Lead Singer, Musician / Author / Director
The first book I ever read by Louis L’Amour was “Hondo.” I subsequently read “Mustang Man” and then “The Quick and the Dead,” and then I had to collect, invest in and read them. I purchased them all online with the original covers and western Read More …
The ‘70s were all about dangerous Dobermans. “The Amazing Dobermans,” “The Doberman Gang” “Daring Dobermans,” “Trapped,” even one of my favorite Columbo episodes, “How to Dial a Murder” featured a pair of trained, or reconditioned, Doberman killers. They Only Kill Their Masters, released in Read More …
I was a child in the seventies and had the great fortune of being raised in a house of music. Because of this, I became a musician and vocalist myself as a teenager. Read More …
It was Bach’s Bouree alone that got me interested in classical guitar and a lifelong obsession and passion for his work and the classical guitar instrument. I started as a rock guitarist but kept returning to this soul-enriching and sublimely intricate pieces. Enough has been Read More …
This book reads like a modern-day version of Thucydides, the Greek historian, The History of the Peloponnesian War and the corruption of language. Read More …
John Barry is hands down my favorite film composer of all time. I was singing “Born Free” at age three and fell in love with “Diamonds Are Forever” as a teenager, and I haven’t stopped listening to him since. “Deadfall” is an excellent example of Read More …
In the words of Paul McCartney, “Baby, I’m Amazed…” Music Reading for Guitar by David Oakes is the book truly changed my life and I am reading music once and for all. I started as a rock guitarist as a teenager and wanted to cut Read More …
“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” – Jorge Luis Borges I think the same could be said of guitarists, or singers for that matter, relating to this quote. A CAVEAT: Don’t purchase this Tascam Guitar trainer unless you buy the additional and required Read More …
No lack of substance here (literally). True, some readers, reviewers and fans might be disappointed by the terse, tenuous and to-the-point chapters of Scott Weiland’s autobiography. However, I found his memoir insightful and edifying. I think he was wise to say just enough and the Read More …
I have been reading Harry Bosch novels for years and also enjoy the Amazon series “Bosch.” “Trunk Music” was the first Connelly book I read and have not stopped reading him since. His attention to detail in investigations is authentic, superb and on the level Read More …
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