Q&A

Monster Inc movie-wise and I like some of the Billie Eilish songs.

What are some of your most notable musical influences? 

Nirvana made me want to start a band, they will always be my #1. They were my gateway band that got me into Black Flag and punk rock – which changed my life. From there I really got into more hardcore like Converge & Snapcase. glassJAw was a perfect bridge between a lot of it. I also love older stuff like Sprintgeen and The Allman Brothers band.

Asian dumplings, pizza and Buffalo wings. If you put them in front of me and I’m not even hungry, I’ll still eat my weight in them.

I like to brush my teeth in the shower, drink out of small glassware and usually make my coffee the night before and stick it in the fridge.

I want a treehouse, log cabin style, in the Appalachian mountains with a hot tub and Charlie v2.0 (aka puppy pitbull).
Hands down!  I spent a lot of time in the woods as a kid and the mountains are my happy safe space. I’m not a beach person.

What happens in the dark always comes to the light.

Hard work, honesty and walking morally upright are paramount. When you are truthful, faithful and passionate – things seem to fall into place. You make your own luck. Shoot people straight and treat them the way you want to be treated. Live everyday like your life is on a live-stream – in the sense, would you be proud of you? Your family?

WIIILLLSSOOON!!  haha, I would definitely want my 1969 Fender Mustang, solar power generator, and vinyl stereo setup.

Call me Michelangelo, I am going with a turtle. If I was not digging things I’d chill inside my shell. Living slow and steady.

Gatorade all the time and Fernet Branca for party time. Def an acquired taste But in moderation I love it and it makes my tummy feel better.

I know it probably sounds cliche.. but for everyone to get along. If you take religion and politics out of the mix it simplifies things a lot. I have friends of all backgrounds with very different views and opinions, I love them all equally. As of lately things have been so divided. Left vs Right blah blah. It’s getting exhausting. I’ve been lucky to travel a lot and experience other cultures. Good food, drink and kindness goes a long way.

I mean, they are kind of like a roadmap of my life. I’ve been getting them since I was 18 years old and my daughters ask about them now. I don’t notice them. They all pertain to a certain part of my life or memory. Most were methodically planned out with my very dear friend Matt Terry. BUT some are just fun and hilarious. I’ve never lasered anything or regretted them. I have my dog Charlie riding a Harley on my ribcage. That always makes me smile.

If money was no object what would you do?

Work half the year and travel the globe with my friends and family the other half. I don’t like fancy cars and lavish material things. I like stamps in my passport, making memories and the photos to prove it.