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Did you always want to be an entertainer? Why did you choose music?
I used to watch TV and dream of being one of the kids on Sesame Street. I was shy, so it took some doing to overcome the shyness. The first few years I performed I was so nervous on stage that I was often ill, but I wanted to do it, so I eventually got over it.
*When we started out playing music I know I didn’t get into it for the perks. I didn’t get into it for girls, I didn’t get into it to own a fancy car. I got into it to imitate the Beatles and Elvis Presley, that’s why - because I wanted to be like them.

Were you involved in music or performing in school? Were the guys in the Mosquitos friends from school?
I didn't take music classes in school, or walk around with a guitar. Most people didn't even know I played and were suprised to see me playing in the clubs. I was seventeen when I started The Mosquitos and still in high school, but the other guys were older.

A couple of us had been in my other band, Quisp, and several guys had been in the Fabians. I quit my summer job at an auto body shop to start the band. I knew I would have to dedicate myself full-time for it to be a success.