Monthly Archives: April 2017
“DON’T DIE IN A SCHLOTZSKY’S BATHROOM” (AUSTIN, TEXAS)
April 30, 2017
So I’m at SXSW a few years back. I flew down to speak on a panel, so sadly the band was not with me. I’m staying north of town with our former tour manager Tony Hubbard (Ohio Tony), one of the smartest and funniest mofos you will meet in your life. If you remember the band’s DVD Little America, … Read More
WHY IN THE WORLD IS A ROCK BAND TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY?
April 25, 2017
Hello folks! Heading out on the I-40E today from Nashville to play a couple of month’s worth of shows around the Midwest and discuss financial equality. The coffee is hot, the skies are gray and beautiful, and the band is rehearsed and ready for battle. Here are the four questions I am most often asked about why we are traveling … Read More
MEETING CHUCK BERRY
April 13, 2017
RIP Chuck Berry. The Grandfather of Rock ’n’ Roll. Chuck gave us guitar slingers as much of a path forward as anyone. Keith Richards stole all his early riffs from Chuck, as did about 100,000 more of us. I remember working round the clock to learn the intro riff of “Johnny B Goode” for one of my first bands … Read More