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I was the Squirrels’ keyboard player from Dec 82-June 83. Perhaps one day I shall twitch again! Hop aboard the memory train.
Stuff about me with the Squirrels:

Prelude to a Squirrel
Recording 101
Join together with the band

Essentially we wanted to sound like other celebrated bands we liked, and luckily there was a lot of common ground. But we didn’t have much of a roadmap, or a budget. We played cheap guitars (spent more money on effects) into cheap amps. One of the things that differentiated punk from new wave was the […]

Nothing revolutionary.
I see much of it as a post-adolescent chronicle. Navigating the fickle waters of romance. Girls on the brain, mainly. New Wave had both a romantic and artistic appeal. I was shy, recovering from some bad times, and it was a way to get stuff out, very empowering.
I always stuck rigidly to rhyme schemes, […]

Q: Who have you toured with?
A: Do you mind if I put this duct tape over your mouth?
Q: Um, okay..
A: Thanks. Here goes. From last to first: Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, David Bowie, Yanni, Joe Jackson, Boyz II Men, Jon Bon Jovi, Blondie, Luther Vandross.
Q: uuh oug eiii aaa aar?!!
A: That’s right, I did. Allright, […]

I was the principal partner in the Squirrels. I don’t really identify with “leader”. I wrote a lot of songs, taught the guys how to play them, put together our presentation, and had the final say. It was a really empowering project - to dream and maintain, but in the end it proved to much […]

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