I was born in a far away land called Canada ?? where the geese are large and the seasons are varied. I am the first son of Italian immigrants that have long since passed. I am old grey pessimistic and cantankerous. I love bread ? chocolate ? and watching TV. A sedentary beast with large hands and a small brain ?.
I see my music similar to an artist painting with chalk on a sidewalk just before rain washes the creation away. It is like jazz in the sense that what comes out is very much improvised . I make no claim to it being polished and ready for prime time. Basically a jam with words. Add a few other instruments and move on.
To be on television so people can turn me off. Seriously though the dream these days is simple. Just enjoy being creative and have fun.
The Man in the Mirror
Hi Ho Nobody Home
Nick Cave, Van Der Graaf Generator, Mother Mother, Harksley Workman, the strokes, Dire Straits, Pearl Jam, Genesis, U2, Beatles, Mark Knopfler, The Clash, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Genesis, Psychedelic Furs, Joe Bonamassa
Jamming until a riff comes that inspires me to dash off some music and lyrics
Leave me alone. Seriously though my messages are in my lyrics. Though I may lack the recording and mixing skills to make my voice stand out…to me a big part of my musical expression lay in my lyrics.
Never have. Never will. Never had the confidence to get in front of a crowd. It is hard for me to even express myself musically with musician friends. My family has never heard any of my songs. It has always been a private and selfish act in a way. I should have been braver as a young man but always felt I wasn’t quite ready for prime time. Those that do listen may agree!
Penniless. Seriously…it’s a tough slog these days as all of you know better than me. Diversity is today’s norm. You have to be so much more than a musician and even though home recording makes it possible today, the venues are lacking compared to my day growing up. You need above all to be an entertainer and have promotional and management skills as well. I wish all of you that desire the life of a musician the fortitude and perseverance and great love and belief in yourself that it will take
Drooble is a strange beast. One moment it’s frustrating and it seems no one is running the show, and in the next minute someone you don’t know that took the time to listen to your stuff, says something nice and you feel like you’re on top of the virtual world
Auto tune and over produced songs without human errors. The fact that it’s a business. I was never very ambitious I guess but the mere act of making music should be your greatest reward. It doesn’t have to be perfect.
No. I do support musician friends by attending there small gigs and buying merchandise if I go out to see a young maturing band.
No idea. Kind of answered that previously
Angelo Rubino…just kidding…Van der Graaf Generator…World Record…check it out!