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Everything I Learned From “MTV Unplugged”

Step1: Write good songs. Step 2: Everything else. Whether you were old enough to watch MTV Unplugged or not, you surely know what

It was stupid, yes, but had to be done. Two nights ago, we were expecting some inclement weather here in St. Louis. A kind

AKA: Why my last band never broke up. I was recently introduced by an old friend (and advisor for Magic Room Brand) to

It took a 15 year-old kid to remind me. So like most musicians, I spent a little time working behind the counter at a

So shut up about it and keep going. It was 2008 and I was finally headed to Florence, Italy – the birthplace of

All you really need to do is one thing… My wife, Lesley, and I look at the calendar all the time. At least

It’s not what you think. I don’t know why but sometimes I name inanimate objects. Our barbecue grill is named Bernie. Our coffeemaker

The country. Not the town in Missouri. In 2015, I was approaching a milestone birthday in a year that was, well, being kind

BU Be you. Play the long game. I went to college in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-90s. Most people know that Boston is

I finally understood why he retired in 1993 and I needed to tell him. In 2015, my father passed away, I turned 40,