I wasn't crazy or brilliant. I was trying to come up with an alternative, and in a haphazard, gradual way, it happened. Yet, you've made it seem easy. I often get asked by artists who are just starting out how to get national distribution, how to set up a tour, how to get an agent or a manager. I didn't even ask those questions until I'd been playing in bars for years.
People hate to hear that they have to get out there, get gigs and do that every night.
I never had the rock star dream. I just always loved playing guitar. I got my first guitar when I was nine. The man who sold it to me was a local songwriter and barfly, and we just bonded instantly. He started taking me around to his gigs and we'd play Beatles songs together.