Well, I wasn't going to start out with " Music is a big part of my life" like everyone else.....but I caved like OJ if he would have taken the stand. I kind of consider myself the " utility man" if you will.   I was gone off to college for four years and could never really make a commitment to the band.   So I'd come back home, jam with them a bit, help them out at a show, etc. etc.   Since then I've graduated from the University of Illinois.   Now that I'm back in town, I've been writing with the boys, and I realized that things really sounded good.   The band was seeing some changes, and they were seeking a style that I love and try to encompass in what I write.   Now we're just one big dysfunctional family, and we love it.

I don't think I would be who I am today without music.   It's a great talent to be blessed with.   You'll be at a party and someone will yell out if you can play some outlandish song like " The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" by the Beatles.   All you can do is look at them like you'd look at your dog when it pees on the rug, then start playing whatever comes to mind.

I hope you enjoy what we are about to do...

Cheers,
Chad

Influences:   Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Miles Davis, Counting Crows, All American Rejects, laughter.

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