Even by the time I was four or five, I had Gene Autry records.
I never really followed grunge.
From '69 til '76, I never played in public. I would play by myself at home.
I started off with the really funky stuff like Ramsey Lewis, Milt Jackson, Kenny Burrell.
The Stones were nasty and ugly and doing songs I was familiar with.
It was just like Howlin' Wolf. Once you arrive at the point that you understand it, the emotional factor is darker than some of the saddest blues stuff.