Mr Blue Roads full Interview w/ MUSIQUE Mag.
HOW DID YOU COME BY YOUR STAGE NAME?
(MBR) I WAS SITTING IN MY BUS SMOKING. THINKING ABOUT MY TRAVELS WITH GEORGE JONES ALL THOSE YEARS, THE LONG HOURS ON THE ROADS, WATCHING THE SMOKE SWIRL ABOVE MY HEAD. STAYING ON THE ROAD ALL DAY AND NIGHT. I CAME UP WITH THE NAME "BLUE ROADS'. "MR BLUE ROADS" FOLLOWED. I AM THE FOUNDING MEMBER, SO IT JUST ALL WORKED OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M SOLO AT MUSIC VENUES.
WHEN I HEARD JOHNNY WINTER PLAY "JOHNNY B GOOD" I KNEW I WANTED TO DO THAT. IT'S A HELL OF A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING BUT I'LL DO IT BEFORE I'LL WORK.
MY SENSE OF STYLE HMMM.... TO MANY TO LIST. I'D ACCREDIT COUNTRY, ROCK, BLUES AND SOME JAZZ TO MY STYLE. LEAD CREDIT WOULD BE CHUCK BERRY
BUT JIMMY PAGE IS MY MAIN INFLUENC ON GUITAR AND SONGWRITING. I GOT TO SAY ALLEN COLLINS IS IN THE MIX AS WELL.
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO JOHNNY WINTER AGAIN, I GET FRESH IDEALS IN BLUES AND ROCK. I'M UP ALL HOURS PLAYING GUITAR AND WRITING LYRICS TILL THE SUN COMES UP. MY LATEST IS "SATANIC WOMAN."
HARD CORE BLUES CD HARD CORE BLUES I'M WORKING ON. MY MANAGER IS THE INSPIRATION, TY BELLA. :)
TIME IS A CHALLENGE, FINDING IT , USING IT WISELY AND ESPECIALLY ENJOYING IT, LIKE WHEN YOUR MUSIC IS FLOWING STRONG AND YOUR BAND IS LOCKED IN FOR THE RIDE, IT'S A GREAT SENSATION, CREATIVITY POURS. TO DO THIS JOB YOU HAVE TO HAVE "THE WANT TOO." IT'S ALL THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN. DIVING IN HEAD FIRS IS WHAT IT TAKES. DON'T ACCEPT NO, KEEP PASSION.
YEAH I FEEL I AM. I WORK AT BEING THE BEST I CAN DAILY. "THE BEST MUSIC COMES FROM THE BOTTOM UP" MY QUOTE. HARD CORE LIVING AND SACRIFICE MADE SO MANY OF THE GREATS IN MUSIC. LIVING LIFE ON THE ROADS WRITING FROM YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES KEEPS YOU CONNECTED.
MY PLANS ARE TO KEEP IMPROVING MUSICALLY AND KEEP ON ROLLING. MUSIC FEEDS ME DAILY. I COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT, NO WAY. I CAN'T IMAGINE BEING HAPPY IF I HAVEN'T PLAYED A GIG, WROTE A SONG, PRODUCED A CD.
ASK ANY HARDCORE MUSICIAN IF THEY CAN STOP, THEY'LL SAY HELL NO. I THANK MY FATHER FOR WORKING SO HARD THAT I COULD HAVE A GUITAR AND LESSONS. HE BUSTED HIS ASS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND MY MOM FOR HER CONFIDENCE IN ME AND RENTING ME A GUITAR TO START LESSONS.
SHE BOUGHT MY 1ST GUITAR. A BEAUTIFUL BLACK LES PAUL I THANK GOD FOR GIVING ME THE TALENT. I SPENT MY DAYS AND NIGHTS PLAYING LED ZEPPELIN WHILE EVERYONE ELSE I KNEW WAS OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME. I'M GLAD I DID.
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