I love God, and He's my main influence. I endeavor to stay under His influence to make it through each day. I also enjoy music and have as far back as I can remember. My musical influences are many and varied. I had some friends in high school I jammed with and I learned much from playing music with them. Who we listened to really shaped me musically. I love old Yes, ELP, Allman Bros (particularly with Duane Allman's playing-my all time favorite guitarist). There are several bands from the 80s and 90s that I like such as Night Ranger, U2 and Starship. I also listen to lots of Christian music nowadays and enjoy artists like Chris Tomlin, Delirious and Tree 63 (among many others).
My first experience playing in a worship team was in 1982. I have been very involved with worship since then. I am basically a weekend warrior musician.
It seems that in whatever circle of friends I happen to be hanging out with throughout my life, there have almost always been songwriters in the mix... songwriters and worship leaders.
