1. Favorite Quotes

• On a band being ‘tight’: “I’m assuming it means there is so little space between the rock, and the intent to rock.” – Jeff Tweedy
• “You gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight” – Bruce Cockburn
• “We’re only living in the memories of our future selves” – Reggie Watts
• “It’s the ABC’s: Always. Be. Cutting hit records.” – Rick Sapphire

2. Favorite Non-Musical Listening

• Bill Burr’s Monday Morning Podcast
• Breaking Points
• The Joe Rogan Experience
• The Pat McAfee Show

3. 10 Favorite Albums Created In Your Lifetime

• Tyler, The Creator • Igor (2019)
• David Byrne • American Utopia (2018)
• Jack White • Lazaretto (2014)
• Glenn Kotche • Adventureland (2014)
• Foo Fighters • Wasting Light (2011)
• Guns N Roses • Chinese Democracy (2008)
• Smashing Pumpkins • Zeitgeist (2007)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers • Stadium Arcadium (2006)
• Fountains of Wayne • Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
• Wilco • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)

4. 10 Favorite Albums From Before You Were Born

• Bruce Hornsby • Hot House (1995)
• Dream Theater • Images & Words (1992)
• Ozzy Osbourne • No More Tears (1991)
• Billy Bragg • Don’t Try This At Home (1991)
• Peter Gabriel • So (1986)
• Rush • Moving Pictures (1981)
• Yes • Drama (1980)
• Queen • A Night At The Opera (1975)
• Pink Floyd • Wish You Were Here (1975)
• The Beatles • Abbey Road (1969)

5. 5 Favorite Live Albums

• Van Halen • Right Here, Right Now (1993)
• Judas Priest • Priest…Live! (1987)
• Iron Maiden • Live After Death (1985)
• Talking Heads • Stop Making Sense (1984)
• Cheap Trick • At Budokan (1978)

6. Most Memorable Concert Experiences

• 2022.10.09 • Bob Mould @ City Winery (Nashville, TN)
• 2022.08.12 • Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Strokes, & Thundercat @ Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN)
• 2022.05.20 • Jacob Collier @ Wildhorse Saloon (Nashville, TN)
• 2022.03.23 • Judas Priest & Queensrÿche @ Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
• 2021.10.03 • Alice Cooper @ Ascend Amphitheater (Nashville, TN)
• 2019.04.01 • Jeff Tweedy & Buck Meek @ Michigan Theater (Ann Arbor, MI)
• 2018.08.11 • David Byrne‘s “American Utopia Tour” (Huber Heights, OH)
• 2018.04.19 • Dynamo @ Mercy Lounge (Nashville, TN)
• 2017.11.08 • Steven Schick “Mathematics of Resonant Bodies” @ PASIC (Indianapolis, IN)
• 2017.06.08 • Wilco (Pittsburgh, PA)
• 2009.09.25 • KISS @ Cobo Arena (Detroit, MI)
• 2007.09.02 • Rush @ Germain Amphitheater (Columbus, OH)

7. Most Memorable Performance Experiences

• 2019.02.16 • Toledo, OH: CDE plays Reich’s “Tehillim”
• 2017.11.10 • Indianapolis, IN: Performing with Sō Percussion @ PASIC
• 2015.01.24 • Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt Orchestra
• 2011.05.13 • Lancaster, OH: Lancaster High School Percussion Ensemble

8. Favorite Sports Teams/Athletes

• Vanderbilt Commodores
• Michigan Wolverines
• Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)
• Tennessee Titans (NFL)
• Nashville Predators (NHL)
• Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)
• Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
• Nashville Sounds (MiLB)
• #77 Valtteri Bottas (Formula 1)

9. 10 Favorite Films

• The Founder (2016) • John Lee Hancock
• Django Unchained (2012) • Quentin Tarantino
• I Am Trying To Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (2002) • Sam Jones
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) • Steven Spielberg
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) • Stanley Kubrick
• Stop Making Sense (1984) • Jonathan Demme
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) • Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
• Where Eagles Dare (1968) • Brian G. Hutton
• The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966) • Sergio Leone
• The Ten Commandments (1956) • Cecil B. DeMille

10. 12 Favorite Drummers

in alphabetical order

• Tim “Herb” Alexander
• Carter Beauford
• Bun E. Carlos
• Jimmy Chamberlin
• Stewart Copeland
• Glenn Kotche
• Joey Kramer
• Nicko McBrain
• Larry Mullen Jr.
• Neil Peart
• Eric Singer
• Chad Smith