to myself, well, for the first 25 years of my life I did whatever I wanted to do. And for the second 25 years of my life, I did what I thought I should be doing -- what other people were telling me to do or what organizations were leading me to do -- so, starting now, for the next 25 years of my life... I'm going to do what I was meant to do."
"I know that people say, ya' know, people really don't get discovered anymore, or it's like those kinda days are over, it only happens once in a lifetime or whatever. But I'm telling you, if you put yourself out there enough, it will happen."
"This producer, Jack Starr, hired me to be on a national show. So, the next thing you know I'm playing on national shows with Tony Award winners and GRAMMY nominees."
"What it comes down to is what kind of person you are, period. If you're backstage complaining about stuff, you're never gonna get hired again. But if you come totally prepared for the rehearsals, you've done your homework, you're upbeat, you're making people feel good, and most importantly you're making the star of the show look and sound great -- which is what your job is when you're a musician on a show -- you're gonna just keep getting hired."
"I would encourage everyone to ask this question. And the question is, what would I give my life for?"
"The most important thing for me in my life is my time. I have a limited amount of it. And I don't want to sell it off to somebody so that they can benefit from my time."
"Ashamed"
"Roses, Diamonds, and Candles"