I liked the more sophisticated urban style of blues like Ray Charles and B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Lou Rawls; people like that with more of a tendency toward jazz.
We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.
I started out playing ukulele when I was 5 or 6 years old.
As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music.
I love music more just in and of itself. I love harmony and rhythm.
The most profound, tangible influence in my life has been my wife, Monique. I don't know that I would even be alive were it not for her, and I certainly would not be the person that I am today.