My name is Kevin and I am a professional musician. Music and performing has been my love and my passion my entire existence. I would be nothing without it. I have had an absolutely amazing journey so far, and have been able to experience so many wonderful things and meet so many interesting people throughout my life. From rock bands, to jazz bands, to drum and bugle corps, to classical orchestras, to techno DJ, I have had my hands in a little bit of everything. I have been lucky enough to be able to travel the country and see the world while being at “workâ€. I have gone from playing the smallest, most decrepid clubs you can fathom, to playing arena size stages in front of thousands of people. I have shared the stage and toured with so many talented co workers including the Goo Goo Dolls, Dishwalla, Skye Sweetnam, 7 Mary 3, Sheryl Crow, Sister Hazel, Graham Colton Band, Indigo Girls, Sugar Ray, Lenny Kravitz, Our Lady Peace, Ashlee Simpson, Stroke 9, Big Sky, Fefe Dobson, Brooke Hogan, Socialburn, Big 10-4, and the list goes on forever. I’ve been endorsed by Budweiser, Mountain Dew and their AMP energy drink, Caffeine Culture, etc. Performed on multiple albums, various CD compilations and features, and have been featured on MTV with Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, The Starting Line, Hawthorne Heights, etc.
With a career as a touring musician though, there are trials and tribulations like any other job. From sleeping in tiny hotel beds with band members to sleeping on floors, couches, vans, RVs, tour buses, and even outside at times. Showers in sinks, tuna straight out of the can, long drives, bad shows, breakdowns, sickness, being in a different state every night, pressures of “making itâ€, family sacrifices, financial sacrifices, emotional and physical stress to the breaking point, and on and on and on……....
... But I can say with ease that I wouldn’t change a THING!! I am so grateful for the life I have, for the opportunity I am given each day, for the talent that was bestowed upon me, for my mom for always supporting me no matter WHAT and for being a role model for hard work and dedication to something you love, for my friends who all knew I would make something of myself in this sick and twisted industry, for the millions of people across the world that I have been able to play my drums and my beat for, and for the countless memories that I have stored in the depths of my brain, my heart, and my soul. I am the luckiest man in the world…… and may the journey continue… “What we do in life.. echoes in eternityâ€
People with substance. People who love life and who are grateful to HAVE life, and not take it for granted. People with a desire to change the world in some way and who are open and honest and passionate. Recently moved to Tampa, so anyone in the Tampa area thats cool and up for fun times. Fellow musicians, etc..... anyone really. Just no fake people, no liars, no losers, etc... just normal people.. please!! :)
Jesus would be an interesting one too.... so he could tell me the REAL story... from HIS mouth... and see how far off we actually are... who knows...I bet it would be quite interesting at the very least.
I would love to meet this priest.. and all the priests and bishops who like to fondle and have sex with little boys... so I could beat the ever living shit out of them.. one by one... sickening
"Priest F was cautious, but relentless in his pursuit of victims. He fondled boys over their clothes, usually in his office. Always, his actions were hidden by a poster, newspaper or a book. He talked continuously as he fondled them. Everyone in the school knew to stay away from Priest F."
A footnote in the report about one of those instances of alleged abuse contains an absurd but heartbreaking detail: "One of the victims remembers the first incident of abuse taking place when preparations were underway to attend a right-to-life march on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. The students were making banners with Priest F's help. It was a banner that was used as the foil on this occasion."
(Literally fondling boys under a right-to-life banner. Wow. It's an IRONY that you might have to be Catholic to appreciate.)
WOW... this is such a tough question... literally thousands..I love it all...but here are a few groups and some albums that have affected me a ton...
U2StingRushSigur RosJimmy Eat WorldPeter GabrielColdplayDavid Gray
Anything with Robin Williams
50 First Dates
Back to the Future
High Fidelity
Cinderella Man
Indiana Jones
Shawshank Redemption
Worlds Fastest Indian
Love Actually
The Three Amigos
National Lampoon's Xmas Vacation
Dumb and Dumber
Anchorman
Wedding Crashers
Once
Green Mile
Shaun of the Dead
Pablo Francisco (bits and Pieces)
Boat Trip
Radio
The Ring
Phantom of the Opera
Good Will Hunting
etc.............
TV is not for me, unless it's the Discovery Channel, The Science Channel, or something along those lines. I just don't understand how shows like "Bridezilla" and "DR. 90210" do anything positive for our society. It's a shame really. But hey, it it what it is... I just stay away from it.
My mom. My best friend in the whole world, and the most amazing person I have ever encountered in my life...
Neil Peart for my passion for drumming...
and David Copperfield for making me "believe".