| My
musical life started when my mother bought a karaoke machine. She purchased
only elvis tapes and insisted that I "sing like the king," which
was consequently the name of the tapes. I practiced and got enough
courage to enter the school talent show. So I sang "In The Ghetto"
and won. It was an awesome feeling being in front of all those people.
I was 17 and knew that I wanted to perform. I started doing some
musicals in high school and then picked up the guitar. That's when
I started writing and music became even more important. I packed
up the 30 some elvis albums I had and hit; Marc Cohn, The Dave Matthews
Band, Chris Isaak, Crash Test Dummies to name a few. Then my buddy
D-gus took me to a Del Amitri concert in Minneapolis and my life
changed forever. They became my biggest influences and I felt inspired
to write catchy songs. Whether or not I'm doing a good job at that
will be seen in the near future. All in all, If it weren't for the King
I may have never had this opportunity to write and perform. |
