glass of wine if you want to just talk a while.” One of my top two guitar players of all time was going to talk music with me. Quite a spe- cial evening. We talked over an hour after that, touching on everything from Delta blues pickers to the jazz great Django Rhinehart, to stories about his early bands like the Jokers. Great stories that should have been recorded. I never did another interview without extra blank tapes in close proximity. Those are just a couple of great memories. I have thousands, if not millions. I have truly been blessed.
Now that the book is out, what are your immediate plans? I am working on lining up some book sign- ings. As you know, I was sidelined for a while and had major surgery in October, but we are gearing up for that. Actually, you are going to go with me to most of the signings.
That’s right. Cool. So that. And I am working on several other book projects; a couple of children’s stories; a novel; a collection of short stories; and two movie screenplays. In my spare time I am writing songs for my next album.
Wow. That all sounds killer. In closing, what advice would you give to a young, aspiring writer? Well, I always repeat what Stephen King said once. “If you want to write, you’ve got to read.” Read a lot. Read everything. Don’t watch the TV movie version, read the novel. And write. Write, write, write. The more you do it, the easier it becomes. And write because you love writing, not because you want to be world famous an have millions of dollars. If you love what you do, it will shine through like a beacon in the fog.
Thanks Michael. I wish you continued success.
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