Influences Vocal: Too many to list
Influences Keyboards: Johnathan Cain, Billy Joel
Influences Guitar: Alex Lifeson, Brad Gillis, Allan Holdsworth, John Petrucci,
Steve Vai, Randy Rhodes, Eddie Van Halen
Influences Bass: Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, Chris Kerr, Chris Cale
Influences Musical: Mozart, Rush, Dream Theater, Yes, Sting, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Night Ranger, James Taylor, Green Day, Europe, Queensrÿche, Ozzy, Dio, Kansas, Journey

Favorite recordings in no particular order:

• Rush: Presto
• Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales
• Dream Theater: Falling into Infinity
• Iron Maiden: PowerSlave
• Kansas: Leftoverture & Point of Know Return
• Dixie Dregs: anything!
• Journey: Escape

Favorite Quotes:

• "Ethics are what you do when nobody is watching."
• "I don't think that society at large is best served by trying to regulate the asshole-ness out of all the assholes in the world... it would just be too much work. "

Favorite TV Shows in no particular order: Battlestar Galactica (the new one), Star Trek (any), South Park, House, Law & Order (CI and SVU), Good Times reruns (on TV Land)
Favorite Movies in no particular order: Anchorman, Holiday Inn, any James Bond with Sean Connery, Lord of the Rings, Napoleon Dynamite, Blankman
Non-musical interests: Radically changing my appearance, reading, programming, astronomy