Ray LaMontagne — American Musician born on June 18, 1973,

Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is an American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released five studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise and Supernova. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after hearing an album by Stephen Stills. Critics have compared LaMontagne's music to that of Otis Redding, The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley... (wikipedia)

We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.
I always felt, as a listener at a show, that when there was too much banter between the artist and the audience that it detracted from the show. I more enjoyed shows where the guys came out and they just played.
I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.
The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.
You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.