I was born in Ventura California on August 17th. We lived in a little town in California named Simi Valley. Music was a large part of my life growing up. My mom played the organ in church on Sundays, and I was her personal “hymn book page turner.” Mom taught us about playing music at an early age, and my dad taught us about country music. He had no musical talent to speak of, but he always had his radio on some cheesy mono am radio station. But it planted the country music seed. Not long after graduating the 7th grade, we moved to Bakersfield California. Through high school, I was in and out of a couple garage bands. One was named “Internal Damage” if that tells what kind of music we played. But secretly in my car, I’d be playing the local country radio stations. My voice just seemed to fit it a lot better to George Strait than Ozzy Osborne. Right after high school, I went to work in the oil patch like everyone else does who hasn’t gon...