Working with Big Swede and Downtown Art Dreams
I’ve known Big Swede over two decades now and whenever he calls I know I’m in for something different.
He is coming from a musical place that I literally …
Some Other Sides to NWA
[Read more about Jimmy Z & NWA – NWA – Straight Outta Compton… then Torrance & Westlake]
Doing some house cleaning recently, I came across this legal document signed by both Eazy E …
Richard Marx and the Fine Line Between Humor and Unemployment – Part 1
It began this way…
Around 1988 I did a basic cable TV interview in Santa Monica, CA. It was a favor for a buddy. I was to come in to the …
Jeff Beck Chronicles – Part 2
On a private plane en route from the Van Nuys Airport to Seattle, the Rod Stewart Group is settling into a cozy 5 hour flight that is two hours too …
Jack & Me
Jack & Michelle
EURYTHMICS REVENGE TOUR, – WORCESTER, MA, 1986
I first met Jack Nicholson with Eurythmics.We were in Worcester, MA playing to the sold out arena which was brand …
The Best Man
Kevin Savigar – Rod Stewart Group – circa 1981
Kevin Savigar played keyboards in the Rod Stewart Group when I joined in 1981. We met in Japan, hit it …
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Disclaimer: In the following, I discuss my use of illegal drugs. Let me be clear, I no longer do illegal drugs or have plans to ever do …
NWA – Straight Outta Compton… then Torrance & Westlake
WIth Dr Dre during Funky Flute fliming
Meeting Eazy E and Dr. Dre
In 1989 I was playing with my band Jimmy Z and the Soul Lips at the China …
Session with David Coverdale
David Cloverdale
I first met Whitesnake’s David Coverdale after an Etta James gig up at Caesar’s Palace, in South Lake Tahoe, sometime in the mid 90’s. My parents were …
Memphis Blues – Deep in the Delta with Etta James
Note: Etta has currently stopped touring due to a serious medical condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.
In the summer of 2002 we started our annual …