When I was 16 I stopped playing baseball and my parents asked me "well.........what the hell are ya gonna do now?" Haha. No one in my family is a musician but I all music lovers. I grew up hearing my parents listen to Sabbath, Journey, Genesis, Deep Purple, etc and was like "you know what, I'm gonna play guitar". Long story short, been heavily addicted ever since.

2000, Metallica/Creed/Kid Rock/Sevendust at Tropicana Field in Tampa FL. EVERY metalhead is a Metallica fan somehow. The energy they gave when I saw them, I'll never forget.

Guerilla Trench Electric, Alvarez Classical. Fave electric piece "Altitudes" - Jason Becker Fave Classical piece "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" - Francisco Tarrega

Ozzy. The mix of great guitar players he had each added their own spice to Ozzy. So much non-stop great music. I got into Ozzy hearing "Crazy Train" on the radio and that quickly snowballed, I mean REAL quick.

No bands at the moment.

Jason Becker. If anyone knows his story it's beyond remarkable. His love for music inspires me. Not to mention how ridiculously sick of a guitar player he was.