I grew up among heroes who went down the pit, who played rugby, told stories, sang songs of war.

I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around.

'Hogan's Heroes' lasted longer than the war.

I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.

When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk.

I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.