occupation: musician (well, drummer)

current affiliation: Robert Earl Keen; Bruce & Charlie Robison

teenage idols: yes, I am

person with most impact on my life: myself

my mother's best advice: be kind to animals

1st job: paper carrier

worst job: filling out bio. form

musical influences: DOA, Bruce Springsteen, Hasil Adkins

1st public performance: Spring Concert, Elementary School, 1973

1st paid performance: November, 1979, with Toxic Reasons

1st recording: February, 1980, Toxic Reasons 45rpm single

heroes: Gene Krupa, LBJ, Bienvenito Cellini

latest recording: Bandera with Charlie Robison

favorite songwriters: Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle, Leonard Cohen

I wish I could be: king

When I'm nervous I: drink

I wish I could: get away with murder

books that changed my life: On the Road, All the Pretty Horses, Sun Also Rises

favorite movies: Taxi Driver

If I've learned one thing in my life it's: be patient