Blues Hall of Famer, drummer, and radio show host who has played behind artists ranging from Bryan Adams to members of The Who, Kiss, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more, and recorded with members of The Cult and Heart, among others.
“I always say it's a small music world but I wouldn't want to paint it.”
“I think it is important not to take yourself all that seriously. It's not the Taj Mahal; you’re an entertainer, entertain people.”
“With performers and artists – in any job – you got to step up and do your work because that's the job at hand.”
“I'm amazed at how many CDs come across my desk that aren't labeled correctly or (are labeled) poorly. When I open up a package with a nice CD I know exactly who the artist is. When I look at it I know exactly what the name of the CD is. It's easy to find the website information. There is information about that artist or the band to share on the show. It's important to give the radio guys as much as you can because you're promoting you and you have to promote yourself in everything that you can.”
“As a musician I always say my (radio) show is by a musician for a musician so give me what you have and I'll use what I think is best to market the artist that I have on the show.”
“In today’s recording world it is so easy to produce and record music and to get it out, which is good and bad because I get a lot of stuff that is either over produced or home recorded, which is okay but money is a big issue. With money there is well written songs played by good performers, recorded well, mixed well and mastered well. I would say … I get probably 70% that are good and a few that (I’m) wondering what you're thinking about while recording. And sometimes I’ll still play them, not to put anybody down, just to show the difference in things and let the audience come to tell me what they think.”
"One More Time" (Tas Cru)
"Tired of Bluesmen Cryin'" (Tas Cru)