The son of a classical pianist and a psychiatrist, I first saw the light on February 9, 1964, when the Beatles played on The Ed Sullivan Show.

The next day I formed my first band, The Limestones, with whom I performed on Philadelphia’s ‘The Gene London Show’. Throughout the seminal 60s and 70s I was inspired by seminal and varied artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jeff Beck, The Rolling Stones, Fairport Convention, The Strawbs, Traffic, The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, and less lauded but equally powerful influences such as Autosalvage and Quicksilver Messenger Service.