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jimmy stafford

Go with the flow and everything will work out.

About Me


I am the guitarist for the grammy award winning (very proud of that) rock band TRAIN. The band is currently gearing up to write and record our fifth studio release, which we plan to release sometime in late 08. I am also putting the finishing touches on my first novel titled 'The Guitar on the Wall," and have begun work on a second novel titled "Killing Doctor Robbins." A close friend of mine and I launched a line of women's clothing in the fall of 07 called "HERA," which you can now find in Neiman Marcus, Barney's, Saks.com, Anthropology (under "Aryn Gray" label), and other high-end clothing stores and boutiques in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Our line has already been featured in many of the top magazines, and is being worn by some of the biggest celebrities. We're off to a good start! I currently reside in Las Vegas where I have a very beautiful, very smart, seven year-old daughter, and I also have a condo in Chicago where I like to attend sporting events and hang out in one of my favorite cities in the world. If you're looking for additional info on TRAIN, click HERE on the TRAIN website
CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY BOOK MYSPACE PAGE!!
CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY OTHER BLOG

My Interests

my general interests? being happy and enjoying my life, spending time with my daughter, traveling, making records and performing with the band, and writing books. I also love sports, especially football, but i also love baseball, hockey, and golf. I enjoy going to games or watching them on tv. and I'm addicted to fantasy football! I have other interests as well, but you would have to get to know me better to learn about those things....and then I'd have to kill you.

I'd like to meet:

Al Gore, Jimmy Page, Steven Wright, Alice Cooper (I met him once. he actually jammed with us on a VH1 special, but I'd like to golf with him or something), Russell Crowe (don't ask...for some reason I just like that guy!), Marissa Tomei (of course!), and normal nice people.

Music:

all types. I'm all about a good melody and a good beat...and amps that go to 11! actually, I like quiet amps. my amps only go to 7. ssshhh...keep it down.

Movies:

I love a good movie! "braveheart", "true romance", "once", "love actually", "no country for old men", "pulp fiction", "the big lebowski", "bandits" (did you ever see that one? bruce willis, billy bob and kate blanchet? a very underrated movie), sean penn, russell crowe, jeff bridges, and clint eastwood productions (he's the man!).

Television:

I love watching tv! I tend to keep it on more for the company - background noise - sports mostly, the news, an occassional sitcom or late night program. I'm not into the reality shows at all...too real.

Books:

I read lots of books, but it takes me awhile to get through one. and actually, since I've started writing my own books, I don't read nearly as much. it's too distracting and I don't really have the time right now. I do read to my daughter a lot. She likes scary books. We read at night before bed and typically fall asleep after a chapter or two. I read on planes sometimes, but usually fall asleep. nothing like a good book to put you to sleep. I'm actually getting tired just proof reading this paragraph!

Heroes:

everybody is somebody's hero, right? I have lots of heroes. bob, john, bill, jimmy, lovie, oprah, braveheart, larry, moe, and curly. just to name a few.

My Blog

The Doors of Perception

hello everyone. sorry i haven't written in awhile. i've been busy getting back in band mode with Train. it took a few months to get my head out of book writing mode and back into the music, but res...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Fri, 23 May 2008 01:41:00 PST

back in the saddle

hey all. just a quick note, as i’ve been meaning to post a blog for quite some time now (ever since taking my daughter to see Miley Cyrus, which was an awesome show, by the way! we sat right n...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:30:00 PST

Happy New Year!

Hi everybody. i haven't written in awhile, so i thought i'd drop you a line and let you know what i've been up to. writing. that's pretty much it! of course, there was the distraction of the holidays,...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST

HERA

hey everyone. this is just a note to inform you that i have recently become involved in the fashion world and have launched a women’s clothing line called HERA. the designer has done an amazin...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:45:00 PST

concerts and birthdays

hi everyone. sorry i haven't posted a blog in awhile. i haven't really had anything too exciting to write about. i've just been busy with my every day life, spending time with my daughter and worki...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PST

floods and reunions

my daughter and i had a great time in chicago a few weeks ago. the High School Musical play was awesome! i think i actually enjoyed it more than Wicked, which we saw at Christmas time. i highly rec...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:45:00 PST

the great flood of 07

well, my plumbing skills were only successful on four of the five sinks in my house. although it wasn't my fault, a water line broke on the fifth sink in my upstairs master bathroom, flooding half of...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:05:00 PST

Barbados, Plumbing, and Elvis

hi everyone. I'm at home in Las Vegas where I'll be spending most of my summer hangin' out with my daughter, who just had her big dance recital last saturday, and working on my book. I'm also doing ...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:05:00 PST

jimmy goes country!

i attended my first ever country western concert last night. i went to see my good friend, Brandon Bush, who, when not playing with Train, tours with his brother's band, Sugarland. They opened for K...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Sat, 05 May 2007 02:34:00 PST

Gettin' old!

Thank you all for the birthday messages! I wish you could all be in Atlanta to buy me a drink tonight! I'm here for the Recording Academy Honors Awards. Pat and I will perform one song acoustically...
Posted by jimmy stafford on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:32:00 PST