I started playing guitar at age 13, in 1993, because of Kurt Cobain. He promptly blew his head off and I snowballed out of my grunge phase and began gathering bits of different musical styles in the way that a meatball rolling across the floor gathers dirt. Hell, since the early days, my parents (who met in musical theater) were always singing and playing records in the house. I started singing in choir at 9. Over the years, my Sagittarius spirit galloped through heavy metal, oldies, jazz, motown, classical, prog, hip hop and more, sifting clever bits along the way. Today my style is not easily summed up, yet it remains highly palatable. It feels inaccurate to label it simply alternative or indie, even though it is truly both. I love my hard rock, but I do push and pull a lot with non-linear arrangements, big dynamics, odd time signatures, and peaceful retreats. My lyrics have evolved into everything from glowing spirituality, to psychological alliteration, to personal vulnerability, to biting criticisms of the brash incompetence/derangement of government/corporations/parasites.