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| Interview: DownTown Mystic |
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What got this band together and started in this business?
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We all started like everybody... just wanting to play music we were inspired by
and taking it from there.
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Who writes and produces all the material for the band?
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That would be me (Robert). I produce with my Co-Producer and Engineer, Ben Elliott.
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Has the band played in front of or with any acts our readers would
know from the mainstream?
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Not yet... although I've recorded with Garry Tallent & Max Weinberg of Bruce
Springsteen's E Street Band.
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Where can people access your music on the web?
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www.myspace.com/downtownmystic
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/standing-still/id372167023
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/DownTownMystic1
http://airplaydirect.com/music/DownTownMystic/
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Any embarrassing moments on stage?
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Not really... we're professionals! Haha!
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Any good stories you want to tell us?
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Steve has all the good stories and he's not talking...
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Who are the band's musical influences?
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The Beatles, Stones, Buffalo Springfield are probably the main ones for me. From
The Springfield came Poco, Stephen Stills and Neil Young. They had a big
influence on my playing and writing.
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What is your musical background like?
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I took guitar lessons for at least seven years and was accepted to the Hartt
School of Music on Classical Guitar. But I was always working on my own songs.
I just couldn't get into the discipline it takes for that. Most of us are
self-taught in what we do. I think you always go after the stuff you really want
to know and it develops from there.
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Any other members in your family that are musicians?
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My father had an uncle who was a drummer and his cousin was a drummer. I have a
nephew who started playing guitar a few years ago and started a band.
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What is the top reason why you want to play music?
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Money and babes!
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What has been your best show?
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Haven't had it yet... they're all good though!
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